FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 18 - 24, 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.) 16 2
Virginia Union 2 0 4 1 6 4 Bethune-Cookman 5 0 10 8 Stillman 8 2 9 3 Texas Southern 5 0 7 9 Cheyney 11 3
Bowie State 0 0 4 0 9 2 Morgan State 4 0 8 7 Benedict 7 2 7 4 Jackson State 5 1 9 9 W. Va. State 9 5
™ Eliz. City State 0 0 3 2 9 4 Hampton 4 1 14 4 Tuskegee 6 2 6 4 Miss. Valley St. 4 1 5 13 Central State 9 7
St. Paul's 0 0 0 4 3 8 Delaware State 3 1 7 9 Clark Atlanta 5 2 6 3 Alabama A&M 3 2 6 8 Tennessee State 8 9
Lincoln 0 0 0 4 1 10 NC A&T State 3 2 8 10 Kentucky State 7 3 7 3 Alabama State 2 3 5 13 N. C. Central 7 8
Chowan 0 0 0 4 1 11 Coppin State 2 2 7 9 Albany State 5 4 5 8 Prairie View A&M 2 3 5 13 Lincoln (Mo.) 2 10
Virginia State 0 2 0 6 1 13 Norfolk State 2 3 3 13 Fort Valley State 4 5 4 9 Ark. Pine Bluff 2 3 2 15 UDC 4 11
S. DIVISION Md. Eastern Shore 1 3 4 13 Claflin 5 7 6 8 Southern 2 4 3 15 Savannah State 2 17
J. C. Smith 0 0 5 0 9 4 SC State 1 3 5 12 Paine 5 7 5 8 Grambling State 1 5 3 15
Winston-Salem State 0 0 4 1 10 2 Florida A&M 0 5 5 12 LeMoyne-Owen 3 8 3 11 Alcorn State 1 5 1 15 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Livingstone 0 0 2 1 6 3 PLAYER
Howard 0 5 2 15 Miles 2 7 4 7
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Brandon Herbert, UDC - Had game-high 31
Fayetteville State 0 0 3 2 7 6 Morehouse 1 4 1 6 points in win over Central State. Hit 9 of 14
PLAYER
Shaw 0 0 3 3 10 5 MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Lane 1 6 2 8 Kevin Galloway, 6-7, Sr., F, TSU - Led Tigers shots from the field.
St. Augustine’s 0 0 2 2 3 9 PLAYER Will Peters, 6-0, Jr., G, TENN. STATE
with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks
LEADING Stillman Sports Photo
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Kwame Morgan, Jr., G, HAMPTON - Scored career-
high 36 points, canning 6 of 12 3-pointers and 8 of 8
FTs, in Monday's win over NC A&T and had team-high
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
in win over Jackson State that snapped JSU's 17-
game regular season conference winning streak.
- Scored 16 points shooting 6 of 9 from the
field, dished out 9 assists with 7 rebounds in
MICHAEL GRANT: His PLAYER Demarcus Blunt, 6-5, Jr., F, ASU - Averaged 20.5
THE
TSU takes over the top spot in the conference overtime win vs. Austin Peay. Scored 7 of the
Shelton Carter, Jr., G, WSSU - 48 points in two 20 points in Saturday's win over NSU. points and 10.5 rebounds in two games getting 19 points in overtime.
Stillman Tigers on top of with 5-0 record.
games, 29 vs. ECSU on 7 of 8 3-pointers. DEFENSE pts., 12 boards vs. Paine.
the SIAC after running off ROOKIE Dewayne Jackson, 6-6, So., G/F, MSU - Had Najee Lane, 6-4, Sr., G, CAU - Scored 22 points
HOOPS five straight wins.
Joel Kindred, Fr., G, ST. AUG'S - Averaged 16 points,
6 rebounds, with 21 pts., 9 rebs., vs. Bowie State.
NEWCOMER
team highs of 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks in
Saturday's win over SC State.
ROOKIE
and grabbed 12 rebounds, had four assists and two
steals in win over Kentucky State.
Denzel Mooney, Jr., G, LINCOLN - Career-high 35 vs. NEWCOMER
Garrius Holloman, 6-6, Jr., F, B-CU - In wins over
MILES HIRES RUFFIN; GCAC ADDS TWO MORE FSU, 29 vs. JCSU. Averaged 32.0 in two games.
COACH DelState and UMES, averaged 16.5 points and 7.5
Antrjuan Albright, 6-2, G, BENEDICT - Averaged
15.3 points, 2.6 assists, 1.3 boards and 1 assist
SCHOOLS; CIAA NAMES HOF SELECTIONS Darrel Brooks, BSU - Now at 9-2 overall, perfect in rebounds. Had 15 points, 10 rebounds in Monday's in three wins. Had 19 including five 3-pointers vs.
CIAA at 4-0 w/wins over WSSU, Shaw and SAC win over UMES (71-64), 18 points, 5 rebounds in Albany State.
Saturday win over DelState (61-60).

UNDER THE BANNER

WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
Basketball Round-up
MEAC
MILES PICKS RUFFIN: Bethune-Cookman has emerged in mid-January as GAMES THIS WEEK

Miles College announced last week that it has hired the chief challenger to three-time regular season cham- SAT., JAN. 22

former Tuskegee defensive co- pion Morgan State. CIAA

Cliff Reed's Wildcats (10-8, 5-0) have won five
Shaw vs. St. Aug's
ordinator Reginald Ruffin as its Chowan @ Bowie State
straight games, all in conference play, to move into first Fayv. St. @ WSSU
new head football coach. place including big victories this past week over fourth- St. Paul's @ Va. State

Prior to joining the staff at

Eliz. City St. @ Lincoln
place Delaware State (61-60) and Maryland-Eastern Livingstone @ JC Smith
Tuskegee four years ago, the Shore (71-64). REED HARVEY JOYNER MEAC

B-CU is being led by all-MEAC junior point guard

1994 University of North Ala-
bama alum had served as Ath-
letic Director and Head Football
Coach at Choctaw County High
School in Butler, Ala.; Assistant
Football Coach/Defensive Line-
RUFFIN
men at the University of West
Georgia, Carrolton; Assistant Football Coach, Jackson High
School, Jackson, Ala.; and Assistant Football Coach/Defen-
sive Linemen, the University of North Alabama, Florence.
He also coached at Tuskegee from 2002-2003.
Morgan State @ DelState
Hampton @ B-Cookman
C. J. Reed whose 17.9 points per game average is second Prairie View Saturday.
SC State @ NC A&T
in the league (to Hampton's Darrion Pellum's 18.2 ppg.) CIAA Coppin St. @ UMES
This past week, Bowie State in the North Division
NC Central @ Norfolk State
But the key to the 'Cats great start may be the athleticism SIAC
of double-figure scoring forwards Alexander Starling and Johnson C. Smith in the South Division stayed unde- LeMoyne-Owen @ Benedict
(11.8 ppg., 6.5 rpg.) and Garrius Holloman (11.6 ppg., feated in CIAA play.
Lane @ Claflin
Stillman @ Clark Atlanta
6.1 rpg.). B-CU has a half-game lead BSU got a 67-54 win over St. Augustine's Satur- Central St. @ Kentucky St.
over Morgan State (8-8, 4-0) heading into play this week- day to improve to 4-0 in CIAA games, 9-2 overall. Steve Miles @ Paine
Tuskegee @ Morehouse
end. Hampton (14-4, 4-1), whose only conference loss is Joyner's JCSU squad squeaked by St. Paul's 81-80 Thurs-
SWAC
to Morgan State, is currently in third place. Morgan State's day and is now 5-0 in CIAA games, 9-4 overall. Neither Pr. View @ Miss. Valley St.
BSU or JCSU has played a game in its division.
Southern @ Alabama St.
only game this past week was a 71-55 win over UMES Alcorn St. @ Alabama A&M
Saturday. Virginia Union, whose 2-0 mark leads the North, Jackson St. @ Grambling St.
Games to watch featuring the top teams Saturday in- defeated St. Aug's Thursday, 58-54. Winston-Salem State Texas Southern @ Ark. PB

During his playing years at North Alabama, Ruffin clude Morgan State traveling to Delaware State (7-9, 3-1) got two home wins, knocking off Chowan (65-62) Thurs- MON., JAN. 24

won All-American honors three times, and was his school's and B-CU hosting Hampton. Also Saturday, SC State is day and Elizabeth City State (89-63) Saturday. Fayette- CIAA

only player to ever win All-American honors in two posi-
tions, defensive end and linebacker. His collegiate football
ville State also got two wins, on the road Saturday at St.
St. Aug's vs. UDC
at NC A&T. On Monday, MSU travels to UMES, B-CU Eliz. City St. @ Bowie St.
hosts Howard, Coppin State is at DelState, SC State is at Paul's (79-71) and at home Thursday vs. Lincoln (74-59). Chowan @ Lincoln
This Saturday, St. Aug's and Shaw stage the Battle of
Norfolk State and NC Central plays at rival NC A&T.
Va. Union @ St. Paul's

achievements include All-Gulf South Conference (GSC)

MEAC
SWAC Raleigh, Fayetteville State is at WSSU and Livingstone Howard @ B-Cookman
honors for three consecutive years between 1993 and '96; Texas Southern (7-9, 5-0) ended Jackson State's invades JCSU. Monday. ECSU is at BSU and Va. Uuion Coppin State @ DelState
Morgan State @ UMES
GSC Freshman of the Year in 1994; and he was named to 17-game conference win streak and took the lead in the travels to St. Paul's. NC Central @ NC A&T

the University of North Alabama 50th Anniversary Team SWAC men's race from the Blue Tigers with a 66-62 win SIAC SC State @ Norfolk State

at home Saturday. Stillman (9-3, 8-2) is on a five-game winning streak

and the GSC Team of the 90s.
Under Ruffin's leadership, Tuskegee had the SIAC's
top total defense, scoring defense, pass defense and rushing
defense in 2007. They finished second in scoring defense
SWAC
Texas Southern @ Miss. Valley St.
Third-year TSU head coach Tony Harvey had four that has pushed the Tigers to the top of the SIAC race. This Pr. View @ Ark. PB
week they posted wins over LeMoyne-Owen (97-91) and
players score in double-figures vs. JSU, led by Lawrence Southern @ Alabama A&M
Alcorn St. @ Alabama St.
Danner-Johnson's 15 points, to offset a 30-point outburst Miles (80-78). Benedict (8-2), Tuskegee (7-2) and Clark
from JSU forward Grant Maxey. TSU jumped out to a Atlanta (7-2) also have two losses in SIAC play. Benedict TUES., JAN. 25

has also won five in a row.

and among the leaders in most of the defensive categories
in 2008. In 2009, the Golden Tigers posted the league’s
top total defense and ranked no lower than third in several
defensive statistical categories in the conference in 2010.
Ruffin and his wife, Monica, have one child, Ga-
briel.
SIAC
31-21 halftime lead and held on for the victory in the na- Claflin @ Clark Atlanta
tionally televised game. Michael Grant's Stillman squad has a tough date at Paine @ Benedict
This week TSU hits the road to face Arkansas-Pine Clark Atlanta Saturday and hosts Lane Tuesday. Benedict Ft. Valley St. @ MIles
Lane @ Stillman
Bluff on Saturday and Miss. Valley State Monday. JSU hosts LOC Saturday and Paine Tuesday. Tuskegee plays at Albany St. @ LeMoyne-Owen
Morehouse Saturday and hosts Kentucky State Tuesday.
(9-9, 5-1) has a road assignment at Grambling Saturday. Kentucky St. @ Tuskegee
MVSU (5-13), currently third in the SWAC at 4-1, hosts

GCAC ADDS TWO SCHOOLS:

The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference has announced
BCSP Notes
the addition of two new members CIAA announces HOF inductees in the Top 30 of CIAA All-time career scorers and is 11th in CIAA career
— Philander Smith College of The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) wel- rebounding.
comes seven individuals as its 2011 class of inductees into the John B. Charlie Neal began his broadcasting career over 30 years ago as a
Little Rock, Ark., and Talladega
McLendon, Jr. Hall of Fame. The honorees will officially be enshrined on radio disc jockey before turning to television as a sportscaster, working
College of Talladega, Ala. — for Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Charlotte Convention Center at 11:00am- as for several affiliates in the Detroit, New York, Philadelphia and Washing-
the 2011-12 academic year. part of the CIAA Tournament’s week of events. This year's class is filled ton, D.C. markets. In 1980, Charlie Neal commentated the first nationally
The additions will give the with star-power, exceptional talent and inspiring dedication to the confer- televised regular season CIAA Basketball game and became the television
GCAC eight members next sea- ence through corporate support. voice and face of Black College Sports.
son. Current GCAC members are Anita Cooper Epps led the Hampton Lady Pirates Yancey Thigpen was named to the All-CIAA Football teams of
to two Virginia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for 1989 and 1990. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round
Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans), Dillard
Women (VAIAW) state championships; a CIAA tourna- of the 1991 NFL Draft. After being drafted, he spent six seasons with the
University (New Orleans), Edward Waters College (Jack- ment title, and to two appearances in the NCAA Division Pittsburgh Steelers (1992-97); breaking and recording several records which
sonville, Fla.), Fisk University (Nashville, Tenn.) Tougaloo II national tournament. At the end of the 1986 season, are still unbroken today.
College (Tougaloo, Miss.) and Southern University at Epps was named Kodak first team All-American. Richard Franklin, Coca-Cola’s then African-American Consumer
New Orleans. Dr. Paulette Walker Johnson spent over 35 years Marketing Manager, managed its corporate sponsor relationship with Com-
"We are very pleased to have these two fine institutions
NEAL coaching the nationally recognized Virginia State "Woo- missioner Leon Kerry for a span of 18+ years. In 1998, he was involved
Woos" Cheering Squad. Setting the standard for HBCU in securing the first HBCU Conference $2 million dollar sponsorship com-
join the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference," said Tougaloo's Dr.
cheering programs, the Woo Woos and Dr. Johnson have been featured on mitment with the CIAA.
Beverly Hogan, chair of the GCAC Council of Presidents. the BET television network, Urban Sports Network, ESPN and have had James Morgan holds the CIAA basketball career rebounding
"They will strengthen the conference in a variety of ways numerous appearances on locally based television stations. record with 1,741rebounds (1967-70). While starring at the University of
and move us toward our goal of being one of the top NAIA Gregory Hines was a four- year starter and men's basketball letter- Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), he was a member of the CIAA's first
conferences. Our member institutions join me in welcoming man (1979-1983) for Hampton University. He is the university's second undefeated regular season basketball team in 1969-70, with a regular season
Talladega and Philander Smith to the GCAC." all-time scorer with 1,967 points and rebounder (1,254). Hines is ranked record of 29-0.
"We are very excited to join the Gulf Coast Athletic
Conference," said Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, president 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 (Women's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)
of Philander Smith. "It is important to us to participate
with institutions that share like missions and values, and CIAA CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEAC MID EASTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDEPENDENTS
the members of this conference are model institutions DIV CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV
W L
ALL
W L
W L
N. DIVISION W L W L W L W L W L W L W L Xavier (La.) 16 4
academically first." Eliz. City State 0 0 4 1 11 4 Hampton 5 0 12 5 Fort Valley State 8 1 10 5 Alabama A&M 5 0 9 6 UDC 10 6
Bowie State 0 0 3 1 7 4 Southern 5 1 8 8 Savannah State 9 8
Talladega president Dr. Billy C. Hawkins said, "We Virginia State 0 0 2 2 8 4
Morgan State
NC A&T State
3
3
1 9 7
2 6 9
Albany State
Benedict
8 1
7 2
9
9
6
4 Prairie View A&M 4 1 8 8 Central State 6 7
Chowan 0 0 2 3 5 8
are happy to be a part of this new conference. The confer- Virginia Union 0 0 0 3 0 10 Florida A&M 3 2 7 9 Kentucky State 6 4 7 5 Miss. Valley St.
Grambling State
3
3
2
3
5
7
11
10
W. Va. State 6 10
Lincoln 0 0 0 4 1 10 SC State 2 2 6 8 Miles 4 3 7 4 Cheyney 4 10
ence membership is outstanding and we look forward to St. Paul's 0 0 0 5 1 10 Coppin State 2 2 5 10 Claflin 6 5 7 7 Jackson State 3 3 4 11 Tennessee State 5 12
Alcorn State 3 3 4 11 N. C. Central 2 15
our student-athletes competing next year." This will be S. DIVISION
J. C. Smith 0 0 5 1 11 1
Maryland-Eastern Shore
Howard
2
2
2 5 11
3 5 13
Tuskegee
LeMoyne-Owen
4 4
4 7
6
4
6
10 Alabama State 1 4 4 12 Lincoln (Mo.) 1 11
Talladega's second stint in the GCAC. The school was a St. Augustine’s
Livingstone
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
1
10
7 3
5 Bethune-Cookman 2 3 8 8 Stillman 3 6 4 7 Texas Southern
Ark. Pine Bluff
0
0
5
5
2
0
14
16
Delaware State 1 3 5 11 Lane 2 5 2 7 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
member for three seasons, 1999-2000 through 2001-02. W-Salem State 0 0 3 2 8 6
Norfolk State 0 5 6 8 Clark Atlanta 1 6 3 7 PLAYER
Shaw 0 0 3 3 10 7 SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jazmone Kelly, XAVIER - Has season-
Philander Smith, an NAIA Division II independent this Fayetteville State 0 0 2 3 3 10
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Paine 1 10 1 12 PLAYER high 17 points and career-high 7 assists in
Latia Williams, 5-10, So., G, Prairie View A&M win Loyola.
season, competes in men's basketball, women's basketball, CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Nicole Hamilton, Fr., G, HAMPTON - Team-high 16
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
- Scored 13 points off the bench and grabbed six
PLAYER rebounds in win over Jackson State Monday. Had
women's volleyball and track and field. Talladega, an NAIA Allison Sikes, Sr., G, SAC - Average 23.5 points, 9
points in win over Norfolk State, also had team-high
23 points in win over NC A&T. Averaged 19.5 points
Lasaunra Barron, 6-0, Jr., C, CLAFLIN - Had team-high 20 points and five rebounds in winover
27 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in Grambling Saturday.
rebounds, 6 steals and 3 assists in two games. Triple-
Division I independent, competes in men's basketball, double vs. VUU (24 pts., 12 rebs., 10 assists).
in two games.
ROOKIE
win over Allen. NEWCOMER
NEWCOMER NA
baseball, men's golf, men's soccer, women's basketball, ROOKIE
Alisha Hardley, Fr., F, SPC - 9 rebounds, 2 blocks
Nicole Hamilton, Fr., G, HAMPTON - Same
as above.
Davina High, 5-6, G, FVSU - Averaged 9.5 points, 5.5
rebounds, 1.5 assists and 4.5 steals in two wins.
softball and women's volleyball. The GCAC was founded and 1 block vs. FSU,
NEWCOMER
DEFENSE
Quanneisha Perry, Sr., C, HAMPTON - 10 points,
in 1981 and competes in NAIA Division I. Xavier, Dillard Brittany Torain, Jr., G, SAC - Averaged 12.5 points, in
two games, wins over Va. Union and Bowie State.
11 rebounds in win over Norfolk State, 8 points, 13
rebounds in win over NC A&T.
and Tougaloo are charter members of the GCAC. COACH
James Hill, VA. STATE - Improved to 8-4 overall, 2-2
in CIAA handing JCSU its first loss.

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