Leaders Emerging on Court and in the Standings Elizabeth City State @ Livingstone in the NFL with the LA Rams and Tennessee Titans

For the Week of Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, 2020 M E N ' S 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L (Standings and Outstanding Players)

Central Intercollegiate Mid Eastern Southern Intercollegiate Southwestern CIAA Athletic Association Athletic Conference MEAC SIAC Athletic Conference SWAC Athletic Conference INDEPENDENTS MEN CONF DIV ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL W L NORTH DIVISION W L W L W L W L W L EAST DIVISION W L W L Virginia State 9 1 2 1 15 6 Norfolk State 6 0 10 11 Albany State 9 3 12 9 W L W L W. Va. State 13 4 Bowie State 5 3 1 0 13 8 North Carolina A&T 6 1 10 12 Clark Atlanta 7 4 7 12 Texas Southern 6 1 9 11 Tennessee State 12 9 Virginia Union 4 4 1 2 11 10 North Carolina Central 4 2 8 12 Morehouse 6 5 9 9 Prairie View A&M 6 1 10 10 Hampton 9 11 Elizabeth City State 4 5 2 2 11 9 Morgan State 5 3 11 12 Savannah State 5 5 5 8 Alcorn State 6 2 10 9 UDC 8 12 ™ Lincoln 3 7 2 3 7 15 SC State 4 3 9 10 Benedict 4 7 8 12 Southern 5 3 8 13 Lincoln (Mo.) 7 11 SOUTH DIVISION Bethune-Cookman 4 3 10 11 Fort Valley State 2 8 4 15 Grambling State 3 4 9 11 Winston-Salem State 7 2 3 1 9 8 Coppin State 2 5 6 16 Paine 2 9 2 14 Jackson State 3 4 6 14 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Alabama A&M 2 5 5 13 , 6-6, Jr., F, J. C. Smith 7 3 4 1 13 5 Delaware State 1 4 2 17 WEST DIVISION Jeremiah Moore WVSU Claflin 6 5 5 2 10 11 Maryland Eastern Shore 1 5 2 19 Miles 9 2 14 3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 5 3 16 - Was 1-1 averaging 27.5 points and Fayetteville State 5 5 3 2 15 5 Howard 0 7 2 20 Tuskegee 8 3 11 7 Alabama State 2 5 3 17 7.0 rebounds. Scored 28 points with 8 Livingstone 5 6 3 2 16 5 # Florida A&M 4 4 6 13 Central State 6 5 9 9 Miss. Valley State 1 6 1 18 rebounds, a block and steal in win over Charleston, had 27 points, 6 rebounds St. Augustine’s 2 7 2 4 7 12 # Ineligible LeMoyne-Owen 6 6 9 8 HBCU Shaw 1 9 0 6 4 15 Kentucky State 5 6 8 10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK in loss to Glenville State. PLAYER & DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Lane 4 7 8 11 Eden Ewing, 6-8, Sr., F, TSU - Had 17 points, 16 DEFENSIVE rebounds, 3 assists in win over MVSU, 18 points, 7 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Kameron Langley, 6-0, Jr., G, NCA&T - In 2-0 week, Spring Hill 4 7 5 15 NA PRODUCTS IT'S OFFICIAL!: HBCU , 6-0, Sr., G, Averaged 25.3 Terrell Leach VUU - averaged 15.5 points, 12.0 assists, 8.0 rebounds and rebounds vs. UAPB, both wins. points, 3.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds in three game. products and former MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK DEFENSIVE Had career-high 38 points with 8 dimes vs. JCSU. 5 steals getting 16 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds IN , 6-3, Jr., G, In two wins, Yahuza Rasas, 6-7, So., F, TSU - Totalled 26 points officials Boris Cheek (top l.) Second in CIAA in scoring (22.5 ppg.). and 5 steals vs. B-CU and triple-double of 15 points, Avery Brown MILES - led team with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and 20 rebounds in two wins getting 17 pts., 16 DEFENSIVE 12 assists, 10 rebounds and 5 steals vs. DelState. and Greg Steed (top r.) are in win over CSU, added team-high 20 pts., with 5 SUPER Mason Harrell, 6-8, Sr., F, WSSU - Got 24 rebounds, NEWCOMER rebounds vs. UAPB and 9 points, 4 boards vs. MVSU. boards, 3 assists vs. KSU. Averaged 22.0 points, working Super Bowl LIV 16 on the defensive end, averaged double-double (12 ROOKIE Joe French, 6-1, Fr., G, B-CU - Tallied 18 points 6.5 boards and 4.0 assists. ppg., 12.5 rpg.) in 2-0 week. NA BOWL LIV this Sunday. on 4-of-6 3s in loss to NC A&T. Added 15 points on NEWCOMER ROOKIE 6 of 6 shooting, 3 of 3 from 3 in win over SC State. Deonta Dunlop, 6-3, Fr., G, LINC - Averaged 17 NA XFL TO BEGIN WITH HBCU ALUMS ON THE FIELD AND points, including career-high 24 vs. ECSU. Shot 50% from 3 (11-for-22). SIDELINES; TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL HOOPS LEADERS

Officials continue HBCU Super Bowl legacy UNDER THE BANNER ED HILL PAVING THE WAY ing facilitate clinics for local officials in the DC met- Special to the BCSP ropolitan area and beyond, more and more young of- WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS The success of the officials from the HBCU When Super Bowl LIV kicks off this Sun- ranks can be attributed to ficials attended the clinics and learned their craft by day, there will be a missing element – no HBCU the pioneering efforts of the working Howard and Morgan State spring practices alums will don the uniforms of either the San late Leo Miles, Tom Beard, and games. Francisco 49ers or Kansas City Chiefs. It's Johnny Grier and Larry Grier, a graduate of the University of the District only the third time in the 54-year history of the Hill. of Columbia (UDC), benefitted by going on to work as game that no HBCU products will play in the Miles, a Virginia State a referee in the MEAC before working as a field judge game. alum and former athletics di- in the NFL and ultimately becoming the first African- There have been such outstanding alums Miles rector at Howard, was the first American NFL referee before his retirement. He would as Doug Williams (Grambling/Washington African American to officiate in the Super Bowl later move to the NFL office where he would grade col- Redskins), Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley in 1974 (Super Bowl VIII) where he served as lege officials and recommend them to the NFL. State/San Francisco 49ers), the late Walter line judge. He was the third African-American With the continued growth of the clinics and Payton (Jackson State/Chicago Bears), An- NFL official after Burl Toler (1965) and Bob mentoring of Hill and the late Tom Beard, a number of toine Bethea (Howard/Indianapolis Colts) and Beeks (1968). Miles worked two other Super officials like Steed, Cheek, Keith Parham (Howard), the late Willie Brown (Grambling/Oakland Bowls (X and XIX). He passed in 1995. Greg Yette (Howard) and MEAC officials Larry Up- HEAD COACH, NINE PLAYERS IN XFL: Raiders) who have represented their HBCUs. son and Dyrol Prioleau would all eventually make the The new professional football league, the eight-team Following his career, Miles was assigned to Williams, Rice and Richard Dent (Tennessee the NFL office and that is where he campaigned jump. XFL, will begin play next Sunday (Feb. 8) with its TV State/Chicago) were Super Bowl MVPs while successfully for the inclusion of more African "I am so proud of both Greg and Boris," said Hill. partners ABC and Fox, exactly one week after this Sun- several others deserved the honor. American officials. "They both consistently grade high in their perfor- day's NFL Super Bowl LIV. But wait, the HBCUs will have representa- "Johnnie, Tom Beard and I were all doing mances and more importantly, they are well respected The league will start play with nine HBCU products tion in the Big Event. For the first time in its local high school games in Wash- by their peers." on the field and one as head coach and general manager, history, five African Americans, including two ington, DC," recalls Hill, a for- Hill adds that he is excited to see five African former Howard quarterback Pep Hamilton, who will from HBCUs have been assigned to the on-field mer college official and former Americans working the Super Bowl, but he cautions, lead the DC Defenders. officiating crew. supervisor of officials for the "It is good to see this growth, but we still have a ways Among the nine products on the field include flam- Greg Steed of Howard will be the back Mid Eastern Athletic Confer- to go. There are still some young outstanding African boyant former Oakland Raiders judge and Boris Cheek of Morgan State will ence. "We would meet every American officials out there who deserve to work in the NFL based on merit." and Denver Broncos punter Mar- serve as side judge. The others are: Barry An- Hill week and Leo would come by derson, umpire; Carl Johnson, line judge; and quette King out of Fort Valley and talk to us and encourage us to improve our NOTE: Former Morehouse quarterback Michael Banks, field judge. State who will handle those du- craft. He taught us many of the things he learned Jerome Boger officiated in theMEAC and SIAC It will be the second Super Bowl for Steed, in the NFL. I remember him saying to us, 'I won't before moving to the NFL in 2004. In 2006 he ties for the St. Louis Battlehawks. who is in his 17th season and the third for Cheek, be around always so I want you all to continue became the third African-American referee after Joining him on the Battlehawks is Grier (1988) and Mike Carey (1995). He was the who is the longest-tenured of the assigned crew this.' former Southern record-setting referee for Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, the second with 24 years under his belt. With Miles' encouragement and assistance help- African-American to referee a Super Bowl after Carey (2008). running back Lenard Tillery,

who finished his career as the all- HOOPS THIS WEEK King time rushing leader in the South- THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 western Athletic Conference (SWAC). Tillery had stints CIAA Leaders emerging on court and in the standings Elizabeth City State @ Livingstone in the NFL with the LA Rams and Tennessee Titans. J. C. Smith @ Winston-Salem State Virginia Union @ Bowie State LUT WILLIAMS MEAC Former Bowie State tight end Khari Lee made the BCSP Editor The Norfolk State men and women are both 6-0 and setting the SATURday, FEBRUARY 1 DC Defenders roster after playing for four NFL teams. CIAA We're almost through January on the hoops schedule and it is pace in the MEAC. They are closely followed by the N. C. A&T Also on an XFL roster is former NFL Draft pick, Elizabeth City State @ J. C. Smith time to think about who have been the top players and teams so far. men (2nd, 6-1) and women (4th, 5-2). Bethune-Cookman (6-1) and Fayetteville State @ Saint Augustine's Demetrius Rhaney an offensive lineman out of Tennes- Shaw @ Lincoln Here's the breakdown. Morgan State (6-2) are ahead of the A&T ladies and both have wins Virginia State @ Bowie State CIAA against them. see State who bounced around on several NFL and CFL Winston-Salem State @ Livingstone MEAC Defending tournament champion Virginia State (9-1) has a NC A&T junior guard Kameron Langley posted his first triple- teams. Rhaney, who was taken in the seventh round of the Bethune-Cookman @ Florida A&M healthy lead over Bowie State (5-3) in the men's North while Win- double (15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists) Monday in a win over Coppin State @ Delaware State 2014 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams, is on the Hous- Morgan State @ Howard ston-Salem State (7-2) has a slight lead over J. C. Smith (7-3) in the Delaware State and averaged a near triple-double in games this past ton Roughnecks roster along with former North Carolina Norfolk State @ NC A&T South. week. Langley (8.8 ppg., 5.1 rpg.), who leads the league in assists SC State @ NC Central A&T defensive back Deji Olotoye. Olotoye had stints SIAC For the women, Lincoln (9-1), Virginia Union (7-1) and Bowie (6.7 pg.) is playing better under interim head coach Will Jones and Fort Valley State @ Paine State (6-2) are in a fierce battle for N. Div. supremacy . Fayetteville is making a strong push for first team all-MEAC status. Other top with six NFL teams. Central State @ Tuskegee Savannah State @ Albany State State (8-2) has a two-game lead over JCSU (6-4)) in the South. candidates include N. C. Central senior Jabri Blount, the league's Exciting former Grambling State running back Clark Atlanta @ Benedict Livingstone senior guard Roger Ray (22.5 ppg.) was leading top scorer (20.1 ppg.) and Bethune-Cookman double-double ma- Martez Carter is on the Los Angeles Wildcats roster Lane @ LeMoyne-Owen SWAC the scoring stats but VUU senior guard Terrell Leach (22.5) has now chine Cletrell Pope (14.5 ppg., league-best 11.8 rpg.). along with former Alabama State tight end Brandon Jackson State @ Mississippi Valley State caught him. Leach had a career-high 38 points in a loss to JC Smith On the ladies side, Norfolk State's 5-6, senior guard Chanette Prairie View A&M @ Alabama State Barnes. Alcorn State @ Southern Saturday. With dynamic scorer junior Shameka McNeill of VUU ap- Hicks, a Virginia Tech transfer, is leading the Lady Spartans and the Texas Southern @ Alabama A&M parently loss for the season with a knee injury, the women's spotlight league in scoring at 21.8 ppg. and is likely the top player of the year Hamilton, a former college and NFL offensive co- Grambling State @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff candidate. ordinator and assistant, is the head coach of the DC De- INDEPENDENTS has turned on Lincoln's 5-8 senior guard Kwanza Murray whose Emporia State @ Lincoln (MO) 19.5 ppg. is tops in the league. The Lady Lions have won six straight. A big double-header showdown looms Saturday when Norfolk fenders. Hamilton has brought former Howard head coach Presbyterian @ Hampton Tennessee State @ Tennessee Tech VSU is at BSU Saturday in a big N. Div. men's showdown while State comes to NC A&T. Steve Wilson in as the special teams coordinator and West Virginia State @ Frostburg State WSSU is at Livingstone in the South. Lincoln has a rematch Saturday SWAC cornerbacks coach and former Howard quarterback Ted MONday, FEBRUARY 3 at home vs. Shaw, who defeated the Lady Lions 61-53 on Jan. 9. Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M both got wins over CIAA SIAC Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State to stay tied atop White as the quarterbacks coach. White, a former MEAC Fayetteville State @ Claflin offensive player of the year, previously served as quarter- Saint Augustine's @ Virginia Union Albany State had a 1-1 week but still leads the men's E. Div. the men's SWAC race at 6-1. Jackson State only played once but Winston-Salem State @ Lincoln (PA) at 9-3. Clark Atlanta is second at 7-4. In the West, Miles (9-2) is stayed undefeated (7-0) on the ladies side with a win over Gram- backs coach and offensive coordinator at Arkansas-Pine MEAC Coppin State @ Howard just ahead of Tuskegee (8-3). For the women, Benedict (9-1) is bling Saturday. TSU is second at 4-1 with Alcorn State and Southern Bluff. Md.-E. Shore @ Delaware State three games up in the East on Savannah State and Paine (both 5-4). tied for third at 4-2. Norfolk State @ N. C. Central Along with Hamilton, the league has two other Af- S. C. State @ N. C. A&T Tuskegee and Miles are tied for the West lead at 6-3. Alcorn State guard Deshaw Andrews has scored 91 points SIAC Miles junior Avery Brown (17.1 ppg., 5th) has been the catalyst (18.2 ppg.) during the Braves five-game winning streak. TSU has rican-American head coaches, Winston Moss of the LA Fort Valley State @ Benedict Wildcats and Jonathan Hayes of the St. Louis Battle- Kentucky State @ Tuskegee for the Golden Bears who've won four straight since a two-point loss gotten great contributions from Tyrik Armstrong, Bryson Etienne, Lane @ Miles to Albany State. ASU has been getting it done with its five start- Justin Hopkins Eden Ewing and Yahuza Rasas during its five- hawks. Savannah State @ Morehouse Clark Atlanta @ Paine ers averaging between 8 and 16 points per game led by Randy Mc- game win streak. The Tigers have nine players averaging between 6 The league has a ten-game schedule culminating with Central State @ Spring Hill Clure's 16.6 ppg. and 14 points with Armstrong leading the way at 14.2 ppg. SWAC two playoff games on Saturday, April 18 (FOX) and Sun- Texas Southern @ Alabama State SSU's LeAndrea Gillis (21.3 ppg.) and Alexus Bryant (10.7 The Jackson State women have been led by Marneisha Ham- Jackson State @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff rpg.) are all that's keeping Benedict's Ay'Anna Bey (17.6 ppg., 10.0 er's 13.4 ppg. and Dayzsha Rogan's 13.0. Ameshya Williams is day, April19 (ESPN) and the league championship game Prairie View A&M @ Alabama A&M on April 26 on ESPN. Grambling State @ Mississippi Valley State rpg.) from leading the league in both categories. averaging 9.5 points and 8.7 rebounds, third in the league.

W O M E N ' S 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L (Standings and Outstanding Players)

Central Intercollegiate Mid Eastern Southern Intercollegiate Southwestern CIAA Athletic Association Athletic Conference THE STAT CORNER MEAC SIAC Athletic Conference SWAC Athletic Conference INDEPENDENTS CONF DIV ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL W L NORTH DIVISION W L W L W L WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS W L W L EAST DIVISION W L W L W L W L Hampton 10 8 Lincoln 9 1 5 0 19 3 Norfolk State 6 0 12 7 Benedict 7 1 15 2 Jackson State 7 0 9 8 W. Va. State 7 11 Virginia Union 7 1 2 1 16 2 Bethune-Cookman 6 1 14 5 Savannah State 5 4 10 4 Texas Southern 6 1 11 7 UDC 5 14 Bowie State 6 2 0 1 16 3 Morgan State 6 2 10 11 Paine 5 4 7 8 Southern 6 2 8 11 Lincoln (Mo.) 3 15 Elizabeth City State 4 6 1 3 8 12 HBCU PRODUCTS IN THE XFL North Carolina A&T 5 2 13 6 Fort Valley State 4 5 8 10 Alcorn State 5 2 9 10 Tennessee State 2 16 Virginia State 4 6 0 3 8 14 Howard 4 3 12 8 Clark Atlanta 4 5 5 12 Alabama A&M 4 3 8 10 SOUTH DIVISION Delaware State 3 2 7 11 Albany State 2 7 3 15 Prairie View A&M 3 4 6 13 PLAYER & ROOKIE DALLAS RENEGADES Fayetteville State 8 2 5 0 11 8 North Carolina Central 2 4 5 14 WEST DIVISION Arkansas Pine Bluff 2 5 3 14 , 5-10, Fr., F, 71 Justin Evans OT 300 South Carolina State J. C. Smith 6 4 3 2 10 9 Nylah Young HAMPTON SC State 2 5 3 17 Tuskegee 6 3 10 8 Alabama State 2 5 5 13 Pumped in 25 points and pulled down Livingstone 5 6 4 3 9 10 - DC DEFENDERS Maryland Eastern Shore 1 5 4 15 Miles 6 3 10 5 Grambling State 1 6 2 16 11 rebounds and grabbed 2 steals in Winston-Salem State 4 5 3 1 9 10 86 Khari Lee TE 255 Bowie State Coppin State 0 7 0 19 Central State 4 4 6 10 Miss. Valley State 0 7 1 17 loss to High Point. St. Augustine’s 3 5 3 3 8 11 # Florida A&M 2 6 4 15 Spring Hill 4 4 5 12 HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS Shaw 2 8 2 4 6 13 # Ineligible LeMoyne-Owen 4 5 5 6 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 30 Deji Olatoye CB 205 North Carolina A&T Claflin 0 11 0 7 0 19 Lane 3 5 4 11 Ciani Cryor, 5-5, Gr., G, TSU - Game-high 30 points PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Kentucky State 2 6 5 10 with 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 6 steals in win over 65 Demetrius Rhaney OL 305 Tennessee State PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Amaya Scott, 6-1, Jr., F, B-CU - Averaged 20.0 MVSU, in 78-77 win over UAPB, totalled team-high LOS ANGELES WILDCATS Shameka McNeill, 5-5, Jr., G, VUU - Averaged 17 points and 8.0 rebounds in two wins. Tied career- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 21 pts., with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals. points and 3.5 rebounds in three games shooting 88% high of 23 points with 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 , 5-10, Jr., F, Led 28 Martez Carter RB 210 Grambling State Shanassia White BENEDICT - DEFENSIVE from the line (15-of-17). Had 15 pts., vs. Shaw, 16 vs. steals and 2 blocks vs. NC A&T. Led team with Lady Tigers with 19 points and had 7 rebounds and 82 Brandon Barnes TE 255 Alabama State ECSU and 20 vs. JCSU in 3-0 week. 17 points, 10 boards vs. SC State. five assists in 92-62 win over second-place Savan- Niya Mitchell, 5-4, Sr., G, TSU - In 2-0 week, DEFENSIVE ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAEKS DEFENSIVE nah State that stretched win streak to 13 games. averaged 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds. getting Ifunanyo Okoye, 5-10, So., F, VUU - Pulled down 32 Chelsea Mitchell, 5-9, Sr., G, MSU - Averaged 17.0 NEWCOMER 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals in win over MVSU, rebounds, 23 on defense, with four steals and three 7 Marquette King P 192 Fort Valley State points and 12.0 rebounds in two wins getting 15 NA 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals and game-winning blocks in 3-0 week. Had 18 points, 12 boards vs. Shaw. pts., 10 rebs., vs. CSU, 20 pts., 14 rebs., vs. UMES. 20 Lenard Tillery RB 201 Southern basket vs. UAPB. ROOKIE NEWCOMER TAMPA BAY VIPERS Nyasia Blango, 5-7, Fr., G, ECSU - Averaged 7.6 NA points with season-high 13 vs. Lincoln. Averaged 2.3 81 Daniel Williams WR 201 Jackson State rebounds with five assists and three steals.