FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2011 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L (Men's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

CIAA CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEAC MID EASTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDEPENDENTS
DIV CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV ALL W L
N. DIVISION W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L Xavier (La.) 23 3
Bowie State 9 1 14 2 20 4 Hampton 9 3 19 6 Benedict 16 4 16 6 Texas Southern 11 1 13 10 W. Va. State 15 7
Virginia Union 7 2 10 4 12 7 Bethune-Cookman 9 3 15 11 Stillman 15 4 16 5 Jackson State 10 3 14 11 Cheyney 15 7
™ Eliz. City State 6 4 10 6 16 8 Morgan State 8 3 12 10 Tuskegee 13 5 13 7 Miss. Valley St. 10 3 11 15 Central State 11 8
St. Paul's 4 5 5 10 8 14 Coppin State 7 4 12 11 Clark Atlanta 12 5 13 6 Alabama A&M 7 5 10 11 N. C. Central 12 11
Virginia State 3 6 3 12 4 19 NC A&T State 7 5 12 14 Kentucky State 11 7 12 8 Alabama State 6 6 9 16 Tennessee State 11 15
Chowan 3 7 3 13 4 20 Norfolk State 6 6 8 16 Morehouse 9 8 9 10 Ark. Pine Bluff 6 7 6 19 UDC 8 14
Lincoln 1 8 1 14 2 20 Florida A&M 6 6 11 14 Paine 8 12 9 13 Grambling State 4 9 6 19 Savannah State 8 18
S. DIVISION Delaware State 5 7 9 15 Claflin 8 13 9 14 Prairie View A&M 3 9 6 19 Lincoln (Mo.) 2 20
Shaw 5 2 9 5 16 7 Howard 3 9 5 20 LeMoyne-Owen 7 13 7 16 Alcorn State 3 10 3 20
Winston-Salem State 5 2 10 4 17 5 Md. Eastern Shore 3 9 6 19 Albany State 7 13 7 17 Southern 3 10 4 21 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

DOWN Fayetteville State

Livingstone
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4 7
8 6
6
12
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10
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SC State 2 10 6 19 Fort Valley State
Miles
7
6
13
13
7
8
17
13
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
PLAYER
C. J. Wilkerson, Sr., G, NCCU - Tallied
team-high 21 points in Monday's 77-75 win
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St. Augustine’s
J. C. Smith
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MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Kyle O'Quinn, 6-10, Jr., F/C, NSU - Averaged
Lane 4 13 5 15 Travelle Jones, 6-7, Sr., F, TSU - Scored team-
highs of 22 points and 13 rebounds as Tigers
over Coppin State.
Landon Clement, Sr., G, NCCU - Threw in
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 19 points in win over Coppin State.
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CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
19.0 points, 12.5 rebounds in two games with 21
pts., 14 rebs. vs. DSU, 17 pts., 11 rebs., 4 blocks
PLAYER
Lajay Sears, 6-2, Sr., G, STILLMAN - Had 29 points,
held off Jackson State Saturday. Came back
with 10 points and 6 rebounds in Monday's win
over Grambling.
vs. Hampton.
THEY on board to make this
year's tourney more wide
Travis Hyman, Jr., C, BSU - Averaged 19.0 points,
9 rebounds and 6 blocks in four games scoring a
career-high 32 points in win over Lincoln.
ROOKIE
Casey Walker, 6-4, Fr., G, DSU - Averaged 15.5
11 boards in win over Paine
Andreq Nelson, 6-6, Sr., C, TUSKEGEE - Averaged
24 points, 11 rebounds in two victories.
Orlando Smith, 6-5, Sr., F, MVSU - Had double-
doubles of 18 points and 16 rebounds in Saturday's
win over Alcorn State, and 11 points, 13 boards in
COME open and exciting.
ROOKIE
Joel Kindred, 6-4, Fr., G, SAC - Averaged 12.7 points
and 6. 7 rebounds in three games.
points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 1-1 week. Tallied
24 points (8-13 FG), (6-8 3FG) vs. Hampton.
DEFENSE
NEWCOMER
Marcus Goode, 6-10, C, BENEDICT - Wins third
Monday's win over Southern.

NEWCOMER straight honor after averaging 16.6 points, 11 rebounds

BUNCHED AT THE TOP IN MEAC, SIAC BB;
WSSU STEALS ST. AUG TRACK THUNDER
Denzel Mooney, Jr., G, LINCOLN - In four games,
averaged 24.5 points (30 & 37 vs. BSU).
COACH
Cleo Hill, Jr., SHAW - Got wins over WSSU and
Livingstone to take over first in CIAA South.
Tyler Hines, UMES - Grabbed 26 rebounds in 1-1
week. In win over NC A&T, had 11 rebounds and a
and 5 blocks in 2-1 week. Had triple double of 17
points, 15 boards and 10 blocks vs. Claflin.
steal. Got 15 rebounds vs. DelState.

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WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
HOOPS THIS WEEK

SAT., FEB. 19
CIAA
Basketball Round-Up
Bowie State @ Virginia State Teams are jockeying for tournament seed- nasium on the same day. Quarterfinals for wom-
ing as the CIAA and SIAC regular seasons en (Epps) and men (Forbes) are set for Thursday,
Chowan @ St. Paul's
MEAC HOOPS TOURNEY RE-UPS: Livinstone @ St. Augustine's
Virginia Union @ Lincoln head into their final two weeks. March 3. The semis and finals will be held at
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) an- WSSU @ JC Smith Forbes on Friday and Saturday (March 4 & 5).
nounced a one-year extension for the City of Winston-Salem Fayetteville State @ Shaw
CIAA Currently on the men's side, Benedict
(NC) to host the annual men's and women's basketball
MEAC
Florida A&M @ Howard In the CIAA tournament in Charlotte, (16-4), Stillman (15-4) and Tuskegee (13-5)
tournament through 2012. Norfolk State @ NC Central
N.C. (Feb. 28 - March 5), the top two seeds in have the best records with Clark Atlanta (12-5)
"The MEAC is extremely elated to extend our still alive for one of the three byes.
UMES @ Coppin State
Bethune-Cookman @ Hampton the North and South Divisions get first-round
partnership with the City NC A&T @ SC State byes. First-round tournament play begins on HILL Five teams are still alive for the two la-
of Winston-Salem,” said SIAC
Mon., Feb. 28 for the women, Wednesday, dies byes. Albany State (14-4) has a half-game
lead in the loss column over Fort Valley State (13-5),
Benedict @ Paine
MEAC Commissioner Den- Albany State @ Claflin March 2 for the men.
nis Thomas. Tuskegee @ Kentucky State So far in the men's race, Bowie State (9-1) and Vir- Miles (12-5) and Tuskegee (12-5) with Benedict (13-6)
The City of Winston-
Stillman @ Lane
ginia Union (7-2) have the two best records in the North another half-game back.
The schedule has leaders in both races avoiding each
LeMoyne-Owen @ Miles
Salem has hosted the men's Clark Atlanta @ Fort Valley State headed to their showdown Monday in Richmond. It's an-
other game-and-a half back to Elizabeth City State (6- other this week.
and women's Division I bas-
SWAC
Alabama State @ Southern
4). Three weeks are left in both the SWAC and MEAC
ketball tournament in 2009 Alabama A&M @ Alcorn State
regular seasons.
Cleo Hill Jr.'s Shaw Bears (5-2) beat Winston-Sa-
and 2010. The 2011 Tournament is scheduled for March
Grambling State @ Jackson State
Ark.-Pine Bluff @ Texas Southern lem State (77-64) Saturday and have won five straight to
7-12 and will be played at the Joel Coliseum. Miss. Valley State @ Prairie View
move into a tie with the Rams (5-2) atop the South Divi- SWAC
Ticket books for the 2011 MEAC Basketball Tourna- MON., FEB. 21 sion race. Fayetteville State (4-3) is a half-game back. Only the top eight regular season finishers make it into
ment can be purchased at all 13 MEAC university ticket CIAA Hill's troops will face their two nearest competitors the SWAC Men's and Women's Tournaments, to be held
offices, Joel Coliseum Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, the Shaw @ WSSU
when they host Fayetteville State Saturday and travel to this year at the Dallas Metroplex in Garland, Texas from
Fayetteville State @ Livingstone
MEAC Office and online at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are Bowie State @ Virginia Union WSSU Monday. March 9-12.
also available by calling the MEAC at (757) 951-2055 or St. Paul's @ Eliz. City State Johnson C. Smith (2-5), who has lost four of its last Texas Southern (10-1) beat Jackson State (70-67)
Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
Virginia State @ Lincoln
St. Augustine's @ J. C. Smith
five to drop to the bottom of the South Division with St. Saturday to take a two-game lead over JSU in the men's
MEAC Augustine's (2-5), has two home games this weekend race. Southern (12-1) has a similar two-game lead over
CIAA BACK IN CHARLOTTE: Norfolk State @ SC State in an attempt to right its ship, a Saturday rematch with Prairie View A&M (9-3) on the women's side.
NC A&T @ NC Central
WSSU and Monday's date with St. Aug's.
The 66th annual Central Intercollegiate Athletic Delaware State @ Coppin State
Chowan (8-2) has caught Bowie State (8-2) at the MEAC
Association (CIAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Bethune-Cookman @ Howard
top of the women's North Division. Elizabeth City State It's getting crowded at the top of the MEAC men's
Tournament will take place February 28 through March 5
Florida A&M @ Hampton
UMES @ Morgan State
(7-3) is only a half-game back. race as Hampton (9-3), Bethune-Cookman (9-3) and
in Charlotte, N.C. SIAC
Johnson C. Smith (6-1) has a full-game lead on Morgan State (8-3) are virtually tied for first. Not far be-
"We look forward to returning to Charlotte for our sixth Miles @ Kentucky State
WSSU (5-2) in the South. WSSU is at JCSU Saturday. hind are Coppin State (7-4) and N. C. A&T (7-5). Two
consecutive CIAA Tournament," says Leon Kerry, CIAA
SWAC

others are at 6-6 (Norfolk State and Florida A&M).

Ark. Pine Bluff @ Prairie View
Commissioner. "We've welcomed back Lincoln and Win- Alabama A&M @ Southern
ston-Salem State University to the CIAA, signed Toyota Alabama State @ Alcorn State SIAC Saturday, B-CU under Cliff Reed is at Hampton un-
as our new automotive partner and continued living up to
Prairie View @ Texas Southern The top three men's regular season finishers and the der Ed Joyner Jr. in a showdown for first place.
our reputation of providing our fans with an action-packed TUES., FEB. 22
top two women's teams get byes in the 78th SIAC Tourna- Hampton (11-1) has a two-game lead over Morgan
week of great basketball and fun-filled activities and events. SIAC ment set for March 2nd thru the 5th in Atlanta. State (8-3) on the women's side.
Our fan's loyalty is unquestionable. Their constant support
Morehouse @ Benedict Five first round SIAC men's tournament games will The first five men's and women's teams receive first-
be played at Morehouse's Forbes Arena on March 2nd round byes in the MEAC Tournament set for March 7-12
Paine @ Tuskegee
of the Conference and our Tournament shows their passion Lane @ Clark Atlanta
for the CIAA, which is important as we prepare for the with four women's games at Clark Atlanta's Epps Gym- at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
100th anniversary of the CIAA in 2012."

At the Toyota Fan Experience, the interactive Toyota
Green Initiative booth will have 4,000 square feet devoted
to sustainability. The booth will house a DJ and Hybrid
technology centered around a 18" foot tree made of sus-
tainable materials powered by a solar generator. TV-One
returns as a television partner for the CIAA, presenting the
men's quarter-finals and the semi-final rounds
Tournament attendees can enjoy the Toyota Fan Experi-
ence at the Charlotte Convention Center and McDonald’s
Super Saturday at the Time Warner Cable Arena free of
charge. The Toyota Fan Experience will feature free con-
certs by national recording artists Eric Benet, Donell Jones,
Tank and Jagged Edge, appearances by Tom Joyner, Actor
Lance Gross, and Sister 2 Sister Magazine’s Jamie Foster
Brown, the Food Lion Cooking Stage featuring B. Smith
and the Yolanda Adams Morning Show brought to you by
Lowe’s.
Other official CIAA events that require purchasing a
ticket includes the McDonald’s Step Show Throwdown at
the Charlotte Convention Center, Sister 2 Sister magazine
presents The Show hosted by Doug E. Fresh featuring DJ’s
Kid Capri and Biz Markie and the CIAA Post-Tournament
After Party featuring Jeffrey Osborne.
For more information about how to purchase tickets
and a complete list of official CIAA events, visit www.
ciaatournament.org (http://www.ciaatournament.org) and
click on the 'Schedule of Events' tab.
BCSP Notes
St. Augustine's, WSSU win Thomas of the Lady Rams finished second in the long jump, high jump
and triple jump. Shermaine Williams of Johnson C. Smith was named track
CIAA Indoor Track titles MVP after winning the 60 hurdles, the 60 dash and the 200 dash.
HAMPTON, Va. - Saint Augustine's College took its 13th straight
Other men's individual champions were Christopher Copeland of Saint
men's title, and Winston-Salem State earned its first women's crown
Augustine's (High Jump), William Bailey of Bowie State (Long Jump), Ran-
Sunday in the 2011 CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the
dale Watson of Johnson C. Smith (Shot Put), Andre Collins of Johnson C.
Boo Williams Sportsplex.
Smith (60 Hurdles), Leford Green of Johnson C. Smith (400 Dash), Ramon
Led by men's field MVP Orlando Duffus and men's track MVP Josh
Gittens of Saint Augustine's (60 Dash), Desmond Wiggan of Winston-Salem
Edmonds, the Falcons scored 155 points to run away with the men's win.
State (Mile Run), Fred Boone of Saint Paul's (Pole Vault), Johnny Shuping
Winston-Salem State was second with 80 points and Bowie State was third
of Saint Augustine's (5000 Run) and Matthew Coston of Lincoln (Pa.) (800
with 68 points.
Run). The Winston-Salem State team of Cornell Jones, Elijah Strickland,
The Lady Rams of WSSU won the women's championship in their
Andrew Chebii and Wiggan won the distance medley relay.
first year back in the CIAA after an attempted move to Division I. Their
Other women's individual champions were Brittney Killebrew of
victory snapped Saint Aug's steak of 14 consecutive league titles. Led by
Winston-Salem State (One Mile and 800 Dash), Samantha Edwards of
women's field MVP Dedricka Thomas, the Lady Rams scored 99 points
Virginia State (400 Dash), Kirsten Bowens of Saint Augustine's (Triple
to nip Johnson C. Smith, which finished second with 95 points. Virginia
Jump), Andrea Powell of Saint Augustine's (High Jump), Dominique King
State placed third with 70 points.
of Virginia State (Long Jump), and Lakeshia Carney of Bowie State (Shot
Both Duffus and Edmonds sparked the Falcon men. Duffus won the
Put). The Winston-Salem State foursome of Tyrah Winfrey, Ashley Fraser,
triple jump, tied for third in the high jump and placed fifth in the long
Manuela Rigaud and Killebrew won the distance medley relay and the
jump. Edmonds won the 200 dash, ran the second leg on the winning
Virginia State group of Faith Brock, Jovonne Tyson-King, Edwards and
4x400 relay team which included Dahmyir Owens, Jameel Walcott and
King took the 4x400 relay.
Antonio Abney, and placed second in the 400 dash for the Falcons.

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STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS CIAA CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEAC MID EASTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDEPENDENTS
DIV CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV ALL W L
N. DIVISION W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L Xavier (La.) 22 5
HOOPS TOURNAMENTS Chowan 8 2 10 6 13 11 Hampton 11 1 19 6 Albany State 14 4 15 9 Southern 12 1 15 8 UDC 15 7
Bowie State 8 2 11 5 15 8 Prairie View A&M 9 3 13 10 Savannah State 13 10
WEBSITES, DATES AND LOCATIONS Eliz. City State 7 3 11 5 18 8
Morgan State 8 3 14 10 Fort Valley State 13 5 15 9
Alabama A&M 8 4 12 10
Florida A&M 8 4 13 11 Miles 12 5 15 6 Central State 8 12
Virginia State 5 3 8 6 14 8 Alcorn State 8 5 9 13
Virginia Union 2 6 2 11 2 18 NC A&T State 7 5 11 12 Tuskegee 12 5 14 7 W. Va. State 9 15
Howard 7 5 11 15 Benedict 13 6 15 8 Grambling State 7 6 11 13 Cheyney 6 16
CIAA (http://www.ciaatournament.org/) St. Paul's 1 8 1 15 2 20
Miss. Valley St. 7 6 9 15
Lincoln 1 8 1 14 2 20 Coppin State 6 5 9 14 Kentucky State 10 8 13 9 Tennessee State 7 18
February 28 - March 5 Jackson State 6 7 7 15 N. C. Central 4 21
S. DIVISION Maryland-Eastern Shore 6 6 9 16 Stillman 10 8 12 9
Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena J. C. Smith 6 1 13 2 20 2 Bethune-Cookman 5 6 12 12 Claflin 6 13 8 15 Alabama State 3 9 6 17 Lincoln (Mo.) 2 20
W-Salem State 5 2 10 4 15 8 Delaware State 3 9 7 17 Clark Atlanta 5 11 7 13 Texas Southern 2 10 4 19
Shaw 3 4 7 7 14 11 SC State 3 9 7 15 LeMoyne-Owen 6 14 7 17 Ark. Pine Bluff 1 12 1 23 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
SIAC (http://www.thesiac.com/news/2011/2/15/MBBALL_ St. Augustine’s 3 4 9 5 15 9 PLAYER
Norfolk State 1 11 8 14 Lane 5 12 5 14
0215114627.aspx) Livingstone 3 4 8 5 14 7 SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK NA
Fayetteville State 1 6 4 10 6 17 Paine 2 16 3 19 PLAYER
March 2 - 5 CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Takeya Felder, G, JSU - Scored game-high
PLAYER SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Atlanta, GA - Morehouse and Clark Atlanta Universities PLAYER
Jericksa Jenkins, 5-4, Jr., G, HAMPTON - Averaged
15 points and grabbed 6 rebounds as Lady
Allison SIkes, Sr., G, SAC - Averaged 20.3 points, 8 PLAYER Tigers knocked off second-place Prairie View
19.5 points, 10.0 assists, 2.5 steals and rebounds in Ryan Herd, Sr., F, LOC - Averaged 13.5 points, 10.5
rebounds and 4.3 steals in three games including 24 Monday after scoring only 2 points in Saturday's
two wins. She had 17 pts., 11 assists, 5 rebounds rebounds, 2 steals and a block in two games.
MEAC (http://www.meachoops.com/) pts., 10 rebs., 9 steals in win over JC Smith. vs. NCCU, 22 pts, 9 asssists vs. NSU.
win over TSU.
NEWCOMER NEWCOMER
March 7 - 12 ROOKIE ROOKIE Raven Ward, Jr., G, KSU - Averaged 13.3 points, 3.6 NA
Umeka Benson, Fr., G, SAC - Averaged 9.3 points, Kendra Wilkerson, 5-10, Fr., F, UMES - Averaged
Winston-Salem, NC - Joel Coliseum assists, 2.6 rebounds and a steal in three games, all
11 rebounds and 3.3 steals in three games including 16 10.0 points, 10.5 boards in two games. wins for the Thorobrettes.
pts., 13 rebounds and 5 steals in win over JCSU DEFENSE
NEWCOMER Cheyenne Curley-Payne, 5-5, So., G, HOWARD
SWAC (http://www.swachoops.org/) Marquilla Evans, Jr., G, VSU - Averaged 14 points, - Totalled 19 rebounds in two games, including 12
March 9 - 12 6 rebounds in three games. and 3 steals in win over SCSU.
COACH
Garland, TX - Dallas Metroplex Rachel Bullard, SAC - Led squad to 2-1 mark
including wins over VSU and JCSU.

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