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Hoops Notes
Lut Williams
BCSP Editor
>• The Howard men's basketball team under head coach Gil Jackson won back-to-back games on the road this week for the first time since the 2001 season.
The Bison won at North Carolina A&T (Sat.) and at Norfolk State (Mon.) by 82-77 scores and now sit tied (at 4-1) with Bethune-Cookman for second place in the MEAC behind Morgan State (4-0). Delaware State is fourth at 3-1,
Jackson has assembled some of the best
young talent in the MEAC. Six-three sophomore guard
Calvin Thompson scored 33 (vs. A&T) and 24 (vs. NSU)
points to pace the Bison. Thompson, a New Orleans native, was the point guard
on the same high school team (Helen Cox HS) as Georgetown's Greg
Monroe. Thompson and freshmen forwards Dadrian Collins
and Mike Phillips form a nice young nucleus for Jackson.
Howard hosts B-CU Monday at Burr Gym after welcoming in Florida A&M (1-4) Saturday. Conference kingpin Morgan State hosts Delaware State (3-1) Saturday and Maryland-Eastern Shore (2-2) Monday. DSU is at Coppin State (0-4) Monday.
>• Heading into play this weekend, four teams are tied for the top spot in the men's SWAC race. Texas Southern, Jackson State, Prairie View and Arkansas-Pine Bluff all have 4-1 league records.
Texas Southern, a week after losing its only conference game to Prairie View, handed Jackson State its first conference loss and also got a win over Grambling. Prairie View fell to JSU but also beat Grambling. UAPB defeated Southern and Alcorn State.
TSU has three players among the top six scorers in the conference - Junior Treasure (2nd, 15.4 ppg.), Travele Jones (4th, 15.0 ppg.) and De'andre Hall (6th, 14.9).
In this week's key games, UAPB is at Prairie View Saturday and at Texas Southern Monday. TSU hosts Mississippi Valley State (3-2) on Saturday.
>• Since opening the season with a loss at Stillman, the men of Clark Atlanta (11-1) have run off 11 straight wins and sit atop the SIAC standings with an 8-1 record. Tuskegee (10-3, 6-1) however is keeping pace. The Tigers have won six straight including a Jan. 11 84-82 win over Stillman. CAU beat TU on Nov. 24, 61-58. The rematch is Thursday (Jan. 21) in Tuskegee.
CAU looks for revenge at home against Stillman (5-3) Saturday and then hosts Claflin (9-5) Tuesday. The Panthers host cross-town rival Morehouse Thursday. Tuskegee hosts Morehouse Saturday and Kentucky State Tuesday. The Tigers visit Lane Thursday.
>• The Virginia Union men (11-5, 8-3) have won five straight including wins over J.C. Smith (87-77), St. Augustine's (57-45) and Shaw (58-51) to keep itself in the thick of the CIAA race. Willard Coker's Panthers have a rematch with JC Smith Saturday in Richmond before hosting Livingstone Monday. St. Aug's (7-2), Shaw (7-2) and Chowan (6-2) remain ahead of VUU.
SAC travels to Bowie State Saturday while Chowan is at Elizabeth City State. Shaw is at Bowie State Monday.
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