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SPORTS/The Charlotte Post
Thursday, January 30, 1997
For the Week of January 28 through February 3, 1997
WIDE
OPEN
RACES
SWAC Sports Photo
BOLDEN; Trying to gun
Texas Southern into
SWAC lead.
T CONFERENCE RACES UNDECIDED
WITH JUST ONE MONTH LEFT IN SEASON
Tenn, St. Sports Photo
ROGERS: Led
Tenn. State to two
NCAA tournament
appearances.
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
SACRIFICE FOR SISl Former Tennessee
State star Carlos Rogers, now of the NBA's Toronto
Raptors, was prepared to possibly
end his professional basketball ca
reer to aid his sister Rene who died
last week. Rogers, who earns $1.4
million, volunteered to give his then
ailing sister one of his kidneys before
her doctors determined she was not
strong enough to undergo the proce
dure. Rene Rogers, 29, was
sufferening from an infection after
her body rejected a kidney from a
previous transplant. Her brother was
the only member of her family with a kidney that matched
Rene's. Rogers, 25, a Detroit native, left the Raptors last
week to be by his sister's side. Rogers said she had supported
him throughout his career and he did not think twice about
making the sacrifice. Experts said it was unlikely that
Rogers, blossoming as an NBA player averaging 10.5 points
and 5.8 rebounds, could have continued his playing career
with just one kidney.
NAIA STARS: Langston University placed two
players on the NAIA Div. I Football All-America Team
while one other Lions player received honorable mention.
Junior offensive liiieman Chris Watts (6-3,300, Houston,
TX) and senior linebacker Devon Jackson (6-2, 225, Los
Angeles, CA) were both first team selections. Defensive
back Kendrick Crawford (5-9, 180, Dallas, TX) earned
honorable mention.
MEN'S BLACK COLLEGE
STATISTICAL LEADERS
SCORING CL
1. Mark Bedel, Fisk SR
2. Elgren Green, Virginia St. JR
3. Randy Bolden, Tex. S'thrn JR
4. Roderick Blakney, S.C. St. JR
5. Bethel Hendricks, Alab. A&M SR
e.Lafonte Moses, St. Augustine's JR
y.William Burr, Clark Atlanta SR
S.Antwain Smith, St. Paul's JR
9. Ervin Josey, Albany St. JR
10. Fabian Spencer, Tuskegee JR
11 .William Hubbard, Albany St. JR
REBOUNDING
1. Fabian Spencer, Tuskegee
2. James Spears, Shaw
3. Darryl Hardy, Winston Salem
4. Bethel Hendricks, Alabama A&r
5. Rod Carmichael, Norfolk St.
6. Terquin Mott, Coppin St.
7. Ronnell Williams, Southern U.
8. Anthony Harris, Elizabeth City
9. Robert Robinson, Miss. Valley
10. Kimani Stewart, NC A&T
ASSISTS
1. Kareem Gilbert, Tennessee St.
2. Mario Haskett, St. Paul's
3. Cameron Dailey, Tuskegee
4. Otis Attucks, W-S State
5. Adrian Bell, Elizabeth City
6. Maurice Whitfield, Norfolk St.
7. Reuben Stiff, Alcorn State
8. Keith Hines, St. Augustine's
BLOCKED SHOTS
1. Jerome James, Florida A&M
2. Marco Harrison,.St. Paul's
3. Jerome Spellman, Virginia Union
4. Bernard Heard, St. Augustine's
5. Kenyon Ross, Miss. Valley
6. Antwain Smith, St. Paul's
STEALS
1. Kevin Howard, Grambling
2. Joel Hoover, Md.-East Shore
3. Kareem Gilbert, Tennessee St.
4. Anthony Davis, Mississippi Val.
5. Elgin Green, Virginia State
6. Anthon Beltbread, Ky. State
7. Adrian Tillman, Ky. State
G
FG
3FG
FT PTS
AVG.
7
62
30
23 177
25.3
18
143
62
66 414
23.0
17
114
53
98 379
22.3
15
108
30
75 321
21.4
16
135
0
57 327
20.4
14
97
45
46 285
20.4
13
95
39
36 265
20.4
11
84
7
49 224
20.4
18
139
30
56 364
20.2
16
129
0
76 334
20.0
18
133
46
35 347
19.3
CL
G
NO.
AVG.
JR
16
195
12.2
JR
20
233
10.4
JR
14
145
10.4
1
SR
16
163
10.2
JR
16
157
9.8
SR
12
115
9.6
JR
14
136
9.7
JR
14
130
9.3
JR
16
145
9.1
SR
12
107
8.9
CL
G
NO.
AVG.
JR
14
84
6.0
JR
11
77
7.0
JR
16
105
6.6
SO
15
96
6.4
SR
14
89
6.4
JR
16
101
6.3
SO
15
90
6.0
SR
15
89
5.0
CL
G
NO.
AVG
JR
15
67
4.4
so
13
38
2.9
1
SR
18
51
2.8
JR
15
332
2.1
SR
16
34
2.1
so
14
28
2.0
CL
G
NO.
AVG.
SR
17
62
3.6
FR
14
45
3.3
JR
14
43
3.1
JR
16
46
2.9
SO
18
52
2.9
FR
15
44
2.9
JR
15
43
2,9
BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men's Standings, Results and Weekly Honors)
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
SCORES
JAN. 25
Alabama A&M 114, Tuskegee 91
Albany State 101, Morris Brown 80
Clark Atlanta 84, Savannah State 78
Coppin State 84, Rorida A&M 67
Elizabeth City 89, St. Paul's 49
Fort Valley St. 78, LeMoyne Owen 73
Hampton 61, Morgan State 59
Howard 85, Bethune-Cookman 82
Morehouse 71, Kentucky State 77
NC A&T 82, Delaware State 74
NC Central 66, Fayetteville St. 55
Norfolk State 83, Virginia State 70
Paine 70, Augusta College 62
SC State 77, Md. Eastern Shore 65
Shaw 78, JC Smith 69
St. Augustine's 91, Barber Scotia 70
Virginia Union 89, Bowie State 61
Athletic Association
DIV ALL
NORTH
Elizabeth City
St Paul’s
Norfolk State
Virginia Union
Virginia State
Bowie St
0 3
SOUTH
St. Augustine's 5 1
NC Central 4 2
Fayetteville St 4 3
Shaw 3 4
Livingstone 2 3
JC Smith 1 4
Winston-Salem St. 1 4
7 8
ClAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DAMION KEYES - Jr., F, Bowie State -
Had S3 points, 24 rebounds in three games.
His best game was 23 points and 10 re
bounds vs. Ojiumbia Union.
MEAC
CONF ALL
W L W L
NC A&T
SC State
Coppin State
Bethune-Cookman
Howard
Hampton
Delaware State
Florida A&M
Morgan State
Mary!and-ES
1 6
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
TERRENCE HOOD - Soph., G, Del
State* In three victories had 55 points,
12 rebounds and 10 assists in leading
the Hornets to a 2-1 week including
wins over Howard and Hampton.
EAST
Clark Atlanta 6
Albany State 7
Savannah State 4
Paine 2
Fort Valley State 1
Morris Brown 1
WEST
Alabama A&M 10 1 13 3
Kentucky State 7 3 114
LeMoyne-Owen 5 5 10 8
Miles 4 4 7 7
Morehouse 5 6 9 8
Tuskegee 0 8 3 13
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
JAMES CRUTCHER ■ Sr., F, Ky.
State - In three games averaged 19.6
points, 10 rebounds as KSU went 3-0.
L w
L
w
L
W L
Miss Valley
6
11 6
0 10
3
Texas Southern
4
2
9 9
3 12
6
Prairie View
4
3
6 12
4 7
8
Alabama State
4
3
5 12
3 7
7
Jackson State
3
5 .14
7 4
12
Grambling
2
4
7 '11
8 1
14
Southern
2
5
5 10
Alcorn State
2
5
4 12
Athletic Conference
SWAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK
MARK JENNINGS • Sr, G, Miss. Valley
Had 19 points, 15 rebounds, one assist
and one steal in a win over Grambling.
INDEPEN
DENTS L
Cheyney 11 7
Dist of Columbia 5 7
Ark-Pine Bluff 5 11
Tennessee St. 5 11
Central State 4 13
No clear cut favorites emerge
as season enters final month
If there's one common thread running through the
black college basketball season so far this year it's that no
one is invincible.
Heading into the final month of the season, no team
seems to be immune from the upset bug. And all indicators
point to a wide open tournament season.
ClAA
In the 26 years since 1970, Virginia Union (10) and
Norfolk State (10) have dominated ClAA Tournament
Championships as well as the conference's presence in
national polls and national championships. For the first
time in about that much time, neither is a favorite for the
conference title and neither has been ranked this year.
Instead, Elizabeth City (4-0,11-3) and St. Paul's (4-
2, 11-3) have supplanted them as N. Division front
runners. ECSU disposed of both Norfolk State and St.
Paul's in the last ten days to grab the top spot in the North.
St. Paul’s rose to 15th in last week's Div. II poll but will
likely fall out after the loss to Elizabeth City. The Vikings
look to the be the fifth ClAA team to be ranked this year.
The story of woe is even greater for Southern Division
teams. Only one team, Winston-Salem State in 1970 and
1977, has been able to claim championships in those same
26 years. That means for 19 consecutive years a N. Div.
team has worn the crown.
Southern Division leaders St. Augustine's (5-1,12-
3) and North Carolina Central (4-2, 12-3) appear to
carry the best hope to end the North's stranglehold. Both
Central and St. Aug's made it into the national poll only to
fall out after recent losses. NCCowns a win over St. Aug's
with the rematch scheduled for Feb. 11. Livingstone upset
NC Central 76-67 in Durham.
ClAA Game(s) of the Week:
Feb. 1 - NC Central at Livingstone, 7:30pm
Feb. 3 - Shaw at NC Central, 7:30pm
Best Player{s) So Far:
Antwain Smith, St. Paul's (18.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
Anthony Harris, Elizabeth City (18.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 56%FG)
MEAC
It’s been over four years since Coppin State entered
this part of the season not either in first place or tied for
first. Two early season losses (to North Carolina A&T
and South Carolina State) have left the Eagles
uncustomarily behind both the Aggies and Bulldogs in the
standings. The race this year may be more wide open than
ever.
A&T (5-1,7-5), after ending Coppin's 42-game home
winning streak, was thrashed (81-61) by Bethune-
Cookman (4-3, 6-9), who sits behind Coppin State in
fourth place in the conference. SC State (5-2, 6-9) after
downing the Eagles, suffered their second conference loss
at Florida A&M (68-63).
MEAC Game(s) of the Week:
Feb. 1 - Bethune-Cookman at NC A&T, 7:30 pm
Feb. 3 - Bethune-Cookman at S. C. State, 7:30 pm
Best Player(s) So Far:
Roderick Blakney, SC State (21.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.4 apg)
Terquin Mott, Coppin State (14.8 ppg, 9.6 rpg)
SIAC
Defending champion Alabama A&M continues to
lead in the SIAC West Division while Clark Atlanta
leads in the East. Clark (6-0, 10-3) fell to lowly regarded
Miles (79-73) last week and Miles gets a shot at Alabama
A&M on Thursday, Jan. 29. Clark entered the week with
the 16th rating in the Div. II national poll but will also
likely be unranked after their loss. Kentucky State (7-3,
11 -4) in the West and Albany State (7-3,12-6) in the East
hold down second places.
SIAC Game(s) of the Week:
Jan. 29 - Miles at Alabama A&M , 7:30pm
Feb. 3 - Clark at Kentucky State, 7:30pm
Best Player(s) So Far:
William Burr, Clark Atlanta (20.4 ppg, 4.3 apg, 2.0 spg)
Bethel Hendricks, Alabama A&M (20.4 ppg, 10.2 rpg)
BCSP MEN'S HOOP TOP TEN
1. MISS. VALLEY (10-7) - SWAC leader
struggled past Jackson State and Grambling.
2. CLARK ATLANTA (10-3) - Surprising loss to
Miles but still one-and-a-half games up in SIAC East.
3. ELIZABETH CITY (11-3) - Vikings thump St.
Paul's to surge to ClAA N. Div. lead.
4. ALABAMA A&M (13-3) - Bulldogs have righted
themselves after slow start.
5. ST. PAUL'S (11-3) - Fell hard (89-49) to
Elizabeth City but still in the hunt.
6. COPPIN STATE (7-7) - Eagles regrouping
after turmoil and two early conference losses.
7. NC CENTRAL (12-3) - Home loss to
Livingstone. Rematch on Saturday.
8. ST. AUGUSTINE'S (12-3) - Tied with NC
Central in ClAA South.
9. NC A&T (7-5) - Aggies fell to Bethune-
Cookman in topsy turvy MEAC.
10. ALBANY STATE (12-6) - 2nd in SIAC East.
10. TEXAS SOUTHERN(7-8) - 2nd in SWAC.
SWAC
Alabama State (4-3, 5-12) is on the move,_
winning three of four games including an upset of^
defending champion and SWAC leader Missis
sippi Valley 95-91 in double overtime last week.'
The Hornets have two key games at home this'*
week battling second place Texas Southern on‘
Saturday and Prairie View Monday. Prairie View^
coach Elwood Plummer has the Panthers (4-3,1
6-12) contending. Preseason favorite Jackson'
State (3-4, 5-14) is in danger of completely,
falling out of the regular season race. They Texas
Southern and Prairie View this week.
SWAC Game{s) of the Week: ]
Feb. 1 - Texas Southern at Alabama State, 7;30pm '
Feb. 3 - Prairie View at Alabama State, 7:30pm ^
Best Player{s) So Far: ^
Ronnell Williams, Southern (18.6 ppg, 9.7 rpg)
Randy Bolden, Texas Southern (22.3 ppg, 53 3-pters. ‘
1 BASKETBALL THIS WEEK
JANUARY 29, 1997
Howard at MD-Eastern Shore - 4:(X)p
Miles at Alabama A&M - 7:30p
Alcorn State at Miss. Valley State - 7:30p
Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 8:00p
Tuskegee at Morehouse - 7:00p
Cheyney at Bloomsburg - 8:00p
Coppin State at Morgan State - 4;00p
Morehouse at Clark Atlanta • 7;30p
Clark Atlanta at Morris Brown - 8;00p
Morris Brown at Paine 8:00p
Bethune-Cookman at N.C. A&T - 7;30p
Shaw at Winston-Salem State - 7:30p
Florida A&M at S.C. State - 4:00p
JANUARY 30, 1997
Miles at Savannah State - 8;00p
Norfolk State at Bowie State - 7:30p
Fayetteville State at Shaw - 7:30p
District of Columbia at Columbia Union - 7:30p
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri - 5:00p
St. Augustine’s at Edward Waters - 7:30p
College of West VA at St. Paul's - 7:30p
Coppin State at Howard - 8:00p
Norfolk State at Virginia Union - 7:30p
N.C. Central at Johnson C. Smith - 7'30p
FEBRUARY 3,1997
Georgetown (KY) at Kentucky State • 7;30p
Prairie View A&M at Alabama State - 7:30p
Fayetteville State at Livingstone - 7:30p
Paine at Albany State - 8;(X)p
MD-Eastern Shore at Morgan State - 7:30p
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Arkansas-Monticello - 8:00p
Hampton at N.C. A&T - 7:30p
Miles at Concordia - 7:Xp
Atlantic Christian at Tuskegee-7:00p
Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois - 7:35p
Virginia State at Virginia Union - 7;30p
Francis Marion at Fayetteville State - 7:30p
JANUARY 31, 1997
Alabama A&M at Fort Valley State - 8:00p
Paine at Savannah State - 8;00p
Alcorn State at Grambling State - 7;30p
Fisk at Tuskegee - 7:00p
MD-Eastern Shore at Hampton - 7;30p
FEBRUARY 1, 1997
Texas Southern at Jackson State - 7:30p
Texas SoLrthern at Alabama State - 7:30p
Clark Atlanta at Kentucky State - 7:30p
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas Baptist - 8,00p
Southern at Miss, Valley State - 7:30p
Kutztown at Cheyney - 8:00p
Augusta State at Morehouse - 7:30p
Bowie State at Elizabeth City State - 7;30p
Howard at Morgan State - 7'30p
Albany State at Fort Valley State - 3:00p
Florida A&M at N.C. A&T - 7:30p
Southern at Grambling State - 7:30p
Shaw at N.C. Central - 7;30p
Prairie View A&M at Jackson State - 7:30p
Bowie State at Norfolk State - 8:00p
Winston-Salem St. at Johnson C. Smith - 7;30p
Bethune-Cookman at S.C. State - 7:30p
Kentucky State at LeMoyne-Owen - 7:30p
Edward Waters at Savannah State - 8:00p
N.C. Central at Livingstone - 7:30p
St. Augustine’s at Lynn 7:30p
Elizabeth City State at Virginia Stale - 7;30p
Headed to the Combine
i
Eleven black college players
are among the 325 athletes invited
to the National Invitational Camp
popularly known as "The Com
bine." The four-day affair to ex
hibit their athletic and intellectual
skills before NFL coaches, scouts
and personnel managers will be
held at Indianapolis' RCA Dome
Feb. 6-10.
It is known as "The Com
bine" because it brings together
the two scouting services em
ployed by most NFL teams - Na
tional Football Scouting and
BLESTO. These two organiza
tions represent 19 of the NFL’s 30
teams. Eleven NFL teams are in
dependent. A seven-member
committe representing the two
organizations and NFL player
personnel directors make the se
lections.
The routine goes something
like this, according to Event Co
ordinator, Ben League:
Day One: Pre-exam and X-rays,t
followed by Cybex Test.
Day Two: Drug testing, com-^
plete physical, weights and reps,'
measurements, Wunderlich Test-’
(general knowledge). ^
Day Three: On-field workouts
(3-4 hours.
The public and the press are
not allowed to view any part of the'
camp but the top five players at-
each position may grant interviews
on the last day of the Camp.
The black college invitees are:
WR Alonzo Johnson, DT'
Myron Elzy and CB Damion-
Cooper of Central State; S Sean -
Woodson and LB Richard^
Alvarado of Jackson State; RB;
Kenny Bynum and OL Raleigh.
Roundtreeof SC State; WR Rob-;
ert Wilson and OL Jamie Nails
of Florida A&M; DE Dwainet
Robinson of Virginia Union; and'
WR Antwuan Wyattof Bethune-;
Cookman. i
BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Women's Standings, Results and Weekly Honors)
Athletic Association
NORTH
Norfolk State 5 0 12 5
Bowie St 3 0 15 1
Virginia State 2 2 12 5
Virginia Union 2 2 10 6
Elizabeth City 1 3 7 10
St Paul's 0 6 1 17
SOUTH
Fayetteville St 7 0 16 3
JC Smith 3 2 8 11
Livingstone 3 2 6 12
Shaw 3 4 9 9
Winston-Salem Si. 2 3 7 8
St. Augustine's 2 4 8 8
NC Central 16 5 9
ClAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
KONECKA DRAKEFORD ■ Soph, F, Jr.
C.Smith ■ Had 58 points, 24 rebounds in two
games, 33 points and 15 boards vs. Shaw.
CONF ALL
w
L
w
L
Howard
6
0
9
5
Florida A&M
6
1
9
6
Maryland-ES
5
2
6
9
Morgan State
4
2
7
7
Bethune-Cookman
3
4
5
5
Hampton
3
4
7
8
Coppin State
3
3
3
10
NC A&T
1
5
2
11
SC State
1
6
3
12
Delaware State
1
6
1
14
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
AUSHA HILL - Jr., F, Howard - In
three wins. Hill had 58 points, 36 re
bounds and five assists for Lady Bison
who lead the conference.
Athletic Conference
CONF ALL
W L W L
EAST
Fort Valley State 6 114 3
Morris Brown 6 3 10 6
Clark Atlanta 4 2 8 5
Albany State 4 5 118
Paine 12 6 5
Savannah Slate 0 7 1 16
WEST
Alabama A&M 8 1 13 3
Kentucky State 7 1 13 4
LeMoyne-Owen 3 5 7 8
Miles 16 5 9
Tuskegee 0 7 1 14
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
TAMMY DANIELS - Ft. Valley State
• Averaged 10 pts., 8.5 rebounds in
two games. Sophomore center.
KWANA GRAVES - Morris Brown
• in three games, junior guard aver
aged 22 points, 7 rebounds.
SCHLONDIA JACKSON -Ky. State
- Had 18 points and 11 rebounds, 7
assists and 10 steals in one game.
CONF ALL
Grambling
Alcorn State
Jackson State
Southern
Miss Valley
Alabama State
Prairie View
Texas Southern
1 6
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ALESHA CAUSEY* Jr., G, Alcorn State
* Hi t on 6 of 16 field goals and 17 of 19 free
throws, seven rebounds, five assists and
four steals in a 91 -70 win over Southern.
EBONYEE WILUAMS- Jr., G, Alabama
State - In Alabama State's 62-59 upset of
Jackson State, Williams scored 26 points,
including three 3-pointers, to pace the
Lady Hornets.