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Black College Basketball Players of the Week. . .

  • SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    CLIFF WALKER, 6-5, Jr., F, Jackson State, Meridian, Ms - In two games, he averaged 17 points and 6.5 rebounds. He had 18 pts., 7 rebounds in a 96-91 win over Grambling.

    LATESHA LEE, 5-6, So, G, Jackson State, Bastrop, LA - Averaged 14 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 7.0 steals in two wins for the Lady Tigers. In her best outing, a win against Prairie View, she had 14 pts., nine rebounds, nine steals and three assists.
    OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS
    JACLYN WINFIELD, 5-8, Sr., G, Southern, Wesson, MS - In two games, Winfield scored 56 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, had 12 assists and seven steals. In her best game 1/19 vs. Alabama A&M, she had 31 points, two rebounds, nine assists and five steals.

  • SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    WILLIAM RICE, Sr., G, Clark-Atlanta - Rice scored 24 points as the Panthers downed Miles 70-64 and had 18 points, all in the first half, as they held off LeMoyne-Owen 88-83.
  • MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    DARRYL TOWE, 6-6, Jr., F, Norfolk State, Chesapeake, VA - Had season-high 38 pts. in 87-84 OT win over Howard Saturday. Towe hit 14 of 21 shots from the field, four of six from behind the arc, got 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.
    MAURICE RIDDICK, 6-3, Jr., G, Bethune-Cookman, Suffolk, VA - Hit on 11 of 14 3-pointers en route to 37-point effort in win over Coppin State. Most three-pointers in game in NCAA this season.
    JACKIE JOHNSON, 6-2, Sr., C, Coppin State, Okinawa, Japan - In two wins she scored 38 points and pulled in 18 rebounds.

    ROOKIE
    DEVIN GREEN, 6-6, Fr., G., Hampton, Columbus, OH - 26 pts., 11 reb., 5 blocks and two assists.
    JENEEN WHITE, 5-9, Fr., G, Coppin State, Washington, DC - Totalled 20 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals in two games for the Lady Eagles.

  • CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
    TIM WASHINGTON, 6-8, Jr., C, Bowie State, Washington, DC - Averaged 23 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as Bulldogs went 2-0 for the week. Against defending CIAA champ JC Smith, Washington had 28 points and 10 rebounds.
    AMBA KONGOLO, 6-3, Sr., C, NC Central, Kinshasha, Congo - Averaged 19.5 ppg., 7.5 rpg., 4.0 blocked shots and 2.5 apg., as the Lady Eagles went 2-0. Kongolo had 25 points, 11 rebound and 4 blocks vs. NC A&T.

    ROOKIE
    MELANIE HARRISON, 5-4, Fr., G, J. C. Smith, Tuskegee, Al. - Averaged 11.5 points, 4.0 assists, 3 rebounds and two steals to help Golden Bulls go 2-0. She had 18 points and five assists vs. Livingstone.
    HASSAN ROBINSON, 6-6, Fr., F, St. Paul's, Norfolk, VA - Robinson repeats with Rookie Award as he averaged 27.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two games. He had 30 points, including five three-pointers, in upset of Va. Union.

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