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4C SPORTS/tCfie $o«t Thursday, February 5, 2004 For the Week of Feb. 3 through Feb. 9, 2004 FAMU Photo GAINOUS: Florida A&M pres ident may be calling halt to lA football move, pulling plug on Rattler's TV deal. T FAMU PREXY SPRINGS TO ACTION; NEW COACH IN THE WINGS AT VIRGINIA UNION WSSU Photo JONES: Likely to leave WSSU for head coaching job at Va. Union. UNDER THE BANNER WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS JONES TO VA. UNION?: a story m the Richmond Times-Dispatch last week said that Richmond native Arrington Jones, current offensive coordinator at Winston-Salem State, has been offered the head coaching job at Virginia Union, In the report. Jones, who was a star running back at WSSU in the late '70s and a for mer assistant at Virginia State, said he is likely to accept the job this week. "We are going to go over some of the terms and things like that, and we'll talk some more, but it's looking like I'm going to accept it," Jones said. He did not reveal the terms of the contract but it is believed to be a three-year contract with an annual salary around $75,000. Jones makes $48,000 at WSSU and has played an integral part in helping Head Coach Kermit Blount recruit and revamp the Rams' offense. Jones said he talked with Michael Bailey, the athletics director at Virginia Union, and had an interview with Belinda Anderson, the school's interim president. Jones, 44, has been climbing the coaching ladder since 1986 when he was hired at Virginia State as a part-time assistant. While com pleting his degree requirements at Virginia State, he became a full-time assistant and eventually offensive coor dinator. He left Virginia State in the summer of 2001 to become the offensive coordinator at WSSU. Jones will likely take over for Willard Bailey, who was reassigned in December despite being the CIAA's all-time wins leader with 211. TIME TO VOTE ON ONNIDAN: The top Black College NFL players of the 2003-04 season are listed on Onnidan's Black College Sports Online (hbcusports.com) and waiting for your vote to choose the BCSP Black College NFL Players of the Year. Fifteen (15) players, seven on offense and eight on defense, are nomi nated for the awards based on their outstanding accom plishments this season. The players' ballot is separated by offense and defense. You may cast one vote for an offen sive player, submit your vote, and then cast another for a defensive player. Through Tuesday (Feb. 2, 2004), nearly 1,000 votes Had been cast with former Alcorn State and current Tennessee Titans QB Steve McNair leading the offensive voting and former Fort Valley State defensive back Nick Harper of the Indianapolis Colts leading the defenders. The player profiles, ballot and results can be seen or accessed through the Onnidan home page or by going to the following address. PLAYER PROFILES (with stats) http;//www.onnidan.com/bcsp/nflpoy04/nflpoy04.htm TO CAST YOUR VOTE Click on "Submit Vote" TO SEE TABULATIONS Click on "View Results" Voting will end on Sunday, Feb. 8 and the winner will be announced next week in the BCSP. BOYCOTT AA&M A report in the Anniston (Ala.) Star says that Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher has reportedly told athlet ic directors at all 11 OVC schools to not schedule Alabama A&M for any athletic events after A&M broke a contract to play a football game next season against Jacksonville State. Steinbrecher sent the letter to the ADs, OVC chancellors and Southwestern Athletic Conference Commissioner Robert Vowels saying A&M acted in an "unprofessional and noncollegial manner." "From my per spective, when another institution treats one of our member institutions poorly, it treats all of our member institutions poorly." Steinbrecher wrote. "Alabama A&M's athletics program do nothing to enhance the quality of non-confer ence competition in the Ohio Valley Conference. Given that, please do not schedule them." A&M reportedly paid $30,(XX) to buyout the contract with Jacksonville State so that the Bulldogs could play another OVC team, tradition al rival Tennessee State on Sept 4 of this year in the John Merritt Classic in Nashville's Coliseum. Steinbrecher says A&M did not communicate with JSU about the change. A&M Athletic Director Jim Martin did not comment on the story. OA2EE2 Communications. Inc. VOL. X. NO. 26 2003-04 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors) SCORES MONDAY. FEB. 2 MEAC B-CC71,UMES 70, 2 0T8 CSC 72, NSU 69 Howard 61, NC AAT 60 USU 64. Hampton 63 SCSU 60, DSU 42 SWAC Alab. St 68. PV ASM 42 AA&M 69. TSU 64 GSU 63. MVSU 69 JSU 66, UAPB 48 Tx PA74,AlcomSt 52 SATURDAY, JAN. 31 CIAA Shaw 65. ECSU 62 JCSU 73, LC 71 VSU 87. SPC 79 VUU 60, SAC 76 WSSU 76. NCCU 68 MEAC DSU 74, NC A&T61 FAMU 79. UMES 74 Hampton 75, CSC 72 NSU 66. MSU 65 SCSU 78, Howard 07 SWAC AlaO. St 70, TSU 51 AASM 78. PV A&M 68 GSU 78, UAPB 55 MVSU 50, JSU 41 SU 84, Alcorn St. 73 IND TTU 77, Tenn. St. 76 Athletic Association E. DIVISION Bowie State Virginia Union Shaw St. Paul's Eliz, City St. Virginia State W. DIVISION N, C. Central St. Augustine's Fayetteville Stale J. C. Smith W-Salem State Livingstone W L 16 3 14 3 9 11 3 16 10 11 9 9 14 6 11 8 10 10 14 7 2 17 ' Athletic Conference CONF ALL W L W L ■ SC Stale ' Delaware State I Coppin State ■ Florida A&M ' Hampton ! Morgan State Norfolk Stale Bethune-Cookman ' Howard Maryland-E. S. ! NCA&T State 11 8 8 10 9 12 7 11 8 13 7 10 6 13 4 14 5 14 3 15 1 18 CIAAPUYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER JONATHAN HARRIS. Sr. G. ECSU, Charlotte. NC • Averaged 22,6 pts., 9 rebs., 2.3 assists and 2 steals in 2-t week. In upset of Bowie S(.. Hams had 30 points, 10 rebounds.. ROOKIE AUOLY WEHNER, Fr, F, WSSU, Fayetteville, NC ■ Fitih straight week winner after averaging 21 pts.. 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Had 26 pts.. and 5 rebounds in win over NCCU. COACH SHAWN WALKER, ECSU • Led Vikes to 2-1 week including win over Bowie State. MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER THOMAS "TEE" TROHER, Sr, G, UMES, Las Cruces, NM • Had four games of 20 or more last week, including a season-high 36 in a tough loss to FAMU. Finished the week averaging 27 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 18 of 27 from tfie field, 26-29 from the tree throw line. ROOKIE SEAN BOOKER. Fr. F, NCA&T, Louisville, KY •Hadseason-high29poinlson10ofl1 shooting as Aggies got their first win of'season. Averaged 18.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in M E. DIVISJON Benedict Morehouse Albany Slate Paine Ft. Valley State Clark Atlanta W. DIVISION Tuskegee Lane Miles Kentucky State LeMoyne-Owen Athletic Conference CONF ALL W L W L 10 2 10 5 7 4 12 5 9 7 8 9 6 10 5 11 9 8 10 8 9 10 4 13 SIAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK * Athletic Conference Miss. Valley State Jackson State Texas Southern Southern Alabama A&M Alcorn State Alabama State Grambling State Prairie View Ark. Pine Bluff SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER BRION RUSH, So.. G, GSU. Shreveport. LA- Led G-Men to 2-0 week, averaging 25.5 points per game, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals. In an upset of tc^ranked MVSU, he tal lied 31 points on 9 of 16 shootng, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out seven assists and had one steal. For the week he was 9-9 from the charity stripe and 6 of 13 from three-point range. INDEPEND. W L West Virginia State 14 4 UDC 12 7 Cheyney 13 5 (Central State 9 7 Savannah State 2 21 Tennessee State 4 15 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Alexander has formula for success at Tennessee St. All Pro Photo ON THE PROWL: Former S.C State coach turned the Bulldogs into an MEAC power is trying to work the same magic with Tennessee State of the OVC, GAMES THIS WEEK SAT., FEB 7 CIAA JCSU @ WSSU 7:30pm FSU @ SAC 7:30pm VSU @ VUU 7:30pm Shaw @ BSU 7:30pm SPC @ ECSU 7:30pm LC @ NCCU 7:30pm MEAC CSC @ FAMU 4:00pm HAM @ SCSU 4:00pm MSu. @ B-CC 4:00pm NSU @ NC A&T 7:30pm UMES @ DSU 7:30pm B-CC @ SSC 7:30pm SWAC AA&M @ UAPB 7:30pm Alcorn. St. @ JSU 7:30pm SU @ GSU 7:30pm Alab. St. @ MVSU 7:30pm TSU @ PV 7:30pm MON., FEB, 9 CIAA Col. Union @ SPC 7:30pm MEAC Morgan St. @ FAMU 7:30pm Norfolk St. @ SCSu 7:30pm UMES @ HOW 8:00pm CSC @ B-CC • 8:00pm HAM @ NC A&T 8:00pm SWAC Alab, St. @ UAPB 7:30pm Alcorn St. @ GSU 7:30pm SU @ JSU 7:30pm AA&M @ MVSU 7:30pm TUES., FEB, 10 CIAA VUU @ Shaw 7:30pm LC @ WSSU 7:30pm BSu @ VSU 7:30pm SAC @ JCSU 7:30pm Benedict @ FSU 7:30pm NCCU @ ECSU 7:30pm WED., FEB, 11 CIAA Barber-Scotia @ SPC 7:30pm THUR., FEB. 12 CIAA VUU @ UDC 7:30pm Col. Union @ BSU 8:00pm Times are for men's games Women's games usually start two hours before men's contests. ED HILL Special to the BCSP When Cy Alexander was hired to take over as head men's basketball coach at Tennessee State, he knew it would be a difficult task. Prior to his arrival, the once- proud Tiger program was wracked with a myriad of on- and off-court problems accentuated last season by charges of bringing a gun on campus that ended the tenure of his predeces sor. Amidst the turmoil. TSU's ath letic director, a female, made history by coaching the men's team for two games last season but could stop a 21- game losing streak that lasted through the end of last season. But the confident Alexander is no stranger to restoring respectability to a basketball program as he did at South Carolina State. During 13 years, he won 277 games that includ ed five Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament titles, five 20-win seasons and five NCAA Tournament appearances. . The Bulldogs had captured just one MEAC title prior to his arrival. 'The first order of business was to restore some discipline in the pro gram from an image standpoint," explains Alexander. "Secondly, we wanted to be organized, both coaches and players. And third, we want to re-condition the thinking on learning how to win." A season-opening win over Trevecca proved to be an aberration as the Tigers reverted back to what they were used to, as they dropped .10 games in a row, five coming after having double-digit leads in the sec ond half. "When you have lost as much as the players had, you find yourself looking for ways to lose rather than believing you can win," says Alexander. But Alexander did not panic and he decided to take a basic approach to turn things around. "We decided to eliminate all the non-conference games from our minds and focus on the Ohio Valley Conference games," explained Alexander, always the master motiva tor. "I told the players and coaches we were going to focus on one game and that was our conference opener. They bought into it and we defeated Jacksonville Slate at home. It was the first time that TSU had won an OVC game in two years," The mind-set continued for Alexander and his team two nights later when they came from behind to defeat Samford and go 2-0 in the OVC. The Tigers are currently 3-5 in the conference, but what is important to Alexander is the improvement he has seen. "We are playing hard and com peting every night. We do not yet have the talent level to win consis tently. But the fans are beginning to come out again and they appreciate our efforts." TSU features two very talented players in Bruce Price and Roshaun Bowers, who average almost 34 points between them. Price is an out standing 6-3 freshman guard who Alexander feels has a very strong chance of being the conference rook ie of the year. Bowens is a 6-6 junior forward who has multiple skills. But Alexander says that more help is on the way. Four top level players including 6-7 Eric King, a transfer from St. John's and Andre Belton, a 6-4 shooting guard have Alexander excited about the future. "We have some players coming here in the next two years that are dif ference-makers and have the ability to play at a high level," he says confi dently. For the immediate future, Alexander says the plan is to finish in the Top eight (there are 11 teams in the conference) in the OVC regular season in order to make the tourna ment. That would be a significant accomplishment since the Tigers have not made the tournament since 2(X)0. Having been successful in the MEAC and the challenge of compet ing in the OVC, Alexander notes the differences. "First of all, the facilities are of a higher quality in the OVC," says Alexander. "The I, 2 and 3 positions are of the same quality. It is at the 4 and 5 positions where the OVC has an advantage. "And then there is the exposure ' factor. Select OVC games are tele vised on both ESPN2 and the Fox Sports Channel. The MEAC is under exposed. People don't get to see some of the outstanding players and coach es they have in the conference." After doing such an outstanding job at South Carolina State, Alexander was passed over for sever al head coaching jobs in the past, but he says he is not bitter and is in fact in the right place at the right time. "I am getting unbelievable sup port from th? president, athletic direc tor and the fans here at Tennessee State," says Alexander. "In the next two years, we are going to be a force to be reckoned with." BCSP Notes FAMU Update According to stories in the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida A&M President Fred Gainous has taken the first steps towards severing the school's relationship with its television partner. Harlem-based Urban Broadcasting Company, and says he is no longer in favor of a move to Div. lA football right now. Gainous scheduled a meeting with the entire athletic department for Wednesday (Feb. 4) morning at 8 a.m., the same day as National Signing Day for budding college football athletes. The Democrat reported that Gainous sent a memo on Thursday of last week to the school's Board of Trustees indicating that UBC was unlikely to generate any revenue for the athletic department after broadcasting six Rattler football games this year. When the deal was signed with UBC in June of last year, FAMU interim Athletic Director, Dr. J.R.E. Lee III said the deal would bring a minimum of $ 1.5 million annually for the athletic department. Gainous's memo says UBC has until March 1 of this year to make fourth quarter payments and to submit an accounting statement. "This pace is intended to conclude our relationship with UBC." Gainous reportedly says in the memo. UBC signed a five-year deal to broadcast selected FAMU athletic events, including football and basketball games, but has not made any payments to the school and has also not paid the vendors who produced the games for the network. The memo also reportedly says that Gainous is recom mending a delay in the decision to move the Rattlers foot ball program from NCAA Div. I-AA to Div. lA status. The school received permission from the NCAA to pursue the upgrade last summer.bui Gainous said a number of campus issues and academic programs need to be addressed before tackling the costs of a football upgrade. The Mid Eastern Athletic Conference has given FAMU a March 15 deadline to return its football program to the conference or have all sports expelled by June 30. One trustee member, Rev. J. B. Holmes, says he sup ports the idea of rescinding Lee's decision to pull out of the MEAC in all sports and has recommended that the school develop a 7- to 10-year master plan to upgrade facilities and get alumni support. Lee, who has been quoted as saying he has had sever al discussions with conferences about FAMU's member ship, has been under increasing criticism about the haste of his decision to seek an upgrade. He took over as interim AD in November of 2002 and announced five months later that the school would move to Div. lA in football. 2003-04 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Women's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors) SCORES MONDAY. FEB. 2 MEAC B-CC 70, UMES 61 CSC 64. NSU 48 DSU 78, SCSU *1 Hampton 65. MSU 45 Howard56. NCA&T44 SWAC AJab. Si. 79. PVA4M55 GSU 71, MVSU 61 JSU 68. UAPB 54 TSU 50, AA&M 49 SATURDAY. JAN. 31 CIAA Snaw 67. ECSU 80 JCSU 886. LC 33 NCCU 68, WSSU 54 SPC 48, VSU 8 VUU 84. SAC 57 MEAC CSC 61. Hampton 60 DSU 60, NC AST 38 FAMU 63. UMES 60 SCSU 66. Howard 56 NSU 75. MSU 49 SWAC GSU 65. UAPB 77 JSU 57. MVSU 50 SU 76. Alcorn St 66 Alab. St 73. TSU 68 AA&M 56. PV ASM 53 Central Intercollegiate I Athletic Association E. DIVISION j Virginia Union Shaw I Virginia State ; Bowie State ' Eliz. City State . St. Paul's ' W. DIVISION W-Salem State Fayetteville State [ N. C. Central ; Livingstone I St. Augustine's ' J. C. Smith DIV ALL W L W L ' Athletic Conference CONF ALL 17 2 ' 18 2 6 10 : 10 11 i 7 11 i 1 18 : 1 11 8 2 9 10 2 10 8 4 6 14 4 10 10 3 9 10 Delaware State Florida A&M Coppin Slate Bethune-Cookman Howard Hampton SC State NCA&T State Maryiand-E, S. Norfolk State Morgan State 14 4 11 7 11 8 9 8 6 13 6 12 8 11 6 14 5 12 3 16 1 18 CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK • PLAYER TIONA BEATTY, Sr., G, NCCU, Queens, NY • ; Averaged 27.5 ppg., to lead Lady Eagles to two ; 1 ROOKIE . SHALONDA CARTER, Fr., F, WSSU. Fayetteville. NC ■ In two games, averaged 19 , pts.. 10 reds., indudng 20 pts.. 12 rebs.. vs. 1 VSU. 18 pis.. 8 rebs.. vs. NCCU. COACH . JOU ROBINSON, NCCU - Four wms in a row after defeating WSSU Saturday. MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER LACONIA HATCHER. Jr., G. UMES, Watts. CA ■ Averaged 15.2 ports. 6.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the weeK. She had 13 points. 8 rebounds. 7 assists and four blocks vs. Savannah State and 19 points, six rebounds vs. MSU.tSpontsnlosstofAMU. ROOKIE SHAREMA DEAN. Fr.. G. Hampton, Brooklyn, NY • Led Lady Pirates to 1-1 week, getting U,5 points. 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game. Had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight steals vs. MSU. E. DIVISION Clark Atlanta Paine Albany State Ft. Valley State Benedict W. DIVISION Tuskegee Miies Kentucky State LeMoyne-Owen Lane Intercollegiate • CONF ALL W L W L 9- 1 17 2 9 2 10 6 8 2 7 3 9 9 14 4 9 7 12 5 4 13 3 14 3 15 0 17 SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ' Athletic Conference ALL Southern Alabama State Alabama A&M Alcorn State Grambling State Texas Southern Miss. Valley State Ark. Pine Bluff Prairie View 15 4 9 8 9 8 8 10 6 11 7 10 7 10 4 13 2 16 3 13 SWAC PUYER OF THE WEEK PLAYER CRYSTAL KITT, Jr., C, Alabama St, Mobile, AL • Shot 65% from the floor (20-31) and 72% from the free throw line (13-18). posting double double in two games averaging 26.5 points, 14 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in two wins. Odier Notable Performances • - Shawonda Boston. GSU - Averaged 28 points, including a career-high 34 vs. UAPB. Also had 22 points in a Mf) over MVSU. Averaged six rebounds, four steals and three assists for the week. INDEPEND. W. V. State Central State UDC Cheyney Sav. State Tenn. State PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER
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