2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Morgan Tilford
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lexington, KY
- High School:
- Henry Clay HS
2012-13 Season (Sophomore)
Returned to collegiate competition after sitting out the 2011-12 season ... Played one season at Cincinnati State in 2010-11 ... Scored a season-high nine points (4-for-4 from the floor) vs Vanguard (12/5/12) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds in 15 minutes of play in CSUN’s 81-75 victory over Pepperdine (11/9/12) and another five boards against San Diego Christian (12/18/12) ... Played in 15 games.
Cincinnati State
Played one season at Cincinnati State in 2010-11 where he started and served as a team captain ... Sat out last year (2011-12).
Henry Clay High School
Missed half the season during his senior year due to injury at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky.
Matador Memo
Born February 1, 1991 in Lexington, Ky. ... Parents are Brad Tilford and Heidi Shackelford ... His stepmother is Rose Tilford, and his stepfather is John Shackelford ... Has five brothers (Braeden, Bryson, David, Luke, Jonathon) and four sisters (Brock, Bree, Norel, Kennedy) ... Roots for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers ... His favorite actor is Will Smith ... Likes to watch The Office ... His favorite movie is Hitch ... Likes shrimp ... His favorite musical artists are The Throne, Drake and J. Cole ... Chose Cal State Northridge because "I love L.A." ... The best athlete he has competed against was Bud Mackey ... Morgan's favorite pre-game ritual is to listen to music ... Relaxes by listening to music and spending time with friends ... If Morgan was NCAA President for a day, he would pay student-athletes ... His favorite website is cincystyleedit.com ... The person in history he would like to have met would have been Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jesus ... Would like to switch places for a day with President Obama ... Would like to have dinner with Jesus and Muhammad Ali ... If Morgan was forced to listen to one CD for the rest of his life, it would be "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" ... If Morgan had a million dollars, he would make a couple more million ... The best advice Morgan ever received was "Be true to yourself" ... His advice to young people - "Be You" ... The title of Morgan Tilford's autobiography would be "Living & Learning" ... Will Smith would be the lead actor if a movie was made about the life of Morgan Tilford ... Morgan can't imagine going a week without God ... A basketball would be one possession Morgan could not live without for the rest of his life ... If Morgan could change one thing about the world, he would "change hate to peace" ... His family always makes him smile ... His greatest hero is his dad ... Communications major.
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