2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tony Easley
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Ala.
- High School:
- Auburn HS
2009:10: Ended the season with 923 points and 613 rebounds … Set the MSU single-season record for blocked shots with 95 and fell one block short of the MSU career record with 159 … Had a career-high seven blocked shots against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 16) … Had a streak of 33 straight games with at least one blocked shot … His career-high points game was 19 against Jacksonville State (Feb. 13) … Scored 18 points against James Madison (Nov. 20) when he was 7-of-12 from the field with 10 rebounds and five blocked shots … His career-best rebound game was against Lyon College (Nov. 15, 2008) with 12 … Named to the All-OVC Second Team and also a member of the All-OVC Tournament Team.
2008-09: Was the team leader with 79 offensive rebounds and averaged 5.4 rebounds per game good for second on the team ... Had four double-doubles including a season-high 11 rebounds against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 21) ... His season-high of 14 points came on two occasions: (Dec. 29) against Niagara and (Feb. 12) against Tennessee Tech ... Enters his senior season with six double-figure rebounding games and has led the Racers in rebounding 21 times in his career ... He was second on the team with 18 blocks and has 64 in his MSU career ... He is five blocks from moving to 11th place on the all-time blocks list at MSU.
2007-08: Appeared in 31 games and started 28 ... Was the Racers fourth leading scorer with 9.3 points per game in a season in which he tripled his offensive output from the season before with a total of 287 points ... Led the team and the OVC in field goal percentage at .689 (115-167) ... Led the team with 28 blocked shots ... Led the Racers with 70 offensive rebounds and was second on the squad with 5.2 rebounds per game ... Had 12 games with double-figure scoring and 13 games with six or more rebounds ... Career-high of 10 rebounds came (Dec. 18) against Jacksonville State and (Jan. 31) against Austin Peay, both games were double-doubles ... Had his career-high in points with 18 (Jan. 13) also against APSU.
2006-07: Appeared in 25 games as a redshirt freshman and made three starts ... Scored 3.1 points per game and grabbed 3.2 rebounds per game ... Had a season-best 10 points in hitting 5-of-5 from the field against Anderson (Dec. 12) ... His season-high in rebounds was seven against Jacksonville State (Feb. 3) ... His 18 blocks were the best on the team and ranked him ninth in the OVC ... Had a season-best three blocks against Eastern Kentucky (Dec.12).
2005-2006: Did not play, sat out as a redshirt.
Before MSU: His team at Auburn High School had a dream season in 2004-05 by winning the Alabama 6A championship and posting a 30-7 mark ... They defeated previously undefeated LeFlore HS ... In the state tournament, Easley averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game ... He had one triple-double as a senior, getting 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks against Smith Station High School ... Earned selection to the Alabama all-star team ... In the all-star game against his peers from Mississippi, he had 10 rebounds, four blocks and four steals ... Is a product of the same high school that produced former Racer great Aubrey Reese.
Personal: Born July 15, 1987 ... Son of Tony and Myra Easley ... Majoring in physical education.
