GAME SCHEDULE

WOMEN
Monday, March 11
#4 S. C. State 50, #13 Savannah State 35
#5 Coppin State 44, #12 N. C. Central 41
#6 Morgan State 56, #11 Md.-E. Shore 49
Tuesday, March 12
#9 Delaware State vs. #8 B.-Cookman - 11 am
#10 Norfolk State vs. #7 Florida A&M - 1:30 pm
Wednesday, March 13
#1 Hampton vs. DSU/BCU - 12 n
#2 N. C. A&T vs. NSU/FAMU - 2:30 pm
Thursday, March 14
#3 Howard vs. #6 Morgan State - 12 n
#5 Coppin State vs. #4 S. C. State - 2:30 pm
Friday, March 15
Women's Semifnals - 12 noon
Women's Semifnals - 2:30 pm
Saturday, March 16
Women's Finals - 1 pm
MEN
Monday, March 11
#4 Savannah St. 59, #13 Md.-E. Shore 44
#5 Morgan State 61, #12 S. C. State 52
Tuesday, March 12
#9 Coppin State vs. #8 B-Cookman - 4 pm
#10 Florida A&M vs. #7 N. C. A&T - 6:30 pm
#11 Howard vs. #6 Delaware State - 9 pm
Wednesday, March 13
#1 Norfolk State vs. CSU/BCU - 6 pm
#2 N. C. Central vs. FAMU/NCA&T - 8:30 pm
Thursday, March 14
#3 Hampton vs. HOW/DSU - 6 pm
#5 Morgan St. vs. #4 Savannah St. - 8:30 pm
Friday, March 15
Men's Semifnals - 6 pm
Men's Semifnals - 8 pm
Saturday, March 16
Men's Finals - 5 pm

For the Week oF March 12 - 18, 2013

AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XIX, No. 32
MEAC / SWAC HOOPS TOURNAMENTS UNDER-
WAY; NCAA DIV. II PLAYOFFS BEGIN FRIDAY
NOTHING
BUT NET
BYRON WESTMORELAND:
CIAA Tourney MVP leads
Bowie State into NCAA Div. II
playoffs, one of seven black
college teams in the feld.
2 0 1 2 - 1 3 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L (Results, Standings and Yearly Honors)
SWAC
SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE
DIV ALL
MEN (FINAL) W L W L
* Texas Southern 16 2 17 14
Southern 15 3 21 9
* Ark. Pine Bluff 15 3 16 14
Jackson State 9 9 10 17
Prairie View A&M 8 10 13 18
Alabama State 8 10 10 21
Alcorn State 8 10 10 23
Alabama A&M 6 12 10 19
* Miss. Valley St. 5 13 5 23
Grambling State 0 18 0 27
* Ineligible for postseason
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
PLAYER
Omar Strong, 5-9, Sr., G, TSU - Finished second in
SWAC scoring (17.0 ppg.) while leading in 3-pointers
made (120, 3.9 pg.) and FT percentage (.848).
DEFENSE
Fred Sturdivant, 6-7, Sr., F, TSU - Led the league in
blocks(99, 3.2pg.) andfeldgoal percentage(.602) while
fnishing second in rebounding (8.2 rpg.)
NEWCOMER
MalcolmMiller, 6-5, Fr., G, SU - Averaged 16.0 points
per game, third best in league, 5.8 rebounds and was
top 3-point shooter (.458), 3rd in 3s made (2.7 pg.).
FRESHMAN
Terry Rose, 6-4, Fr., G/F, GSU - Averaged 13.8 points
with 81 treys.
MD EASTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE MEAC SWAC
SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE
DIV ALL
WOMEN (FINAL) W L W L
Texas Southern 16 2 19 10
Southern 12 6 13 16
Miss. Valley St. 12 6 15 14
Prairie View A&M 11 7 14 14
Jackson State 9 9 12 15
Alabama A&M 8 10 9 19
Ark. Pine Bluff 7 11 11 17
Alabama State 7 11 9 20
Grambling State 6 12 8 22
Alcorn State 2 16 2 25
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
PLAYER
Latia Williams, 5-10, R-Sr., PV - Finished second in
scoring(12.9ppg.) andrebounding(8.9rpg.) whileleading
the SWAC in minutes played (35.7 pg.).
DEFENSE
Carolinsia Crumbly, 5-5, Sr., G, ALC- Finished second
in steals (68, 2.5 pg.), scored 11.2 points per game.
NEWCOMER
Joanna Miller, 5-8, Fr., G, GSU - Led league in scoring
(16.0 ppg.), shot .726 from the line (8th).
FRESHMAN
Te'era Williams, 5-10, Fr., G, TSU - Averaged 12.4
poings per game (4th), 6.3 rebounds (11th), 2.1 steals
(4th), 2.8 assists (7th) and shot .488 from feld (3rd).
MD EASTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE MEAC
CONF ALL
WOMEN (FINAL) W L W L
Hampton 16 0 25 5
NC A&T State 13 3 21 8
Howard 12 4 18 10
SC State 11 5 19 8
Coppin State 10 6 14 15
Morgan State 9 7 12 17
Florida A&M 8 8 11 18
Bethune-Cookman 7 9 12 16
Delaware State 6 10 9 20
Md. E. Shore 4 12 8 19
Norfolk State 4 12 6 21
Savannah State 2 14 7 22
North Carolina Central 2 14 2 27
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
PLAYER
Kieara Avant, 5-11, Sr., F, HAM - Led Lady Prates to
regular season title averaging double-double (16.3 ppg.,
10.3 rpg.), 19 double-doubles on season.
ROOKIE
Eboni Ross, 6-2, R-Fr., NC A&T - Led the MEAC in feld
goal percentage (.521), was 2nd in blocks (1.7 pg.), aver-
aged 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
DEFENSE
Alyssa Bennett, 6-2, Jr., F, HAM - Averaged 9.9 points,
6.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game for Lady Pirates.
Bowie State Sports Photo
Norfolk State, Hampton
undefeated favorites
WOMEN
Tuesday, March 12
#10 Alcorn State vs. #7 Ark.-Pine Bluff - 5:30 pm
#9 Grambling vs. #8 Alabama State - 8 pm
Wednesday, March 13
Alcorn/UAPB vs. #2 Southern - 3 pm
GSU/ASU vs. #1 Texas Southern - 5:30 pm
Thursday, March 14
#5 Alabama St. vs. #3 Miss. Valley St. - 10 am
#5 Jackson St. vs. #4 Prairie View - 5:30 pm
Friday, March 15
Women's Semifnals - 12 pm
Women's Semifnals - 5:30 pm
Saturday, March 16
Women's Finals - 12 noon
MEN
Wednesday, March 13
#7 Grambling vs. #6 Alabama A&M - 8 pm
Thursday, March 14
#5 Alabama St. vs. #2 Jackson St. - 12:30 pm
#4 Prairie View vs. #3 Alcorn State - 8 pm
Friday, March 15
Men's Semifnals - 2:30 pm
Men's Semifnals - 8 pm
Saturday, March 16
Men's Finals - 3:30 pm
GAME SCHEDULES
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
The regular season and de-
fending champion Norfolk State
men and Hampton women enter
this week's MEAC Basketball
Tournament on quite a roll.
Head coach Anthony Evans
and his Norfolk State Spartans are
on a 15-game win streak and just
fnished an undefeated 16-0 run
thru the MEAC regular season, the
frst team to do that since the 1993-
94 Coppin State Eagles.
Hampton, the three-time de-
fending women's tournament
champ, is on a 16-game win streak
and also posted a 16-0 conference
record, the frst time that's been
done since the Coppin State Lady
Eagles posted an 18-0 mark in the
2006-07 season. The Lady Pirates
with head coach David Six have
now compiled a 46-2 conference
record (15-1, 15-1, 16-0) over the
past three seasons.
Both the Hampton women and
Norfolk State men are strong fa-
vorites to repeat as champions and
earn automatic berths in this year's
NCAA national tournaments as a
result. The Hampton women how-
ever may be bigger favorites than
the Norfolk State men.
WOMEN
Not only did Hampton run the
table in the conference and win the
regular season title by three games,
but the Lady Pirates' average mar-
gin of victory against conference
competition was 21 points. Only
four games were decided by single-
digits.
Second-seed North Carolina
A&T (13-3, 21-8), who won 20
games in its frst year under head
coach Tarrell Robinson, did not
face the Lady Pirates. Third-seed
Howard (12-4, 18-10) came the
closest to knocking off Hampton,
losing 52-50 at home. Hampton
was dominant, winning 67-45 in
the rematch in Hampton.
Fifth-seed Coppin State (10-
6, 14-15) played the Lady Pirates
two tough games, losing 58-50 at
home and 68-59 on the road.
It will take a supreme effort to
dethrone the Lady Pirates.
MEN
Conversely, Norfolk State (16-
0, 21-10) specialized in close wins.
Eleven (11) of the Spartans 16 con-
ference victories came by single-
digits pegging them perhaps a little
more susceptible to an upset in the
tournament.
CONF ALL
MEN (FINAL) W L W L
Norfolk State 16 0 21 10
NC Central 15 1 22 8
Hampton 11 5 14 16
Savannah State 11 5 18 13
Morgan State 10 6 14 14
NC A&T 8 8 15 16
Delaware State 8 8 13 16
Bethune-Cookman 7 9 12 19
Florida A&M 5 11 8 22
Coppin State 5 11 8 23
Howard 4 12 7 23
SC State 2 14 6 23
Maryland-E. Shore 2 14 2 25
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
PLAYER
PendarvisWilliams, 6-6, Jr., G, NSU- LedSpartansto
regular seasontitleaveraging14.1points, 4.6rebounds
and shooting .407 from 3-point range.
ROOKIE
Deron Powers, 5-11, Fr., G, HAM - Led Pirates
in scoring (11.5 ppg.) while fnishing second in the
MEAC in FT %(.830) and fourth in assists (4.8 apg.).
DEFENSE
Austin Witter, 6-7, Sr., F, NC A&T - FInished fourth
in MEAC in rebounds (7.2 pg.) and led in blocked
shots (3.0 pg.).
Harrell
Southern men, Texas
Southern women favored
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
The Southern men and Texas
Southern women are favorites, but
for different reasons, in this week's
SWAC Basketball Tournaments in
Garland, Texas.
WOMEN
The Texas Southern Lady Ti-
gers (16-2, 19-10) are favored by
virtue of their four-game bulge in
winning in the league's regular sea-
son race.
But don't count out the South-
ern Lady Jaguars.
First-year TSU head coach
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke has trans-
formed a team that fnished 5-26
overall a year ago, 2-16 in SWAC
play and next-to-last in conference
standings, into a juggernaut.
Last season the Lady Tigers
were last in scoring (47.3 ppg.)
and near the bottom in scoring de-
fense (62.0 ppg.). Under Cooper-
Dyke, the highly-decorated former
NCAA and WNBA star and highly-
successful coach (at Prairie View
and UNC-Wilmington in previ-
ous stops), TSU is the league's top
scoring team (61.5 ppg.) and is
second in scoring defense (58.9
ppg.).
Cooper-Dyke added two dif-
ference-makers, freshman guards
Brianna Sidney and Te'era Wil-
liams. Sidney (10.0 ppg.) was a
second-team all-SWAC selection
while Williams (12.4 ppg., 6.3
rpg., 2.8 apg., 2.1 spg.) was the
league's rookie of the year.
But TSU could not get by
Sandy Pugh's Lady Jags of South-
ern (12-6, 13-16) who handed the
Lady Tigers their only two confer-
ence losses, 72-60 at Southern in
early January and 55-53 at home
two weeks ago.
MEN
For the men, Southern (15-3,
21-9) assumes the top seed and
tournament favorite's role after
both frst-place regular season
fnisher Texas Southern (16-2,
17-14) and third-place Arkansas
Pine Bluff (15-3, 16-14), along
with ninth-place Mississippi Val-
ley State (5-13, 5-23), were barred
from postseason play by low APR
scores. Two of Southern's three
conference losses were to TSU (79-
66) and UAPB (55-52).
That not only makes Roman
Banks's Jaguars (16-2, 20-9) a
strong favorite but catapults Jack-
son State (10-17), a team that fn-
ished only 9-9 in SWAC games,
into the second seed.
Southern is led by all-SWAC
selections Malcolm Miller and
Derick Beltran
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
UNDER THE BANNER
SWAC/MEAC HOOPS HONOREES:
Senior guard Omar Strong of Texas Southern (men) and
Prairie View senior forward Latia Williams (women) were
named Southwestern Athletic Conference Basketball Players
of the Year as announced by the conference last week.
Strong fnished the regular season second in the SWAC
in scoring (17 ppg.), as the league's top shooter from 3-point
range (120, 3.9 pg.) and led the league in free throw shooting
percentage (.840). Williams was second in scoring (12.9 ppg.)
and rebounding (8.9 rpg.) and led the SWAC women in minutes
played (35.7 mpg.).
TSU frst-year head coach Mike Davis and Southern sec-
ond-year head coach Roman Banks shared men's Coach of the
Year honors after tying in the voting. Davis led the Tigers to a
16-2 SWAC mark (17-14 overall)and the regular season crown.
Banks led the Jaguars to a 15-3 league mark and second-place
fnish. Nate Kilbert, who led Miss. Valley State (12-6, 15-14)
to a second-place tie with Southern, won the women's award.
TSU senior forward Fred Sturdivant was selected men's
Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league in blocks
(99, 3.2 per game) and fnishing second in rebounding (8.2 rpg.).
Alcorn State's Carolinsia Crumbly fnished second in the
SWAC in steals (68, 2.5 pg.) to take the women's award.
Malcolm Miller of Southern averaged 16.0 points per
game, third best in the league, to grab the men's Newcomer
award. In her frst season at Grambling, Joanna Miller led the
SWAC in scoring (16.5 ppg.), 3-pointers made (66, 2.4 pg.) and
3-point shooting (.390) to win the women's newcomer honor.
Grambling frst-year player Terry Rose scored 13.8
ppg. and fnished with 81 treys to claim the top men's freshman
award. TSU's Te'era Williams led the Lady Tigers in scoring
(12.7 ppg.) to claim the women's honor.

MEN - FIRST TEAM - G - Omar Strong, Sr., TSU; Derick Beltran, Sr., SU; F - Malcolm
Miller, Jr., SU; Fred Sturdivant, Sr., TSU; C - Terrell Kennedy, Sr., UAPB SECOND
TEAM - G - Davon Usher, Jr., MVSU; Jourdan DeMuynck, Sr., PVAM; F - Demarquelle
Tabb, Jr., AAMU; Davon Haynes, Jr., UAPB; C - Phillip Crawford, Sr., ALST THIRD
TEAM - G - Marquiz Baker, Jr., ALCN; Ray Penn, Jr., TSU; F - LeAntwan Luckett, So.,
ALCN; Daniel Broughton, Jr., UAPB; C - Aaron Clayborn, Jr., TSU
WOMEN - FIRST TEAM - G - Joanna Miller, Jr., GSU; Kendra Coleman, Jr., SU; F - Alia
Frank, Jr., MVSU; Chigozianyi Okwumabua, Jr., UAPB; C - Tiffany Kellum, Jr., JSU
SECOND TEAM - G - Brianna Sidney, Jr., TSU; Joncyee Sanders, Jr., MVSU; F - Jas-
mine Sanders, So., AAMU; Latia Williams, Sr., PVAM; C - Quentori Alford, Jr., ALST
THIRD TEAM - G - Kiara Etienne, Jr., PVAM; LaKendra Marsh, Jr., UAPB; F - Te'era
Williams, Fr., TSU; Lechell Rush, Jr., SU; C - Larissa Scott (PVAM)
NCAA DIV. II BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
MEN
ATLANTIC REGIONAL - Saturday, March 16 - West Liberty, WV
#2 Winston-Salem State (21-6) vs. #7 Slippery Rock (22-8) - 2:30 pm
#1 West Liberty (30-1) vs. #8 Bowie State (16-13) - 6 pm
#4 Fairmont State (22-8) vs. #5 Livingstone (22-6) - 8:30 pm
SOUTH REGIONAL - Saturday, March 16 - Lakeland, FL
#3 Eckerd (20-7) vs. #6 Benedict (23-6) - 12 noon
WOMEN
ATLANTIC REGIONAL - Friday, March 15 - Erie, PA
#3 Shaw (25-4) vs. #6 Glenville State (26-3) - 12 noon
SOUTH REGIONAL - Friday, March 15 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
#2 Tuskegee (19-7) vs. #7 Alabama-Huntsville (15-16) - 2:30 pm
#1 Nova Southeastern (19-8) vs. #8 Clark Atlanta (20-10) - 6 pm
Like Hampton on the women's
side, the Spartans did not face the
second-seed, LeVelle Moton's
Eagles of North Carolina Cen-
tral (15-1, 22-8), whose only loss
in their last 17 games was a 44-36
decision to fourth-seed Savannah
State (11-5, 18-13) on Feb. 16.
Third-seed Hampton (11-5, 14-
16) lost two close decisions to Nor-
folk State (62-59 and 74-67). Fifth-
seed Morgan State (73-71) and
eighth-seed Bethune-Cookman
(62-61), who lost to NSU in last
year's tournament fnals, came the
closest to knocking off the Spartans
this season.
Excellent late-game execu-
tion has enabled Norfolk State to
escape close scrapes all season
long. They'll need three more of
such performances to come away
with their second straight title and
NCAA Tournament berth.
BCSP Notes
St. Aug's wins D2 Indoor title
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Led by the strength of
its sprinters, Saint Augustine's claimed the NCAA
Division II Men's Indoor Track and Field Champi-
onship at the Birmingham Cross Plex last Saturday
The title is the latest achievement in the illustrious
history of the famed St. Aug track and feld program.
The Falcons have won 12 men's indoor crowns and
32 national championships overall under legendary
Head Coach George Williams.
The Falcons scored 72 points to earn the title. In
the womens division, Lincoln (Mo.) fnished third
with 44 points.
The Falcons produced three national indi-
vidual champions in the running events. Moussa
Dembele won the 60 meter hurdles, Dane Hyatt
captured the 400 meter dash and Jermaine Jones
was the victor in the 200 meter dash.
It was Jones' victory in the 200 dash which
helped the Falcons separate themselves from the
pack. They entered the race tied with Ashland for
the lead with 47 points, but Jones led three Falcon
runners who scored in the event. Jones won in 21.03
seconds, Josh Edmonds was third in 21.36 and Hy-
att was eighth in 24.36.

Howard's Harrell to take
year's leave of absence
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2013) -- Howard
University announced Monday that Head Football
Coach Gary Harrell will take a personal leave of
absence for the 2013 season. The University has
named Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coor-
dinator Rayford Petty, a former head coach of the
Bison, interim head coach for the upcoming season.
Harrell said in a statement released Monday:
"After much consideration and discussion with
my family, advisors and several people at Howard
University, it is with much sadness that I announce
today that I will be taking a leave of ab-
sence for the 2013 season. In making
this decision, I thought deeply about
my extended family, my players and coaches. At this
time, my personal and family issues make it impossible
for me to give them 100% and anything less than that is
unacceptable to me. However, as a man of deep faith in
God, my family must take priority at this time. I want to
stress that this is only a temporary leave of absence, and
I look forward to returning to the sidelines in 2014 as
the Bison continue to build a championship team. I want
to thank Howard University for their understanding and
compassion during this diffcult time. Without their sup-
port it would not be possible for me to work these issues
out so I may return to the University I love so much. I
am proud to be an alumnus of Howard University and
am excited about my future there."
In his second year, Harrell led the Bison to a 7-4
record and 6-2 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The team recorded the most wins in a decade.
Senior forward Keiara Avant of women's regular season
champ Hampton and junior guard Pendarvis Williams of
men's champion Norfolk State were named 2013 Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Players of the Year in
voting by the conference's head basketball coaches and sports
information directors.
Avant averaged a double-double (16.3 ppg., 10.3 rpg.),
leading the league in rebounding and fnishing ffth in scoring
and feld goal percentage (.470). Williams averaged 14.1 points
and 4.6 rebounds while shooting .814 from the line and .407
from 3-point range.
North Carolina A&T forward Eboni Ross led the MEAC
in feld goal percentage (87-of-170, .512)) and was second in
blocks (1.7 bpg.) to earn the top freshman award. Hampton
guard Deron Powers was the men's top freshman as he fnished
second in free-throw percentage (.830), fourth in assists (4.8
apg.) while leading the Pirates in scoring (11.5 ppg.)
Hampton's Alyssa Bennett won the women's defensive
award after averages of 6.6 rebounds and 9.9 points per game.
NC A&T senior forward Austin Witter got the men's defensive
award based on his league-leading 7.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks
per game.
Hampton head coach David Six and Norfolk State's An-
thony Evans garnered coach of the year honors after leading
their teams to 16-0 regular season marks.
WOMEN FIRST TEAM - Jasmine Grice, 5-9, Jr., G, FAMU; Nicole Hamilton, 5-8, Jr.,
G, HAM; JaQuayla Berry, 5-11, Sr., G, NC A&T; Saadia Doyle, 5-10, Sr., F, HOWARD;
Keiara Avant, 5-11, Sr., F, HAM SECOND TEAM - Bianca Jarrett, 5-5, Sr., G, MSU;
Tiarra Knotts, 5-4, Sr., G, SCSU; Alyssa Bennett, 6-2, Jr., F, HAM; Tierra Hawkins, 6-2,
So., F, DSU; Rachel Gordon, Jr., F, NSU THIRD TEAM - Leola Spotwood, 6-0, Sr., F,
CSU; Cheyenne Curley-Payne, 5-4, Sr., G, HOW; Amber Calvin, 5-8, Jr., G, NC A&T;
Erin Hogue, 5-11, Sr., F, SSU; Trinese Fox, 5-9, Sr., G, SCSU
MEN FIRST TEAM - Jeremy Ingram, 6-3, Jr., G, NCCU; Pendarvis Williams, 6-6, Jr.,
G, NSU; DeWayne Jackson, 6-8, Sr., G, MSU; Stanton Kidd, 6-7, Jr., F, NCCU; Adrien
Coleman, 6-5, Jr., F, B-CU SECOND TEAM - Tahj Tate, 6-4, So., G, DSU; Ray Willis,
6-6, Sr., G, NCCU; Preston Blackman, 6-0, Sr., G, SSU; Rashad Hassan, 6-7, Sr., F,
SSU' Matthew Hezekiah, 6-11, Jr., F, SCSU THIRD TEAM - Adrian Powell, 6-6, Sr., F,
NC A&T; Justin Black, 6-2, Jr., G, MSU; Jamie Adams, 5-10, Jr., G, FAMU; Rob John-
son, 6-8, Sr., F, NSU; Austin Witter, 6-8, Sr., F, NC A&T
ALL ROOKIE TEAM - Rashid Gaston, 6-8, Fr., F, NSU; Patrick Cole, 6-5, Fr., G, CSU;
Bruce Beckford, 6-7, Fr., F, NC A&T; Deron Powers, 5-11, Fr., G, HAM; Darryl Palmer,
6-7, Fr., F, SCSU
Strong L. Williams Sturdivant Crumbly
Avant Williams Bennett Witter