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   Considering May is one of college basketball's least-exciting months, it's odd to pinpoint that as the time when Eastern Michigan's 2009-10 hopes took a big leap. But that's when senior point guard Carlos Medlock received the word that he's 100 percent after missing last season with a broken right foot.

"That's the big guy right there," said fifth-year coach Charles E. Ramsey.

With Medlock back in the flock, Eastern Michigan is in the enviable position of pairing him with junior forward Brandon Bowdry (14.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg). While Medlock shared the team's Grant Long MVP Award in 2006-07 and kept the award for himself in 2007-08, Bowdry took advantage of his absence last year to earn second-team all-MAC honors and take the Long Award.]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:51 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-eaf:1 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:51 PDT