BCSP Tidbits . . .
Bluntt returning to Delaware StateMid Eastern Athletic Conference 2005-06 Basketball Player of the Year, Delaware State swingman Jasha Bluntt, who after the season declared for Wednesday's NBA Draft, decided last week to remove his name from consideration.
The 6-6, 220-pound Los Angeles native led the Hornets to this year's MEAC regular
season crown, a berth in the postseason National
Invitational Tournament (NIT) and a school-record
21-win season (21-14) as a junior averaging team-highs of 14.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per
game. The Hornets were denied a repeat MEAC tournament championship and return trip to the
NCAA tournament after losing to Hampton in the
conference tourney finals.
By declaring for the draft, Bluntt had hoped to get tryouts with NBA teams but none materialized. He did not hire an agent and therefore is able to return to school. Bluntt returns to a team that returns all five starters and will be the favorite for the 2006-07 MEAC title.
Black College Baseball.com names award winners
BlackCollegeBaseball.com has announced recipients of its
third annual Black College Baseball Awards.
This year, Co-Coach of the Year Awards go to Bethune-Cookman head coach Mervyl Melendez and Prairie View A&M head coach Michael Robertson. Melendez led B-CC to an undefeated conference season and its eighth MEAC title in ten years. Robertson led the Panthers to their first SWAC Championship in only his fourth year at the helm.
The player of the year award went to Jackson State junior shortstop Joaquin Rodriguez. Rodriguez led the SWAC with a .457 batting average and was named SWAC Player of the Year. Francisco Rodriguez, who finished the season at B-CC with a 9-1 record, was chosen as BCB's Pitcher of the Year.
FIRST TEAM - C, Bradley Hubbert, Alcorn State; 1B, Brandon Gravely, Delaware State; 2B, George Morbia, Norfolk State; SS, Joaquin Rodriguez, Jackson State; 3B, Charlie Gamble, North Carolina A&T; OF, Marcus Davis, Alcorn State, Joe McIntyre, North Carolina A&T, Shundell Russaw, Jackson State PITCHERS - SP, Issac Daniels, Texas Southern; SP, Francisco Rodriguez, Bethune-Cookman;SP, Wrandal Taylor, Prairie View A&M; SP, Richard Rodriguez, Bethune-Cookman; RP, Francisco Gomez, Bethune-Cookman;RP, Emary Frederick, Southern
SECOND TEAM - C, Jorge Mico, Bethune-Cookman; 1B, Chris Stamps, Jackson State; 2B, Luke Grow, Chicago State; SS, Zach Penprase, Mississippi Valley; 3B, Wilford White, Prairie View A&M; OF, Calvin Lester, Prairie View A&M, CJ Acker, Delaware State, Nabil Sagbini, Bethune-Cookman, Shawn Taylor, Alcorn State, Caleb Betschart, Alcorn State PITCHERS - SP, Michael Hauff, North Carolina A&T; SP, John Primus, North Carolina A&T; SP, Marcus Cortes, Savannah State; SP, Nick Snyder, Florida A&M; RP, Matthew Chatwin, Alcorn State; RP, Jeffrey McCollum, Southern
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