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ney Johnson said, “I thought the documen­ Elizabeth City State University tary was very educational when it comes to ■ m N learning about how HBCU’s started and the Tracl< & Field Roster struggle African Americans basketball player went through as well as the programs they ■SSAeTsewitlSilrkjpfeef. ' played for. I feel that people should watch BLACIMAGIC this documentary, especially young black ATHLETES NAME CLASSIFICATION 11^ ,v men and women who have dreams to one Women day play basketball in collegiate level. The youth should know about the pioneers of the 1. Ruby Freeman Junior game of basketball, the ones who help give 2. Ken Needra Durham Sophomore HBCU’s a name. 3. La ‘Shea Morris Sophomore Winston-Salem State College (later uni- Black Magic \ersity’s) best player was Earl Monroe the 4. Renata Hayes Sophomore future NBA great, who had earned the name 5. Andrene Wilette Sophomore By: Reggie Lane Black Jesus because his game was so grace­ 6. KeeShonna Williams Freshman ful on the court. Another player from Win­ When you Pirst hear the words “Black ston-Salem who see skills and assets were 7. Shante’ Melvin Sophomore Magic,” what comes to your mind? If you just as great if not better was Cleo Hill who 8. Veronica Askew Sophomore said a magician, you’re wrong. Black Magic was spurned by a racist team, the St. Louis 9. Anquisha Bell Sophomore is a two installment four-hour documentary Hawks and later blacklisted by the league by by Dan Klores that documents the African Hawks owner Ben Kerner. Donovan Perry a point guard for Greensboro College said, “I Men American basketball experience during be­ fore the era of civil rights and during. didn’t even know Earl Monroe went to Win­ 10. Kendrell Harley Senior The documentary starts off in 1944 where ston Salem State or that a black coach started the leak also so known as the fast break. It 11. EricAstrop Junior the North Carolina College of Negroes is a very educational documentary. Not just played a close game with no fans against an in­ 12. Raymond Thrower Freshman black kids should watch this but w hite kids tramural Duke team. Nobody had ever heard as well.” 13. Leon Thomas Sophomore about this game, and the athletes who played 14. Marketveon Battle Sophomore in the game kept it a secret for years because There are some African American athletes it was illegal and dangerous. This game was that even the stars in the NBA have never 15. Tyronne Alexander Sophomore the start of the career of a legend in Afri­ heard about. Players like Bob “Butterbean” 16. Kevin Simmons Junior can American coach John McLendon, who Love, John Chaney (Legendary Coach for 17. Renaldo Paxton Senior fast breaking team from the North Carolina Temple) Woody Sauklsberry, Perry Wallace, Da\e Robbins, Harold Hunter, Clarence 18. Rasheen Mallory Junior College for Negroes beat Duke University’s medical school 88-44. McLendon was and is “BigHouse” Gaines and many more. “It’s 19. Christopher Allen Junior the only coach to win three straight National great that they had done this documentary. I 20. Julian Lee Senior Association of Intercollegiate Athletic cham­ knew some of the players such'as Perrv Wal­ lace and Bob “Butterbean” Love. It show s that 21. Christian Lewis Junior pionships. The documentary features coaches and we ha\ e came a long way from the civil rights 22. Jason Turner Sophomore players such as Coach Ben Jobe and Coach movement and young kids should be thankful 23. LaRonta Bryant Senior John Chaney (former Temple Coach, who for what those players did for the game of basketball,"said Reginald Karl Lane Sr. 24. Christopher Randolph Senior also was an vmbelievable player w ho never played in the pros) and players like Earl Lloyd Had it not been for the determination and (the first African American in the National drive of Coach McLendon, the state of the Basketball Association) Willis Reed and many game of basketball and its positive affects on 2008 TRACK SCHEDULE others. Some of these coaches and athletes African Americans would not be where it is today. Day Date Place Leave Time M ee t T im e had triumphs and some were just trying to find acceptance. Former ECSU plaver W hit­ Saturday March 8 UNCP 6:00 am 11:00 am Saturday March 22 VSU 8:00 am 12:00 pm THE COMPASS STAFF Wednesday April 2 VSU 8:00 am 12:00 pm T h e C o m p a s s is published by the Elizabeth City State University students under the Tuesday April 15 VSU 8:00 am 12:00 pm direction of the department of Language, Literature and Communication, John Luton, Friday April 19 CNU 7:00 am 10:00 am Chairperson and Kip Branch, Faculty Advisor. Saturday May 10 CNU 7:00 am 10:00 am

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