BCSP Notes . . .
Smith KOed at Ky. State
Kentucky State fired coach Donald
Smith on Wednesday night, one month after suspending him
for an unspecified reason.
The school released a statement saying "it is in the best interest of the university to terminate the employment of Donald Smith, head football coach."
The statement referred questions to attorney William Johnson, the school's lawyer.
Johnson was vague on why the action was taken.
"There were matters that were looked at, but none I'm in the position to talk about," Johnson said. "There can be many, many reasons why people are terminated. I don't think, at this time, the university wants to get into that."
The firing ended a process that began when the school suspended Smith on Feb. 17. The school didn't specify the reason then either, saying only that "information was brought to our attention which required immediate action."
Kentucky State interim president Bill Turner said at the time a committee would review the situation and make a recommendation.
Kentucky State interim director of public relations Akiia Robertson said Wednesday night the recommendation to fire Smith was made by the committee Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson said Turner made the final decision to fire Smith.
Smith just completed his third season at Kentucky State. The Thorobreds finished 7-4, their first winning season in six years.
Division II Kentucky State plays in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.
Double A Double A's
Two outstanding players from the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association,
Shaw forward Anthony Greenup and St. Augustine's
forward/center Desmond Peoples,
have been named to the 2004 Daktronic's Div. II All-American teams voted on
by NCAA Div. II sports information directors.
Greenup, a 6-8 senior from Baton Rouge, La., was voted to the second team. He is the 2004 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-CIAA first team.
Greenup averaged 20.9 points and 10.2 rebounds for Shaw (12-16) this season. He is the only player in the country in the top 30 in four different categories including points (30th), rebounds (16th), blocked shots (7th) and field goal percentage (1st).
Greenup averaged 2.8 blocked shots per game for the second-straight season and led the nation in field goal percentage (70.9) also for the second straight season. He was the only player from a team that had a non-winning record to make the team.
Peoples, a 6-7 senior from Clinton, Md., was chosen to the third team. He was selected as the CIAA Player of the Year after averaging a league-best 11.4 rebounds and 20.2 points per contest, fifth best in the conference. Peoples also shot 54% from the field and averaged 1.3 blocks per game.
Peoples led the 17-8 Falcons to the CIAA West Division crown.
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