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By ROBIN ADAMS
Chronicle Stafi^Wrlter'
Filet mignpjy'is to steak what Alfred Poe is to basketball.
Or, as his friend Daniel Piggott puts it, "He is a winner.
In 12 years of coaching basketball at Carver High, Poe
has compiled an incredible 177-16 won-loss record, won
the last six city-county high school basketball championships
and made Carver the team to beat, not only in
basketball, but in track and football as well.
"I'm not a great coach," says Poe, 41. "I've had good
talent at Carver and I've been able to put it together to
make good teams."
By great talent, Poe means some of the high school
stars he helped develop, like Ed Coe, a starter for Temple
University; Ron Blalock, who though not a star basketball
player at Georgetown University, is an excellent student,
and present local standout Bryan Howard.
"There has been good talent here, and I hope I have
played a part in developing it," Poe says.
Poe adds that the talents of a good coach can't be judged
on a won-loss record alone.
"Winning is fine and I like winning," Poe says, "but
it's more to coaching than just winning.
"Of course, a coach's dream is ? Bryan Howard or a
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Playoff Wrap
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?By ROBERT ELLER
Chronicle Sports Editor
Black schools again gave
as they hit the NCAA post,
of respect for their progra
level and another national
league in the land in Divis
And, some progra
the they
erase the bitter taste nai
the four college tean
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I mained in the title chase.
I lege, runnerup in the CIA
Sacred Heart, Conn., 107
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mk ingfield, Mass.
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avoided when Virginia Ur
4 off top-ranked C1AA cha
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a one-point decision to 1
72-71, in the - NCAA
mm Wesleyan's homecourt in <
Wesleyan, now 28-2, ent
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I the Falcons (22-6) over t
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p NCAA Division II title gar
of the Central Missouri
Alabama (27-6) clash.
In NCAA Division I
Carolina A&T and Alcorn
tournament this year to r
and SWAC, respectively,
by Princeton last year in t
after being humiliated by
loctors and contrary to year before, looked as if
ding luster to the sport first tourney win against
ack begins next month Kentucky,
to). Behind the hot outside
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Hinton tried out for the team last year, but didn't mak<
it. Despite that, he came to practice every day. This year
he made the team. He's not the basketball superstar bu
he's a straight-A student and has a super personality
That's what it's all about."
Poe continues: "I try to have my athletes put the gam<
into perspective. I always tell kids you are a student firsi
and an athlete next. The main priority is the books. If ar
athlete performs well in the classroom, he will perfornr
well on the court. 1 say that to them because I believt
that. I'm not a coach first. I was hired as a teacher."
Poe's coaching formula and his emphasis on academic:
and discipline have won him a reputation of being tough
Even his colleagues acknowledge that Poe seldom lets up
on his team, even if it is ahead by 20 points.
"We have fun and eniov ourselves, but there are per
tain things that I demand from a student-athlete," Po<
says. "The main thing is respect and the second is, if yoi
do something in life, give it 100 percent. 1 always checl
the grades of all the players and ask the teachers abou
problems they may be having.
"If there is a problem, I lay it to them on the line. I wil
tell them if they are right, but if they are wrong, I will tel
them just as quick.
"A lot of people criticize me or say I'm tough or hard
but they criticize Bobby Knight, (basketball coach at In
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ting near-misses plagu
Eric Boyd, who led all scorers with 23 points,
A&T grabbed an early lead and managed a
38-35 margin at the half. The Aggies stayed
r it the old college try ahead until Morehead's Earl Harrison knotted
season trail in search the score at 68 with 3:30 left on two free
ms on the Division I throws.
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niic iui me lougnesi 1 nc j^diiic icctiurcu a on 01 nisiory wncn,
ion U. during the final minute, the officials, unsure as
ms may have earned 10 which Aggie player was fouled on an inwon't
be enough to bounds pass, consulted ESPN and used a replay
row losses. Three of to send James Horace to the line for two shots,
is in the playoffs fell He made the second for a one-point Aggie lead,
in recent NCAA ac- Morehead inbounded the ball and Guy Minefield
drove toward the basket as the clock
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one team reSt.
Augustine's ColA
tourney, whipped
advances to
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C1AA teams was
lion, which knocked
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antic Regionals, lost WKkS A
Kentucky Wesleyan,
quarterfinals on ticked down. When Minnifield entered the lane,
Dwensboro, Ky. the ball was slapped away but he somehow
ered the tournament recovered it and lofted a 10-foot jumper into
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ioik aiate. /\ win by tne basket with four seconds left.
he Kentucky school jjle Aggies stl\\ hacj a chance to win the game
' s Int? lts Irst'ever as Horace threw a perfect pass from backcourt
ne against the: winner tQ goy(j jn the keyj bul ^js jumper bounced off
tate ( - ) ort t^e rjm a? tjmie expirec|, leaving the stunn-,
ed Aggies with nothing to show for their effort
p ay, bot ort except another NGAA defeat.
State returned to the
epresent the MEAC Alcorn State, which always seems to make a
The Aggies, beaten strong showing in the tourney, again was a winhe
qualifying round ner in the qualifying round. Without a senior in
' West Virginia the the starting lineup, Dave Whitney and his team
they might get their nevertheless won both the SWAC regular
Morehead State of season crown and the league tournament.
In last year's NCAA tourney, the Braves beat
shooting of guard Xavier of Ohio 81-75 in the qualifying round
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AA U team: Building <
By SAM DAVIS AAU toi
Chronicle Staff Writer "The
ing agaii
In only two seasons, the Winston-Salem AAU basket- "Aroun<
ball team has gone from obscurity to a ranking among them to
the top five clubs in the country. Last year, the team took of their
the national tournament by surprise, going all the way to i?j ent
the semifinals before losing. ^ids " D
But it has had to travel rocky road, figuratively and very'org
literally, to gain the national prominence it now enjoys. get som<
For years, only the nation's major cities have provided wejj t^e
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h an wng api 1115- anu auiiuii^i "ivagu^ ua^NWiuai 1 icani) IUI OUT kids
high school players. As a result, they have tended to
monopolize high school all-America teams and national n ,a
polls. In addition, the exposure players receive by par- a ou
tfcipating in AAU leagues have helped them to be heavily was a *
recruited by the major schools in the county.
Although Winston-Salem typically has had its share of 00 *
talented young basketball players, many have gone un- tcam*
noticed. But, because of efforts of four dedicated in- Worki
? dividuals, that may be changing. those of
Two summers ago, Bobby Dunlap, physical education Brown v
director at the Patterson Avenue YMCA, was coaxed by gained n
several high school players to enter a team in the state
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and earned the right to face Pat Ewing and
Georgetown in a 68-63 defeat.
This time around, the Braves drew Houston
Baptist and, after leading only 51-48 midway
through the second half, ran off eight straight
points and were never threatened thereafter in
an impressive 79-60 win. Guard Michael
Phelps, who poured in 42 points in two NCAA
outings last season, again led the Braves in scoring
with 21 points.
Whitney's aproach to the NCAAs apparently
is that his team can play with anyone in the
tournament.
"We told our kids before the game that we
didn't believe they could blow us out,"
Whitney said of Houston Baptist, "but that we
did believe we could blow them out."
But Alcorn became another one-point victim
against Larry Brown's Kansas team March 26
in Lincoln, Neb., after the win in Dayton,
Ohio, three nights earlier.
Alcorn came out ready to play and used
superb defense to forge a 30-19 halftime lead,;
holding Kansas td30 percent shooting from the
field.
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dui me jaynawKS came oacK to leaa :o-54 on
Ron Kellogg's follow shot with 1:32 left. Aaron;
Brandon scored on a jumper with 53 seconds
left to put Alcorn back in front but Calvin:
Henry hit a follow shot at the 12-second mark:
and David Claybon's shot was blocked with;
three seconds left to give the win to theJayhawks.
"You cannot play a team like Kansas, commit
those turnovers, miss those free throws and*
expect to win," Whitney said following the'
game.
Still, Alcorn continued a tradition of hanging.
tough in postseason play. [
Alcorn lasted two rounds in the National In-:
vitation Tournament in its initial appearance in:
1979. losing to eventual winner Indiana 73-69.;
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a solid foundation
Limament.
kids kept telling me they were interested in playnst
the top players in the state/' said Dunlap.
i here, there really isn't much opportunity for
get those types of basketball experiences outside
high school teams.
ered them in the first year just for the sake of the
unlap explained. "I realized that we wouldn't be
anized or competitive, but I felt the kids would
; benefits from it. Although we didn't do very
first time around, we were satisfied with the way
performed."
ng the help of individuals more knowledgeable
jh school basketball in the city last year, Dunlap
to draw some of the area's top players to the
uck Joyner, assistant coach at Carver High
and Norman Brown volunteered to coach the
ng with meager resources when compared to.
other teams throughout the country, Joyner and
vctc still able to mold a solid team. The sv.uad
lomentum by narrowly winning some games in.
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