BCSP Notes . . .
CIAA hoops awards
Elizabeth City State senior forward Anthony Hilliard has repeated as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's player of the year and St. Paul's College high-scoring junior guard Tatiana Ellis has been named the women's award winner as the CIAA announced its basketball awards winners this week.
For the second year in a row, Hillard, a
6-4 Fayetteville, N.C. native, led the conference in
scoring (23.6 ppg.) and rebounding (11.6 rpg.) in
sweeping to the award in back-to-back seasons.
Those numbers place him fifth nationally in scoring
stats and third in rebounding.
Hilliard becomes the seventh CIAA player to win the award at least twice and the first back-to-back winner since St. Paul's forward Antwain Smith won three straight POY awards from 1997-99.
Ellis, who hails from Harlem, N. Y., led the conference in scoring (22.2 ppg.) and was also the top 3-point producer hitting on 2.2 3s per game.
They both are the top stars of 12-person all-conference teams named by the conference and selected respectively by the members of the men's and women's basketball coaches associations.
The men's defensive player of the year went to talented Johnson C. Smith junior forward James Dillard. The 6-8 leaper from Apex, N.C. led the conference in blocks (2.27 per game) and was among the rebounding leaders pulling down 8.2 boards per contest. Dillard, also a member of the all-conference team, shot 69.1% from the field, tops in the CIAA and third best in the nation, and averaged a hefty 17.8 points per game.
Virginia Union, J. C. Smith and St. Augustine's each had three players voted to the men's all-conference team. J. C. Smith, Fayetteville State, Virginia State, Bowie State and St. Augustine's each had two selections to the women's team.
The women's defensive award was won by Bowie State senior guard Denisha Kenion who led the conference in steals (3.12 per game) and assists (4.2 per game).
The CIAA's Sports Information Directors Association earlier picked Virginia State freshman forward J. C. Chaney as the men's top rookie and St. Augustine's freshman center Keyona Bryant as the women's top freshman. Chaney averaged 10.5 points and 5 rebounds for the Trojans while Bryant put up 17.8 points and 7.3 boards for the Lady Falcons.
MEN
Brandon Byerson, Jr., G, VUU; Braxton Byerson, So., G,
VUU; Ryan Scott, Sr., G, JCSU, Will Gill, Sr., G, SAC; Taylor Taylor,
Sr., G, LC; Gregg Thondique, Sr., F, VUU; James Dillard, Sr.,
F, JCSU; Anthony Hilliard, Sr., F, ECSU; Duke Crews, Jr., F,
BSU; Hayward Fain, So., F, SAC; Anthony Wynn, Sr., F, SPC;
Jerry Hollis, Jr., F, JCSU
WOMEN
L'Oreal Price, Jr., G, FSU; Tatiana Ellis, Jr., G, SPC;
Katania Walker, Sr., G, VSU; Bianco Lee, Jr., G, BSU; Wendy Stywalt,
Jr., G, JCSU; Chelsea Jeter, Sr., G, FSU; Keyona Bryant, Fr.,
F, SAC; Allison Sikes, So., F, SAC; Angela Brown, Jr., F,
VSU; Teanusha Robinson, So., F, BSU; Demetria Bell, Jr.,
F, JCSU; Tonyae Smith, Jr., C, VUU
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