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BCSP Notes . . .
 - Stitt expected to take over
at Winston-Salem State
The athletic department at Winston-Salem State
University has called a press conference for Wednesday, June 20 and is expected to announce
Phillip Stitt as the school's interim men's head basketball coach.
Stitt served as the top assistant under head coach
Rick Duckett for the last three years in the Rams' program and also served under Duckett at
Fayetteville State. Duckett, who left WSSU last month to take an assistant's position at South Carolina under former Wake
Forest coach Dave Odom, had endorsed Stitt for the WSSU head coach's job.
The WSSU program has grown to prominence in the
Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association, winning back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000 and advancing to the NCAA
Div. II regionals in all three of Duckett's seasons.
- Delaware State Hires New Baseball Coach
Delaware State Director of Athletics
Dr. Hallie Gregory has announced that
Jean-Paul "J.P." Blandin has agreed to a three-year contract as the university's head
baseball coach. Under the contract, Blandin will guide the Hornets through the 2004 season.
Blandin, 31, led the Hornets to a 37-10 overall record and a third consecutive
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division championship as interim head coach during
the 2001 season. The 37 wins were a single-season record for the team. The Hornets were
17-1 in MEAC North games.
- Martin Earns Baseball All-American Status
Delaware State third baseman Scott
Martin (so. Middletown HS/Middletown, DE) has been selected to the 2001 American Baseball Coaches Association
(ABCA)/Rawlings Division I All-America Third Team, the first DSU player to earn All-America
recognition. Martin, a 2001 ABCA/Rawlings All-East First Team selection, led all Division I players
in runs batted in, averaging 1.75 per game. He was also 10th in the nation in batting (.432)
and 15th in doubles (0.44 per game). The right-handed slugger set Delaware State
single-season records with 16 home runs and 77 RBI during the 2001 season. His slugging percentage of
.870 was also a DSU all-time high. Martin, who led the Hornets to an all-time best 37-10 record
this past season, was also named 2001 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
Player-of-the-Year. In addition, he was selected to the All-ECAC First Team and
All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) First Team.
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