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Black College Sports Review B LACK COLLEGE NOTES ? ? ? i? ? ? CI A A mourns the loss of Jeanette Lee Jeanette A. Lee, a long-time fix ture in athletics at St. Paul's College, passed away cm June 10. Lee was the school's athletic director and women's basketball coach. Lee, a graduate of North Carolina Central, played a major role at SPC for ? 31 years. She was a pioneer in wom en's athletics among all historically black colleges and universities.- Lee served as the women's basketball coach for 18 years and was the only woman athletic director at any histori cally black college, serving in that capacity since '89. During her stay at St. Pauls, she also served as the Dean ,of Women, associate professor of Health and Physical Education, and cheerleader coach. Funeral services were held on June ~ 14 in Durham, NC. Coaching reunion South Carolina State head football coach Willie Jeffries will face a former assistant when the Bulldogs face Jack son State in the Palmetto Classic on Oct. 3 in Columbia, SC. James Carson, the new head coach at Jackson State, spent 10 years at SC State as an assistant, including five (,?3 >77) as defensive coordinator under Jeffries during some of the Dogs glory years. During that five-year span, Jeffries teams were a combined 42-11-3 and the defense was consistently ranked among the leaders in Division 1-AA each year. The Dogs led the nation in total defense in 75 and 76, yielding only 68 points while registering 11 shutouts during those two years. Carson, who left SC State for Jackson State in 77, was elevated to the head coaching job in February after W.C. Gorden stepped down as coach to become the Tigers athletx director. The Dogs and Tigers men last year for the first time in thesH&ik Aaron Classic in Mobile, Ala. Jackson State won that game, 17-6. ~ Free agent slgnlngs Three NofojkState football play ers have signeatree agent contracts with NFL teams. Gary Morris, the Spartans leading receiver last season, signed with the San Francisco 49ers; Jesse Chavis HI, who led the team in interceptions, was inked by the Los Angeles Rams; and Anthony Kearney, an offensive tackle, was signed by the Los Angeles Raiders. Morris caught 39 passes for 839 yards and 10 touchdowns in *91. He set a single game record for receiving yards (236 vs. North Carolina A&T) and average yards per catch (42.5 vs. Fayetteville State). Ironically, Morris played a greater part of the *91 season with a cast on each arm, having broken his right arm in the Spartans' fourth game of the year. Later, he injured his left wrist in a fall from a tackle trying to protect the ailing arm. Chavis is a two-time All-CIAA selection and an Associated Press sec ond team All-America cornerback. His nine interceptions last fall ranked him second in Division n. Kearney, a 6-6, 300 pounds offen sive tackle, played his last college game at NSU in '90. Prior to that, he played two years as a defensive tackle at Hampton University. New coach for FSU ? ? Jerome Harper is the new head football coach at Fayetteville State. Prior to taking the Fayetteville job, Harper was an assistant coach with the Hornets for 14 years. In 13 of those seasons, he was the defensive coordi nator and is credited with designing the defensive schemes that enabled 'Bama State to be one of the top defensive units in Division 1-AA over the last several years. "I have confidence in my ability to add to the future progress and develop ment of this great university," Harper said. "I am looking forward to the chal lenge of improving its scope and plac ing a winning football traditon at FSU, which will be among the best in the nation." Last season, Alabama State won the National Black College Champi onship by thumping North Carolina A&T 36-13 in the Alamo Heritage Bowl. The Hornets also won the SWAC title and finished the year with a l l-O-l'record. Rogers drafted by Nets Alabama State's Steve Rogers, arguably the most complete player .in, ; son, was drafted in the second round of the NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. ? ? The 6-5 guard was the 40th pick of the draft which was held last month in Portland, Ore. Rogers, twice voted SWACs Play er of the Year (91 and *92), finished his senior season by ranking among the league leaders in every category except blocked shots. Here are his stats and where he ranked in the SWAC in each - category' ? j m " i? ??????? " ? scoring (27.3 ppg, second); ? three-point percentage (.421, first); ? free throw percentage (.785, sec ond); ? steals (2.4 a game, third); ? three-point field goals made (3.0 a game, third); ? assists (4.6 a game, fourth); ? rebounding (6.5 a game, ninth); ? field goal percentage (.461, ninth). Gary Morris
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