Men’s Basketball adds another for 2005-06

Sept. 2, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Myron Hodge joins Lions from Frank Phillips (Texas) College

Robert Corn, the head men’s basketball coach at Missouri Southern State University, has announced the addition of another player for the 2005-06 season.

Myron Hodge, a 6-foot-8 and 215-pound forward who is currently enrolled in classes at MSSU, has joined the Lion basketball team, Corn said.

“We’re very pleased to have Myron a part of our program,” Corn said. “He’s a versatile player and certainly adds a lot to our basketball team. At 6-8, he can play on the perimeter or post up on the inside.”

Hodge will be a junior with the Lions in 2005-06 after playing last year at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas. In a limited role behind a pair of NJCAA All-Americans, he averaged six points a game on 48.5 percent shooting for the Plainsmen, who finished 27-4 last season. Hodge, a native of Evansville, Ind., attended Olney (Ill.) Central College after graduation from high school in 2000.

During his prep career, Hodge was a highly-regarded recruit, earning honorable mention McDonald’s All-America honors at Evansville Bosse High School. He was a four-year starter as a forward for the Bulldogs of coach Gene Ballard, leading the team to a state sectional championship.

Hodge joins Stanley Titsworth, Ed Miles, Michael Lang and Corey Anderson as newcomers to the Lions for the 2005-06 season. Titsworth and Miles both transferred to Southern from Clarendon (Texas) College, while Lang, a Kansas City, Mo. native, transferred to MSSU from College of the Desert (Calif.). Anderson is a true freshman from Liberty (Mo.) High School, who was a first-team all-conference shooting guard after averaging 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals per game as a senior.

Missouri Southern finished 14-18 overall in 2004-05, but made its seventh straight trip to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Postseason Tournament and advanced to the championship game, one win away from a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

The 2005-06 season will mark the 17th season for Corn as head coach of the Lions. The winningest coach in Southern men’s basketball history, he holds a career 252-202 record and has led the Lions to six 20-win seasons.

The Lions open the 2005-06 campaign with a pair of exhibition games, at the University of Missouri on Nov. 8 and at Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) on Nov. 10. The regular season begins at home with Central Bible College on Nov. 15.


	Sept. 2, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Men’s Basketball adds another for 2005-06 Myron Hodge joins Lions from Frank Phillips (Texas) College Robert Corn, the head men’s basketball coach at Missouri Southern State University, has announced the addition of another player for the 2005-06 season. Myron Hodge, a 6-foot-8 and 215-pound forward who is currently enrolled in classes at MSSU, has joined the Lion basketball team, Corn said. “We’re very pleased to have Myron a part of our program,” Corn said. “He’s a versatile player and certainly adds a lot to our basketball team. At 6-8, he can play on the perimeter or post up on the inside.” Hodge will be a junior with the Lions in 2005-06 after playing last year at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas. In a limited role behind a pair of NJCAA All-Americans, he averaged six points a game on 48.5 percent shooting for the Plainsmen, who finished 27-4 last season. Hodge, a native of Evansville, Ind., attended Olney (Ill.) Central College after graduation from high school in 2000. During his prep career, Hodge was a highly-regarded recruit, earning honorable mention McDonald’s All-America honors at Evansville Bosse High School. He was a four-year starter as a forward for the Bulldogs of coach Gene Ballard, leading the team to a state sectional championship. Hodge joins Stanley Titsworth, Ed Miles, Michael Lang and Corey Anderson as newcomers to the Lions for the 2005-06 season. Titsworth and Miles both transferred to Southern from Clarendon (Texas) College, while Lang, a Kansas City, Mo. native, transferred to MSSU from College of the Desert (Calif.). Anderson is a true freshman from Liberty (Mo.) High School, who was a first-team all-conference shooting guard after averaging 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals per game as a senior. Missouri Southern finished 14-18 overall in 2004-05, but made its seventh straight trip to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Postseason Tournament and advanced to the championship game, one win away from a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 2005-06 season will mark the 17th season for Corn as head coach of the Lions. The winningest coach in Southern men’s basketball history, he holds a career 252-202 record and has led the Lions to six 20-win seasons. The Lions open the 2005-06 campaign with a pair of exhibition games, at the University of Missouri on Nov. 8 and at Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) on Nov. 10. The regular season begins at home with Central Bible College on Nov. 15.