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Thursday, February 9, 2006
For the V\Sek of Feb 7- 13. 2006
OVERDUE
HONORS
BCSPPtxjto
STANDING TALL: Former
SC State and NY Giante
defensive stalwart earns
Hall of Fame honor.
T WINNINGEST BASEBALL COACH NEW
AD AT JSU; B-CC SOFTBALL RANKED
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAT’S GONG ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
CMm CoMtioyt Phcto
WRIGHT; Fort Valley
State two-sport star earns
Hall of Farr>e berth after
fabulous 13-year career
with the Dallas Cowboys
CARSON, WRIGHT MAKE HOF:
Former South CanHina State and New York Giants defen-
• ^ sive standout Harry Carson
and former Fort Valley State
standout and Dallas Cowboys
offensive lineman KayTield
Wright were among a class of
six players voted into the Pro
F(X)tball Hall of Fame in results
announced on Super Bowl XL
Sunday. Carson, a Florence.
S.C. native in his 13th season of
HOF eligibility, became the
third former S.C. Stale player to
be named to the Hall, joining the
late Marion Motley and David
’’Deacon” Jones. Carson, one of the best middle linebackers
in the NFL during his 13-year career, was named to the Pro
Bowl nine times and»was a two-time all-NFL .selection and
capped off his career as the leader and captain of the Giants'
team that won the Super Bowl in 1987. At SC Slate, he was
twice named the conference’s defensive player of the year
before being drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the
1976 draft. Carson caused quite a stir last year when he asked
the Hall of Fame to remove his name from consideration
after failing .several times as a finalist, parson even stated he
would not attend the induction ceremonies if he was select
ed. Carson was travelling in Hawaii when word came of his
selection and .said he would attend. "Obviously I will show
up." said Carson Sunday. "The whole process sort of made
me .sour. But for me not to show up would be di.srespecting
ail tho.se people who really went to bat for me, who really
thought 1 should be there." Wright, a native of Griffin, Ga.,
attended Fort Valley State on a basketball scholarship and but
eventually found his way onto the Wildcats' football team
where he starred as a tight end. He earned all-SIAC honors
in both football and basketball. After being drafted by the
Cowboys in the seventh round of the 1967 draft, he was u.sed
as a tight end, defensive tackle and offensive lineman before
an injury to veteran Ralph Neeley allowed him to settle in as
an offensive tackle. It was a position he would not give up.
He went on to make six straight Pixi Bowl appearances dur
ing his 13-year career, all with the Cowboys, was selected
all-NFL four limes and was named to the league's All-
Decade Team of the 1970s. Wright, known as "Big Cal,"
played in five Super Bowls with the Cowboys winning lilies
in Super Bowls XI and XII. He was nominated for the Hall
by the Veterans' Committee. Wright and Carson become the
2()th and 21st players with black college roots to make the
Hall of Fame. Wright is the first from Fort Valley State. The
pair will be enshrined in August at ceremonies in Canton,
Ohio.
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
BLACK COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SIGNEES
SWAC
Alabama A&M
16
Jackson State
51
Alabama State
28
Miss. Valley State
18
Alcorn State
28
Prairie View
15
Ark Pine Bluff
11
Southern
22
Grambling State
35
Texas Southern
7
MEAC
Bethune-Cookman
24
Morgan State
20
Delaware State
8
Norfolk State
19
Rorida A&M
21
N. C. A&T
15
Hampton
18
S. C. State
20
Howard
9
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2005-06 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men’s Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)
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OAA PLAYERS OF T1« WEEK
CXIAN CROCKEH. U. Sr. Gif. VIA. LIMON,
Richnoad. VA • Avartgad 24 3 ponti. 13
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MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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THURUAM ZIMMERMAN. 44. Sr.. F, SC
STATE. Coluabia. SC - A>araged 12 poM. 7 S
rabounda and 4 aaarti to laad Bufetoga to beefc-
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Kentucky State
Fort Valley State
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MONYEA PRAH. 44. Jr, F, STILLMAN,
Binninghaffl. AL • Avaragad 127 porta. 87
rabounda 4 7 aaaaia and 2 7 itoaN at wv* war
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Qramtiirig State
Jackson State
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Alcorn Stata
Ark Pine Buff
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10 8
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7 7 12
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SWAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK
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BRION RUSH, 4-2, Sr, 0, GRAM6UN6
STATE, Shravaaort LA • Got a caraar- end
SWAC saaaon-high 53 porta va Souawm aa
toe Tigara terroorarTy knocked toe Joga out ot
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Central State
Cheynay
Tennessee State
Savanrvah State
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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NESSEE STATE. BaaumooL TX • Becanw
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n toree conaaeuwa garnet getting 46 porta
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JERRON McOSKILL. 64. So, 6/F.
CHEYNEY, Lakeland, FL • Had 26 ports as
Chayrtay dataated Kutztonn at OT
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Hoops tournament time nears
GAMES
THIS WEEK
SAT., FEB. 11
CIAA
Shaw Q Boww St
St Paul's O Eliz City St
Payv St Q St Augustine's
JC Smith Q W-Salem St
Livingstone Q NC Central
Vb State Q Va Union
MEAC
NC A4T ® B-CC
Herward ® DelState
SC State Q Florida A&M
Morgan ® Hampton
Coppin St ® Norfolk St
SIAC
Tuskegee ® ^bany St
Clark Atlanta ® Benedict
Miles Q Kentucky St
LeM-Owen ® Lane
Morns Q Paine
SWAC
Alab St ® Alsb A8.M
Miss \^Hey St Q ^corn St
Ark PB Q Southern
Grambling Q Tex Southern
Jackson St ® Pr View
INDEPENDENTS
Central St vs Wilberforce
Tenn Tech ® Tenn State
Fairmont St ® W. Va St
Cheyney ® Bloomsburg
MON., FEB. 13
CIAA
St PeuTs ® Col Union
MEAC
SC State ® B-CC
UMES ® DelState
NC A&T ® Rorida A£M
Morgan St ® Norfolk St
Coppin St 0 Hampton
SWAC
AJabema ASM ® UTEP
Ark PB 6 Alcorn St
GramUing ® Pr View
Jackson St ® Tex Southern
Miss Valley St Q Southern
INDEPENDENTS
Austn Peey G Tenn State
WV State ® W Liberty St
TUES.. FEB. 14
CIAA
Bowie St ® Vi State
NC Central ® Biz City St
Fayv St Q Aden
St Aug's ® JC Smth
Livingstone ® W-Salem St
Vi Union Q Shaw
SIAC
Ft Viiley St Q Morehouse
Albany St Q Clark Atlanta
Centr^ St ® Kentucky St
Clallin ® Paine
About two weeks are left in the
CIAA basketball regular sea.son
and if you’re looking for tickets for
the 61st annual Tournament set for
Feb. 27 thru March 4 at the new
Bobcats Arena in downtown
Charlotte, N.C., hope you know
somebody that's got some for sale.
That's because as of Monday,
Feb. 6, all the ticket booklets for the
tournament, in the first year of a
three-year run in Charlotte, are sold
out according to Lisa Cox-Butler,
the CIAA's director of finance and
business manager who also serves
as ticket manager for the tourna
ment. Cox-Butler said the final
books were sold at the conference
office on Monday. She also said all
CIAA member-institutions had
reported all of their ticket allot
ments sold.
CIAA Commissioner Leon G.
Kerry had said last week that there
were some 2,500 upper level tickets
still available. They're gone now.
Cox-Butler said general admission
tickets will be available at the arena
for games on Monday thru
Wednesday.
CIAA Assistant Commis-sion-
er. Geoff McLeod also said hotels
in the Charlotte area are very
scarce.
CIAA Tournament events
begin with the women's Tip-Off
Banquet on Sun., Feb. 26 at 6:30
p.m. at the Wesiin Hotel and culmi
nates wiih'^the women's final on
Sat., Marc^ 4 at 9 p.m. Play begins ,
with women’s opening round action
starting at 1 p.m. on Mon, Feb. 27.
The men’s opening round starts on
Wed., March 1 at 1 p.m.
ESPN Classic will carry the
men’s quarterfinals and semifinals
with ESPN2 carrying the men's
championship game at 6 p.m. on
Sat., March 4.
Details are available at the tour
nament website, ciaaiourha-
ment.org.
In the same week as the CIAA,
the SIAC will stage its four-day
tournament at Fair Park Arena in
Birmingham, Al., dubbed The Jam
in B'ham,' from March 1 -5. It will be
the men's 73rd tournament and the
28th for the ladies.
The events begin with the SIAC
Awards Banquet on Tuesday Feb. 28
at 7:30 p.m. Play begins with open
ing round action al 10 a.m. on
Wednesday March 1 and ends with
the men's final on Sat., March 4 at 3
p.m.
ESPNU will carry the women's
12 noon final on tape delay and the
men's final live. More information is
available at the tournament website
(siacbaskeiballtoumament.com.)
The MEAC begins a three-year
run at the RBC Center in Raleigh
when it begins its tournament festiv
ities on Monday, M^ch 6 at 6 p.m.
with the Tip-Off Banquet. Men's
and women's opening round action
begins on Tuesday, March 7 at 11
a.m. The women’s final is set for
.Sat., March 4 at 3:30 p.m. on
HOOPS
TOURNAMENT
TIMES
CIAA
Feb. 27 - March 4
Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, NC
SIAC
March 1-5
Fair Park Arena
Birmingham, AL
MEAC
March 6-11
RBC Center
Raleigh, NC
SWAC
March 8-11
Birm./Jeff CC
Birmingham, AL
ESPN2 with the men’s final to follow at
7:30 on ESPN. The MEAC tournament
website is meachoops.com.
The SWAC. Tournament will be
held at the Birmingham/Jefferson
County Civic Center beginning on
Tuesday, March 7 with the SWAC
Awards Reception. Play begins
Wednesday, March 8 with women's
qu^erfinals at 10 a.m.. The men's quar
terfinals are Thursday, March 9 at the
same time. The women's final, carried
on ESPN2, is set for Sat., March 4 at
4:30 p.m. The men's final on ESPN is at
7 p.m. The SWAC tourney website is
swac.org/championships/basketball.php
BCSP Notes
Longtime baseball coach named
JSU's new athletic director
Jackson State has selected longtime former baseball
coach Robert Braddy to be its next athletic director. The
announcement was made by JSU President, Dr. Ronald
Mason Jr. Braddy, who was recently inducted into the
SWAC Hall of Fame, served as the
Tigers' baseball coach for 28 years. A
1964 JSU graduate, Braddy-also
served as the university’s interim ath
letics director in 2000. He replaces
^ resigned last
month.
BRADDY excited about the hir
ing of Coach Braddy," said Mason. "We have built our
facilities, enhanced our academic support and fully fund
ed all of our scholarships. But one piece was missing, and
that was to reconnect athletics with the winning tradition
of Jackson Slate University. No one is better suited to
make that connection than Coach Robert Braddy."
Braddy is the winningesi baseball coach in SWAC
history w ith a 823-555-3 career record. Between 1973 and
2001, his teams won 12 SWAC championships, more than
any other coach in league history. He guided the Tigers to
three NCAA tournament appearances, two NCAA play-in
games and four NAIA tournaments. Braddy was named
SWAC Coach-of-the-Year nine times.
"It's a dream job." said Braddy. the first African-
American to be inducted into the American Baseball
College A.ssocialion Hall of Fame in 2003. "There’s a lot
of work to be done, and I’m looking forward to the chal
lenge. We're going to depend on alumni and friends of the
university, as well as the business community. My goal is
to bring Jackson State back to national prominence."
Braddy's first conference title came during his first
season as JSU's head coach. His team won back-to-back
titles in 1977 and 1978. and again in 1989 and 1990. He
also won three consecutive SWAC titles from 1993-95.
His other league championships came in 1980, 1982,
1986 and 2000.
Since Braddy's first season at JSU, 52 of his players
have reached the professional ranks, including Dennis
"Oil Can” Boyd. Marvin Freeman. Wes Chamberlain.
David Clark and Curtis Ford. He produced two first
round draft choices in Clark, an outfielder. (1983) and
pilcher/oulfielder Earl Sanders (1986). Before joining
the Tiger athletics staff, Braddy coached at McLaurin
High in Florence, Miss., where his team compiled a 64-
14 record and won the Highland Conference champi
onship four of the six years he coached. He spent on^ year
as Florence High’s coach.
2005-06 BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Women’s Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)
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13 7
10 10
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CONF
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Fort ^iey State
Paine
Benedict
Tuskegee
Attany State
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LaMoyna-Ortn
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Kentucky State
Qarli Manta
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8 11
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QAA FLAYERS OF T)C WEEK
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MEUOM BENSON. 64 Jr. F. HOWARD.
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SNEWYA TARFKJNS. 9-11. So. G. FORT VIAL-
L£Y STATE. Corngton, GA • Nraraged 163
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E. DIVISION
SoiAbem
Jackson State
Aiabana Stiffi
Miss \MeySt
AlabarreAAM
Aicom State
Ark PmeUuff
Gramtitng State
Pram View AAM
7exas Southern
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8 3 10 11
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10 10
7 12
6 14
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SWAC FLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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SHEUTA BURNS. 9-1. Jr. F. JACKSON
STATE. Jaclson. MS • Scoad 25 porta art
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INDEPENDENTS
WVa State
Central State
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Cheyney
Savvinah State
''ennessee State
6 17
4 18
3 20
21
FLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MARMA RANDALL. 94. Fr., 6.
CHEYNEY. FfMadatphu, FA • Scored 17
poais at toa Lady AttvH toat to KuCtoMTi
LESUE DEAN. Sr. F. TEMi. STATE •
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