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Black College Basketball Players of the Week. . .

  • SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

    TYRONE LEVETT, Sr., F, Alabama State - In wins over Mississippi Valley State and Ark.-Pine Bluff, Levett posted back-to-back double-doubles totalling 34 points and 30 rebounds. He had 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 98-73 win over UAPB Monday after getting 16 points and 14 boards in a 57-52 win over MVSU on Saturday. The 6-5 senior from Notasulga, Al., currently leads the SWAC in rebounding at 9.2 per game and puts in 12.8 points per contest.
    JACLYN WINFIELD, Jr., F, Southern - Tallied game high 22 points, 19 in the second half as the Lady Jags rallied from 15 points down to defeat Jackson State, 57-46 Monday. Had a season-high 32 points as the Lady Jags defeated Grambling 80-67 Saturday. Winfield, who leads the SWAC in scoring at 20.5 ppg., has led Southern to seven straight wins.
    LAKANDRA DAVIS, So, C, Grambling State - Davis scored a season-high 28 points as the Lady Tigers knocked Alcorn State from the SWAC unbeaten list with a 82-75 victory Monday. Davis had 12 points in Saturday's 80-67 loss to Southern.

  • SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    ROBERT PRINGLE, Jr., G, Fort Valley State - Averaged 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot in games last week for the Wildcats. Pringle is a 6-3, 195-pounder from Marietta, Ga.
    SHENIKA TARPKINS, Fr., G, Fort Valley State - Put in 29 points, pulled down three rebounds and had two steals leading the Lady Wildcats to a 1-0 record for the week. Tarpkins is a 5-6 freshman from Eatonton, Ga.
  • MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    ANDRE RIVIERA, Sr., G, SC State - Averaged 21 points as the Bulldogs split two games. In a loss to The Citadel, Riviera had 17 points and four rebounds. In a win over Bethune-Cookman, he tatlled 25 points, had six rebounds and two assists. He is a 6-3 point guard from Brooklyn, NY.
    LaShondra Dixon, Jr., G, Hampton
    - In the Lady Pirates 79-49 win over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dixon totaled 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in 22 minutes of playing time. She is a 5-foot-5 junior

    ROOKIE
    Terrelle Waller, Fr., G, Delaware State - In the Lady Hornets 63-61 loss to Coppin State, Waller led Delaware State in scoring with 20 points, while connecting on 10 of 10 free throws in the game. She is a 5-foot-7 freshman guard from Hyattsville, MD.
    DEVIN GREEN, Fr., F., Hampton - Green had 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in an 86-71 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore.

  • CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    TYRONE SMITH, So., G, Elizabeth City State - Averaged 25 points, 7.5 assists and four rebounds in two wins. Vs. N. Florida Smith had a career-high 32 points, eight assists, six steals and four rebounds. Smith is 5-11, 175 from Chesapeake, Va.
    BLANCHE DOCTOR, Sr., F, J. C. Smith - Scored 29 points and hauled in 12 rebounds in a victory over Paine College. Doctor stands 5-10 and hails from Goldsboro, NC.

    ROOKIE

    LaSHONDA HORTON, Fr., F, Winston-Salem State - Recorded her sixth double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and pulling down 15 rebounds against West Liberty. Horton, a Greenville, NC native, is an even six-feet tall.

    TORY CLARK, Fr., G, Elizabeth City State - In two games, Clark averaged 10 points, six rebounds and two assists. He had 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Fort Valley State. Clark is 6-6, 180 from Nashville, NC.

  • INDEPENDENT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    OLUSHULA AJANAKU, So, F., Tennessee State - Ajanaku scored a team-high 24 points as the Blue Tigers got their second OVC win Monday, 94-82 over S. E. Missouri. Ajanaku is a 6-5 forward from Memphis.
    LARISSA THOMAS, Sr., F, Tennessee State - Thomas averaged 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in two losses last week. She had 23 points in a loss to Morehead State and 24 in a loss to Eastern Kentucky. Thomas, from St. Louis, Mo., averages 21.0 points (2nd in OVC) and an OVC-leading 10.2 rebounds per contest.

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