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PARKER SELECTED TO CBI EAST ALL-STAR TEAM, HELPS LEAD EAST TO VICTORY
April 28- Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale) scored eight points in 23 minutes of action in the College Basketball Invitational as he helped the East defeat the West 107-85 in the CBI All-Star Game held in Wadsworth, Ohio Saturday night.  The game was televised live on ESPNU. (full story)

PARKER'S TEAM WINS CBI CHAMPIONSHIP
April 25 – Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale HS) helped First Merit win the College Basketball Invitational championship game on Friday Night. (full story)

PARKER SCORES 12 IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITE FIRST-ROUND GAME
April 24 – Millersville University 's Charlie Parker will see his final action as a Millersville Marauder this week at the College Basketball Invitational in Wadsworth, Ohio. He got off to a solid start by dropping 12 points as his First Merit team dropped Galaxy 95-80.
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MILLERSVILLE'S PARKER NAMED EAST MVP AT NABC D-2 ALL-STAR GAME
March 28 – As if Charlie Parker didn't have enough awards to put on the resume, the Millersville University senior added another Friday night in being named Most Valuable Player of the NABC East All-Star Team. (full story)

HEAD COACH FRED THOMPSON ANNOUNCES SUMMER HOOPS CAMPS
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PARKER NAMED TO NABC DIVISION II ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
March 21 – Guard Charlie Parker (Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale) was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2008 Division II All-District Team on Tuesday. (full story)

PARKER SELECTED TO PLAY IN 2008 NABC/NCAA DIVISION II ALL-STAR GAME
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee announced the 20 student-athletes and two coaches for the Third Annual NABC/NCAA Division II All-Star Game to be held Friday, March 28 at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. (full story)


MARAUDERS FALL TO VULCANS IN EAST REGION FINALE
March 18 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team could not hold onto a four-point halftime lead as the Marauders fell to the California of Pennsylvania Vulcans, 64-52, and ended their season with  a 22-10 record. (full story) (box score)

MARAUDERS REACH SECOND STRAIGHT EAST REGION FINAL WITH 81-73 VICTORY OVER PITT-JOHNSTOWN
March 16 – Forward Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) scored a game-high 32 points and guard Charlie Parker (Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale) added 16 as the Millersville University men’s basketball team advanced to their second consecutive NCAA East Region final with an 81-73 victory over Pitt-Johnstown in the semis. (full story) (box score)

MARAUDERS KNOCK OFF #22 EDINBORO IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENT
March 15 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team avenged their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) semifinal loss to Edinboro with a 64-61 thrilling victory over the Fighting Scots in the first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament on the campus of California (Pa.) University. (full story) (box score)

PARKER NAMED PSAC EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR; BATES MAKES FIRST TEAM
March 11 – Millersville University guard Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale HS) has been selected as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Division Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year. In addition, teammate Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard HS) was selected the All-PSAC East first team after making the second team last season. (full story)

MILLERSVILLE’S PARKER NAMED TO EAST REGION FIRST TEAM
March 10 – Guard Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale HS) has been selected to the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-East Men’s Basketball First Team on Monday after posting another fine season for the Marauders. (full story)

MEN’S BASKETBALL WILL COMPETE FOR DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 9 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team was selected to participate in this year’s Division II National Tournament with the first three rounds taking place at top-seeded California (Pa.). (full story)

MARAUDERS RUN INTO HOT-SHOOTING EDINBORO SQUAD; FALL IN PSAC SEMI’S, 74-58
 March 7 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team saw their run at back-to-back Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles come to an end Friday evening in a 74-58 loss to Edinboro in the semifinals of the PSAC tournament. (full story) (box score)

MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM ADVANCES TO PSAC FINAL FOUR WITH WIN AT KUTZTOWN
March 4 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team won at Kutztown for the first time since 2005 to advance to this weekend’s Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) semifinals to be held at Cheyney University. (full story) (box score)

MEN’S BASKETBALL DEFEATS WEST CHESTER, 67-37; WILL FACE KUTZTOWN IN PSAC QUARTERFINALS
Mar. 1 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team knocked off West Chester University, 67-37, Saturday afternoon and clinched the third seed in the Eastern Division.  The Marauders (19-8, 8-4) will begin defense of their conference championship when they travel to the second-seeded Kutztown Golden Bears on Tuesday, March 4, for a first-round matchup in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) playoffs. (full story) (box score)

CHEYNEY RALLIES TO BEAT MILLERSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
Feb. 27 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team lost its second consecutive game after giving up a 26-point second-half lead in 77-69 home defeat to Cheyney. Millersville (18-8, 7-4 PSAC East) exploded with a 14-2 run to start the game and kept it going by shooting 75 percent (18-of-24) from the floor in the first half. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE'S COMEBACK BID FALLS SHORT AT ESU
Feb. 23 – The Millersville University men's basketball team nearly erased a 17-point second-half deficit but fell 73-70 at East Stroudsburg to have a five-game win streak snapped.
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HOT SECOND HALF SHOOTING LIFTS MARAUDERS PAST KUTZTOWN
 Feb. 20 – Forward Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) scored 29 points, 18 of which came after halftime, to lead Millersville past visiting Kutztown University by a final of 80-67 Wednesday evening at Pucillo Gymnasium in front of a “blackout” crowd. He also scored his 1,000th career point by making a free throw with 15:49 to play and giving the Marauders a 42-41 lead they would never relinquish. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE'S BRAY EARNS PSAC EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK AWARD FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON
Feb. 18 - Freshman guard Cory Bray (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion HS) was named Rookie of the Week for the PSAC East Division for a second time this season. (full story)

MARAUDERS HOLD OFF BLOOMSBURG'S LATE SURGE FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN
Feb. 14 – The Millersville University men's basketball team led by as many as 21 points midway through the second half but needed clutch foul shooting to hold off the pesky Bloomsburg Huskies in a 76-67 win at Pucillo Gymnasium on Thursday night.
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MILLERSVILLE BASKETBALL TEAMS MAKE TOP 10 OF REGIONAL POLLS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE WEEK
Feb. 13 – The Millersville University men’s and women’s basketball teams both made appearances in the NCAA East Regional polls released today. Both have been in the Top 10 for three consecutive weeks. (full story)

TONIGHT'S MILLERSVILLE BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW
Feb. 13 - The men's and women's basketball doubleheader scheduled for tonight at Pucillo Gymnasium has been postponed until tomorrow. The Lady Marauders will take on Bloomsburg at 6 p.m. tomorrow with tipoff of the men's game to come at around 8 p.m. "Think Pink" Breast Cancer Awareness night will now take place tomorrow as well.

PARKER, ST. JULIEN NAMED PSAC EAST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FOR BASKETBALL
Feb. 11 – Senior guard Charlie Parker and Junior forward Gladine St. Julien were both named PSAC East Division players of the week for a second time this season in women’s and men’s basketball on Monday. (full story)

MARAUDERS WIN WILD OVERTIME MATCH-UP AT MANSFIELD
Feb. 9 – The Millersville University men's basketball team won yet another overtime game to bump its winning streak to three after a 95-92 win at Mansfield on Saturday afternoon.The Marauders led the entire second half until Mansfield's Chris Greene nailed a 3-pointer from three steps inside the half court line to tie the score at 74-74 with one second left. (full story) (box score)

MARAUDERS KNOCK OFF GOLDEN RAMS BEHIND STRONG DEFENSIVE SHOWING
Feb. 6 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team defeated visiting West Chester University, 75-62, Wednesday evening at Pucillo Gymnasium. (full story) (box score)

BASKETBALL: MEN SIXTH, WOMEN EIGHTH IN EAST REGION
 Feb. 6 – The Millersville University men’s and women’s basketball teams both remained among the top 10 in the NCAA Division II East Region as announced by the NCAA on Wednesday. (full story)

PARKER'S JUMP SHOT GIVES MILLERSVILLE THRILLING OT WIN OVER EAST STROUDSBURG
Feb. 2 - Guard Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale) buried a jumper from the left side with 35 seconds remaining in overtime to hand Millersville a 68-66 win over East Stroudsburg Saturday afternoon in front of a large crowd at Pucillo Gymnasium. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE HANDED LOPSIDED LOSS BY DIVISION FOE CHEYNEY
Jan. 30 – In the first meeting since last year’s Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship game, the Cheyney Wolves built a large halftime lead and held it to the end in a 72-42   victory over the visiting Marauders on Wednesday evening. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE’S SECOND-HALF ERUPTION KEYS BIG WIN OVER UDC
Jan. 26 – Millersville unleashed runs of 10-0 and 14-0 in the second half to take over what had been a close game and win 68-59 over the University of District of Columbia at Pucillo Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. (full story) (box score)

STRONG SECOND HALF LIFTS KUTZTOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL PAST MILLERSVILLE
Jan. 23, 2008 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team shot just 34% from the field and hit only 1-of-18 three-point field goal attempts in 78-60 loss to host Kutztown at Keystone Hall Wednesday night. (full story) (box score)

PARKER NAMED PSAC EAST CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL
Jan. 22 – Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale HS) was named PSAC East Co-Player of the Week for men’s basketball on Tuesday after leading Millersville to a 2-0 record to open divisional play last week. (full story)

PARKER’S 7 STEALS PUSH MILLERSVILLE PAST MANSFIELD IN FOUL-PLAGUED CONTEST
Jan. 19 – Charlie Parker’s (sr. Fawn Grove, Pa./Kennard-Dale HS) seven steals helped him score and game-high 23 points and lead Millersville to its fifth straight win, a 74-68 win over visiting Mansfield. (full story) (box score)

BATES PACES MILLERSVILE IN COMFORTABLE WIN AT BLOOMSBURG
Jan. 16 – A steal and layup by Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove , Pa. /Kennard-Dale HS) 19 seconds into the contest gave Millersville the lead for good in a 79-68 win at Bloomsburg on Wednesday night in PSAC East Division opening-night action.
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BRAY NAMED EASTERN DIVISION ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jan. 14 – Guard Cory Bray (fr. Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion HS) was named PSAC Eastern Division Rookie of the Week for his performances this past week in three victories over Holy Family, Clarion and Indiana (Pa.) universities. (full story)

MARAUDERS BEAT IUP 58-40, WIN THIRD STRAIGHT
Jan. 13 – The Millersville University men's basketball team used a strong defensive effort to beat host IUP 58-40 for its third consecutive win. (full story) (box score)

BATES LIFTS MARAUDERS PAST CLARION, 58-53
Jan. 12, 2008 – Forward Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) scored 23 points, including ten of the Marauders final 17, to lead the Millersville University men’s basketball team to a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover victory over host Clarion University Saturday afternoon. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HOLDS OFF HOLY FAMILY 84-79
Jan. 10 – Five Marauders finished the night in double figures as Millersville held off Holy Family 84-79 at Pucillo Gymnasium on Thursday. (full story) (box score)

MARAUDERS START SLOW, FALL TO SHARP-SHOOTING RED RAIDERS
Jan. 6 – Millersville overcame another slow start to take a lead early in the second half, but a hot-shooting Shippensburg squad quickly regained the lead and held on for a 79-73 win.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM BEATS LOCK HAVEN 72-51, ENDS TWO-GAME SLIDE
Jan. 5 – The Millersville University men's basketball team ended a two-game losing streak Saturday afternoon by walloping winless Lock Haven 72-51. Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard HS) recorded team highs in points (14), rebounds (seven) and assists (four).
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MARAUDER MEN FALL TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN TRIPLE OVERTIME, 86-83
January 2, 2008 – The Millersville University men’s basketball team, haunted by foul trouble throughout the game, fell to host University of the District of Columbia in triple overtime by a final of 86-83 at the Physical Activities Center in Washington, D.C.  Guard Charlie Smallwood delivered on back-to-back jumpers early in the final overtime period to put the firebirds ahead for good and claim the victory. (full story) (box score)

CALIFORNIA SHOOTS 58 PERCENT FROM THE FLOOR, DROPS MILLERSVILLE 83-76
Dec. 18 – California led for the entire second half and most of the first as the Vulcans beat Millersville 83-76 Tuesday night at Pucillo Gymnasium. (full story) (box score)

BATES HITS FOR 32 POINTS IN 84-68 WIN OVER WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
December 8 – Forward Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) hit for 32 points and Guard Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove/Kennard-Dale) chipped in with 21 points as the Marauders rebounded from their first loss of the season to defeat West Virginia Wesleyan Saturday evening in Buckhannon, Va. (full story) (box score)

MARAUDERS COMEBACK BID FALLS SHORT, MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO E-TOWN 77-72
Elizabethtown, Pa. – The Millersville University men’s basketball team (5-1) erased a 20-point second half deficit only to see the Elizabethtown Blue Jays (7-0) hit big shots down the stretch and halt the Marauders win streak at five games by a final of 77-72 at Thompson Gymnasium Wednesday evening. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE’S BATES NAMED PSAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL
Dec. 4 – Millersville’s Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) has been named Eastern Division Player of the Week for men’s basketball by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). (full story)

ANOTHER CAREER DAY FROM BATES LEADS MILLERSVILLE PAST SLIPPERY ROCK IN DOUBLE OT
Dec. 2 – Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) set a career-best scoring mark for the second consecutive day and led Millersville to another double-digit comeback win. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT, OVERCOMES LATE 10-POINT DEFICIT TO BEAT EDINBORO IN OT
Dec. 1 – Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) scored a career-high 34 points to rally Millersville to a 78-73 overtime win over visiting Edinboro on Saturday. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM DROPS SHIPPENSBURG 87-70 TO START 3-0
November 28 – Millersville shook off another rough start at home and exploded in the second half to beat Shippensburg 87-70 at Pucillo Gymnasium on Wednesday. (full story) (box score)

BATES AND PARKER COMBINE FOR 39 POINTS IN WIN OVER UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES
November 26 – Guard Charlie Parker (sr. Fawn Grove/Kennard-Dale) and forward Reggie Bates (jr. Chicago, IL/Hubbard) combined to score 39 points en route to a 69-53 victory over host University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Monday night. (full story) (box score)

MILLERSVILLE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RALLIES TO BEAT PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY 54-48
Nov. 20, 2007 – The Millersville men's basketball overcame a sluggish first half to beat Philadelphia University 54-48 at home in its season-opener. (full story) (box score)

SENIOR GUARD CHARLIE PARKER AND JUNIOR FORWARD REGGIE BATES NAMED TO PSAC PRESEASON ALL-STAR SQUAD; MILLERSVILLE PICKED TO REPEAT IN THE EAST
Nov. 13, 2007 - Returning Eastern Division Athlete of the Year Charlie Parker and Junior Forward Reggie Bates were named to the PSAC East preseason all-star team, and the Marauders were picked to win the East again this season in a vote of the conference coaches announced Tuesday. (full story)