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UNDER THE BANNER What's Going On In and Around Black College Sports All Pro Photo CLAYTON: Let go after five years, 48-104 record at his alma mater. THREE STRIKES: It didn't take long for three black colleges to decide to make changes in their basketball programs. Morgan State and Texas Southern moved quickly to remove their men's head coaches while Florida A&M announced Monday that both men's coach Mickey Clayton and women's head coach Claudette Farmer were being replaced. FAMU Athletic Director Key Riley made the announcement Monday on Clayton and Farmer, both FAMU grads. Clayton was let go after compiling a record of 48-104 over the last five years including the 1999 MEAC Tournament title that his squad won in an upset. The Rattlers finished 6-22 this season, tenth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season standings, and lost in the first round of the conference tournament. All Pro Photo FARMER: Boycotts and defections by players may have cost her FAMU job. Farmer, who had been one of the MEAC's most successful coaches, may have been done in by turmoil that has recently surfaced in her program. She has compiled a 190-124 mark and had only two losing seasons since taking over the women's program in 1990. Her Rattlerettes finished 14-13 overall this year, fifth in conference play at 10-8. Farmer, who won the MEAC Tournament title in 1999 to give FAMU a sweep, also bowed out in the first round of this year's MEAC Tournament. Reported player boycotts and defections over the last two years seem to have brought her leadership of the program into question. Farmer replaced Clayton over the women's program in 1990 and was just ten victories short of breaking Clayton's FAMU record of 199 wins. All Pro Photo FULLER: Compiled six-year record of 53-115 at Morgan State. Morgan State announced this past weekend that they will not renew the contract of head men's basketball coach Chris Fuller. Fuller was informed of the decision during a meeting with athletics director David Thomas. Fuller had coached at MSU for six years with an overall record of 53-115. This season the Bears were 6-23 overall, last in the MEAC at 4-14. This followed a 5-24 record during the 1999-2000 season. Thomas has indicated that a national search will be conducted which he hopes will lead to the hiring of a new coach in April. Texas Southern University officials announced Monday that longtime head man Robert Moreland had been relieved of his duties as basketball coach. Moreland amassed 399 victories over 26 seasons at TSU, including three NCAA Tournament appearances in 1990, 1994 and 1995. His 399 wins are the most ever for a TSU basketball coach. Moreland had 352 losses at TSU. This season, the Tigers finished 7-22, good for eighth place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and made it to the conference semifinal game where they lost to Alcorn State. Moreland's career record is 672-431. HOOPS CLASSIC: The sixth annual National Car Rental Black College All-Star Basketball Classic is set for Saturday, April 21 in Baltimore on the campus of Morgan State University. The Classic showcases the talent of men and women senior athletes of historically black colleges and universities before professional scouts and a national television audience. Participants include the best senior players from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) as well as stars from historically black independent and NAIA schools. This year's game will be televised live on the MBC Network. The women's game will begin at 4:30 p. m. with the men's game to follow at 7:00 p. m. at MSU's Hill Field House. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on game day. For more information, visit the website at www.hbcuallstars.com or call, 410-828-0441 for tickets and 410-235-4427 for general information. © 2001 Azeez Communications, Inc. Return to Front Page Click Here to Visit our Sponsor