SID All-Americans The Black College Sports Information Directors Association (BCSIDA) has announced the 2001 Women's and Men's Black College All-American teams. The All-American teams consist of a five-member first team and a five-member second team. Both squads will be honored during the Black College All-Star Basketball Weekend in Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday April 19, at the Downtown Baltimore Holiday Inn.
WOMEN
Name
Pos
Ht
Cl
Hometown
School
First Team
Martina McCloud
G
5'3
So.
Milwaukee, WI
Tuskegee
Chanel Washington
G
5'7
Sr
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Howard
Andrea Gardner
C
6'3
Jr
Washington, DC
Howard
Ambra Kongolo
F
6'3
Jr
Kinshasa, Zaire
NC Central
Cherea Wood
F
5'11
Sr
Denver, CO
Alcorn State
Second Team
Shakira Smith
G
5'9
Sr
Ft. W'ton, MD
Morgan State
Shrieka Evans
G
5'10
So
Lisbon, LA
Grambling St.
Malveata Johnson
C
6'3
Sr
Dover, DE
N.C. A&T
Tremesha Colbert
F
5'10
So.
Montibello, AR
Southern
Kiesha Brooks
F
5'10
Sr
Olney, MD
Coppin St.
MEN
Name
Pos
Ht
Cl
Hometown
School
First Team
Dewayne Jefferson
G
6'3
Sr
West Point, MS
Miss Valley
Darius Wade
G
6'1
So.
New York, NY
Morehouse
Tarvis Williams
C
6'10
Sr
Maysville, NC
Hampton
LaSean Howard
F
6'6
Sr
Toledo, OH
Hampton
Derick Singleton
F
6'8
Sr
W-Salem, NC
St. Paul's
Second Team
Joe Brown
G
6'7
Sr
Philadelphia, PA
Coppin State
Marseilles Brown
G
5'10
Sr
Hampton, VA
Hampton
Tyrone Levett
F
6'5
Jr
Notasulga, AL
Alab. State
Marcus Fleming
F
6'8
Sr
Fayette, MS
Alcorn State
Bruce Jenkins
F
6'6
Jr
Silver Spring, MD
N.C. A&T
Streak in Jeopardy For 17 straight seasons, a black college player has been selected in one of the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. This year that streak could be in jeopardy as the best black college prospects available for this year's April 21-22 draft are considered late round picks.
The closest call in the streak came two years ago when Kentucky State defensive lineman Cletidus Hunt was taken with the next-to-last pick of the third round by the Green Bay Packers. Last year, two black college players from Jackson State, wide receiver Sylvester Morris and defensive back Rashard Anderson, were taken in the first round by Kansas City and Carolina while Arkansas-Pine Bluff safety Greg Wesley went to Kansas City in the third round.
It appears this year's crop will require a sleeper to emerge to make into the three rounds of the draft's first day.
Those most likely to fit the bill are South Carolina State tight end Arthur Love, Alabama A&M offensive tackle Kendrick Rogers, Tennessee State defensive back Ligarius Jennings or Grambling State wide receiver Scotty Anderson.
Love, whose 4.7 time in the 40-yard dash at the Combine was the second best among tight ends, is rated among the best ten at his position. Coupled with his ability to pick up defenses, he may be the first black college player taken. Rogers, at 6-4, 302, is among the second ten in most draft reports at the offensive tackle position.
Jennings (5-9, 205) performed well at the Combine but ran only a 4.5 time in the 40. Many think he may make it as a cornerback or safety. Scouts like Anderson's smooth stride and pass-catching ability but think he may a little light (5-11, 180) and question his durability.
The sleeper of sleepers in this year's draft is Grambling's other wide receiver Walter Williams. Williams played in the 1999 season for the Tigers but was declared ineligible in 2000. At 6-1, 203, the pros like his size and even think he could make it as a defensive back.
