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Thursday, May 22,1997 SPORTS/The Charlotte Post Fofl TMe WggK Of May 20 through May 26, 1997 ON THE MOVE Coppin State Sports Photo BROCKINGTONiTrytng out for National Team. ▼ ALCORN - GRAMBLING GAME COULD BE TAKEN TO FRANKFURT, GERMANY Atcom Sui* Sport* Photo SMALL: Alcorn State product earns over $1 million in New Orleans. UNDER THE BANNER WHATS GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS BLACK COLLEGES PAY: Aenea, Williams, the Arizona Cardinals' all-pro defensive back out of Southern University, tops the list of highest paid black college players in the NFL’s National F(X)t- ball Conference (NF'C) and is also the highest paid black college player in the league according to a list published by USA Today. Williams' salary of $3,401 ,(KK) is the only sal ary amongblackcollege products in the league that tops the $3 million mark. According to the list, thirteen NFC players from black colleges made over $1 million last year compared with ten in the American Football Confer ence (AFC). Record-breaking San Francisco 49ers wide receiver ,Ierry Rice, a Mississippi Valley State grad, made only $2,520,y(K) last season. He is one of four black college products that top $2 million in salary. PLAYER. COLLEGE. TEAM Apnas Wllllama, Southarn, Arizona Jtrry Rica, Mis*. Vallay, San FrancBco Jaka Raad, Qrambllng, Minnesota Owayna Whtta, Alcorn Stata, SI Lous Jamaa Wllllama, Chaynay St. Chicago Robart Porchar, S. C. Stata, Detroit Tonanca Small, Alcorn Stata. New Orlears Rufus Portar, Southarn, New Orleans Erik Williams, Central Stata, Dallas Robart Harris, Southarn, New York G Zafroaa Moss, Alabama Stata, Detroit John Thiarry, Alcorn Stata, Chicago Nata Nawton, Florida A&M, Dallas Tyrona Poda, Ft. Valley St., Carolina Brett Maxia, Taxas Southarn, Carolina Laatar Hoknaa, Jsekeon Stata, Philaclelphia Fernando Smith. Jackson St., Minnesota Brant Alexander, Tann. St., Arizona Rod Mllstaad, Dataware Stata, San Francisco Charles Evans, Clark Atlanta, Minnesota Kannath Qant, Albany Stata, Tampa Bay Barnard Wilson, Tann. St., Arizona JImmia Johnson, Howard, Philadelphia Saan Vanhousa. Howard, Minnesota Joe Patton, Alabama A&M, Washington Nate Singleton, Grambling, San Francisco Oaxtar Nottaga, Florida A&M, Washngton Roderick Mullen, Grambling, Green Bay Eric Austin, Jackaori Stata, Tampa Bay Richard Huntley, W-S Stata, Atlanta Marcus Dowdell, Tann. St, Arizona Tarry Mickant, Florida A&M, Green Bay Stevie Anderson, Grambling, Arizona Greg Briggs, Taxas Southern, Chicago Jay Walker, Howard, Minnesota Donald Willis, N. C. A&T, New Orleans Kelvin Kinney, Va. State, Washington Kerwin Waldroup, Central State. Oetroi Freddie Solomon, S. C. Stata. FTiiadelphia Marfcco Maddox, Albany Stata. Munesola Brartdon Hayaa, Central State, Carolina MIcheel Samson. Grambling, Phiadelphia Marvin Marshall, S. C. Stata, Tampa Bay BASE TOTAL SALARY BONUS SALARY 2,200.000 1,201,000 3,401,000 1,600,000 920,900 2,520,900 821,600 1.050,000 1,871,600 987,500 600,000 1,587,500 1,000.000 552,300 1,552,300 450,000 1,000,000 1,450,000 1.000,000 375,000 1,375,000 950,000 252.900 1,375,000 505,000 851,900 1,356,900 625,000 641,700 1,266,700 700,000 500,000 1,200,000 555,000 502,300 1,057,300 200,000 837,700 1,037,700 504,000 302,000 806,000 600,000 202,200 802,200 i 456,500 1,300 457,800 295,000 134,400 429,400 365,000 35,500 420,500 285,000 105,000 390,000 315,000 61,400 376,400 325,000 44,600 369,600 315,000 28,800 343,000 I 275,000 5,200 280.200 275,000 0 275,000 1 196,000 75,800 271,800 260,000 0 260.000 200,000 49,100 249,100 200,000 19,300 219,300 ! 131,000 75,000 206,000 131,000 69,600 200,800 196,000 3,600 199,600 196,000 eoo 196,800 196,000 2,600 198.600 196,000 0 196,000 164,000 7,500 171,500 164,000 6,300 170,300 131,000 17,000 148,000 It 131,000 13.000 144,000 131,000 1,500 134.500 131,000 3.800 134.800 1 131,000 2,700 133,700 131,000 1,500 132,500 131,000 0 131,000 THE STAT CORNER WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS IN WORLD LEAGUE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS Decric Smith, WR, Savannah State BARCELONA DRAGONS Michael Hicks, RB. South Carolina State Emerson Martin. OL, Hampton Hugh Hunter, DE. Hampton Steve Brannon, OL, Hampton LONDON MONARCHS Ed Hobbs. RB. Albany State Derrick Turner, T. Florida A&M Jeffrey Hunter, DE. Albany State Malcolm Showell, DE, Delaware State SCOTTISH CLAYMORES Frederic Ford, 06. Mississippi Valley FRANKFURT GALAXY Bobby Phillips, RB, Virginia Union Andre Bowden, LB. Fayetteviiie State Jose White, DE, Howard CAZEEZ C'Bniiwk*tlo*s. lec. VOL. Ill, NO. 40 BASEBALL PLAY -IN AND COMMISSIONER'S CUP RESULTS ATH.ETK: ComRENce NCAA BASEBALL PLAY IN BASEBALL PLAY-IN SWAC COMMISSIONER'S CUP RESULTS at Brookline, Mass. at Santa Clara, CA SCHOOL WOMEN MEN TOTAL Fri., May 16 Friday, May 16 Southern 62.0 61.0 123.0 GAME ONE GAME ONE Jackson State 44.5 70,0 114.5 Northeastern 19 Santa Clara 10 Grambling State 55.0 38.5 93.5 Bethune-Cookman 3 Southern 0 Alcorn State 47.0 40.0 87.0 GAME TWO Mississippi Vaiiey 41.5 37.0 78.5 Northeastern 7 Saturday, May 17 Prairie View 39.5 37.0 76.5 ■■ Bethune-Cookman 4 Alabama State 22.5 38.5 60.5 GAME TWO Texas Southern 24.0 30.0 54.0 (Northeastern wins best 2 of 3) Santa Clara Southern (Santa Clara wins best 2 of 3) Robinson farewell tour could begin in Germany Alcorn State Sports Photo BRISTOW: Alcorn State prez trying to finalize deal to take season opening game against Grambling to Franfurt, Germany. Legendary Grambling University head football coach Eddie Robin.son's final year could begin on the road in Ger many. Robinson, entering his57th and final year at Grambling as college football’s winningest all- time coach, isscheduled to kick off his farewell tour Sept. 6 against Alcorn State Univer sity at Jack Spinks Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi, Alcorn's home field. Officials at Alcorn State University however, reported last week that a deal is in the works with the U. S. Army to play the game August 30 in Frankfurt, Germany. That date would conflict with ASU's sea son-opening date against Troy State in Mobile, Alabama. In an Associated Pressstory last week, Alcorn State Presi dent Clinton Bristow, Jr., said “It’s close to being a done deal, but it is not signed, sealed and delivered.” Bristow indicated that the U.S. Army would pay expenses for the football teams, the bands and a limited number of staff members. There is also a possibility that the American Forces Television network would show the game with dis tribution back in the U.S. through ESPN. Grambling officials had no comment. But Associate Sports Information Director Scott Boatwright said that no one has spoken to Grambling in an offi cial capacity about moving the game though there has been some unofficial contact. Changing the game to Ger many would change the nature of the game from an away game to a promotional game, said Boatwright. He said Grambling officials are willing to talk and listen. The Army is interested in sponsoring the game as enter- tainmentforpersonnel stationed at bases across Germany. The game is also seen as a recruitr ment tool. According to Bristow, ifan agreement is reached, they would be the first historically black schools to play in Europe. In 1976, Grambling and Mor gan State played in Japan. It’s a good opportunity to showcase our talent in Mississippi,” he said. "We're optimistic and look ing forward to the opportunity," said Ralph Payne, Bristow's special assistant. UDC's King new Coppin women's hoop coach Coppin State College athletic di rector Ron "Fang" Mitchell has an nounced the hiring of Glenarden, Md., native Britt King as the school’s new head women's basketball coach. King, who was an All-Metro per former at St. Anthony's High School and an All-Big East performer at Providence, has served as head coach and senior woman administrator at District of Co lumbia for the past five years, compiling a 64-57 record during her tenure. "I'm very excited about the oppor tunity to build a successful program," said King, whose Lady Firebird squad finished 14-11 this past season before the school abolished itsathletic program in a cost-cutting measure to reduce an $18.2 million budget deficit. "My experience at UDC has helped give me the know-how and ability to take over a program at this level, and I'm kx)king forward to it." King, who in 1992 took over a pro gram that had been suspended due to a lack of eligible players the three previ ous seasons, had four straight winning campaigns since a 4-18 mark her first year. In 1994-95, her third season at the helm, she guided the team to a 20-6 record and a berth in the NCAA Divi sion 11 Tournament to earn Black Coaches' Sports Magazine Coach-of- the-Year honors. She served as chairperson of the NCAA Division II East Region Basketball Com mittee this past year, and she also worked as a coach during the 1994 Olympic Festival tryouts. "I am very pleased with our selec tion," said Mitchell. "Britt has demon strated during her career that she is a very pt^sitive, goal-oriented person who has the ability to motivate young people to be successful. She did a tremendous BCSP Tidbits BCSP Notes COMPILED BY LUT WILLIAMS AND ERIC MOORE ▼ Coppin State junior guard Antoine Brockington has been invited to the USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials. The Trials will produce finalists for the 12-member 22-and-under World Cham pionship and World University Games squads. Brockington was the only player from a black college selected among 66 invitees to the event May 30-June 1 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colo rado Springs, CO. Other invitees include Michigan's Louis Bullock, UCLA's Toby Bailey, Georgia Tech's Matt Harpring, Clemson's Greg Buckner, Kansas' Raef LaFrentz and Maryland's Laron Profit. Brockington was the team's leading scorer this year (17.0 ppg.) as Coppin State won the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships. He went on to tally 20 points as the Eagles upset sixth-ranked South Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and had a game-high 27 points as the Eagles fell to Texas 82- 81 in the second round. The Eagles finished the season at 22-9. The Philadelphia native was a first-team All-MEAC pick and was named to the MEAC Ali-Tournament team. The World University Games are scheduled for August 21-31 in Trapani, Italy, while the 22-and-under World Championships will be August 1-10 in Melbourne, Aus- Carroll Smith - All Pro Photography BROCKINGTON: Led Coppin State to MEAC title and first round NCAA win. tralia. ▼ TIGER WATCH: Jackson State Ti ger golfer Tim O'Neal has slipped from the top spot into second place in the Men's Golfstat Cup rankings. The Cup is presented by Golfstat Inc. to the Men's Collegiate Golfer with the lowest yearly scoring average. Tiger Woods won the award last year. The final rankings will come after the NCAA Championships which O'Neal is skipping this week because his Jackson State team was snubbed. Instead, O'Neal is playing the National Minority Golf Championship (May 19-20) outside Cleve land, OH. The BCSP will have results of that tournament next week. The May 15 ranking is listed below. MEN'S GOLFSTAT CUP Rankings Alberto Ochoa So.,TCU 12 34 71.65 -0.45 Tim O’Neal Sr., Jackson State 7 18 71.83 -0.40 Chris Hanell Sr., Arizona State 12 35 71.46 -0.38 Joel Kribel Jr., Stanford 13 39 71.81 -0.10 John Rollins Sr., Va. Comm. 13 37 71.76 -0.02 , . Edward Loar Rr., Okla. State 12 34 71.74 -.0.02 Chris Wollmann Sr., Ohio State 13 39 71.54 0.02 The low scoring average is figured on scoring average versus par, adjusted for conditions. The Golfstat cup will be awarded after the NCAA Championship. job at UDC, and I think she is the right person to help us continue building on the success of the women’s program here at Coppin. "Her record and her experience are outstanding, but what impressed us most about her is that she stresses education. All of her players graduated while she was at UDC, which speaks for itself. We always emphasize to our student-ath letes at Coppin the importance of finish ing their education." King, who becomes the fourth head coach in Coppin history, graduated from Providence in 1986 with a degree in marketing, and she still reigns as the school's all-time leading rebounder. During her playing career from 1982- 86, she was twice named to the Kodak District 2 All-America team (in 1985 and 1986), and she was a first-team All- Big-East performer and Providence’s Woman Athlete of the Year as a senior. King led the Lady Friars in rebound ing her final year, and she still holds school records forsinglc game rebounds (22), season rebounds (398) and career rebounds (1,205). Her 1,531 career points rank fifth on the all-time list. ; King completed her masters in fi nance at American ('89), where she served two seasons as a graduate assistant coach. Shewasarecipientoftheschool's Scholar/ Athlete Award in 1989. ^ Prior to taking the job at UDC in 1993, King held positions in marketing and budgeting. King replaces Tori Harrison, who was recently hired as an assistant at Min nesota. Coppin State went 7-20 this past season and finished sixth in the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference SOUTHERN, AGAIN : For six years now, the Southwestern Athletic Conference has honored the league's top athletics program with the SWAC Commissioner's Cup, a trophy symbolic of overall supremacy in both men'sand women's competition. For six consecutive seasons, the name engraved on the trophy has been that of Southern University. The awarding of the 1997 Cup will occur Friday, May 23 during the annual SWAC Breakfast of Champions at the Hotel Inier-Cbntinental in New Or leans. Additionally the Barbara Jacket/Sadie Magee Women's All-Sports Trophy, the C. D. Henry Men's All-Sports Trophy, all of the league's sports champion ship trophies, the 1996-97 SWAC coaches of the year plaques and the Bennie Thomas Memorial sports in formation director of the year plaque will also be awarded. PORTER Southern garnered 123 Commissioner's Cup points during the school year including 61 men's all sports trophy points and 62 women's all-sports trophy points. During the year, SU men’s teams won confer ence championships in baseball, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field while finishing second in football, third in cross country and fourth in golf. SU women's teams won titles in indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis while finishing second in cross country, third in golf and softball and fifth in both basketball and volleyball. SU's 62 women's all-sports points landed the school its fifth women's all-sports trophy in six years. Grambling finished second in the women's race with 55 points. SU’s 61 men's points was good enough for second place behind Jackson State, which won its second straight men's trophy. The Jackson State men won titles in football, cross country, tennis and golf while posting seconds in basketball, and indoor track and field, and thirds in baseball and outdoor track and field. They finished with 70 pointslo win the men's trophy. PORTER TO BE INDUCTED: Former Fort Valley State University Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, Doug Porter has been selected for induction into the National Association of Collegiate’ Athletic Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame. He was among a list of 12 selected for induction. Porter guided Fort Valley athletics on and off the field for 17 years' before retiring after the 1996 season. Porter compiled a 112-67-3 record at FVSU, including only two losing seasons. Porter also served as head coach at Howard ‘ University (1974-78) and Mississippi Valley State University (1961-65).
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