UNDER THE BANNER What's Going On In and Around Black College Sports
TO THE RAFTERS: Morehouse College retired the jersey of all-time basketball great Harold Ellis in ceremonies Wednesday (Feb. 21) during the Morehouse/LeMoyne-Owen game. Ellis, who entered the program in 1988 as the school's first full four-year basketball scholarship recipient, left in 1992 as an honor graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Eduction and as the school's all-time leading scorer and steals leader. He won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player of the year award an unprecedented three times and also won the John McLendon Award as the nation's top black college player. As a professional player, Ellis has played for the L. A. Clippers and Denver Nuggets of the NBA and the Rockford Lightning and Quad City Thunder of the CBA. He was also a member of the USA World Championship team in Puerto Rico.
TOP PLAYER: The winner of the Paul "Tank" Younger Trophy, going to the black college football player of the year, will be unveiled Sunday in ceremonies in Los Angeles. Hampton RB Montrell Coley, Florida A&M WR Jacquay Nunnally, Grambling OT Larry Metevia, Tuskegee LB Kelvin Powell, Florida A&M DE Jauron Dailey and Grambling DB Calvin Spears are winners of Spirit Awards by position and are finalists for the Younger Trophy. Tuskegee head coach Rick Comegy will be honored as coach of the year. © 2001 Azeez Communications, Inc.
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WILLIAMS AN ALL-STAR: Hampton center Tarvis Williams, a virtual shoo-in to be named the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference player of the year, will be one of 64 seniors from across the nation participating in the 49th annual Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational Tournament, April 4-7 at Churchland High School. Williams averages 22.6 points per game, the top mark in the MEAC and fifth best amongst NCAA Div. I players. He also leads the MEAC with 4.4 blocks per game, the second best average in Div. I. The 6-11 Williams has been among block leaders nationally in each of his four seasons at Hampton but has blossomed this year to become a more dominant player on both ends of the floor. The P-I-T always draws a horde of professional scouts from the NBA, other U. S. pro leagues and overseas teams.