UNDER THE BANNER
What's Going On In and Around Black College Sports
LYNN IN AT BOWIE STATE: The last black college football head coaching vacancy was filled
last week when Bowie State named Michael J. Lynn, Jr.,
as its new head man. Lynn comes to BSU from just up the road in
Baltimore at Morgan State where he served as director of football
operations and offensive line coach for the past two seasons. Lynn, 35,
lettered four years as a guard on the Morgan State football team
before graduating in 1990 with a degree in political science. He served as
a high school assistant before returning to his alma mater as
an assistant in 2000. He is replacing Henry Frazier
who resigned in November to become head coach at
Prairie View A&M of the Southwestern Athletic
Conference.
BASKETBALL HONORS: The Southwestern Athletic Conference, Mid Eastern Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference named their all-league basketball players on the eve of their postseason tournaments. MEAC and SWAC honorees are listed in the top box. SIAC honorees are listed below.
SWAC: SWAC coaches and sports information directors named 6-7 Mississippi Valley State senior forward Attarrius Norwood as the men's player of the year and Alabama State junior forward Crystal Kitt as the women's top player. Norwood led the Delta Devils to the regular season title averaging 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds. His teammate, junior guard Edward Mack (13.3 ppg., 3.2 apg., 2.4 spg.) was named defensive player of the year and to the second team. MVSU forward Solomon Forbes, who averaged 14.2 points per game, joined Norwood on the first team. Kitt edged Defensive Player of the Year, center Amie Williams of Jackson State, for the player of the year honor. Kitt led the SWAC in scoring at 20.9 points per game, in rebounding at 12 per game, and in field goal percentage (57.8%) while posting 18 double-doubles. Williams leads the nation in blocked shots (4.22 bpg.) while averaging 18.1 points and finishing just behind Kitt at 9.3 rebounds per game and shooting 49.6% from the field.
MEAC: Individuals who led their teams to regular season women's and men's titles in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference, guard Mandy Clark of the Delaware State Lady Hornets and forward Thurman Zimmerman of the South Carolina State Bulldogs, were named the top players in the league in voting by coaches and sports information directors. Clark garnered all 60 first place votes to sweep to the women's award. She averaged 15.3 points per game, second best in the conference, while dishing out 3.1 assists and getting 3.0 steals per game. Teammate Terrelle Waller (12.9 ppg.) joins Clark on the first team. Hampton guard Sharema Dean, who led all freshman scorers at 12 points per game, was named the league's top freshwoman. Zimmerman, a versatile 6-5 forward, averaged 18.8 points and led the MEAC with 8.4 rebounds per game to power the Bulldogs to a 14-4 regular season conference record. His teammate, freshman swingman Brian Mason, garnered the top rookie award by virtue of his 13.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
SIAC: Albany State guard Flem Tucker and Clark Atlanta's Jennifer Stegall won the SIAC player of the year awards.
| MEN FIRST TEAM Nick Wallery, Jr., C, Albany State Flem Tucker, Sr., G, Albany State Allen Early, Sr., G, Ft. Valley State Jason Williams, Jr., F, Lane Nate Lewis, Sr., F, Benedict Joshua Obajuriwa, Fr., C, Benedict SECOND TEAM Kenyon Gamble, Jr., C, Tuskegee Imbert Prosper, So., G/F, Tuskegee Roderick Thomas, Sr., G, Lane Andre Davis, So., C, LeM-Owen Benjy Mitchum, Jr., G, LeM-Owen Eugene Jackson, Sr., G, Benedict COACH OF THE YEAR Fred Watson, Benedict FRESMAN OF THE YEAR Joshua Obajuriwa, Fr, Benedict NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Zachary Bright, Lane | WOMEN
FIRST TEAM Sherika Tarpkins, Jr., G, Ft. Val. St. Litreece Hurn, Jr., G, Lane Kisha Lucette, So., F, Paine Kim Cue, Sr., F, Benedict Pamela Butler, Sr., G/F, Albany St. Jennifer Stegall, Sr., G, Cl.-Atlanta SECOND TEAM Temika Green, Jr., G, Tuskegee Nikisha Richards, Sr., F, LeM-Owen Felicia West, G, Kentucky State Jennifer King, Jr., C, Cl.-Atlanta Andriette Roberts, Jr., F, Cl.Atlanta Amanda Ray, Fr., F, Ft. Valley St. COACH OF THE YEAR Vanessa White-Moore, Cl.-Atlanta FRESMAN OF THE YEAR Amanda Ray, Fort Valley State NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Jennifer King, Clark Atlanta |
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