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m SPORTS/The Charlotte Post Thursday, February 8,1996 For the week of February 6 through February 12 PIONEERS IN WOMEN'S SPORTS SWAG Photo JACKET: SWAC Hall of Famer leads list of Women's Sports hon- orees. T SHOWDOWN FOR SIAC MEN, MEAC WOMEN ; PREVIEW OF NFL COMBINE by Bernard Baird, Jr. ARMSTRONG: Six- one guard has the longest way to fly. UNDER THE BANNER WHATS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS UPj UP AND AWAYl Uttle known Orlando Magic guard Darrel I Armstrong is going to win the National Basketball Association Slam Dunk title Feb. 10 during the league's All-Star Weekend in San Antonio! That is, if you believe such authorities asShaquile O'Neal and Anfernee Hardaway, his Magic teammates. The two Magic All-Stars say it's all but guaranteed that the 6-1 180-pound backcourt sub out of Fayetteville State will fly away with the pro slam, bam, jam title. You see, they've helped Armstrong get ready for the competition and watched him fine tune his aerial gymnastics for the annual leaping showdown. Armstrong, a former two-time CIAA Slam Dunk champion, has played in only ten games for the Magic this year, averaging 2.7 points per contest. He is the smallest player in the competition that includes 6-7 Grant Hill of Detroit, 6-6 Jerry Stackhouse of Philadelphia, 6-6 Brent Barry of the Los Angels Clippers, 6-6 Doug Christie of New York, 6-4 Micheal Finley of Phoenix and 6-5 Greg Minor of Boston. Armstrong was never drafted by an NBA team but made the big show after stints in the GBL, USBL, CBA, and finally in Spain where he averaged over 24 points and was named a European All- Star. He averaged 14.3 ppg in three seasons at Fayetteville State. ■BOUT TIME I Former Grambling wide receiver Charlie Joiner, who retired after 16 years in the National Football League in 1986 as the league's all-time career reception leader was among a class of five voted in to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in voting just before Super Bowl XXX. Joiner finished with 750 catches for 12,146 yards and 65 touchdowns. That's over six miles of receptions. TROUBLE IN PARADISE: After posting only 15 wins in nearly three seasons, Florida A&M announced last week that men's basketball coach Ron Brown was being reassigned. Athletic Director Ken Riley named former women's coach Mickey Clayton to replace Brown for the rest of the season. Clayton who reassigned after the 1989- 90 season, now serves as the school's assistant athletic director. He had posted a 199-138 record in 13 years as the Rattlerettes coach. Brown's three year record included 59 losses. He was starting three sophomores and two freshmen and appeared on the way to building a solid nucleus. The middle of the season move was criticized by Rattler assistant Alan Perry. In the Tallahassee Democrat, Perry called the move"absurd" and "asinine." Not surprisingly. Perry is also being reassigned. FAMU Sports Photo GONE: Brown out In less that three years. 1995-96 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Results, Standings and Oustanding Players) SCORES FEBRUARY 1,1996 Eliz. City 74, Bowie St. 72 Hampton 77, Liberty 72 Tenn. St. 75, Tenn Tech 71 Tuskegee 72, Morris Brown 65 Va. Union 95, St. Aug 71 FEBRUARY 2,1996 Howard 81, Loyola MD. 69 Fort Valley 75, Albany St. 72 FEBRUARY 3, 1996 Alabama A&M 89, Central St. 69 Alcorn St, 77, Miss. Valley 74 * Alabama St. 92, Prairie View 87 Beth-Ckman 60, FAMU 45 Bowie 81, Norfolk St. 69 Clark 89, Morris Brown 78 Coppin State 91, Morgan State 68 Del State 87, NC A&T 78 Jackson St. 80, Tex. Southern 77 LeMoyne Owen 72, Ky. St. 60 SC State 69. UMES 56 Tenn-Martin 71, Tenn St. 67 CIAA (thru 2/5) NORTH Va. Union Norf State Eliz. City St. Paul's Bowie St Va State SOUTH NCCU Shaw St Aug Livingstone Fayv. State JC Smith WSSU DIV 7-0 4-2 4-2 2-4 2-3 0-6 8-0 5-3 4-3 4-3 2-6 1-5 1-5 ALL 18-0 14-23 11-9 7-12 6-12 6-12 16-1 11-7 8-9 8-11 6-12 6-11 4-12 BCSP PLAYER OF THE WEEK AfAffOt/rS HIBIJOH, Sr., F, Bowie State In four games had 70 points, 46 rebounds and nine assists. Against Norfolk State he had 23 points and 13 rebounds. MEAC (thru 2/5), CONF ALL SC state 8-1 13-5 Coppin 8-1 11-8 NCA&T 5-3 7-10 Morgan St.* 3-5 4-115 Del State 5-4 6-12 Md-ES 4-7 9-11 Beth-Ckmn 5-5 9-12 Howard 2-6 3-15 FAMU 1-9 6-14 Hampton** 5-15 *not eligible for post season play *not eligible for conf. championship MEAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK JAFONDE WILLIAMS, Sr., G, Hampton In two games last week he had 65 points including 43 against Maine. The Pirates beat Liberty and lost to Maine. SIAC (thru 2/5) EAST CONF ALL Clark Atl 8-3 16-3 Albany St 7-3 11-8 Sav.State 6-4 8-8 Morris Brwn 4-6 8-11 Ft Valley 4-6 6-11 Paine 1-11 5-13 WEST Ala A&M 12-1 17-2 LeM-Owen 7-4 11-6 Morehouse 6-5 11-7 Miles 4-5 8-10 Tuskegee 3-8 6-10 Kentucky St 3-9 6-12 SIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK TROY MCGEE, Jr., F, Tuskegee In two games averaged 14 points, four rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.5 steals in two key victories. SWAC (thru 1/27) CONF ALL Miss Vailey 7-1 16-4 Southern 5-2 11-7 Jackson State 5-3 9-12 Tx Southern 4-4 9-11 Alabama State* 4-4 7-11 Alcorn State 4-4 7-12 Grambling 2-5 7-12 Prairie View 0-8 4-16 *not eligible for post season play BCSP PLAYER OF THE WEEK RUBEN STIFF, Fr., G, Alcorn State Had 27 points, six assists and eight rebounds as Alcorn upset league leading Mississippi Valley 77-74. COMMENTS / QUESTIONS Write The Black College Sports Page at 407 Holbrook St., Danville, VA 24541 or e-mail us at AZEEZ@aol.com. Combine to test mental and physical skills Elliot S. A. Robinson, III BCSP Correspondent It's that time again! The atrium of the hotel looks almost festive in nature. Banners and pennants from the 30 NFL teams hang from doorways and on windows. As you walk around the Indianapolis Marriott, you run into such NFL notables as Ray Rhodes, Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Jones, Tony Dungy, Doug Williams and Mean Joe Greene. There are representatives from all 30 teams and in some cases the entourage includes everyone from the owner to the ball boy. This can only mean one thing, the National Invitation Camp. You may know it by its more popular name, the NFL Combine. The city of Indianapolis this year will once again play host Feb. 6-13 to the 329 best college college football draft eligible players in the country. The Combine is one of the most anticipated events on the NFL calendar. It provides NFL personnel with an opportunity to meet NFL prospects in one-on-one interviews. They also get to run the players through a series of both physical and written tests. The players are now required to take I.Q. tests for each team. Most importantly however, the players are given a comprehensive all day physical exam. Last year, I had the opportunity to speak to several players and their biggest complaint was that the exam was too tiring. The exam takes place before both the position drills and the speed/strength tests. Last year this column provided you with an up close and personal look at one of the top performers at the NFL Combine, AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year Hugh Douglas of the New York Jets, a Central State product. Douglas led a stellar cast of black college players at last year’s NFL Combine including Alcorn State quarterback Steve McNair, who proved his mettle at the Combine and went on the be the third pick in the entire draft by the Houston Oilers. This year black colleges will have their largest participation in recent memory with 23 players, eclipising last year’s mark of 16. As usual the black college charge into Indianapolis will be led by the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The SWAC is responsible for ten players making the trip to Indy d by Alcorn State’s all-world defensive end Bryant Mix. Mix is joined at defensive end by the big fella from Texas Southern Eric Johnson and Southern University’s Kendeli Shello. The defensive secondary is also well represented with strong safety Eric Austin from Jackson State, Frederic Ford from Mississippi Valley State and the other slobber knockerfrom Jackson State, Picasso Nelson. Strong arm quarterback Kendrick Nord of Grambling State got an invitation despite a subpar season, will be joined by his teammate and offensive partner, wide receiver Jeff Nichols. Joining them are two of the best wide receivers in the counrty, Reggie Barlow of Alabama State and Gregory Spann from Jackson State. Offensive tackle JamainStephens from NC A&T heads the list of five Mid Eastern Athletic Conference players invited. Stephens is a sure-fire first round pick and rated the second best lineman in the draft. Linebacker Earl “The Hitman” Holmes, the I-AA All-American selection will strut his stuff at Indy along with Florida A&M teammate Anthony Bland, a wide receiver. Bland made acrobatic catches look like blowing your nose, which may explain his invitation. Running back Michael Hicks of SC State and dominant defensive end Hugh BCSP HOOP TOP TEN 1. VIRGINIA UNION (18-0) - Oveftime win over Eliz. City may have been wake-up call. 2. NC CENTRAL (16-1) - Extended winning streak to 14 games with wins over Paine and JC Smith. 3. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY (16-4) - Nipped by Alcorn State Sunday. First conference loss. 4. ALABAMA A&M (17-2)- Have regrouped from mid season stumble. Beat Central State in snow. 5. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (13-5) - Upset by Bethune-Cookman before handling UMES. 6. COPPIN STATE (11-8)- Ran into Howard buzzsaw. Came back to spank Morgan on TV. 7. NORFOLK STATE (14-3) - Beat Knoxville by 50. Va. Union scheduled for 2/5 weather permitting. 8. CLARK ATLANTA (16-3) - Lost twice before beat ing Morris Brown. 9. ALBANY STATE (11-8) - Whipped Clark and Valdosta State before falling to Fort Valley. 10. SOUTHERN (11-7) - Lost to Rice in only game of week. OTHERS RECEIVlING VOTES: NC A&T. Elizabem City. LeMoyn»Ov»8n. Mor^ouse, and Jadisc^ St^. BCSP Notes COMPILED BY ERIC MOORE AND LUT WILLIAMS ▼ SHOWDOWN TIME: Big games are on tap this week in men's and women's black college basketball. In the SIAC men's competition. West leader Alabama A&M (12-1,17-2) tries to avenge its only conference loss when they host East leader Clark (8-3, 16-3) Thursday in Huntsville, Al. After getting off to a 13-0 start, Clark lost three of its 1st four games. Clark defeated Alabama A&M 66-63 on Jan. 15. Alabama A&M is the defending conference regular season and conference champion. In an MEAC women's showdown for first place, the Rattlerettes of Florida A&M travel to Chocolate City to take on the second place Lady Bison of Howard. In the first meeting in Tallahassee, the Rattleretttes came from behind to defeat Howard 86-85 in overtime in what was one of the classic matchups of the season. Howard (7-1, 12-7) has dominated play since that 1/18 game with a six-game winning streak. Florida A&M (10-0,16-4) has an 18-game MEAC winning streak, and a 13-game current win streak. The game features four of the top MEAC players in Howard sophomores Amanda Hayes (18 ppg.), Alisha Hill (18 ppg, 10 rpg) and Denique Graves (18 ppg). The Rattlerettes feature pre-season player of the year Cathy Robinson (21 ppg). and a deep squad of up-tempo thoroughbreds. SWAC celebrates women in sports THE STAT CORNER WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES IN BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL Coach, Team Record Jerry Johnson, LeMoyne Owen 693-319 Ben Jobe, Southern 462-224 Arthur McAfee, Morehouse 452-457 Dave Robbins, Va. Union 441-98 Oliver Jones, Alabany State 350-300 Robert Moreland, Tex. Southern 338-261 Ron Spry, Paine 314-165 Elwood Plummer, Prairie View 274-322 Ajac Triplett, Morris Brown 232-245 Vann Pettaway, Alabama A&M 228-65 SOURCE: Resources 2000 and The Onnnidan Group €> AZEEZCommuDications, Idc. VOL. 2, NO. 25 As part of it's 75th Anniversary Celebration, the Southwestern Athletic Conference will honor eight individual trailblazerswith "Excellencein Women's Sports Awards" Feb. 8 in Jackson, Ms. The stars of women's collegiate sports will take center stage as part of Jackson State's fourth annual Girls and Women in Sports Seminar and Awards Program. This year's seminar and awards program is dedicated to the SWAC, which is celebrating it's diamond anniversary this school year. The honorees are: BARBARA WILLIAMS - a 1975 graduate of Alabama State, created all of the ASU women's sports programs. She evenutally served as head coach of basketball and track and field while serving as coordinator of women's athletics. SHIRLEY WALKER - is currently in her 18th season as head coach of Aicom State's women's basketball program. She has led the Lady Braves to eight conference championships, including a record five consecutive titles from 1990-95. PATRICIA BIBBS - a 1972 graduate of Grambling State, she has coached the Lady Tigers of Grambling to four regular season SWAC championships and two tournament titles. Her 1994 team was the ARCHITECTS OF EXCELLENCE Shirley Walker Patricia Bibbs Johnny Thomas Sadie Magee first from the conference to receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Women's Championship Tournament. SAIDE MAGEE - a 1954 graduate of Alcorn State has become synonomous with women's athletics since joining the staff at Jackson State in 1975. She coached the basketball Lady Tigers for 14 years winning two league championships and four tournament crowns. PATRICIA HOSKINS - a 1990 Mississippi Vailey grad, is one of the NCAA's all-time leading scorers and arguably the most renown female basketball player in SWAC history. She scored 3,126 points during her career, an average of 26.7 per game winning three player of the year awards. BARBARAJACKET - she is the first woman inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame after a 25-year career as track coach at Prairie View where she brought international recognition to the conference. In 1992, she served as head coach of the US women's Olympic track and field team. JOHNNY THOMAS - a 1963 graduate ofSouthemanda25-yeartrack coach i ng veteran won eight conference track championships. AUDREY FORD - a 1957 Texas Southern grad, captured five SWAC championships, more than any other league school, during his career from 1986-94. Hunter from Hampton round out the MEAC contingent. Eddie Robinson Award winning wide receiver James Roe, quarterback Aaron Sparrow and offensive lineman Ken McDanielof Norfolk State are three of the four CIAA members in attendance. Richard Huntley of Winston-Salem State has shown his talents at two different post season games (Blue-Gray Game and the Senior Bowl) and should continue to show the NFL that he is one of the best running backs available for the 1996 NFL draft. Albany State bruising fullback, Ed Hobbs and cornerback extraordinaire Marco Maddox are the SIAC reps. Wide receivers Clarence Jones of Tennessee State and Jason Shelley of Central State’s round out the field of black college talent on display. As of press time, there was no word on invitations to tight end Clarence Benford of Albany State or defensive lineman Albert Reese of Grambling State. Grambling Sports Photo NORD: Grambling QB one of tvYO black college signal callers at Combine. BASKETBALL THIS WEEK THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1996 Clark Atlanta at Alabama A&M - 7:30p Savannah St at Albany St - 8:00p Bethune-Cookman at Coppin St - 7:30p Clayton St at Fort Valley State - 7:30p Florida A&M at Howard - 8:00p Winston-Salem St at NC Central - 7:30p Alabama St at Troy St - 7:30p FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 College of WVA at St Paul’s - 7:30p SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 10 Savannah St at Alabama A&M - 7:30p Southern at Alabama St - 7:30p Virginia Union at Bowie St - 7:30p Kentucky St at Central St - 8:00p Fort Valley St at Clark Atlanta - 8:00p St Paul’s at Dist Columbia - 4:00p NC Central at Elizabeth City St - 7:30p Texas Southern at Grambling - 7:30p Bethune-Cookman at Howard - 7:30p Alcorn St at Jackson St - 7:30p Fayetteville St at JC Smith - 7:30p Tuskegee at LeMoyne-Owen - 7:30p WSSU at Livingstone - 7:30p Del St at Md-Eastem Shore - 4:30p (SportSouth & HTS Cable Networks) Prairie View at Miss Valley St - 7:30p Morris Brown at Morehouse - 2:00p Florida A&M at Morgan St - 7:30p Virginia St at Norfolk St - 7:30p Miles at Paine - 7:30p NC A&T at SC State - 7:30p Shaw at St Augustine’s - 2:00p Middle Tenn St at Tennessee St - 7:45p Cheyney at West Chester - 3:00p MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Morehouse at Alabama A&M - 8:00p Alcorn St at Alabama St - 7:30p Clark Atlanta at Albany St - 8:00p Florida A&M at Coppin St - 7:30p Prairie View al Grambling - 7:30p Delaware St at Howard - 8:00p Southern at Jackson St - 7;30p Fort Valley St at Kentucky St - 8:00p Savannah St at LeMoyne-Owen - 8:00p Texas South, at Miss Valley St - 7:30p Bethune-Cookman at Morgan St - 7:30p St Augustine’s at NC Central - 7:00p {CIAA TV Network) Bowie St at Virginia St - 7:30p Cheyney at Wilmington (Del) - 8:00p St Paul’s at Winston-Salem St - 7:30p TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Virginia Union at Eliz. City St - 7:30p Claflin at Fayetteville St - 7:30p Shaw at JC Smith - 7:30p Hampton at Maine - 7:30p WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, Dist Columbia at Bowie St - 7:30p Millersville at Cheyney - 8:00p Paine at Fort Valley St - 8:00p St Augustine’s at Norfolk St - 7:30p Clark Atlanta at Tuskegee - 7:00p
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