Player Bio: Brian Moten :: Men's Basketball

Brian Moten

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Saginaw, Mich.
	High School: Arthur Hill

	Last College: Eldon Academy
	Height / Weight: 6-4 / 175
	Position: Guard
	Birthdate: 04/10/1986
	Experience: 3L
	2007-08: MAC Sixth Man of the Year

photo by The Blade/Dave Zapotosky

2007-08
Named the MAC's Sixth Man of the Year ... played in all 30 games, with two starts ... averaged 9.2 points per game and shot 51.0% from the field ... was third on the Falcons in scoring and second in FG pct. ... shot a BG-best 42.7% from three-point land, making a team-leading 41 triples ... in MAC play, was second on the Falcons in scoring, with 12.7 points per contest ... had a team-leading 32 three-pointers in conference action, and also paced the Brown and Orange in FG pct. (51.4%) and three-point accuracy (44.4%) ... hit double digits in scoring 15 times on the season, including 14 times in the last 18 regular-season games ... shot 32-for-50 (64.0%) in the six regular-season games vs. West Division teams ... started the final regular-season game, scoring 13 points at Miami ... exploded for a career-high 24 points in win over nationally-ranked Kent State ... hit a career-best six three-pointers and blocked two shots ... scored a team-high 18 points at Detroit, adding a season-high seven rebounds in that win ... nine points at Ohio ... led BG with 15 points vs. Akron ... had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, at EMU ... nine points vs. UT ... 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting vs. CMU, playing 38 minutes ... 12 points at WMU ... was a blistering 8-of-9 (3-for-4 from three-point land) en route to game-high 19 points at BSU ... 10 points, going 4-of-6 from the floor, vs. NIU ... was 2-of-3 from three-point range ... had a season-high three assists vs. Miami ... led BG with 13 points at Akron ... scored a career-high 20 points in the win over Buffalo ... was 6-for-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line ... had seven points, three rebounds and two assists at Kent State ... played 30 minutes in both the KSU and UB games ... scored 10 points in 28 minutes in the win over Ohio ... had 12 points vs. Duquesne, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line ... made his first start of the year and played 28 minutes vs. Eastern Illinois, with three points and two rebounds ... had six points, three rebounds and two assists at Indiana State ... went 3-for-5 from the field in a then season-high 25 minutes ... his lone shot attempt of the Illinois State game was a successful three-pointer that tied the contest in the second half ... played 15 minutes at Northern Colorado ... had seven points in the win over Morehead State ... was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor, including a pair of three-point field goals, in the win at Cincinnati ... had 10 points, including a pair of triples, vs. Belmont.

2006-07
Played in 31 games, starting six times ... averaged 4.7 points and 1.3 rebounds ... team's most improved defender ... had 12 points and made a career-high four three-pointers in the MAC Tournament game against Ohio ... had seven points in a then career-high 33 minutes against Miami ... played 36 minutes in the next game, the OU meeting in the league tourney ... had seven points in the second half against Akron ... seven points and a career-high four assists at Morehead State ... had 16 points and made a career-high five free throws against Ball State ... named All-Tournament at the Oneida Holiday Classic in Green Bay ... had a career-high 18 points -- all in the second half -- against Jacksonville State, and added 16 against UWGB ... was a combined 13-for-17 from the field (6-for-7 vs. JSU, and 7-of-10 vs. UWGB) in those two games ... also had two assists against the Phoenix ... made a career-high four free throws against JSU ... had six points at Marshall ... 15 points against Denison.

2005-06
Joined the team after the first semester ... played in 21 games and averaged 2.0 points and 0.7 rebounds ... had a a season-high nine points against Central Michigan ... also had seven points against Notre Dame Ohio ... played a season-high 21 minutes against Kent State ... had six points against Akron.

AT ELDON ACADEMY
Attended the prep school in Petoskey, Mich., in the spring of 2005 ... averaged 35 points per game ... coached by Jerry Ernst.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2004 graduate of Arthur Hill H.S. in Saginaw, Mich. ... named First-Team All-Saginaw Valley League three times ... co-league MVP in 2004 ... finished fifth in the voting for Mr. Basketball in Michigan in 2004 ... was a 2004 McDonald's All-American nominee ... averaged 28 points, six rebounds and three assists his senior season ... was named to the Saginaw News 2004 Dream Team ... was an All-State selection in 2002, 2003 and 2004 ... chosen for the 2004 Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team ... led team to league championship his senior year ... won M.L.K. Tournament championship in 2003 and 2004 ... played for Greg McMabb.

PERSONAL
Born April 10, 1986 ... son of Arie and Eugene Moten ... Interpersonal Communication major with a minor in Journalism.

MOTEN - CAREER STATS

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2005-06   21-0    185/8.8    13-54   .241    6-32   .188   10-19   .526   4-10    14  0.7  10-0    5   7   0   3   42/2.0
2006-07   31-6    468/15.1   55-117  .470   15-43   .349   21-31   .677  15-24    39  1.3  38-0   14  14   5  10  146/4.7
2007-08   30-2    745/24.8   98-192  .510   41-96   .427   39-52   .750  17-42    59  2.0  39-0   21  29   8   9  276/9.2
TOTAL     82-8   1398/17.0  166-363  .457   62-171  .363   70-102  .686  36-76   112  1.4  87-0   40  50  13  22  464/5.7

GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2005-06

                                         |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|             |----REBOUNDS----|
Opponent               Date     GS  Min   FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA  Pct Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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vs Florida State       12/17/05       3    1-2    .500   1-2    .500   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.0   1  0   0   0   0   0    3  3.0
at Troy                12/19/05      15    0-2    .000   0-2    .000   1-3   .333   0   0    0  0.0   0  0   1   0   0   0    1  2.0
NOTRE DAME (OHIO)      12/29/05      12    2-7    .286   2-5    .400   1-2   .500   0   0    0  0.0   2  0   1   1   0   1    7  3.7
CENTRAL MICHIGAN       1/4/06        15    3-11   .273   1-5    .200   2-4   .500   2   1    3  0.8   1  0   1   0   0   1    9  5.0
at Western Michigan    1/7/06        11    0-3    .000   0-2    .000   2-2  1.000   0   1    1  0.8   0  0   0   0   0   0    2  4.4
TOLEDO                 1/15/06        4    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.7   1  0   0   1   0   0    0  3.7
at Eastern Michigan    1/18/06        2    0-1    .000   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.6   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  3.1
at BALL STATE          1/21/06        8    2-4    .500   0-2    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.5   0  0   0   0   0   0    4  3.3
BUFFALO                1/24/06        1    0-1    .000   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.4   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.9
at Kent State          1/26/06       21    1-3    .333   1-2    .500   0-0   .000   0   2    2  0.6   1  0   1   0   0   0    3  2.9
AKRON                  1/29/06       16    1-3    .333   0-2    .000   1-3   .333   0   0    0  0.5   0  0   0   1   0   0    3  2.9
at Miami               2/1/06        17    2-7    .286   1-4    .250   1-1  1.000   1   1    2  0.7   0  0   1   0   0   0    6  3.2
OHIO                   2/4/06         1    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.6   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.9
at Toledo              2/11/06       10    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.6   0  0   0   2   0   0    0  2.7
at Akron               2/14/06       12    0-3    .000   0-2    .000   2-2  1.000   1   2    3  0.7   0  0   0   0   0   0    2  2.7
WRIGHT STATE           2/18/06        4    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.7   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.5
KENT STATE             2/21/06        9    1-3    .333   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   2    2  0.8   0  0   0   1   0   1    2  2.5
at Buffalo             2/26/06        9    0-1    .000   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.7   2  0   0   1   0   0    0  2.3
MIAMI                  3/1/06         9    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-2   .000   0   0    0  0.7   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.2
at Ohio                3/4/06         6    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  0.7   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.1
at Toledo              3/6/06         0    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.7   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  2.0
Totals.........................  0  185   13-54   .241   6-32   .188  10-19  .526   4  10   14  0.7  10  0   5   7   0   3   42  2.0

2006-07

                                         |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|             |----REBOUNDS----|
Opponent               Date     GS  Min   FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA  Pct Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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DENISON                11/11/06      26    6-11   .545   1-4    .250   2-2  1.000   1   2    3  3.0   1  0   1   1   0   0   15 15.0
at Arkansas State      11/16/06      19    2-4    .500   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   0   0    0  1.5   3  0   0   1   0   0    5 10.0
FURMAN                 11/19/06      24    1-3    .333   0-1    .000   0-1   .000   2   0    2  1.7   1  0   1   1   1   2    2  7.3
SOUTH ALABAMA          11/25/06       6    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.3   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  5.5
TROY                   12/2/06       10    1-2    .500   1-1   1.000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.0   0  0   0   0   1   1    3  5.0
ARKANSAS STATE         12/4/06        9    0-3    .000   0-2    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.8   2  0   0   0   0   1    0  4.2
CENTRAL ARKANSAS       12/9/06        3    0-1    .000   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.7   0  0   0   1   0   0    0  3.6
at Wright State        12/16/06      10    1-2    .500   0-1    .000   1-2   .500   0   0    0  0.6   0  0   1   1   0   0    3  3.5
NORTHERN COLORADO      12/19/06      12    1-3    .333   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   2    2  0.8   0  0   0   0   0   0    2  3.3
at MARSHALL            12/22/06      12    2-3    .667   0-0    .000   2-4   .500   2   0    2  0.9   1  0   1   0   0   1    6  3.6
vs Michigan Tech       12/27/06  *    8    1-2    .500   1-1   1.000   0-0   .000   1   0    1  0.9   3  0   1   0   0   0    3  3.5
vs Jacksonville State  12/29/06      20    6-7    .857   2-3    .667   4-5   .800   1   1    2  1.0   3  0   0   0   0   0   18  4.8
at UW-Green Bay        12/30/06  *   31    7-10   .700   2-3    .667   0-0   .000   1   0    1  1.0   1  0   2   1   0   0   16  5.6
BUFFALO                1/7/07    *   23    2-4    .500   0-0    .000   0-1   .000   0   1    1  1.0   3  0   0   1   1   0    4  5.5
at Ohio                1/11/07   *    7    1-4    .250   0-2    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.0   1  0   0   1   0   0    2  5.3
AKRON                  1/14/07        8    0-3    .000   0-1    .000   0-1   .000   0   0    0  0.9   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  4.9
at Miami               1/17/07        3    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.9   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  4.6
at Kent State          1/20/07        1    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  0.8   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  4.4
WESTERN MICHIGAN       1/24/07       14    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   3   1    4  1.0   2  0   0   2   0   1    2  4.3
at Central Michigan    1/27/07        4    0-1    .000   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   2    2  1.1   1  0   0   1   0   0    0  4.1
BALL STATE             1/31/07       31    5-8    .625   1-3    .333   5-5  1.000   1   1    2  1.1   1  0   0   0   1   0   16  4.6
at Toledo              2/3/07        24    2-7    .286   0-3    .000   0-1   .000   1   2    3  1.2   2  0   0   3   1   0    4  4.6
at Northern Illinois   2/7/07         8    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.1   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  4.4
EASTERN MICHIGAN       2/10/07       15    2-4    .500   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.1   0  0   0   0   0   1    4  4.4
at Buffalo             2/13/07        7    1-4    .250   0-2    .000   2-2  1.000   0   2    2  1.1   1  0   0   0   0   0    4  4.4
at Morehead State      2/17/07       12    3-5    .600   1-1   1.000   0-0   .000   1   3    4  1.2   0  0   4   0   0   0    7  4.5
OHIO                   2/21/07        9    0-3    .000   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.2   1  0   1   0   0   0    0  4.3
at Akron               02/24/07      17    3-5    .600   1-1   1.000   0-0   .000   1   3    4  1.3   3  0   0   0   0   1    7  4.4
KENT STATE             3/1/07        26    1-3    .333   0-1    .000   2-3   .667   0   1    1  1.3   4  0   1   0   0   0    4  4.4
MIAMI                  3/4/07    *   33    2-4    .500   1-2    .500   2-2  1.000   0   0    0  1.3   0  0   0   0   0   1    7  4.5
vs Ohio                3/7/07    *   36    4-8    .500   4-6    .667   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.3   3  0   1   0   0   1   12  4.7
Totals.........................  6  468   55-117  .470  15-43   .349  21-31  .677  15  24   39  1.3  38  0  14  14   5  10  146  4.7

2007-08

                                         |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|             |----REBOUNDS----|
Opponent               Date     GS  Min   FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA  Pct Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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vs Western Carolina    11/9/07        9    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.0   2  0   1   1   0   0    0  0.0
vs Belmont             11/10/07      22    4-6    .667   2-4    .500   0-0   .000   0   3    3  2.0   1  0   1   1   0   0   10  5.0
at Cincinnati          11/11/07      15    3-3   1.000   2-2   1.000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.3   1  0   1   0   0   0    8  6.0
MOREHEAD STATE         11/17/07      18    3-5    .600   1-1   1.000   0-1   .000   0   0    0  1.0   1  0   0   1   0   0    7  6.3
TEMPLE                 11/24/07      10    1-2    .500   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   1   2    3  1.4   0  0   0   0   0   0    2  5.4
at Furman              11/27/07       8    0-3    .000   0-2    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.2   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  4.5
at Oakland             12/1/07        2    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.0   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  3.9
at Northern Colorado   12/6/07       15    0-3    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.0   3  0   0   0   0   0    0  3.4
ILLINOIS STATE         12/16/07      19    1-1   1.000   1-1   1.000   0-0   .000   0   2    2  1.1   2  0   1   1   0   0    3  3.3
at Indiana State       12/22/07      25    3-5    .600   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   1   2    3  1.3   1  0   2   1   0   0    6  3.6
EASTERN ILLINOIS       12/29/07  *   28    1-4    .250   0-1    .000   1-1  1.000   1   1    2  1.4   4  0   0   1   0   0    3  3.5
DUQUESNE               1/2/08        21    3-6    .500   1-3    .333   5-5  1.000   1   1    2  1.4   4  0   1   2   0   1   12  4.3
OHIO                   1/5/08        28    3-10   .300   1-3    .333   3-5   .600   1   0    1  1.4   1  0   0   2   0   1   10  4.7
at Kent State          1/12/08       30    2-6    .333   1-3    .333   2-2  1.000   2   1    3  1.5   2  0   2   0   0   1    7  4.9
BUFFALO                1/17/08       30    6-11   .545   1-3    .333   7-8   .875   0   2    2  1.5   1  0   0   1   0   1   20  5.9
at Akron               1/20/08       30    4-9    .444   2-4    .500   3-6   .500   1   3    4  1.7   0  0   1   1   0   0   13  6.3
MIAMI                  1/23/08       20    0-3    .000   0-1    .000   0-0   .000   0   2    2  1.7   0  0   3   0   0   1    0  5.9
NORTHERN ILLINOIS      1/27/08       26    4-6    .667   2-3    .667   0-0   .000   1   4    5  1.9   0  0   0   0   0   0   10  6.2
at Ball State          1/30/08       33    8-9    .889   3-4    .750   0-0   .000   0   3    3  1.9   1  0   0   0   0   1   19  6.8
at Western Michigan    2/2/08        34    6-11   .545   0-3    .000   0-1   .000   1   3    4  2.1   1  0   1   3   1   0   12  7.1
CENTRAL MICHIGAN       2/6/08        38    6-8    .750   1-1   1.000   4-4  1.000   1   0    1  2.0   2  0   0   3   1   0   17  7.6
TOLEDO                 2/10/08       25    3-5    .600   0-1    .000   3-3  1.000   1   3    4  2.1   0  0   0   0   0   0    9  7.6
at Eastern Michigan    2/13/08       33    5-11   .455   4-9    .444   0-0   .000   0   0    0  2.0   2  0   0   0   1   0   14  7.9
AKRON                  2/16/08       35    4-11   .364   2-7    .286   5-8   .625   0   0    0  1.9   1  0   2   1   1   0   15  8.2
at Ohio                2/19/08       31    3-7    .429   3-6    .500   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.8   1  0   0   3   0   1    9  8.2
at Detroit             2/23/08       32    6-9    .667   2-5    .400   4-5   .800   3   3    6  2.0   1  0   2   1   1   0   18  8.6
KENT STATE             3/1/08        29    9-12   .750   6-9    .667   0-1   .000   0   1    1  2.0   0  0   0   2   2   0   24  9.2
at Buffalo             3/4/08        33    3-7    .429   3-6    .500   2-2  1.000   2   1    3  2.0   1  0   0   2   1   1   11  9.3
at Miami               3/9/08    *   36    5-12   .417   3-9    .333   0-0   .000   0   1    1  2.0   1  0   2   2   0   1   13  9.4
vs Toledo              3/12/08       30    2-7    .286   0-3    .000   0-0   .000   0   2    2  2.0   4  0   1   0   0   0    4  9.2
Totals.........................  2  745   98-192  .510  41-96   .427  39-52  .750  17  42   59  2.0  39  0  21  29   8   9  276  9.2