c SAT. JAMUARV 31.19W. TYI C wtf" W'""l TIILETIC In w Defending champion North State Saturday night in a pair of road games last week highlight a 10-ga- card in the 80-7- 8 Carolina Carolina A&T and Morgan State Greensboro, at . the Coliseum, losing to Mercer, in an MEAC this week. North are the leaders in the Mid-Easte- rn 91-7- 9. Overall, the Aggies, are overtime Monday night in Central will be the busiest team Athletic Conference 11-- 2 having lost to arch-riv- Macon,; Ga.. and dropping a in the league this week with four race Winston-Sale- m 91-7- 9 on three (MEAC) basketball as the State Friday conference setback to games tap including ? '4 62-5- members of the seven-tea- m night, A&T The league games. The Eagles played , By HERMAN MATOEWS Saturday night conference head into the final Bulldogs are 2 against MEAC S. C. State Monday night, and Morgan State has a clean The National Basketball four weeks of their schedules teams and 9-- 4 overall. will be playing three straight Association's regular season is almost 3-- conference slate at 0. The NCCU at the halfway point. Only have I and seedings in the upcoming road games. Tuesday recently noticed the new theme Bears to a 74-5- 0 North Carolina Central did romped win b or Sth annual MEAC Basketball travels to Gardner-Web- and hits song, tune, whatever, that is being used in conjunction with its over Delaware State not a conference will Thursday play game last for weekend noA) televised games. Tournament which be held the road games to run their 1 2-- 3 week but the a arid 28th in night record to Eagles divided - Eastern Shore les i am oenina in my homework to February the for against Maryland- pertaining professional the xason- - Wednesday night pair of tussles roundball action. In the absence havino spacious r'LhZ Coliseum, w of 9 fovnrit.tMm tnnnt , The 80-7- 1 and Delaware State cany iz-poi- Eagles held on to an Friday night or have facts won the 1974-7-5 ""5 know, of what is going on puts me at a real AT )ead and dropped an g3.79 win over Shaw at home Saturday. when with hardcourt visitation title and went on to disadvantaged conversing hardhats. decjsion t0 unbeaten Virginia Wednesday night but dropped to S. C. State has three league I meet Mor8an State in the finals Vr w must cram. So, allow me to 93-8- prepare and share my homework State a 3 decision to St. games on tap this week. After now, which is as follows: 01 inc m annual MtAC i , Tagwtw. J right Howard made the biggest Augustine' s in Raleigh Saturday meeting North Carolina Central, ,7. 1. There are about 213 18 NBA teams. Tournament held in Baltimore a players employed by jump in the conference standings night.JJhe Eagles are now in the Bulldogs will play host to 140 of those are vear a8 with the Aggies coming Approximately players tall, tan, and certainly with a of wins last conference and 0 Howard night and out victorious. pair family play Friday terrific. (Note: For EEO non-blac- k will purposes, players week. The Bison moved up from overall. Morgan State Saturday night. hereinafter be referred to as "minorities' when According to the MEAC , or "minority" last place to the number three Maryland-Easter- n Shore Delaware State plays at singular, since there are more Black in the NBA than of conference standings following players spot in conference competition dropped a pair of defeats last Coppin State Tuesday before any other races, or colors games of January 24th, the two 85-6- creeds, combined.) with and 5 win over ITMES week. The Hawks suffered their rolling out the welcome mats for 2. 17 tea be headed a At last count, of the 18 NBA teams had more Black may for 64-6- and a 0 win over Delaware fourth conference loss 'A&T Friday and N. C. Central ' I on 5 in the J players their rosters than minorities. suits repeat performance 2-- Philadelphia up State. Howard now stands 2 in Wedneday night at home against Saturday night. Black and 7 minorities. tournament this But before players year. 5-- 9 Howard Lincoln V; league play and overall. Howard. The Bison walked away journeys to 3. is the A&T Pertaining to individual Buffalo's Bob McAdoo tournament and 85-6- statistics, The two losses suffered by with an 5 victory over the University Wednesday and then the must meet each scoring average leader at 31.5 points per game; Kareem Morgan other Delaware State to and Hawks afternoon. do battle with S. C. State in Morgan Saturday OHIO Top-seede- d Abdul-Jabba- r of Los leads in twice the season. COLUMBUS, - Arthur Ashe looks up in the Angeles rebounding average (18.5) during regular Maryland-Easter- n Shore now Orangeburg, S. Howard dropped the Hornets to C, Friday. air with after a serve Phil dnu snms s wes disgust missing by Australian Dent uiuckcu o.uo;; wasnmgion unseia leaasin neiu yne are a in 0 stands in and A&T plays Delaware State yggjes 0ff (0 fne 24 MEAC play and league play semi-fin- at Don Watts Seattle and the during their World Championship Tennis match here goal percentage .554; (Slick) leads 3 all 5.g eague start cate overall. and 7-- jhe fjity against opposition. 6--2, in is Friday night Jan. 10. Ashe advanced to the finals by beating Dent league steals with 3.10 per game; and Detroit's Kevin Porter Seven will Maryland-Easter- n quinte, defeated uth Carolina South Carolina State dropped conference games Shore (UPI). on top assists average at 10.2 per contest. Rick Barry, a minority, Saturday night on the road. leads in free throw percentage at .915. A Black To 4. general overview of statistical categories reveal that: 9 of Heads Number Of Athletes Back the top 10 individual scoring leaders have permanent tans, Grambling Players especially the top five players. While 7 of the top 10 field goal Black Colleges: All-Amer- Hayes percentage leaders are Black, it is to note that an equal ica important On Football Team and back to Durham's Hillside having to teach at least two of Black players are identified as being the best at proportion High where he was in line for the classes. He says coaches have a stealing the basketball that is. The of nine of the pictures GRAMBLING - Here's of the group, being named Williams: National head coaching position following little easier time at Wake having ten rebounders, and seven of the ten assist leaders leading top one for the trivia buffs:. to a combined total of 15 Black Network and The Russell Blunt's retirement. to "teach about twenty minutes with their teammates in appeared along pictures, Ebony What is most All-Ameri- units. In New Courier. a year.' - 1975-7- the Ram Magazine's feature titled "NBA Outlook Athletic Director, believes he have All-Ame- Hunter and Mutual ' Hayes would 5. at (1 on individual such as Most amount of addition, Pennywell: Bighouse' Gaines he likes Looking categories 2) highs, White were selected to Black says ' the inside track on the guys Points-Gam- Assists-Gam- ever selected from Network, Associated Minutes Played, Most e, Mosts e, and etc., players Hayes' philosophy and the in I've already recruited. But at this Maravich Orleans a football play the annual Senior Press,The New Courier, he into only Pete of New breaks the color line with single college energy puts recruiting. late I would have to rely Bowl ne point Most Free Throws-Gam- 23. team? and National Black Network, Hayes contends that one the of on some of my fellow coaches to 6. four had football games. and Jet in the Only teams (of 18) minority scoring leaders, and Nine may be the Magazine. problems making help me get the guys that of are National transition from Wake to only one those teams (Barry, Golden State) playing better answer. The two were also Smyre: Black Forest might be a or two too slow Winston-Sale- step than .500 ball. Grambling State selected offensive and Network and Jet State will be for their own teams." 7. and Golden State COACH BILL HAYES Boston, Washington, Milwaukee, lead University may be the defensive players of the Magazine. their divisions. Of the total 48 on their playing WINSTON-SALE- STANDOUT respective players school. year by Jet Magazine, the St. Clair: National M - A rosters, 30 arc Black men. Nine members of the Mutual Black Network and Black Network. Durham native who sees a new AT PITTSBURGH'S Well, as of now I have a little facts to help me warm up for the 1975 football Gilliam: The New trend developing in black college PEABODY roundball season. The NBA is a Grambling the National Black professional really big business, team have been selected Courier athletics has been named head HIGH SCHOOL and is run as such. Just as other who to Network. and National businesses, apply good football coach at Winston-Sale- business and the NBA hires one ca team or Hunter also earned Black Network. practices political perception, people State University. who can do the and adheres to EEO guidelines. Special Note: another. ca honors Jet job, during Singleton: Bill Hayes says that ' Black rules! The nine BBttiiTT in the NBA, the "majority' Tiger gridder the 1974 season.