Murray and Kongolo Head BCSIDA 2002 Basketball All-America Squads

Shaw University's Ronald Murray and North Carolina Central University's Amba Kongolo, CIAA Players of the Year, led the voting for the 2002 Black College Sports Information Directors Association (BCSIDA) All-American teams.

Murray, a 6’4 guard from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania led all black college players in scoring with a 23.5 average and led the men’s team with 135 voting points. He was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Daktronics Division II Player of the Year earlier this year.

Kongolo, a 6’3 forward from Kinshasa, Congo averaged 20.2 points per game and 10 rebounds for the Lady Eagles. She led the women's team with 65 voting points in voting by sports information directors at America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The entire BCSIDA All-American team is listed below:

MEN’S TEAM (First Team)
Name (School)	Pos.	Hgt.	Hometown	PPG
Ronald Murray (Shaw University)	G	6’4	Philadelphia, PA	23.5
Tommy Adams (Hampton Univ.)	G	6’3	Woodbridge, VA	19.7
Steve Bynes (Shaw Univ.)	F	6’9	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	15.9
Bruce Jenkins (NCA&T)	F	6’6	Silver Spring, MD	18.7
Marcus Flemming (Alcorn State)	F	6’8	Fayette, MS	14.9
(Second Team)
Shawn Alexander (WSSU)	G	6’2	Asheville, NC	17.9
Kyle Williams (Howard)	G	6’6	Burlington, NC	18.7
Paul Haynes (Grambling)	F	6’8	Auburn Hills, MI	20.2
Isaac Jefferson (Hampton)	F	6’5	Columbus, OH	12.1
Marcus Best (WSSU)	F	6’2	Fayetteville, NC	8.8
WOMEN’S TEAM (First Team)
LaShondra Dixon (Hampton)	G	5’5	Sparta, GA	17.6
Zakia VanHoose (NCCU)	G	5’7	Rochester, NY	9.3
Amba Kongolo (NCCU)	F	6’3	Kinshasa, Congo	20.2
Blanche Doctor (JCSU)	F	5’10	Goldsboro, NC	17.2
Andrea Gardner (Howard	F	6’4	Washington, DC	15.6
Second Team
Jamie McDonald (Shaw Univ.)	G	5’6	Durham, NC	16.7
Jacklyn Winfield (Southern)	G	5’8	Wesson, MS	21.5
Suawana Taylor (Norfolk State)	F	6’1	VA Beach, VA	16.3
Crystal Kitt (Alabama State)	F	6’3	Mobile, AL	12.3
Shenika Worthy (NCCU)	F	5’11	Decatur, GA	12.0

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