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this season.
George Hamilton, a 6-2 guard from
Suitland, Md., has provided the out^
side shooting and Mike Jones, another
freshman who is the son of former
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great Jimmy Jones, has also matured
and made solid contributions from the
guard position.
In addition, Robert Mcllwaine, a 6-8
freshman center from Winston-Salem,
N.C., has come along nicely in the
middle. Meanwhile, the Bison senior
forwards, Kevin Scott and David
Wynn, have provided stability and
leadership.
^ For recruiting quality players and
refuses to take all the credit. He says
his assistant ?oach, Cy Alexander,
whom many regard as the finest assistant
in the conference, should receive
the accolades.
"There's no question about it, Cy is
a great asset to the program," says
Williamson. "We work well tnoeth#?r
as a team and that's very important to
the success of the program here."
But Williamson says recruiting is
becoming more and more difficult,
particularly when he has to compete
with the University of Maryland,
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was finding opponents. The Pantherettes'
schedule includes just 20 regularseason
games, seven below the NCAA
max.
"I made a lot of calls, trying to get
games outside the CIAA," he says.
"Most weren't interested, and the ones
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High School. The Poets won three
straight championships during his
career at Dunbar and, in Wood's
senior campaign, he was named
1980's Player of the Year. He later
enrolled at VSU and has contributed
significantly to the basketball
team's fortunes.
In late November against Livingstone,
Virginia State's first
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Georgetown, George Washington,
George Mason, American University
and the University of the District of
Columbia for blue-chip players.
44It's becoming so very hard to
recruit," he says. "It's like a full-time
job in itself. You may identify a player
who you feel can help your program.
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Despite the uncertainties and
sometimes frustrations that come with
college coaching, Williamson says he
?enjoys the challenge.
There is, however, one burning
desire he has. "I want to be the first
coach at a predominantly black institution
to be successful in the NCAA
tournament," he says. "You have tc
go there and be in one in order to
realize what it's like. It's an
unbelievable experience and you can
easily be awed by it all if you're noi
careful.
"But I really feel that if I get the opportunity
to get there again, 1 can be
successful."
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You come here.'"
As a result, the Pantherettes will no
doubt try to make up for a lack of
regular-season games with plenty of
post-season action.
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points in the second half as Virginia
State won 86-73 and improved its
record to 3-0.
"We were satisfied with the win;
however, we realized that we let up
and did not play up to our potential.
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Thus far, Dwayne's size has been
no major disadvantage, as Saint
Paul's Tigers can no doubt attest.
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to name a coach by the end of this
month, are seeking a permanent
replacement for Josh Giles, who
resigned before the season to become
an assistant at the University of New
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pearance of the season, Wood hustled
relentlessly up and down the
court, forced several turnovers and
even came up with a few rebounds
as the Trojans beat the Tigers. To
put the icing on the cake, Dwayne
finished the game with 20 points.
"A lot was at stake in the game,"
he says. "St. Paul's beat us twice'
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on them this year, though."
Dwayne chooses models well. "I
Giles last year, has served as interim
coach this season. Fields is among the
candidates for the permanent position,
but his chances are not considered
good. FAMU, headed for its fourth
losing season in five years, is 4-14 at
press time, including a dismal 1-5 in the
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Archibald," he says.
And, although he may never lead
the league in rebounding, he's well
on his way to leading the C1AA in
assists and steals. After 17 games,
Wood totaled 104 assists and 68
steals.
"I want to go out a winner,"
. not^s-Wood of hi& last season a* a ??
Trojan. "I graduated from high
school as a winner and I would like
to leave Virginia State the same
way."
Tops In The Nation
Norfolk State University continues
to lead all Division II teams in basketball
attendance. The Spartans average
just over 5,000 fans per game, and consistently
outdraw Norfolk's other
university, predominantly white Old
Dominion.
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