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The Lakers of the 6-10 Division
Playoffs going down at Hosiery
BY TREVOR LAWSON
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It's down to only?two teams (per division) at
the Hanes Hosiery Hot Hoops Summer League In
the 6-10 Division, the Deacons and Tarheels
earned the right to battle for championship. The
Spurs and Hornets earned the right to play for a
11-14 Divisional title.
Deacons 19, Blue Devils 8 (6-10 Division):
With their season on the line, the Deacons seemed
determined to advance to this week's champi
onship game .
The Deacons were led by floor general Caleb
Burgess, who finished with 10 points. The
Deacons also got solid contributions from Delia
Davis and Tyreke Hazel. Evan Ross of the Blue
Devils gave his best effort with 6 points for his
team. David Morgan also played hard for the Blue
Devils, despite the loss.
In the other 6-10 Division playoff game, the
Tarheels were able to slip by the Wolfpack, 15-14.
The Tarheels found help across the board that
allowed them to advance to this week's champi
onship game.
Haven Hairston, Sherrard Wells and Arnieca
Patterson each scored 4 points for the Tarheels.
Josh Goodman also played well for the winners.
Amir Lumpkins led the way for the Wolfpack with
10 points.
Hornets 51, Celtics 40 (11-14 Division):
Rakie Badger filled up the nets for the Hornets,
scoring 25 points in the victory. He also had sev
eral crafty assists. The Hornets also got solid con
tributions from Rae Brown, Emmanuel Moore,
Hasan Smith and Kadejah Johnson.
Stephan White ended his season with a bang,
scoring 21 points for the Celtics, while teammate
Daisean Rucker added 10 points and several key
rebounds.
In the other 11-14 Divisional playoff game, the
Spurs took down the Lakers by 18 points (55-37).
With almost all of the Spurs players scoring at
least one bucket, the Lakers proved to be no
match. Daniel Woodruff kept up his consistent
play for the Spurs ? scoring 17 points. Roosevelt
Harrison and Celeste Burgess added 9 points
apiece for the Spurs. Tre Brown and Jalen Knight
of the Lakers split their teams points with Brown
scoring 12 and Knight finishing with 23, which
was a season best.
Bobcats announce season schedule
CHRONICLE STAFF RUORT
The National Basketball, Association
announced the 2008-09 NBA regular-season
schedule last week and the Charlotte Bobcats will
open on Thursday, Oct. 30 at Cleveland versus
the LeBron James-led Cavaliers. The Bobcats
schedule also features 21 weekend home dates,
including 11 Saturday night games
Eight of the Bobcats first 10 games will be at
home, highlighted by visits from 2008 NBA
Olympians Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat on
Nov. 1 , Tayshaun Prince and the Detroit Pistons
on Nov. 3, Chris Paul (CP3) and the New Orleans
Hornets on Nov. 7 and Chris Bosh and the
Toronto Raptors on Nov. 9.
The Bobcats will also host Carmelo Anthony
and the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 11, Deron
Williams. Carlos Boozer and the I 'rah Jazz on
Nov. 14, Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic
on "Nov. 16 and Josh "J-Ho" Howard and the
Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 18.
o Other highlights of the schedule include a
Thanksgiving weekend visit from the defending
NBA Champion Boston Celtics on Saturday,
Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. and a celebration of Martin
Luther King's birthday at 2 p.m. on Jan. 19
against the San Antonio Spurs. The Bobcats will
play 24 of their final 41 games on the road,
including two five-game road trips.
All Bobcats home games will begin at 7 p.m.,
with the exception of the MLK game against San
Antonio and two Sunday contests against Toronto
(Nov. 9, 1 p.m.) and Orlando (Nov. 16, 5:30
p.m.).
New broadcast partner FSN South and sister
network SportSouth will air 70 games this sea
son, with a schedule to be unveiled at a later date.
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Charlotte Bobcat point guard Raymond Felton
goes up strong during a game last season.
Brown
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come back and serve your
alma mater in any capacity,"
said Brown. "To be named ath
letics director is a little more
special because I am a product
of North Carolina A&T athlet
ics. I really want to build our
future on the strong traditions,
of the past."
Brown began his profes
sional career as a teacher and
coach at C.L. Harper High
School in Atlanta. Five years
later he became the head men's
basketball coach at Howard
Community College in
Columbia, Md. In 10 seasons,
he compiled a 191-110 record.
The foundation for his
ascension to director of athlet
ics began in 1996 when he
accepted a position as an assis
tant athletics director and
assistant m^n's basketball
coach at Wheeling and Jesuit
University. He spent five years
there before being hired as an
associate athletics director at
Bowie State University in
2001 . A year later, he returned
to his alma mater as an associ
ate athletics director.
"From the first day I
stepped on campus," said
Brown. "I fell in love with the
school. "It wasn't called Aggie
Pride back then, but you had
people on campus ready to
preach to you about the impor
tance of being an Aggie. We
have to restore the attitude in
our student-athletes that once
you become an Aggie, you've
become something special."
"At first I thought I was
moved because they didn't
need me ?at wide out,"
Washington said. "But my
coach (Billy Mitchell) told me
it was like a promotion. I can
help more at running ?ack.
My coaches are telling me that
I have a real good shot at get
ting some reps this year. I get
a lot of reps in practice. Coach
tells me that I'm something
special. The coaches really
make me feel important or
valuable to the team."
Washington's breakaway
speed is one of the reasons
some of his teammates and
coaches think he can be spe
cial. He's presently in the mix
of potential kick and punt
returners for Wake.
"In high school I was
always told that I was too
small," Washington said. "But
athleticism doesn't come in a
6-8, 240-pound package. It's
all about how hard you work.
And I work hard. Big things
come 'in small packages.
When I first came to Wake I
had no idea that I would be
getting a chance to be playing
like I expect to this season.
Hard work is really paying
off. I believe that this will be a
good season for me and the
team."
Washington already has
thoughts of what it might be
like after he scores his first
touchdown, whethef that hap
pens this year or in the future.
"I might point a finger in
the sky," Washington said
with a smile. "They (his par
ents) may be pointing down
on me. I don't know how I'm
going to handle that situation.
I might break down. All I
know is that it's going to be
special. Every positive thing
that happens is going to be
more special to me."
Washington
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up in a panic only to real
ize that his mother was physi
cally gone
"That was hard on both of
us,' said Washington, who's a
walk-on for Wake. "But my
mom always told me that we
will always have each other if
something were to happen to
her What my mom and dad
taught us will take us a long
way. I'm pretty strong. At the
same time, this really hurts.
But I keep telling myself that
everything will be OK."
Carver athletic director
AJfred Poe added: "C.J. is a
very strong-minded kid. He
was also very close with his
mother He knows that sbe
probably would want him to
keep working toward his goals
at Wake Forest. I know he's
hurt But he's such a strong
kid that I think he will use her
blessings to help himself and
his sister keep going."
Washington has felt the
burn of losing a parent before.
At the tender age of 1 1 , he lost
his father. He's now in his sec
ond year at Wake, where he
maintains a 3.0 grade point
average - without either of
his parents. But he's still
?walking strong and taking
each day one day at a time. He
said his latest tragedy is help
ing him grow ? despite the
fact that he's extremely hurt.
Washington understands that
he's got t move on.
Washington's Motivation
"Moving on is actually an
understatement," Washington
said. "I think I've grown
through this. Mv mom always
told me that God put your
eyes in front of your head so
you wouldn't look back. My
mom toldrme not to ever feel
sorry for yourself. Both of my
parents always told me to stav
focused. My sister is the emo
tional type. I feel like I have
to be strong for her too."
Washington's Wake Forest
teammates have also helped
him over the past two months
"They've really been pick
ing me up everyday."
Washington said. "It feels like
we're actually brothers
They've really been here foT
me. We were doing this work
out called Gameday. That's
where you do 50 reps of 220
or 240 pounds of hang clean
That's a lot. My hands were
bleeding. A lot of the guys
were telling me to do it for my
mom. That's what 1 did. That
helped me power through. My
mother motivates me to do a
lot, especially when it comes
to running extra and lifting
more weights. She's my moti
vation."
Photo by Bob Hebe
Wake redshirt freshman CJ. Washington darts through a hole during a recent scrimmage.
Washington's hard work
hasn't been going unnoticed
either. He was moved from
wide out to running back to
give the offense more depth at
the position. Washington
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could easily find himself in
the mix for action from the
backfield. After all, Josh
Adams was once third on the
depth chart before bursting on
the scene for Wake last year.
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