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4C SPORTS/CIje Cljarlotte #ofit Thursday, April 13, 2006 For THE Week of April 11 - 17, 2006 MO' FOLKS, MO' DOUGH BoBby Parker/All Pro Photo THE PLACE TO BE: New home of the NBA’s Charlote Bobcats was perfect fit for 2006 CIAA Basketball Tournament. ▼ HOOPS TOURNEY BREAKS RECORDS; NEW GRID COACH AT SAVANNAH STATE UNDER THE BANNER WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS ROLLE HAS B-CC TIES THAT BIND: Baltimore Ravens defensive back Samari Rolle didn’t play a down of football for Bethune-Cookman, but there’s still a strong connection between the Historically Black College and the NFL star. Rolle’s mother, Alicia Leggett Rolle. is a 1971 graduate of B-CC. Not to mention the fact that his aunt (Donna Leggett Kidd) and uncle {Julius Kidd), were Miss B-CC and the President of the Student Ravens Photo ROLLE' NFL DB Association in 1969. makes generous gift O''"' 20 of his cousins, including to B-CC's $13m grid current B-CC Director of Athletics training center, Lynn Thompson, have graduated from B-CC as well. Even though Rolle played his collegiate football for Florida State University in Tallahassee—almost a four hour drive from the Daytona Beach home of B-CC. Rolle is a frequent visitor to the Walt Disney World Florida Classic football game between Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M University, despite it regularly being held on the same day as the intrastate football contest between Florida State and the University of Florida. Rolle further strengthened his connection to Bethune- Cookman College earlier this week with a generous $50,000 contribution to the Football Training Center initia tive to build and maintain a state-of-the-art home for the Wildcats' football program. The eight-year National Football League veteran will also serve as an ambassador for the initiative, which has a goal of raising $13 million. "It’s a great project and I'm thrilled to be a part of it," Rolle acknowledged. "Bethune-Cookman has always been a part of my life, and I hope I can help out." A 2000 Pro Bowl performer, Rolle spent seven years with the NFL's Tennessee Titans, registering 23 intercep tions. To date, he has played in over 100 games, including an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV. "There’s always been some great football played at B- CC," Rolle admitted. "Just because you’re not at a Florida or a Florida State - well, maybe Florida State - doesn't mean you can’t play at the next level. I played with Steve McNair when I was with the [Tennessee] Titans and he came from a small school (Alcorn State). Look at what [former B-CC star] Rashean Mathis is doing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. "This project is all about giving football players the necessary environment to be successful both on the field ... and in the classroom, and I'm all about that," said Rolle. The Football Training' Center will include locker rooms and showers, a weight room, coaches' offices, meet ing and film rooms and a reception area featuring a B-CC Football Hall of Fame. The 19,000 square-foot football building will serve the football program's approximately 90 student-athletes, 25 coaches and support staff, as well as approximately 600-700 young student-athletes throughout Florida participating in the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) and summer camps hosted by B-CC each year, "Samari will be a big addition to our initiatiye," stated Thompson, "He will open new doors for our efforts." ALBANY STATE ADI Albany state has announced the appointment of Dr. Joshua W. Murfree, Jr. as interim director of athletics. A professor and the chairman of the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Murfree serves as the NCAA faculty athletics representative for Albany State. He is also the director of the Center for the African-American Male and former director of the ASU Honors Program. As Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Murfree will oversee and manage the operations of Albany State’s 11 -sports programs, which include football, volleyball, baseball, softball, women’s tennis and men's and women's basketball, cross country and track and field. Murfree plans to enhance the athletics program to ensure and improve student-athletes’ academic and athletic success. In addition to his duties, Murfree serves as the national/intemational mentoring chairman and vice chairman of Programs for 100 Black Men of America, Inc., and is a well-known motivational speaker throughout the country. ©A2EEZ Commijnications, Inc. VOL. XII, NO. 36 2006 BLACK COLLEGE BASEBALL (Standings and Weekly Honors) Athletic Association Eliz. City Slate SI. Augusline's SI. Paul's Maiyland-E. S. Coppin State Florida ASM NC AST Slate ^ Athletic Conference CONF ALL 5 7 23 5 7 28 4 9 19 I 21 UEAC PUYERSOFTHEWEEK PLAYER NASIL SA6BINI, Sr., OF, B-CC, Bairanqullla, Coluirbia ■ Batted .47T with nine RBI to lead Wikdcals M 3-( week. Hit serenlti and elgniti HRs of me season Including agiand slam vs. NC AST PITCHER JOEY SEAL, So., P, NSU, Newport News, VA • Was 1-0 witti lirsi save ol me year against HUES. Did not ROOKIE let game. RA, Ft,, OF, B-CC, Puerto Rico- Athletc Conference E. DIVISON Sertedicl Albany State Paine Morehouse Clark Atlanta W. DIVISON Miles Stillman LeMoyne-Owen SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SWAC. Alcorn Slate Miss. Valley SI. Alabama Stale Alabama A&M E. DIVISION Prairie VTew Soulhem Texas Soubtem Ark. Pine Bluff Grambling Slate 13 5 18 12 12 5 16 19 12 3 19 SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER MARIO SPANN, Sr., OF, SU Baton Rouge, LA -In 2-0 week, nil .727(S-I1) wimonelrlple. l HRand2 RBI. had 13 lolal bases and a .750 OBP. PITCHER MICAN FINCH, LHP, Jr., ALCORN ST., DecalUI, GA-3 appearances, 2-0 record wtiile pitcbing 11.2 innings wim 10 Ks and 0.77 ERA. 5-0 on season wtm 2.29 ERA. INDEPENDENTS Record numbers for CIAA tournament The 2006 CIAA Basketball Tournament, held in Uptown Charlotte this past Feb. 27 - March 3, was the conference’s largest event ever in terms of attendance for the tournament and its ancillary events, CIAA fans came in record numbers to Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to experience the Tournament activities resulting in over $10 million in direct spending and an economic impact of $15.4 million. The city also experienced high hotel occupancies with CIAA fans using more than 25,000 hotel rooms during the week. Over 124,000 CIAA fans attended game ses sions and Super Saturday festivities at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena during Tournament week. This represents a thirteen-percent (13%) increase from last year’s tournament held in Raleigh and was driven by increased attendance for the early round sessions and a record crowd for the Super Saturday activities. "The 2006 Tournament was our best ever and was certainly our largest in the history of the con ference," said Commissioner Leon Kerry. "The city of Charlotte really proved themselves as a big-time event town and our fans had a great experience this year. And I can't say enough about the Charlotte Bobcats Arena which proved to be an absolute perfect fit for this event." This year, besides the basketball tourna ment itself, fans enjoyed The CIAA Fashion Show, CIAA's Showtime' at the Apollo and Whispers concert events, the CIAA Super Saturday activities, the CIAA step show and many business socials, after-parties and reunions. New to the 2006 Tournament was the CIAA Fan Experience, which offered free admission and included interactive activities and perform ances that drew fans to the Charlotte Convention Center throughout the week. The CIAA Fan Experience was completely underwritten by the CIAA sponsors. In addition to basketball tournament action, accessible only through the purchase of week- long tickets books, another 35,000 fans attended the additional CIAA ticketed or free events. Attendance at the three-day Fan Experience sur passed 20,000. Traditional CIAA events such as the Fashion Show, Step Show and after-party also enjoyed record attendance. "Throughout each phase of planning for this tournament and the events surrounding it, I promised Commissioner Kerry and his team that this tournament in Charlotte would be the very best in CIAA history,” said Lenny Springs, , Bobby Parker/All Pro Photo ATTRACTIONS: Nattily dressed Mr. CIAA wows the crowd at a packed CIAA Basketball Tournament in Charlotte this year. The 60th tour ney broke records for attendance and revenue. Chairman of the Charlotte Tournament Committee. "I believe we succeeded." Ticket sales, sponsor revenues and media fees for all CIAA-sponsored events, combined with the host city financial commitments, offset the CIAA's operating costs and ultimately provide a contribu tion to the CIAA scholarship fund and its twelve institutions. For more information about the CIAA confer ence or the 2007 Tournament to be held February 25 - March 3, 2007 in Charlotte, please visit www.ciaatournament.org. All photos by Bobby Parker / All Pro Photo CIAA PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS: (From L.) CIAA Commissioner Leon Kerry pleasantly scans full house of over 18,000, part of the 124,000 fans that attend ed the 2006 Basketball Tournament in Charlotte. Charlotte Bobcats' Head Coach and General Manager Bernie Bickerstaff (I.) shares a moment with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith before Smith called the men's championship game for the network. Bobcats' owner Robert Johnson takes a bow after his intro duction during men's title game. Comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey waves to the crowd after his appearance at the championship game. Harvey hosted his mornipg show at the tournament, one of many attractions that drew 35,000 fans to ticketed events and 20,000 to the new CIAA Fan Experience. BCSP Notes Lemon leaves Central State for Savannah State One year after helping one black college football program get off the deck, Thco Lemon has.taken on a similar assignment. Lemon, who as head coach returned Central State to the gridiron in 2005 after an eight-year absence, was named Monday as the new head man at Savannah State, an NCAADiv. I-AApro gram that has won three of its last 43 games over the past four reasons. A1 West, a former CSU player and assistant coach and the school’s Dean of Students, was named Lemon's replacement. SSU Athletic Director Robert "Tony" O’Neal introduced Lemon as the school's 20th head coach replacing Richard Basil who resigned in March. "We felt that Theo Lemon’s skills and colle giate coaching experience will help kick start our football program." O'Neal said. "It is great to be in a position to bring in a coach with the credentials of Theo Lemon. He has a winning attitude and has been a part of a number of successful programs." Lemon has over twenty years of coaching experience on the colle- LEMON giate level and four years of collegiate head coaching experience. He was named head coach at Central State in 2003. He reestablished a Central State football program that had been dormant since 1996. With a team of walk-on players. Central State played its first full season in 2005 and fin ished with a 1-5 record. CSU's only win was over Savannah State, 28-27. Savannah State finished the 2005 season 0-11. "I am excited about the chance to come to Savannah State as the head football coach." Lemon said. "The opportunity to compete and coach on the Division I-AA level is something I have been looking for ward to my whole career. I know it will be a challenge, but I plan on it also being a rewarding experience." Prior, to coaching at Central State, Lemon served as the head foot ball coach at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., from 2001 to 2002. From 1996-2000 he was an assistant football coach at Wake Forest. Lemon's collegiate coaching career also includes stints at Rutgers, East Carolina, Northeastern, Kentucky State and a graduate assistantship at Ohio University. From 1985 to 1990, Lemon was the defensive coordi nator, offensive line coach and running backs coach at Central State. He helped lead the school to six consecutive postseason appearances and the 1990 NAIA National Championship. 2006 BLACK COLLEGE SOFTBALL (Standings and Weekly Honors) Athletc Association Virginia Union St, Paul's W. DIVISION J. C. Smiih NC Contral W-S Slate Fayetteville St. St. Augustine's Livingstone 0 3 18 CIAA PUYERS OF THE WEEK PUYER TIEFANY TONEY, Fr., SS, BSU, AblteilS, TX - HU .566 in nghi games (17 (4 29) witP lour OouNes. 2 HRs and 10 RBI. Was 5-foi-5 wiik orie double and one HRwitbJRBI vs. Sbaw. PITCHER JILLINA WILLEY. So., BSU, Ullleisville. MO - A-l in S ^fieaiaiKes. gave up six luns in 26 innings 11.35 ERA) witn 27 Ks. 13BB OFFENSE BRANDI YOUNG, Sr., 3B, JCSU, Columbia, SC • Was 6-lor-7 (.657) wilb 2 26.2 tnples, 7 RBI, 4 SB DEFENSE TRICIA CORBIN. Fr, OFiC. BSU, Glen Bumie, MD Florida A&M Hampton Gelh.-CooKman Delaware State Howard Norfolk Slate NCA&T Slate S.C. Slate Coppin Slate Morgan Slate Maryland-E.S. 0 12 3 23 MEAC PUYERS OF THE WEEK DANIELLE BROWN, Sr., FAMU. Orange Park, FL ■ Hii .454 witn 11 RBlidudingModoublas.andoneHR in 7-0 week. Has 41 RBiand ii HRs this season. PITCHER NATASHA STEELE, Sr, P, NSU, Topeka, KS • Had a noHriKer vs. Howard en route» gcing 3-1 with 1,52 ERA Did nol allow an earned run in Sires of lour starts. ROOKIE TIFFANY JOHNSON, Fr, IN/P, FAUJ, Atlanta, GA ■ Want 3-0 giving up seven hits and one earned run in 19 Innings. Pitchsd no-hiner in 10-0 wn over Coppin St. Had 20 stnkeouts in tha week Athletic Conference Pane W. DIVISION Kentucky State Miles Stillman Tuskegee LeMoyne-Ow_en 8, 15 8 21 SWAC Alabama Stale E. DIV Soulhem Aik. Pine Bluff Texas Southern Grambling State Prairie View INDEPENDENTS West Virginia Slate 24 14 Tennessee Slate 14 23 Savannah State 1 13 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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