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BEST IN MURRAY: Receives
_ ___ . Div. II player of the year
HOOPS award at ceremonies
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IN &UUZ weekend in Atlanta.
? BACKCOURT STARS LEAD 2002 BAAD TEAM
ALL-STARS; FINAL INDIVIDUAL HOOP STATS
THE STAT CORNER
VfHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BUCK COLLEGE SPORTS
FINAL MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL TOP SCORERS
AND REBOUNDERS
MEN
SCORING G FG 3FG FT PTS AVG.
Ronald Murray, Shaw 33 256 45 220 777 23.5
Levar Griffin, Virginia State 25 214 73 68 569 22.8
Antoine Sims, JC Smith 31 231 110 108 680 21.9
Richard Toussaint, B-CC 29 197 2 229 625 21.6
Desmond Cambridge, AI.A&M 29 175 80 170 600 20.7
Paul Haynes, Grambling 28 195 41 135 566 20.2
Yah Scott, Paine 30 220 74 86 600 20.0
William Rice, Clark Atlanta 25 173 74 76 496 19.8
Tommy Adams, Hampton 32 206 101 116 629 19.7
Larry Boykin. LeMoyne-Owen 27 188 40 106 522 19.3
Tim Washington, Bowie State 25 168 0 145 481 19.2
Kyle Williams. Howard 31 211 64 95 581 18.7
Bruce Jenkins, NC A&T 27 163 23 157 506 18.7
Tyrone Smith, ECSU 28 159 44 156 518 18.5
Patrick Pope, St. Aug's 25 153 71 82 459 18.4
Ra'Kim Hollis, Texas S'thm 26 143 52 132 470 18.1
Shawn Alexander, WSSU 27 164 47 108 483 17.9
Kenny Mickens, Virginia State 19 120 18 79 337 17.7
Gregory Burks, Prairie View 29 167 51 124 509 17.6
Marco Spears, X Smith 31 200 26 121 547 17.6
Tim Henderson, Jackson State 28 175 61 80 491 17.5
WOMEN
SCORING G TFG 3FG FT PTS AVG.
Kelly Adams, Central State 26 619 23.8
Jacklyrr Winfield, Southern 31 218 84 146 666 21.5
Shameka Jackson, Alab. State 29 219 20 141 599 20.7
Kristy Scott, Claflin 25 508 20.3
Amba Kongolo, NC Central 21 167 2 89 425 20.2
Maria Coleman, Miles 27 219 7 87 532 19.7
Larissa Thomas, Tenn. State 25 160 12 125 457 18.3
Lashondra Dixon, Hampton 30 169 47 142 527 17.6
Myquita Mackey, LeMoyne-Owen 28 193 7 94 487 17.4
Blanche Doctor, JC Smith 26 152 15 128 447 17.2
Daniella Jones, Shaw 25 151 37 85 424 17.0
Dominica Moody, ECSU 26 145 0 147 437 16.8
Jamie McDonald, Shaw 26 161 41 72 435 16.7
Suwanna Taylor. Norfolk State 30 150 21 168 489 16.3
Mona-Gail Baker, Bowie State 26 144 10 123 421 16.2
Genina Johnson, Jackson St 29 159 79 68 465 16.0
Andrea Gardner, Howard 28 170 0 97 437 15.6
Maria Willis. Fort Valley St. 33 166 40 144 516 15.6
April Love, Fort Valley St. 33 194 2 109 499 15.1
Sharika Tarpkins, Fort Valley St. 33 163 50 120 496 15.0
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MEN
REBOUNDING G OFF DfF TOT AVG
Bruce Jenkins. NC A&T 27 106 210 316 11.7
Dexter ifall. SC State 30 127 166 293 9.8
Tyrone Levett, Alabama State 32 86 220 308 9.6
Isaac Jefferson. Hampton 31 80 210 290 9.4
John Harden, Albany State 28 96 145 240 9.2
Tim Washington. Bowie State 25 70 158 228 9.1
Derrick Singleton. St. Paul's 25 74 143 217 8.7
Nicholas Egland, Southern 26 97 122 219 8.4
Paul Haynes. Grambling 28 61 173 234 8.4,
Wayne Taylor. Virginia Union 26 82 130 212 8.2
Ryan Bennett, Lane 21 80 92 172 8.2
Aki Thomas. Howard 31 81 169 250 8.1
Stephen Moss-Kelley, Bowie St. 28 68 157 225 8.0
Marcus Fleming. Alcom State 31 91 154 245 7.9
Willie Neal, Miss. Valley St. 29 107 120 227 7.8
Charles Ward. St. Augustine's 25 70 121 191 7.6
Roderick Riley. Prairie View 28 65 147 212 7.6
Robert Pringle, Fort Valley St. 27 77 125 202 7.5
Michael Boyd. Norfolk State 29 77 138 215 7.4
Keith Branch, Albany State 28 79 127 206 7.4
Steve Bynes. Shaf 33 71 171 242 7.3
Darius Goodwin. Morehouse 29 75 136 211 7.3
Desmond Peoples. St. Aug's 25 62 120 182 7.3
Khadiri Richard. Virginia Union 26 56 133 189 7.3
Isaac Sanders, Miles 18 50 77 127 7.1
Willie Atkinson. Paine 28 71 129 200 7.1
WOMEN
REBOUNDING G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Andrea Gardner, Howard 28 138 187 325 11.6
Charrisse Hill, Albany State 27 97 199 296 11.0
Muquita Mackey, LeMoyne-Owen 28 134 172 306 10.9
Litreece Hum, Lane 26^ 116 167 283 10.9
Maria Coleman, Miles "27 143 149 292 10.8
Lauren Forsthoff, Bethune-Ckmn. 27 103 180 283 10.5
Dominica Moody. Eliz. City St. 26 122 142 264 10.2
Germelatta Dyson. Paine 26 104 159 263 10.1
Amba Kongolo, NC Central 21 72 139 211 10.0
Blanche Doctor. JC Smith 26 98 151 249 9.6
Tiffany Whitted, WSSU 26 105 140 245 9.4
Mona-Gail Baker, Bowie State 26 75 163 238 9.2
Chovamque Kibble, Grambling 28 86 170 256 9.1
April Love, Fort Valley State 33 100 196 296 9.0
LaToya Daniels, Virginia Union 25 64 158 222 8.9
Lashondra Horton. WSSU 26 92 126 218 8.4
Tenelia Grays, Miss. Vail State 27 52 175 227 8.4
Calibra Alston, Morgan State 28 76 153 229 8.2
Suwanna Taylor, Norfolk State 30 87 160 247 8.2
Sheba Fullwood. St. Augustine's 24 90 108 198 8.2
Crystal Kitt. Alabama State 27 89 130 219 8.1
Antoinette Daniels. UMES 29 98 134 232 8.0
Larissa Thomas. Tenn State 25 72 128 200 8.0
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Guards lead 2002 "Baad Team" of all-stars
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
Three high-scoring and efficient senior
guards lead the 2002 Black College Sports
Page men's first team of basketball all-stars while
a scintillating senior backcourt player also heads
the women's squad.
Ronald Murray of Shaw. Tommy Adams
of Hampton and Desmond Cambridge of
Alabama A&M distinguished themselves in
their respective conferences and in the nation
?with their outstanding play. They are the true
standouts on the men's 2002 "Baad Team.1'
Southern's 5-8 sparkplug. Southwestern
Athletic Conference player of the year Jacklyn
Winfield. is the baaddest of the women players.
MEN
Murray showed off a variety of skills as he
led Shaw to its first CIAA championship and first
South Atlantic Region title. The 28-5 Bears rode
the 6-4 Philadelphia native's 23-point, six
rebound and six-assist average all the way to the
Div. II national semifinals becoming the first
black college team to get that far since the 1998
Virginia Union team.
Leading the CIAA in both scoring and
assists. Murray was named the conference s play
er of the year and took home both the CIAA tour
nament and regional most valuable player
awards. He later added both the Daktronics and
National Association of Basketball Coaches
(NABC) Div. II player of the year awards becom
ing the first black college player to win the
NABC award since Virginia Union's Derrick
Johnson in 1994. Murray's outstanding play
earns him the 2002 BCSP men's player of the
year designation.
Adams, a 6-2 point guard from Woodbridge.
Va? stepped into a leadership vacuum for the
2002 Pirates after playing a supporting role in
Hampton's 2001 Mid Eastern Athletic
Conference title run. His 19.7 points per game
average which included a league-best 3.16 three
pointers per game propelled the 26-7 Pirates to a
repeat title run and return trip to the NCAA tour
nament. Adams copped the MEAC player of the
year and added the conference tournament's most
valuable player trophy.
Shaw and Hampton tied for the top spot in
the final BCSP rankings.
Cambridge, a 6-1 guard from Nashville. Tn..
distinguished himself in a variety of ways for the
19-10 Bulldogs. He led the SWAC in scoring at
20.7 points per game, finished third in assists at
5.72 per game, was second in three pointers made
at 2.76 per game and led the conference and all of
Div. I in steals at 5.52 per outing. The latter stat
helped him earn the conference's defensive player
of the year award. Cambridge dropped a black col
lege-high 50 points on Texas Southern on Feb. 25.
While no true big men made the BCSP first
team, the two remaining members certainly played
big for their respective teams.
North Carolina A&T senior forward Bruce
Jenkins only stands six-foot, six-inches tall, but his
stats tell a different story about the size of his heart.
The hard-working Silver Spring, Md.. native fin
ished second in the nation in rebounding at 11.7 per
game while leading the Aggies and finishing tied
for third in the conference averaging 18.7 points per
game. He was a first team all-MEAC selection.
Six-eight senior Marcus Fleming capped his
outstanding four-year career at Alcorn State by
leading the Braves to their second SWAC title dur
ing his stay. Fleming, an undersized center from
Fayette. Ms., averaged 14.5 points and 8.0
rebouijyls per game for the 21-10 Braves.
It's taken Shaw head coach Joel Hopkins only
two years to make the Bears a beast on the national
scene. By attracting Div. I talent to the small
Raleigh. N.C. school and molding them into win
ners. the former Mt. Zion Christian Academy men
tor is our 2002 black college coach of the year.
SECOND TEAM
Kyle Williams, 6-3, Jr., G, Howard
18.7 ppg., 42% 3-pt. FG, 1st Team all-MEAC
Antoine Sims, 6-0, Sr., G, Johnson C. Smith
21.9 ppg., 3.53-spg., 1st Team all-CIAA
Paul Haynes, 6-8, Soph.,.F, Grambling
20.2 ppg., 8.4 rpg? SWAC POY
Richard Toussaint, 6-3, F, Bethune-Cookman
21.6 ppg., 79.5% FT, 1st Team all-MEAC
Tim Washington, 6-9, Sr., C, Bowie State
19.2 ppg., 9.1 rpg., all-CIAA
WOMEN
Winfield was easily the most dominant player
in the black college women's game.
Not only did the Wesson. Ms., native lead the
Jags to the best record (26-5) among black college
teams. Southern's first women's hoops title in 20
years and the top spot in the final BCSP rankings,
but she also topped the Div. I black college scoring
charts (21.5 ppg.) and was the best from the free
throw line (82.5%).
Her ability to control the game from her guard
position tabs her as the BCSP 2002 player of the
year and a likely WNBA draft choice.
Alabama State and forward Shemeka
Jackson literally chased Winfield and the Jags for
SWAC team and individual honors.
The 5-10 Jackson battled Winfield all season
long for the conference scoring lead while her Lady
Hornets fought all the way to the tournament cham
pionship game before losing out lo the Jags.
Jackson's 20.7 points per game finished
just behind Winfield in the SWAC scoring stats
while her 6.4 rebounds per game and 50.6^
shoeing from the field were better than her
rival's. Jackson also shot 75.8'* from the line as
the 23-7 Lady Hornets finished just behind
Southern in the final BCSP rankings. Jackson is
a junior from Saginaw. Michigan.
Howard's 6-3 center Andrea Gardner
was nearly as dominant this year as she was in
2001 when she won the MEAC and BCSP play
er of the year awards. With a little more size in
the Lady Bison line-up, the Washington, D. C.
native could not match last year's 14.4 rebounds
per game total that led the nation nor the 19.4
points she got each time out. This season
Gardner's 11.6 rebounds topped the MEAC and
all black college players and was seventh best
nationally while she scored 15.6 points per
game. Howard (19-10) won the MEAC regular
season title but was upset in the tournament
semi-finals.
Senior center Suwanna Taylor's 22-9
Norfolk State squad was able to unseat the
Lady Bison as MEAC champs primarily behind
her 16.3<_poinls and 8.2 rebounds per contest.
Taylor was named first team all-MEAC and
took home the tournament's most valuable play
er award after the Spartans knocked off
Hampton in the championship game. Taylor,
who stands 6-1, hails from Virginia Beach, Va.
North Carolina Central's 6-3 senior cen
ter Amba Kongolo joins Gardner as a repeater
from last year's 'Baad'" first team. As did
Gardner. Kongolo repeated as her league's
(CIAA) player of the year putting up averages
of 20.2 points. 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per
game. The former Olympic player from
Kinshasha. Zaire led the 24-7 Lady Eagles to
the finals of the South Atlantic Region for the
second year in a row.
Southern head coach Sandy Pugh. who
like Hopkins led her team to the conference
(SWAC) championship in her second year on
the job. is the 2002 women's coach of the year.
SECOND TEAM
LaShondra Dixon, 5-5, Jr., G. Hampton
17.6 ppg., 3.2 apg.. 1st Team all-MEAC
Shrieka Evans, 5-10, Jr.. G, Grambling State
14.1 ppg., 5.0 spg., 1st Team all-SWAC
Kelly Adams, 5-7, Jr., G, Central State
23.8 ppg., NAIA ail-American
Myquita Mackey, 6-1, Jr., C, LeMoyne-Owen
17.4 ppg., 10.9 rpg., SIAC POY
LaRissa Thomas, 5-11, Sr., F, Tennessee State
18.3 ppg., 8.0 rpg.. 1st Team all-OVC
BCSP Notes
Whitney Staying On
Alcorn State President Dr. Clinton
Bristow Jr. has invited head basketball
coach Davey Whitney back for his 27th
year guiding the Braves' fortunes and the
venerable coach has decided to accept.
"I am enthusiastic and pleased
about coming back for another year of
coaching at Alcorn." Whitney said about
returning next season.
Whitney was named the
Southwestern Athletic Conference's
Coach-of-the-Year as a result of his
team's championship drive during this
season. This marks the tenth time in his
career that he has picked up this award.
Whitney guided the Braves to a 21
10 overall record which included a 16-2
mark in league play en route to both the
SWAC regular season and tournament
titles. The Braves lost a first round game
in the NCAA Tournament's East
Regional to Siena.
In 26 seasons at Alcorn State
Whitney has compiled a record of 495
wins and 283 losses. His career record,
which includes five years at Texas
Southern, is 550-337.
During Whitney's tenure as head
coach. Alcorn State has won twelve
SWAC regular season titles and seven
SWAC tournament titles. He also led the
team to the NCAA tournament seven
times and the National Invitational
Tournament (NIT) twice. Alcorn State
was the first Historically Black College
or University (HBCU) to participate in
the NIT recording a 80-78 victory over
in-state rival Mississippi State in 1979.
In 1980. Alcorn State became the first
HBCU to ever record a victory in the
NCAA tournament with a 70-62 victory
over South Alabama. In addition, the
team currently has a 3-6 overall record in
the NCAA tournament.
Alcorn State has posted 14 20-win
seasons under Whitney's guidance
including streaks of eight and four con
secutive seasons. The team has also won
25 or more games six times during this
span.
Whitney has reached a pair of mile
stones during his career by winning his
5(X)th career game with a 91-72 victory
over Prairie View A&M on December
20. 1999 and guiding the team to the
school's 1000th overall victory with a 88
77 win over Mississippi Valley State this
season on January 12.
Whitney's coaching ledger includes
being a member of the United States
Olympic Coaching and Trial Selection
Committee when the United States won
the Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics.
He served as the head coach for the
South Team in the USA Olympic
Committee National Sports Festival in
1985, where his team won the Silver
Medal. Whitney served on the Olympic
Selection Committee for the 1986 World
Games where the United States won
their first Gold Medal since 1953.
A 1953 graduate of Kentucky
State. Whitney earned more athletic let
ters than any other athlete in school his
tory, including letters in basketball, base
ball. football and track. For his accom
plishments, he was inducted into the
Kentucky State University Hall of Fame.
After finishing college. Whitney
served in the Armed Forces and later
played professional baseball with the
Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro
Baseball League.
Prior to joining the collegiate ranks,
he compiled a 217-72 record at Burt
High School in Clarksville. Tennessee
where he won two state champipeships.
Whitney was inducted into the
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1992
and to the Alcorn State Hall of Fame in
1996. He is married to the former
Bernice Thomas of Lexington. Kentucky
and they are the proud parents of Gail.
Danita. Lisa, Doreen and Davey Jr.
Honored by the NABC
Shaw guard extraordinaire Ronald
Murray was not the only person with
black college ties to be honored at
Sunday's National Association of
Basketball Coaches (NABC) Guardians
of the Game Awards Show in Atlanta.
Murray, who picked up the organi
zation's Div. II Player of the Yea/ "award.
HONOREES: Alcorn State head
basketball coach Davey Whitney
(above I.) will return for his 27th year
leading the Braves. (Above r.) Shaw
head coach Joel Hopkins (I.) and
Bears star Ronald Murray'(r.) await
Murray's introduction as NCAA Div. II
player of the year at the NABC
awards ceremony Sunday in Atlanta.
(Right) Former Morehouse basket
ball coach Arthur McAfee accepts
the Cliff Wells Appreciation Award at
the NABC Guardians of the Game
Awards Show Sunday in Atlanta.
shared the moment with his coach. Shaw
head coach Joel Hopkins.
Also in attendance and honored
was longtime Morehouse basketball
coach and athletic director. Arthur
McAfee. McAfee, who spent 38 years at
the head of the Morehouse men's hoops
program, was presented the Cliff Wells
Appreciation Award by the NABC.
McAfee took over the Maroon
Tigers basketball program in 1966 and
won 519 games before stepping down
after the 2(XX) season. He became athlet
ic director in 1971 and held that post
with the exception of one year through
his retirement.
The award is named for Wells who
coached Tulane University from 1945-63
and became executive secretary of the _
NABP after his retirement. He is a mem
ber of the NABC Hall of Fame.
Murray was also picked by the
NABC as a first team Div. II All
American.
Hampton' head coach Steve
Merfeld was named the outstanding
coach of the NABC's District 4.
Savannah State names
Interim Football Coach
Michael Wallace has been named
interim head football coach at Savannah
State by athletics director Hank Ford
following the recent unexpected death of
head coach Bill Davis. This marks the
second time that Wallace has assumed the
role as interim head coach.
He was interim head coach from
January until March 20. 2000. While
serving as interim head coach. Wallace
w ill also retain his former football coach
ing duties His appointment is effective
immediately
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