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14 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 - THE CAROLINA TIMES LAST HURRAH IN CHARLOTTE CIAA Tournament logo 75 YEARS OF GREATNESS: The CIAA Tournament spent the last 14 years in Charlotte building on a great legacy. LAST CIAA TOURNAMENT IN CHARLOTTE TIPS OFF 2020 SEASON; HOOPER'S REACH MILESTONES 2019-20 CIAA BASKETBALL HONORS BI CIAA WOMEN HONOREES (L to R): Rookie of the Year NyAsia Blango (ECSU), Player of the Year Kwanza Murray (LUPA), & Defensive Player of the Year Kyaja Williams (BSU) CHARLOTTE, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athlet ic Association (CIAA) has announced the 2019-20 Men's and Women's Basketball All-CIAA team, All-Rookie team, and su perlatives as selected by die respective Basketball Coaches As sociation and Sports Information Directors Association. These outstanding individuals were formally recognized Monday dur ing the annual CIAA Tip-Off Awards Luncheon. Kwanza Murray, a senior guard from Lincoln (PA), was named CIAA Women's Player of the Year. The Summerville, SC native led the conference in scoring at 18.4 points per game while also leading the conference in field goal percentage at 44.8 percent and ranking second in the league from the line at 82.4 percent. Livingstone College senior Roger Ray has been named CIAA Men's Player of the Year. Ray led the CIAA in both scor ing and assists during the regular season with 23.8 points and five assists per game. The Raleigh, NC native ranks second in the conference at nearly 38 percent from three and his 82.8 free throw percentage is top four in the league. One of the top scor ers in Division II, Ray's 45 points against Virginia State were the most by a player in the CIAA this season. The 5-10 lead guard is a three-time All-CIAA selection and will finish his ca reer as Livingstone’s all-time leader in both scoring and assists. Head Coach Darrell Mosley of Lincoln University (PA) earns his first CIAA Women’s Coach of the Year honor after leading his team to a 12-3 record in conference play, finishing tied for second in the CIAA Northern Division. Mosley has led the Lady Lions to a school-record 23 wins and guided them to their first top 25 national ranking in school history. Bowie State senior Kyaja Williams has been named Women's Defensive Player of the Year. Williams, a native of Baltimore, MD, leads the CIAA and Division II with four steals per game and ranks seventh in the conference at a block per game. The 5-8 forward was one of two players in the CIAA to average a double-double during the regular season at 13.9 points and 10 rebounds per game. She ranks second in the league in rebounding and fourth in scoring. Rookie guard NyAsia Blango of Elizabeth City State University has been selected CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year. Blango totaled 101 points in her freshman campaign, scoring in double figures twice. Deaquan Williams of Lincoln University (PA) was select ed as Men's Defensive Player of the Year. Williams, a Camden, NJ native, leads the CIAA with 11.1 rebounds per game, includ ing a CIAA-best 7.6 defensive rebounds per contest. He is one of only two players in the CIAA to average a double-double during the regular season, scoring 12.6 points per game. Winston-Salem State Coach Cleo Hill, Jr. earns Men's Coach of the Year honors. Hill led his program to a 13-4 record in league play and a share of the CIAA Southern Division regu lar season title. This is the second time Hill has been named CIAA Coach of the Year with the first coming in 2012. Shaw freshman guard Nigel Martin was voted Men's Rookie of the Year. Martin led all CIAA freshmen in scoring during the regular season at 14.4 points per game. The Cleve land, OH native was also top 10 in the CIAA at 6.6 rebounds per game, which also led all freshman. 2019-20 ALL-CIAA BASKETBALL MEN BACKCOURT - Roger Ray, LIV; Terrell Leach, VUU; Robert Colon, WSSU; Cayse Minor, JCSU; Greyson Kelley, SHAW FRONTCOURT - Lydell Elmore, LIV; Jalen Seegars, FSU; Deaquan Williams, LINC; Saiquan Jamison, BSU; Joseph Allen, ECSU; Jordan Peebles, VUU; Andrew Corum, VSU PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Roger Ray, Livingstone DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Deaquan Williams, Lincoln (PA) ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Nigel Martin, Shaw COACH OF THE YEAR: Cleo Hill, Jr., Winston-Salem State Hill MEN'S 201 9-20 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Standings and Outstanding Players) 01A A Central INTERCOLLEGIATE Athletic Association FINAL cow CT All NORTH DIVISION w L W L W L Virginia State 12 3 5 3 19 8 Virginia Union 11 4 6 2 18 10 Bowie State 8 7 4.4 16 13 Lincoln (PA) 5 10 3 5 9 19 Elizabeth City State 4 11 26 12 16 SOUTH DIVISION Johnson C. Smith 13 4 10 2 19 7 Winston-Salem State 13 4 9 3 15 10 Fayetteville State 10 7 8 4 21 7 Claflin 9 8 7 5 13 15 Livingstone 5 11 3 8 12 15 St. Augustine's 5 12 5 7 11 17 Shaw 2 15 0 12 5 22 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Roger Ray, 6-0, Sr., G, LIVINGSTONE - 23.8 ppg. (1st), 5.0 apg., (1st), 38% 3 FG, 82.8 FT%. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Deaquan Williams, 6-8, Jr., F, LINCOLN -11.1 rpg. (1st), 12.6 ppg. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Nigel Martin, 6-5, Fr., G, SHAW -14.4 ppg., 6.1 rpg. COACH OF THE YEAR Cleo Hill, Jr., WINSTON-SALEM STATE - Tied for S. Div. regular season title. MEAC A™ Mid Eastern .etic Conference CONI W L AU. W L North Carolina A&T 11 3 15 14 North Carolina Central 10 3 14 13 Norfolk State 9 4 13 15 Bethune-Cookman 9 5 15 13 Morgan State 9 5 15 14 SC State 6 8 11 15 Coppin State 5 9 9 20 Maryland Eastern Shore 4 9 5 23 Delaware State 2 11 3 24 Howard 0 13 2 26 # Florida A&M # Ineligible for Conference title 10 5 12 14 BCSP PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jibri Blount, 6-5, Sr., F, NCCU - Averaged double- double (24 ppg., 14.5 rpg.) in two wins getting 20 points and 11 rebounds vs. Howard, 28 points and 18 boards vs. UMES. DEFENSIVE Ronald Jackson, 6-7, Sr., F, NCA&T - Averaged double-double (19 ppg., 12 rpg.) in two wins getting 20 points and 14 rebounds in win over UMES, 18 points and 10 boards vs. Howard. ROOKIE Wayne Bristol Jr., Fr., G, HOWARD - Averaged 18.5 in two tough road losses tallying 26 points at NC A&T and 11 at NCCU. SIAC Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference CONF ALL EAST DIVISION w L w L Albany State 12 6 15 12 Clark Atlanta 12 6 12 14 Savannah State 10 9 10 12 Morehouse 9 8 12 12 Benedict 8 10 12 15 Fort Valley State 4 13 6 20 Paine 4 14 4 19 WEST DIVISION Miles 16 2 21 3 Tuskegee 13 5 16 9 Central State 10 8 14 12 LeMoyne-Owen 7 11 11 13 Spring Hill 7 11 8 19 Lane 7 11 11 15 Kentucky State 7 12 10 16 BCSP PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Romaine Thomas, 6-9, Sr., F, CLARK ATLANTA - Led team with 21 points and 13 rebounds in win over Savannah State. Jelani Watson-Gayle, 6-1, Jr. G, MILES -Led Bears with 22 points in iwn over Tuskegee. NEWCOMER NA 1A/A P SOUTHWESTERN W V V ATHLETIC Conference CONF AU. If L w L Prairie View A&M 12 2 16 11 10 4 13 14 Southern 10 5 13 15 Alcorn State 9 6 13 13 Grambling State 8 6 14 13 Alabama State 7 7 8 19 Jackson State 7 7 10 17 Alabama A&M 4 10 7 18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 12 4 23 Miss. Valley State 2 13 2 25 BCSP PLAYER OF THE WEEK Devonte Patterson, 6-7, Sr., F, PVA&M - Scored 17 points with 7 assists and 6 rebounds in win over MVSU, had game-high 25 points with 9 rebounds in win over UAPB. NEWCOMER NA ROOKIE NA INDEPENDENTS W L W.Va.State 18 7 Tennessee State 16 13 Hampton 13 16 UDC 10 16 Lincoln (Mo.) 10 16 BCSP PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jermaine Marrow, 6-0, Sr., G, HAMP TON -Averaged 28.0 points, 6.5 assists in two wins getting 33 points, 7 assists, 2 steals vs. Gardner-Webb, 23 points, 6 dimes, 4 boards and a steal vs. Winthrop. ROOKIE NA CIAA first up on Hoops Tourney menu LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Men's and women's basketball tournament play be gan this week and will continue over the next two weeks. The CIAA tipped Tuesday (February 25) and runs through Saturday (February 29) in Charlotte N. C. The SIAC men and women are next up with their tournaments running from Tuesday, March 2 through Sat urday, March 7 in Rock Hill, S. C. The MEAC and SWAC men and women then take tlie court the following week (March 10-14) in Norfolk (Va.) and (March 13-14) in Birmingham respectively. CIAA Look for a competitive tournament for both the men and women in the CIAA's 15th and final year in Charlotte before moving to Baltimore next year. Defending tournament champion Virginia State (19- 8, 12-3) and rival Virginia Union (18-10, 11-4) earned the top men's seeds from the North Division and got byes into the Wednesday and Thursday quarterfinal rounds. In the South Division, Johnson C. Smith (19-7) and Winston-Salem State (15-10) tied for the top spot with identical 13-4 conference records but JCSU earned the top seed by virtue of a better divisional record (10-2) than WSSU (9-3). Both have byes into the quarterfinals. In terms of which is the hottest team, VUU comes in on a seven-game win streak while JCSU has won its last six games. For the women, defending tournament champion Virginia Union (22-3, 13-2) - minus last year's tourney darling and MVP Shareka McNeill (out for the season with an injury) - is back as the North's top seed. Lincoln (23-5) and Bowie State (22-4) both finished with 12-3 conference marks and 6-2 division records but Lincoln won a coin toss to take the second seed. In the women's South Division, tire top seeds and early round byes went to No. 1 Fayetteville State (18-8, 15-2) and No. 2 Johnson C. Smith (17-10, 12-5). VUU has a six-game win streak while FSU has won nine straight. SIAC Clark Atlanta (12-6) has caught Albany State (12-6) atop the men's E. Div. race and the two have clinched the top two seeds for next week's tournament. In the West, it's ditto for Miles (16-2) and Tuskegee (13-5). For the SIAC women, the same two teams in the West, Miles (14-4) MILESTONES —— • Six-five Howard senior swingman Charles "CJ" Wil liams broke the long held Mid Eastern Athletic Conference career scoring record Saturday in a game at North Carolina A&T The Richmond, Va. native and prolific scorer broke the re cord of2,275 points previously held by Tom Davis, a 6-7 power forward who played at Delaware State from 1987-91. Williams entered the season 15th on the MEAC's career scoring list and entered Saturday's game needing just four points to break Davis's record. He tallied 10 points to raise his total to 2,282 points. He added 22 points Monday in a game vs. N. C. Centi-al to bring his total to 2,304 points. Williams has three more regular season games and the MEAC Tournament to pad the mark. Williams averaged 15.6 ppg. in his rookie season (2016- 17) en route to being named the league's rookie of the year. He tallied 20.4 ppg. as a sophomore to earn first team all-MEAC status. Last season, he was named to the first team again while tallying 17.9 ppg. He is currently averaging 18.2 ppg., third best in the MEAC. • Six-foot Hampton senior guard Jermaine Marrow made history recently as he passed Hampton legend and former NBA great Rick Mahorn as the school's all-time scoring leader. He broke the record during an 18-point performance vs. UNC-Asheville on Mon., Feb. 10. It gave him 2,421 points for WOMEN OPENING ROUND - 2/25 4N Eliz. City State vs. 5S St. Augustine's 3N Bowie State vs. 6S Shaw 4S Livingstone vs. 5N Virginia State 3S Winston-Salem State vs. 7S Claflin QUARTERFINALS - WED., 2/26 1S Fayetteville State vs. ECSU/SAU - 2:20p 1N Virginia Union vs. LIV/VSU - 4:30p QUARTERFINALS- THURS., 2/27 2N Lincoln vs. WSSU/CLAF - 1p 2S JC Smith vs. BSU/SHAW - 3p SEMIFINALS - FRI., 2/28 1p.m. &3p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP - SAT., 2/29 1p.m. MEN OPENING ROUND - TUES., 2/25 4N Lincoln vs. 5S St. Augustine's - 6:40p 4S Claflin vs. 5N Elizabeth City State - 8:50p OPENING ROUND - WED., 2/26 7S Shaw vs. 3S Fayetteville State - 10a 3N Bowie State vs. 63 Livingstone - 12:10p QUARTERFINALS - WED., 2/26 1N Virginia State vs. ECSU/CLAF - 6:40p 1S JC Smith vs. LINC/SAU - 8:50p QUARTERFINALS - 2/27 2N Virginia Union vs. Shaw/FSU - 7p 23 Winston-Salem State vs. BSU/LIV - 9p SEMIFINALS - 2/28 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP - 2/29 4:30 p.m. and Tuskegee (10-6) have claimed the top two spots and early round tournament byes. Benedict (13-2) has the best record and has clinched the top spot from the E Div. while Savannah State (10-7) is the second seed. Regular season play ended Tuesday, March 25. MEAC A win by North Carolina A&T Monday (83-62 ovei Maryland-Eastern Shore) coupled with a loss by Nor folk State (78-55 to Bethune-Cookman) propelled the Aggie men to the top of the MEAC standings at 11-3. North Carolina Central got wins over UMES and How ard to stay just a game behind the Aggies at 10-3. NSU dropped to 9-4 with the loss and is in third. There are just three dates left in the MEAC regular sea son, Saturday (Feb. 29) and Monday (March 2) and the finales on Thursday (March 5). NSU hosts Howard Saturday, travels to Delaware State Monday and finishes at Morgan State Thursday. NCCU plays at South Carolina State Saturday, hosts Bethune- Cookman on Monday before finishing with a showdown at home in Durham vs. A&T. A&T has just two games left, Monday at SC State and the finale next Thursday at NCCU. Bethune-Cookman has wrapped the top seed for the women with a 13-1 league record and two games left on its schedule. The battle is for the spots behind them between 10-3 Norfolk State, 10-4 North Carolina A&T and 10-4 Morgan State. NSU and MSU meet on the final regular season date, Thursday March 5. SWAC Second-place Texas Southern was stunned in overtime (74-72) by ninth-place Arkansas-Pine Bluff Monday that knocked the Tigers another game behind men's league leader Prairie View A&M (12-2) at 10-4. In the SWAC men's and women's Tournaments, only the top eighi teams get in with the top four seeds hosting quarterfinal games before the tournament shifts to Bartow Arena in Birmingham on March 13 and 14 for the semifinals and finals. Five dates are left in regular season play which ends on Saturday, March 7. Southern (10-5) and Alcorn State (9-6) are currently third and fourth in the men's race but three other teams are less than three games behind them. Jackson State (13-1) continues to set the pace for the women with TSU (11-3), Southern (11-4) and Alabama A&M (10-4) close behind. his career passing Mahorn's total of 2,418 points set during the Pirates' Hall of Famer’s career from 1976-80. Mahorn went on to play in the NBA for 18 years winning an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 1989. Manow currently leads the Big South and is third in NCAA Div. I basketball averaging 23.9 points per game. Last season, as ajunior, he averaged 24.4 ppg. and was named first team all-Big South. He averaged 19.1 ppg. as a sophomore and 15.6 ppg. as a freshman while playing in the MEAC. • Six-foot North Carolina A&T junior point guard Kam- eron Langley became the school's all-time assists leader Mon day in a game vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore. Langley, currently leading the MEAC and fourth in NCAA Div. I basketball at 7.4 assists per game, tied his career-high with 13 assists in the game. In doing so he surpassed Thomas "Ice" Griffis's record of 582 dimes handed out in his career (1984-88). Langley has another season to chase the MEAC's all- time record of 622 assists held by former Coppin State guard Larry Yarbray (1988-92). HOOPS THIS WEEK THURSDAY, FEBRIARY 27 Jacksonville State @ Tennessee State Radford @ Hampton SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 MEAC North Carolina Central @ 3. Carolina State Delaware State @ Md.-E. Shore Norfolk State @ Florida A&M Coppin State @ Morgan State Howard @ Norfolk State SWAC Alabama A&M ©Texas Southern Southern @ Alcorn State Miss. Valley State @ Jackson State Ark.-Pine Bluff @ Grambling State Alabama State @ Prairie View A&M INDEPENDENTS Belmont @ Tennessee State SC Upstate @ Hampton UDC @ St. Thomas Aquina MONDAY, MARCH 2 MEAC N. Carolina A&T @ 3. Carolina State Md.-E. Shore @ Howard Norfolk State @ Delaware State Bethune-Cookman @ N. Carolina Central SWAC Alabama State @ Texas Southern Miss. Valley State @ Grambling State Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Jackson State Alabama A&M @ Prairie View A&M WOMEN'S 201 9-20 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Standings and Outstanding Players) Williams, SAU; Lezarea Bowens, JCSU PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kwanza Murray, Lincoln (PA) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kyaja Williams, Bowie State ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: NyAsia Blango, Elizabeth City State COACH OF THE YEAR: Darrell Mosley, Lincoln (PA) Mosley WOMEN BACKCOURT - Katisha Hyman, FSU; Kwanza Murray, LINC; Daisa Harris, LIV; DeAshia Young, LINC; Shameka McNeill, VUU FRONTCOURT - Kyaja Williams, BSU; Jasmine Carter, VUU; Aminata Johnson, FSU; Devona Stell, ECSU; Dejoria Howard, SHAW; Kaaliya CIAA Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association FINAL CONF DIV AU. NORTH DIVISION W L w L W L Virginia Union 13 2 6 2 22 3 Lincoln (PA) 12 3 6 2 23 5 Bowie State 12 3 6 2 22 4 Elizabeth City State 6 9 2 6 11 17 Virginia State 4 11 0 8 9 19 SOUTH Division W L w L W L Fayetteville State 15 2 12 0 18 8 Johnson C. Smith 12 5 9 3 17 10 Winston-Salem State 8 9 7 5 13 15 Livingstone 7 10 6 6 13 14 St. Augustine's 5 12 5 7 10 18 Shaw 2 15 2 10 6 20 Claflin 1 16 1 11 1 25 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Kwanzaa Murray, 5-8, Sr., G, LINCOLN -18.4 ppg. (1st), 5.0 apg., 44.8 FG% (1st), 38% 3 FG, 82.8 FT%. M|“AC Mid EASTERN V Athletic Conference CONF ALL w L W L Bethune-Cookman 13 1 21 5 Norfolk State 10 3 16 10 Morgan State 10 4 14 13 North Carolina A&T 10 4 18 8 Delaware State 8 5 12 14 Howard 6 7 14 12 North Carolina Central 5 6 8 16 Coppin State 3 .11 3 23 Maryland Eastern Shore 2 11 5 21 SC State 2 12 3 24 * Florida A&M 4 11 6 20 # Ineligible PLAYER AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Paulina Afriye, 5-11, Sr., F, NCCU - Averaged a double-double of 23.0 ppg., and 12.5 rpg. in two wins, scoring 24 points and pulling down 15 rebounds with 3 blocks vs. Howard, after getting 22 points with 10 boards and 2 blocks vs. UMES. ROOKIE Anissa Rivera, 6-1, Fr., F, NCCU - Averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two wins getting 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists vs. UMES, and 23 points with 8 boards and 2 steals vs. Howard. SIAC 5 southern Intercollegia ATHLETIC Conference COHF ALL EAST DIVISION W L W L Benedict 13 2 23 3 Savannah State 10 7 15 7 Fort Valley State 8 7 13 12 Paine 5 10 6 15 Clark Atlanta 5 10 7 18 Albany State 2 11 7 18 WEST DIVISION Miles 14 4 19 7 Tuskegee 10 6 14 11 Central State 9 8 11 15 Spring Hill 9 9 10 18 Lane 8 9 9 15 LeMoyne-Owen 7 9 8 10 Kentucky State 5 13 8 17 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Victoria Sutton, 5-4, Sr., G, MILES - Tallied game- high 26 points on 6 of 13 shooting, 4 of 7 on 3s, in win over Tuskegee. Also had team-high 16 points in win over Spring Hill. NEWCOMER NA QlAf A ^ SOUTHWESTERN V ■ VM V ATHLETIC Conference CONF ALL w L w L Jackson State 13 1 15 9 Texas Southern 11 3 16 9 Southern 11 4 13 13 Alabama A&M 10 4 14 11 Prairie View A&M 8 6 11 15 Alcorn State 7 8 11 16 Alabama State 5 9 8 17 Arkansas Pine Bluff 4 11 5 20 Grambling State 2 12 3 22 Miss. Valley State 1 14 2 24 BCSP PLAYER & DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Dariauna Lewis, 6-1, So., F, ALABAM A&M - Scored team-high 12 points with 5 rebounds in big win over Southern, also had 22 points and 15 rebounds with 3 blocks and 2 steals in win over Alcorn State. CIAA MEN HONOREES (L to R): Rookie of the Year Nigel Martin (Shaw), Player of the Year Roger Ray (Livingstone), & Defensive Player of the Year Deaquan Williams (Lincoln (PA) © AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XXVI, No. 30 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kyaja Williams, 5-8, Sr., F, BOWIE STATE -4.0steals pg., 10.0 rpg., 13.9 ppg., ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Nyasia Blango, 6-5, Fr., G, ECSU -14.4 ppg., 6.1 rpg. COACH OF THE YEAR Darrell Mosley, LINCOLN - Posted23-5 mark, national ranking for first time INDEPENDENTS W L Hampton 16 10 W.Va.State 9 17 UDC 719 Lincoln (Mo.) 3 23 Tennessee State 4 22 BCSP PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ashley Bates, 5-7, Sr., G, HAMPTON - Averaged 20 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5-0 assists and 4.0 steals in two wins getting 27 pts., 8 boards, 5 dimes and 3 steals vs. USC-Upstate, 13 pts., 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 assists vs. Presbyterian. ROOKIE Nylah Young, 5-10, Fr., F, HAMPTON - Back-to-back 17-point games that included 7 boards and 4 steals vs. USC- Upstate and 12 boards vs. Presbyterian.