SIAC Tourney Invades Atlanta WHO ARE the BEST PERFORMERS in BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS LUT WILLIAMS Seed Stillman, Local Rival and No

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 2 - 8, 2010 2 0 0 9 - 1 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 Weekly Awards)

MID EASTERN MID EASTERN SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEAC SWAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDEPENDENTS W L MEN CONF ALL WOMEN CONF ALL MEN DIV ALL WOMEN DIV ALL W L W L W. Va. State 24 3 W L W L W L W L W L W L Central State 22 5 Morgan State 14 1 23 9 NC A&T State 13 2 20 9 Jackson State 15 1 17 11 Southern 12 4 18 8 Cheyney 16 11 Delaware State 10 5 15 11 Hampton 11 4 16 11 Ark. Pine Bluff 13 4 13 15 Prairie View A&M 12 4 15 10 Xavier (La.) 17 12 ™ SC State 10 6 16 12 Morgan State 11 4 16 12 Alabama State 11 5 14 13 Alabama A&M 10 6 14 11 W-Salem State 11 17 Md. Eastern Shore 8 7 10 19 Howard 10 5 15 12 Prairie View A&M 10 6 15 12 Grambling State 10 6 13 12 Savannah State 11 15 Norfolk State 8 7 10 18 Bethune-Cookman 9 6 15 13 Texas Southern 9 7 13 15 Texas Southern 9 7 12 15 Edward Waters 9 18 Bethune-Cookman 7 8 16 14 Florida A&M 8 7 17 10 Miss. Valley St. 8 9 9 21 Florida Memorial 9 19 Alabama State 6 10 9 16 Tennessee State 9 22 Hampton 7 8 12 17 Md. Eastern Shore 7 8 10 15 Alabama A&M 7 9 10 14 Alcorn State 6 10 6 19 Coppin State 5 10 10 17 N. C. Central 7 22 NC A&T State 6 9 10 20 Grambling State 4 12 6 18 Miss. Valley St. 6 11 9 19 Lincoln (Mo.) 5 22 SC State 5 11 10 18 Howard 6 9 7 23 Southern 3 13 5 23 Ark. Pine Bluff 6 11 7 21 Lincoln (Pa.) 4 22 Florida A&M 4 11 8 21 Delaware State 4 11 6 22 Alcorn State 1 15 1 28 Jackson State 4 12 5 21 Coppin State 3 12 8 20 Norfolk State 0 15 4 21 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - Darren Jones, SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sr., G, WVSU - Led Yellow Jackets with MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER PLAYER 23 points, 6 assists and 9 rebounds as they FVSU Sports Photo PLAYER OFFENSE Garrison Johnson, 6-5, Sr., G, JSU - Averaged Dominique Smith, 5-10, Jr., G, PRAIRIE VIEW closed the regular season in second place in Kevin Thompson, So., F, MSU - Two double- Ta'Wuana Cook, Sr., G, NC A&T - Scored career- 21.5 ppg. and 7.5 rebounds leading Tigers to A&M - Averaged 30 points in two big wins as the WVIAC. REPEAT?: Fort Valley high 33 points, 26 in the first half, in win over wins over Miss. Valley State and Arkansas-Pine SIAC doubles in 2-0 week getting 21 points, 11 rebounds Lady Panthers tied for first in SWAC race. Smith WOMEN W L senior Takesha Riggs and vs. UMES, 20 points, 14 rebounds vs. Norfolk Coppin State. Canned six 3-pointers, had nine Bluff to stretch their lead to three games. Against had 34 points, 4 assists and 4 steals in win over steals and 3 assists. Xavier (La.) 25 5 State. Shot 16 of 24 (66%) in the two games. MVSU, had 18 points and 4 rebounds and then Alabama A&M. Came back to get 26 points in top-seed Lady Wildcats ROOKIE W. Va. State 16 11 TURNS UP ROOKIE got 25 points, 11 boards in win over UAPB. win over Alabama State. Saadia Doyle, Fr., F, HOWARD - Totalled 34 stalking back-to-back SIAC Marques Oliver, 6-7, Fr., F, DSU - Averaged 17 UDC 12 13 points and 21 rebounds in two games. Talled points, 6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks while shooting Lincoln (Mo.) 12 14 ATLANTA Tournament titles. 18 points, 12 rebounds vs. B-CU, 16 points, 10 75% from the field in 1-1 week. Had 23 points, 5 Central State 9 15 rebounds vs. UMES. boards vs. Copppin State. Cheyney 10 16 DEFENSE DEFENSE Tennessee State 10 17 Kristina Rosario, Sr., F/C, MSU - Grabbed 18 ST. AUG'S, FAYETTEVILLE STATE TAKE Kyle O'Quinn, Sr., F, NSU - Got 18 rebounds, N. C. Central 10 16 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 blocks in 101 week. Had 18 Savannah State 9 21 8 blocks in 1-1 week. Against MSU, had 11 points while shooting 50% from the floor. CIAA TITLES; SIAC NEXT UP IN ATLANTA rebounds, 7 blocks. Lincoln (Pa.) 5 21 W-Salem State 2 27

THE STAT CORNER SIAC Tourney invades Atlanta WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS LUT WILLIAMS seed Stillman, local rival and No. 11 BCSP Editor seed Morehouse, No. 2 seed Benedict, FINAL SIAC REGULAR SEASON The Clark Atlanta men and No. 7 seed Albany State and Saturday BASKETBALL STANDINGS AND Fort Valley State women estab- to No. 9 seed Kentucky State. The TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS lished their dominance in the SIAC Panthers were undefeated at home en basketball regular season and are route to a 19-5 conference mark. SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE favorites to add a tournament title CAU is led by 6-4 junior swing- SIAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE to their resume this week as the men Najee Lane (13.0 ppg., 7.0 rpg.) MEN CONF ALL WOMEN CONF ALL TUESDAY, MARCH 2 league stages its 77th annual men's and David Brown (12.4 ppg.) and FINAL W L W L FINAL W L W L W - #8 Stillman vs. #9 Paine - 9a tournament and the 32nd women's feature a balanced attack. CAU is also 1 Clark Atlanta 19 5 22 5 1 Fort Valley State 21 1 26 1 W - #7 Albany State vs. #10 Claflin - 11a NAJEE LANE 2 Benedict 16 8 17 10 2 Kentucky State 16 6 16 10 W - #6 Lane vs. #11 Clark Atlanta - 1p tournament in a new venue, Forbes tops in the league holding opponents 3 Tuskegee 16 8 17 10 3 Benedict 16 6 19 8 4 Claflin 16 8 16 9 4 Tuskegee 13 9 13 14 M - #8 LeMoyne-Owen vs. #9 Kentucky State - 3p Arena on the campus of Morehouse College in to 55.9 points per game and winning games by 5 Stillman 14 10 17 10 5 LeMoyne-Owen 12 10 14 13 M - #5 Stillman vs. #12 Morehouse - 5p Atlanta. a 9.1-point margin. 6 Lane 13 11 15 11 6 Lane 10 12 10 16 M - #6 Lane vs. #11 Fort Valley State - 7p Benedict (17-8), Tuskegee (17-10) and 7 Albany State 13 11 13 14 7 Albany State 9 13 9 18 M - #7 Albany State vs. #11 Paine - 9p After a four-year stay in Birmingham, Al. 8 LeMoyne-Owen 13 11 15 12 8 Stillman 9 13 12 14 that drew sparse crowds and bleak prospects for Claflin (16-9) tied for second in the regular sea- 9 Kentucky State 11 13 11 16 9 Paine 5 17 6 19 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 off-court excitement, SIAC officials made the son with 16-8 conference marks and are seeded 10 Paine 8 16 8 19 10 Claflin 5 17 5 18 W - #4 Tuskegee vs. #5 LeMoyne-Owen - 2p 11 Fort Valley State 7 17 9 18 11 Clark Atlanta 3 19 3 24 move to the bright lights of Atlanta hoping the 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. 12 Morehouse 7 17 7 19 W - #1 Fort Valley State vs.#8/9 - 4p M - #4 Claflin vs. #5/12 - 6p new site will bring bigger crowds and a greater Perennial leader and defending champion M - #1 Clark Atlanta vs. #8/9 - 8p buzz. Fort Valley State (26-1, 21-1) again sits atop the The theme for this year's tournament is ladies' bracket. The only blemish on the Lady THURSDAY, MARCH 4 "All the Way Turnt Up," a reference to a popu- Wildcats ledger this season is a 63-52 loss at W - #3 Benedict vs. #6/11 - 2p W - #2 Kentucky State vs. #7/10 - 4p lar song by Atlanta rap group Travis Porter, who Kentucky State back on Jan. 19. The Lady UNDER THE BANNER M - #3 Tuskegee vs. #6/11 - 6p will perform live at Forbes Arena after Friday Cats won 16 straight before and 10 straight after WHAT'S GOING IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS M - #2 Benedict vs. #7/11 - 8p night's semifinals. Other activities include a that loss. FVSU is led by two double-figure scor- FRIDAY, MARCH 5 college fair, cheerleading/dance competition, W - #2/7/10 vs #3/6/11 - 2p a sports/business symposium featuring sports ers, senior guard Takesha Riggs (15.5 ppg., LUCIAS MITCHELL PASSES: W - #1/8/9 vs. #4/5 - 4p columnist William C. Rhoden and a local 3.2 steals per game), the MVP of last year's Lucias T. Mitchell, a 1956 Jackson State grad and M - #2/7/10 vs. #3/6/11 - 6p simulcast on finals night with popular Atlanta tournament championship, and 5-10 sophomore M - #1/8/9 vs #4/5/12 - 8p the winningest coach in Kentucky radio station V-103. forward Kendra Evans (11.8 ppg.). State history and leader of the 1970s SATURDAY, MARCH 6 Having Atlanta University Center neighbor KSU (16-10, 16-6 SIAC) and Benedict NAIA championship Thorobred bas- W - Championship Game - 5:30p Clark Atlanta (22-5) as the top men's seed cer- (19-8, 16-6) tied for second in the regular ketball teams, died Feb. 23 in his M - Championship Game - 8p tainly can't hurt the turnout. season standings are seeded second and third sleep. ALL GAMES AT FORBES ARENA AT MOREHOUSE The Panthers, under head coach Darryl respectively in the tournament. Under Mitchell’s guidance, the Jacobs, only suffered road losses to No. 5 Thorobreds won three straight NAIA titles from 1970 to 1972, compil- MITCHELL ing records of 29-3, 31-2 and 28-5. St. Aug's men, FSU ladies take CIAA titles Mitchell is one of only three coaches to ever lead his team to three straight national titles. LUT WILLIAMS a game plan that almost worked to Danielle Russell's 3-pointer at the He won national coach of the year awards in 1970 BCSP Editor perfection in the title game. 12:58 mark. The lead never dipped St. and 1971, had five players drafted in the NBA and was The top-seeded men of Controlling the game by working below double digits afterward as the Augustine's and the 4th-seeded the first black coach elected as an officer of the National the shot clock to its last ten seconds Lady Broncos hit 5 of 7 3-pointers in ladies of Fayetteville State cap- and guarding against turnovers, the Association of Basketball Coaches. Mitchell's was the the half and saw the lead stretched to tured championships in the CIAA Vikings broke from a 30-30 halftime as much as 18 at, 65-48 in the final first NCAA Division II team to have back-to-back first Tournament last week in Charlotte, tie to build a 41-34 second-half lead minute. round NBA draft picks – Elmore Smith, who signed N. C. with 12:19 to play. Tiffany Haywood tallied just with the Buffalo Braves in 1971, and Travis Grant, who St. Augustine's (26-4) beat SAC head coach Lonnie Blow six points in the final but pulled signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. back a determined effort from 7th- Jr.'s squad, led by six seniors, worked down a game-high 15 rebounds and After he left KSU, Mitchell coached at Alabama seed Elizabeth City State to earn its way back to tie at 51 on Hayward was named the tournament's MVP. State and Norfolk State universities. In his 15-year a 63-59 win in the championship Fain's follow shot and then took L'Oreal Price led FSU with 22 career, he accumulated 325 wins and 103 losses, a .759 game of the 65th men's tournament its first second-half lead at 53-51 points while Mercedes Humphries winning percentage, making him the sixth winningest Saturday evening. on Fain's inside basket with 2:45 to tallied 13 and Russell 11. Bianca Lee Photo by Carroll Smith coach in NCAA Division II history. Later Saturday evening, play. was BSU's only double-figure scorer Tourney MVP Fayetteville State (20-9) pulled After an ECSU timeout, Viking MEN'S CHAMP: with a game-high 24 points. Chris Jordan of St. Aug's glides away from a three-point halftime guard Trent Bivens tied it at 53 on AT THE NFL COMBINE: for two of his game-high 20 points Both the men's and ladies margin to subdue 2nd-seed Bowie a wild drive and layin but from there Norfolk State wide receiver Chris Bell and Stillman in title game win over Eliz. City champions advance to NCAA Div. State 66-50 in the 35th women's Tournament MVP Chris Jordan and II regional play with the automatic defensive end/linebacker Junior Gallette are the two title game. the St. Aug's defense took over. were just unable to finish the task," bids that go to the CIAA tournament black college players among the over St. Augustine's, who won the After teammate Kalvin said Walker of his young team that champions. St. Aug's is likely the 300 prospects working out and inter- men's regular season title by three Patterson's inside basket on a goal featured seven freshmen and four only CIAA men's team to make the viewing at this week's NFL Scouting games, was impressive in reaching tend put them up 55-53, Jordan sophomores. eight-team Atlantic Region field to Combine in Indianapolis. the final game holding Livingstone would score eight straight points on Jordan's 20 points led the be announced March 7. The Falcons Bell, a Penn State transfer and to a paltry 31 points in a 54-31 four free throws and two drives to the Falcons. Reserve center Kalvin were ranked third in the region going Galette who transferred from Temple, quarterfinal win Thursday and then basket, the last on a dunk after a steal Patterson had 11 big points off the into the tournament. No other men's have had impressive moments during stifling dangerous CIAA newcomer that put the Falcons up 63-53 with 30 bench. Fain had 8 points and keyed squad was ranked in the top ten. the week. Bell, a 6-2, 211-pound wide- Chowan in Friday's semifinals, 84- seconds left, completing a 10-0 run. a 42-28 rebounding advantage with Tournament top seed Virginia GALETTE out who was an all-MEAC selectee for 62. The Falcons forced two turnovers and 12 boards. Point guard Blake Price State was ranked sixth in the wom- But ECSU head coach Shawn the Spartans after registering 51 catches for 958 yards got two steals during the run. ECSU's led ECSU with 14 points, Quentin en's Atlantic Region while Bowie Walker and his Vikings, who got Angelo Sharpless scored six points Spady tallied 13 and Sharpless had and 13 TDs last season, was timed in 4.47 in the 40-yard State was ranked fifth going into the an upset 68-56 win over 2nd-seed in the last half-minute for the final 12. All three are freshmen. tournament. VSU lost in the semi- dash, tied for the 11th best time among wide receivers. He Bowie State in the quarters before margin. Fayetteville State led Bowie finals to Fayetteville State, 66-61. also did 15 reps in the bench press, tied for 13th among surviving a 44-36 slugfest with 6th- "I thought we controlled the State 29-26 at the half and saw its Both are likely still alive for regional receivers. seed Shaw in the semis, employed game for 37 minutes, 42 seconds. We lead reach double-digits at 44-33 on berths. Galette, a Haitian native and transfer from Temple, led the SIAC in sacks (9.5) and also ranked third in tackles for losses. He recorded 56 tackles, had 12 QB hurries 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 C I A A B A S K E T B A L L T O U R N A M E N T (Results and Awards) and 3 forced fumbles. The 6-2 257-pounder reportedly had an "impressive" all-around workout at the Combine MEN WOMEN which showcased his "quickness, burst and change of OPENING ROUND OPENING ROUND ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM Shaw 76, Saint Paul's 61 Eliz. City State 65, Virginia Union 57 direction." He was rated one of the top performers in the Angelo Sharpless, Fr., Eliz. City State Tiffany Haywood, Fr., Fayetteville State Eliz. City State 70, Fayv. State 59 St. Paul's 70, Livingstone 67 Chris Jordan, Sr., St. Augustine's Bianca Lee, Sr., Bowie State 3-cone drill and 20-yard shuffle. Livingstone 65, Virginia State 51 Shaw 62, Chowan 56 Lando Morrison, Sr., Chowan Kenyatta Gill, Jr., Eliz. City State Trent Bivens, Jr., Eliz. City State Leslie Phillips, Sr., Virginia State QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS Hayward Fain, Sr., St. Augustine's Deja Middleton, So., Fayetteville State ALABAMA STATE SWEEPS: Eliz. City State 68, Bowie State 56 Eliz. City State 57, St. Augustine's 46 Raheem Smith, Jr., Shaw Lakisha Walker, Jr., Bowie State The Alabama State women's and men's teams swept Shaw 76, Virginia Union 70 Fayetteville State 72, J. C. Smith 58 Blake Price, Fr., Eliz. City State L'Oreal Price, Sr., Fayetteville State Chowan 74, J. C. Smith 46 Bowie State 44, Shaw 43 the 2010 SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Jaleel Nelson, Sr., Chowan Juliette Price, Sr., Bowie State St. Augustine's 54, Livingstone 31 Virginia State 64, St. Paul's 48 at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse. Greg Henry, So., Livingstone Tatiana Ellis, Sr., St. Paul's Shaun Washum, Jr., St. Augustine's Danielle Russell, Sr., Fayetteville State The defending champion Lady Hornets won in SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Eliz. City State 44, Shaw 36 Fayetteville St. 66, Virginia State 61 impressive fashion totaling 220 points. The Alabama MOST VALUABLE PLAYER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER St. Augustine's 84, Chowan 62 Bowie State 69, Eliz. City State 51 State men won with 124.5 points. It is the first men’s title Chris Jordan, St. Augustine's Tiffany Haywood, Fayetteville State for Alabama State since 2004 and the first school sweep FINALS FINALS JOHN McLENDON JOHN McLENDON St. Augustine's 63 Fayetteville St. 66 of the Conference women's and men's indoor titles since SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Eliz. City State 59 Elizabeth City State Bowie State 50 Southern accomplished the feat in 1999. Elizabeth City State