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Aggies choose Hunter as new head basketball coach \ ? [By DAMON FORD 'The Chkonkxe . 4 ? ?. | Out with the old and in with ' .the new. After the sudden resignation [Of N.C. A&T State University [head men's hasketball coach Roy Thomas Monday afternoon, [Chancellor Edward Fort appoint ;ed assistant coach Curtis Hunter [as interim coach for the 1999 [2000 season. ; "This represents the chance of [a life time," Hunter said. "North [Carolina A&T is a great universi ty or as Chancellor Fort says so [often, it is a world-class institu tion steeped in the tradition of [academic and athletic excellence. "I shall do everything that 1 [can to help perpetuate that tradi [tion." [ - Hunter, who has been at A&T [since 1997 will work under a one year contract and will take on full coaching responsibilities. Hunter, a former high school All American played four years of college basketball under leg endary UNC coach Dean Smith from 1982-1987. He played pro fessional basketball over seas for five years before beginning his coaching career at Chapel Hill High School in the early 90s. The Tarheel alumnus also served as an assistant coach at Fayetteville State University under Rick Duckett, the head basketball coach at Winston Salem State University before ' coming to A&T two years ago. Hunter is very confident that he will be able to build lipon an Aggie program, which returns eight sophomores and juniors. This past season the team went 13-15 and earned a birth in the semi-finals of the ME AC Basket ball Tournament. "The players know me, respect me and now I'm in a posi tion to hopefully provide N.C. A&T with some stability within the men's basketball program and build on a very positive base con structed by coach Thomas," he ! - said. "I am delighted to accept this position and I appreciated Dr. Fort's confidence in my abili ties." Thomas, whose contract ended this season steps down from the helm of the Aggie bas ketball program after compiling an overall record of 61-79 at A&T and a 46-42 conference record. In his first year as A&T coach in 1994-1995. Thomas led the Aggies to the MEAC Conference " Championship and a NCAA birth. Since that time he guided A&T to another championship game in 1997 and two other semi final births, including this past season. Thomas also garnered MEAC coach of the year honors in 1997 after the Aggies finished third in the league. Before taking over the Aggie program Thomas attained five league trophies and one national championship in 11 seasons at Tyler Junior College. ' Gaines, Monroe lend hand to help out Black College All-Star Basketball Classic Special to The Chronicle i * Bighouse Gaines, former leg endary coach at Winston-Salem State, will once again serves as the event spokesman for the Black College All-Star Basket ball Classic. The fourth-annual classic will !be played on Saturday, April 10, at the Baltimore Arena. The women's game will tip off at 4 p.m. and the men's game will get underway at 6 p.m. 1 | Many professional scouts will ,be on hand to watch players from ;fte nation's historically black Colleges and universities. . J Target Sports Marketing and |the National Association for ;Iiqual Opportunity in Higher ^Education (NAFEAO) are the tournament's sponsors. !- Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, the ;former Winston-Salem State All American, who began his NBA ;dareer in Baltimore and went on ?to become one of the NBA's Fifty All-Time Greatest players, will Iserves as honorary coach of the North Tpam. Sam Jones,' who ?played at North Carolina Cen tral, before embarking uppn a long and productive NBA career with the Boston Celtics, is the honorary coach of'the south team. LaShun Lawson, executive producer of the Classic, said the tournament is growing in popu larity. "We are very excited to return to the city of Baltimore in 1999," she said. "Last year, we received amazing support from the city and its citizens and we are look ing forward to continue building this event in Baltimore." Other activities have been scheduled around the Classic this season. They include the Black College All-Star Kids Clinic at Morgan State. Professional bas ketball players and coaches, including Bernie Bickerstaff, coach of the Washington Wiz ards, will conduct the clinic of some 200 Baltimore city kids in an assortment of basketball tech niques. a Among the other activities scheduled for this year are a pre game concert, featuring various national artists on Friday, April 9; a stepshow featuring various Greek frateriiities and sororities from HBCU's on Saturday (April 10) and an Old School Reunion party following the game. Last year's men's game was broadcast live on Home Team Sports Network, an affiliate of FOX Sports Network. Addition ally, the men's game was aired tape-delayed on various Fox Sports affiliates across the coun- | try. Gain*% HAWS aioTOKS basketball,taMing rosters i t ? Special to The Chronicle The " Housing Authority of ?Winston-Salem recently announced its 1999 edition of the PHASAC (Public Housihg Authorities State Athletic Com mittee) basketball and cheerlead ihg teams. They will represent HAWS in competition against housing authorities from across the state. In additiqn, the cheerleading team will be defending its state champi onship which was won last June at the PHASAC State Tournament in Kinston. PHASAC is an association of public housing authorities from across North Carolina, whose pri mary mission is to provide its res idents a positive and constructive outlet for their energies. This is accomplished through supervised competition in basketball and cheerleading among the member agencies and other activities that promote the personal growth and development of each participant. Youth between the ages of 12 and 18 are eligible to participate pro vided that they are a HAWS resi dent, attend school on a regular basis and attend sessions that pro vide academic assistance and pro mote their personal growth and. development. The season culmi nates in the State Tournament, held in June at one of the member cities, where the state champions for that season are crowned. Winston-Salem is a member of District 2, comprising the housing authorities of High Point, Greensboro, Raleigh, Durham, Troy and Rockingham. During March and April, these teams will play against each other on Satur days in one of the member cities. Winston-Salem began its season March 13 by hosting three Dis trict 2 games at Ashley Middle School. The basketball team and cheerleaders made their season debut in an exhibition game on Thursday, March 11, a 7 p.m. at Ashley. Winston-Salem will also serve as the host for the District 2 tournament, scheduled for May 14 and IS. There is no admission charge for these games and the public is invited to attend. The 1999 HAWS cheerleading team is comprised of Sharonda Adams, Temeika Alexander, Cas sandra Bowles, Shanika Brown, Tysheka Byers, Takreshia Dun can, Shameka Gadberry, Likesha Jenkins, Convonna Keller, Kelly I Lee, Arifah Lyons, Shatara Lyons, Tomeshia McMillen, Kayla Mungo, Lakenya Rhymer and j Mekia Watson. The members of the basketball team include Ervin ! Alexander, Paris Barnes, Kevin Coleman, Ferris Ford, Isaiah France, Charlie Gibson, Earl ! Lyles, Antwone Rickard, Shawn Smith, Mike Taylor, Ronald | Thomas, Ramon Webster, ! Tomont Williams and Isiaha Tay lor, manager. Jacqueline Brandon is the coach of the cheerleading team and Roger McMurray is coach of j the basketball team. Jessie Hymes jj and LaTarsha Sherrod sqrve as *? the program's academic advisors. Bill McClain, HAWS Youth Ser vices Coordinator, oversees the operation of the program. Tiny Indians to hold early registration for players, taking applications for coaches | Special lo The Chroncile The Winston-Salem Tiny Indi ans Inc. will have early registration ifor the 1999 football season on Sat urday, March 20. from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Ray Agnew Football Field on Waterworks Road. The Indians are also still look ing for coaches for its cheerleading and coaching positions. Saturday will be the last day that applications will be accepted. Last year's participants who still have equipment are asked to also bring their equipment to the field. Players will not be able to reg ister if they still have equipment from last year. For more informa tion, contact Shirelle Stewart-Rid dick at 723-2573. kUkd^Harris Teeter SH Ew\tcc^p2T wwwJiarristeeter.com HH For Your FREE ^nTfT^HTfWWIgBK^gWP51TPgpWI!l^ casrer nam uwior 1/2 gal. Breyers Hi Ice Cream 1&25 -18S os. Duncan Hines pm Cake Mix H^,'^S?Sand Ch?.AhpyOocMw With VIC Cfd With VIC Card 9 -IS oa. VfoMgang Puck # IS os. 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