NFL Draft Numbers Stay Low

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 13 - 19, 2010 NFL Draft numbers stay low

South Carolina State product known as "Zeus," LUT WILLIAMS 2 0 1 0 N F L D R A F T E E S BCSP Editor for his massive size (6-5, 370 pounds). ™ Black college players were once again scarce "Harewood is a huge man," said DeCosta. "I in the NFL Draft. mean he’s a giant. You guys are going to see him 6th ROUND - 25th pick Morehouse offensive lineman Ramon – he's massive. He can knock down his side of RAMON HAREWOOD Harewood and South Carolina State defensive the line of scrimmage." 6-6, 340, OL Morehouse back Phillip Adams, players who worked out "He needs a lot of developmental work and 194th overall to together leading up to their big day, were the Baltimore only names called during the league's 75th draft, the first in prime time which began Thursday "He can knock down his side of Morehouse Sports Photo HAREWOOD: Morehouse and ended Saturday. Both players were picked the line of scrimmage." 7th ROUND - 17th pick TWO lineman, one of two black on Saturday when selections in rounds four thru Ravens' offensive line coach Eric DeCosta PHILLIP ADAMS FOR THE college players taken, seven were made. on Morehouse's Ramon Harewood 5-11, 193, DB goes in sixth round of NFL Harewood, the big 6-6, 340-pounder that South Carolina State MONEY Draft to Baltimore. was named all-SIAC three times, went to the technique, but he's got foot speed. He's got a lot 225th overall to Baltimore Ravens with the 25th pick in the sixth of work to do, but he’s got the passion and drive San Francisco NEW GRAMBLING HOOPS COACH, FORT round, 194th overall. to get better. VALLEY STATE AD; SPRING RESULTS Adams, a physical 5-11, 193-pound first "He's very bright, but he's huge. We'll prob- team all-MEAC cornerback was selected by the ably start him out at tackle, would be my guess, Football National Championship. San Francisco 49ers with the 17th pick of the but probably move him inside at guard. He may Adams also had two punt returns for touch- seventh and final round, 225th overall. play both spots. Our coaches really like him. … I downs the previous season and played for the THE STAT CORNER The two selections continued a now ten-year think he's got a lot of upside." S.C. State men's basketball team during his WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS trend of black college draftees being in the single Adams saw action in 42 games during his sophomore and junior years. digits and matched the all-time low of two taken four-year career with the Bulldogs. He tied for Adams is the Bulldogs' first NFL draft selec- NFL UNDRAFTED ROOKIE in the 2004 draft. the team lead in 2009 with three interceptions, tion since tight end Arther Love in 2000. FREE AGENT SIGNINGS Both are considered by the teams that two returned for TDs, and ranked fifth with 48 S.C. State head coach Oliver "Buddy" selected them to be players with tremendous tackles, helping the MEAC champion Bulldogs Pough said of Adams, "He’s not going out there ARIZONA CARDINALS "upsides." to a 10-2 record. He impressed the 49ers coach- to enjoy the West Coast right now. He's down Juamorris Stewart, WR, Southern Harewood came on late in the pre-draft ing staff in his pre-draft visit. there trying to handle his dream. He's trying to be ATLANTA FALCONS process, drawing interest from a number of NFL "We brought him in here for a visit, one of an asset for the San Francisco 49ers and I don’t Tim Buckley, QB, Alcorn State teams because of his brawn and brain. the 30 visits you're allowed," said 49ers head think there's any doubt about the fact that he will Rafael Bush, DB, SC State The Barbados native played soccer, cricket, coach Mike Singletary. "We liked his demeanor. not be bothered by the fact of being on the West CAROLINA PANTHERS rugby, volleyball and ran track before deciding We liked his passion for the game. We like his Coast." Oliver "Tre" Young, WR/KR, SC State to concentrate on football at Morehouse. In addi- upside. We think he's a young player with a lot of Among 14 black college rookie free agent CLEVELAND BROWNS Young tion to long arms and huge hands, he demon- upside. And, who knows? It's not a position that signings (SEE STAT CORNER) included Adams' Justin Hannah, DB, Tuskegee strated outstanding footwork in his workouts and we've got a lot of depth at currently. You throw SC State defensive backfield mate Rafael Bush DETROIT LIONS showed exceptional foot speed for a player his him in the mix and you see how he competes and and Alcorn State quarterback Tim Buckley Sam Scroggins, LS, West Virginia State size, running a 5.08 second 40-yard dash time. you see how fast he comes along." by the Atlanta Falcons. Another member of the GREEN BAY PACKERS Harewood, who majored in applied physics A two-sport standout at Rock Hill (S. C.) SCSU Bulldogs MEAC championship squad, Quinn Porter, RB, Stillman and engineering at Morehouse and wants to be High School, where he won state titles in football wide receiver Oliver "Tre" Young, was inked by JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS a nuclear scientist when he's done with football, and basketball, Adams continued his success at the Carolina Panthers. Terrell Whitehead, S, Norfolk State also impressed the scouts with his intellectual S.C. State. He accumulated over 100 tackles and The Super Bowl champion New Orleans NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Hannah abilities. 11 interceptions in four seasons as a Bulldog, two Saints grabbed three from the black college ranks Junior Galette, LB, Stillman Ravens' Director of Player Personnel Eric of which were returned for touchdowns this past – Stillman linebacker Junior Galette, Albany A. J. McKenna, QB, Albany State DeCosta compared Harewood's frame to that season, to help the team claim a second straight State quarterback A. J. McKenna and Jackson Marcel Young, S, Jackson State of former Ravens' player, Orlando Brown, the MEAC championship and 2009 Black College State safety Marcel Young. NEW YORK JETS Phillip Kirkland, WR, Bethune-Cookman Damon McDaniel, WR, Hampton Spring Championship results SAN FRANCISCO 49ers Whitehead LeRoy Vann, DB, Florida A&M Albany State takes SIAC softball crown and Jackson State's Maurice Jefferies. Albany State senior Deanna Birdsong hit a walk-off home run to JSU entered the final round with a three-shot lead and appeared to give the No. 1 seed Lady Rams a 6-4 win over No. 2 seed Fort Valley have let the title slip away with two groups remaining on the course. At State in the championship game of the 2010 SIAC softball tournament that point, the Hornets had made up eight team strokes, but JSU's Curtis UNDER THE BANNER Saturday afternoon. Stanton carded a 74, besting ASU's Kyle Demester's 81 in the second- ASU senior pitcher Sasha Reece homered to left field in the bottom to-the-last group, which provided the difference for the Tigers. WHAT'S GOING IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS of the fourth inning, knocked a run in again in the fifth inning to tie the The Jackson State women cruised to a 45-stroke victory Tuesday at score at 2 and later doubled to temporarily put ASU ahead. the 2010 SWAC Women's Golf Championships at Links on the Bayou in GRAMBLING KEEPS WASHINGTON : Reece, who pitched all seven innings giving up eight hits and strik- Alexandria, La. The Tigers placed all five players on the all-conference Almost seven months after taking over as interim ing out three, was named the tournament's most valuable player. Reece teams in winning the title with a two-day total of 632. Alabama State coach following the resignation of pitched three games posting a 1.17 ERA, striking out 14, walking only finished second with a team total of 677. Rick Duckett, Bobby Washington three while hitting .571. She and four other Lady Rams were named to the JSU's Jennifer Sells captured medalist honors with a two-day total has been named the tenth head men's 2010 SIAC All-Tournament team. Other Lady Rams named to the team of 147 (+3). She won the individual medal by four shots of Alabama Staci Cauthen Ta'Shelya Bynum State's Aileen Meredith, who earned low freshman medalist honors for basketball coach at Grambling State were catcher , shortstop and designated hitter Allyssa Spellman. Skinner was named the Most Outstanding Coach the Hornets. Alabama State had three players earn all-SWAC accolades. University. His appointment was after leading his Lady Rams to a 4-0 finish in the tournament. announced last week by GSU Athletic The Lady Rams will represent the SIAC in the NCAA Division II Tennessee State's Seibel leads OVC golf Director Lin Dawson. South Region playoffs in May. TSU senior golfer Chris Seibel finished off a good day at the links "I think Coach Washington did Monday, finishing with a share of the first round lead at the Ohio Valley WASHINGTON a good job last season," said Dawson Morehouse wins SIAC golf title Conference Men's Golf Championship and being named to the 1st Team of Washington's effort which saw the Morehouse College dominated the 2010 SIAC Golf Championships of the 2010 all-OVC golf team. Tigers finish at 7-12 overall, 4-14 in the SWAC, good for easily outdistancing four other teams for first place in the 54-hole event Seibel fired an opening round score of 70 (-2) to share the individual eighth place in the conference standings. The Tigers made at Flint River Golf Course in Albany, GA. lead with Murray State's Cameron Carrico. the SWAC Tournament for the first time in two years and Led by co-medalists Olajuwon Ajanaku and Bryan McElderry, Seibel, a senior from Indianapolis, IN, was recently named TSU's pulled off the tourney's biggest upset, knocking off top-seed the Maroon Tigers swept the top five positions to breeze to victory, their Male Athlete of the Year at the TSU Athletic Awards Banquet. OVC Jackson State in the opening round. second straight since the conference reinstated a golf championship two Men’s golf play will continue Tuesday and Wednesday (4/27-28) at the "I'm impressed by his vigor and his passion for the years ago. Ajanaku and McElderry finished tied for first place at 225, 6,858 yard, 72 par course Greystone course. game" said Dawson. "He has shown that he can fit in well nine strokes over par after three days. Last year's medalist Phillip Allen with the Grambling community and he provides the team of Morehouse, finished third at 232. He was joined by Thaddaous Hill Earl Cooper with the stability that is needed. I'm looking forward to (234) and (235) in the Maroon Tiger sweep of the top five Spring Championship spots. continuing to work with him to provide our student-athletes After jumping out to a 70 stroke lead after the first round, MHC shot Schedules with the tools they need for success both on and off the 13 of 15 rounds at 80 strokes or less. court." SWAC BASEBALL May 28-30 Before coming to Grambling the Lexington, Ky. native SOFTBALL Jackson State sweeps SWAC golf titles Shereveport, LA April 29-May 2 had most recently served as head men's basketball coach For the second straight year, the SWAC Men's Golf Championship (Fair Grounds Field) at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Fla. for five Irondale, AL came down to the final pairings between Jackson State and Alabama (Shea Brothers Complex) years. Prior to that Washington spent three years as assistant State. And for the second straight year, the Tigers from JSU held off the OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SIAC at Florida A&M April 30-May 2 men's basketball coach in Tallahassee. Hornets to earn the league's team championship. BASEBALL New Orleans, LA Grambling State's Jason Coleman led the individual competition April 28-May 1 (Tad Gormley Stadium) CALDWELL NEW FVSU AD : wire-to-wire, firing a final round 78 to finish at 219 (+3) for medalist Albany, GA Fort Valley State University has named Dr. Percy honors. He won by six strokes over Sam Strachan from Alabama State "Chico" Caldwell as the Wildcat's new director of athletics. 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S E B A L L & S O F T B A L L (Standings and Weekly Honors) Most recently, Caldwell served

as consultant to the president and ID ASTERN MID EASTERN M E SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHWESTERN THLETIC ONFERENCE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE interim director of athletics at Miles MEAC A C MEAC SWAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC College. Earlier in his career, as an BASEBALL CONF ALL SOFTBALL CONF ALL BASEBALL CONF ALL SOFTBALL CONF ALL EAST W L W L EAST W L W L administrator and coach at Miles, W L W L NORTHERN DIVISION W L W L Bethune-Cookman 9 0 23 16 Howard 8 1 18 16 Miss. Valley St. 12 4 19 20 Miss. Valley St. 13 3 24 22 Caldwell led the basketball team to Delaware State 7 2 11 20 Delaware State 6 3 23 14 Alcorn State 11 6 20 19 Alcorn State 11 3 17 18 Jackson State 9 5 21 14 Alabama State 9 5 12 24 four consecutive conference cham- NC A&T State 9 3 16 22 Hampton 6 3 18 33 CALDWELL Coppin State 5 3 11 22 Coppin State 4 5 17 17 Alabama State 5 8 10 15 Jackson State 6 11 15 27 pionships, advancing to the NCAA Norfolk State 4 8 12 18 Morgan State 3 6 7 20 Alabama A&M 1 15 14 27 Alabama A&M 3 14 8 25 Md. Eastern Shore 1 10 2 33 Md. Eastern Shore 0 9 1 27 WEST WEST Division III finals once. Florida A&M 0 9 7 24 SOUTHERN DIVISION Southern 10 4 14 15 Texas Southern 13 4 21 18 Prior to employment at Miles College, Caldwell spent NC A&T State 5 1 20 22 Texas Southern 10 5 20 20 Southern 12 5 15 26 MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Bethune-Cookman 4 2 23 21 Grambling State 6 6 11 21 Grambling State 6 11 10 23 eight years as director of athletics at Winston-Salem State PLAYER Florida A&M 3 3 22 20 Ark. Pine Bluff 5 10 12 19 Ark. Pine Bluff 6 11 6 25 Nick Rogers, Sr., P/3B, NC A&T - Had 13 hits in Norfolk State 3 6 12 24 Prairie View A&M 4 10 10 24 Prairie View A&M 2 14 2 36 University. At Iowa Valley Community College District, 30 at bats (.650) in 4-1 week Record one home run, SC State 3 6 7 33 Caldwell was the director of planning and development. two doubles and six RBI and two stolen bases. Also SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK pitched Aggies to win over Savannah State with MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER PLAYER His 35-year background in collegiate athletics includes five strike outs in six innings. Paul Olson, S., MVSU - Olson went 7-for-14 Shawntall Steamer, Fr., SOUTHERN - In four ROOKIE PLAYER NA (.500) with six runs scored, four RBI and a triple wins, Steamer was 9-for-14 with 7 runs, 9 RBI, service as the athletic director and head basketball coach Donnie Haines, Fr., OF, UMES - Hit .357 in 14 at as Delta Devils posted four wins over Alabama 3 triples, a double and a homer. Helped sweep bats in four games. Recorded five hits, one home ROOKIE at West Virginia State College, head basketball coach at NA A&M. In his best game, he went 3-for-3 with a three-game series vs. Prairie View and get win run, two doubles and four RBI. triple and run scored. over SE Louisiana. PITCHER PITCHER South Carolina State University and assistant basketball NA PITCHER PITCHER Esterlin Paulino, So., P, NC A&T - Earned non- Gary Parker, So., MVSU - Entered tight game Kim Spivery, Fr., MVSU - Picked up a win coach and physical education instructor at Livingston conference win over Savannah State with 1.80 vs. Alabama A&M in sixth innning held Bulldogs and a save as she pitched 7.2 innings while ERA in nine innings, strking out eight, allowing to no hits, no runs while strking out five in allowing only four hits and no runs and striking University. five hits. 5-3 win. out three. Caldwell begins at FVSU June 1 and replaces Wilson Gosier who announced his return to retirement.