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BCSP Notes . . .
- A critical stretch of games over the next
week between leaders in the Southwestern Athletic
Conference men's race may determine the regular
season champion.
League-leading Alcorn State (14-7, 13-0
SWAC) has a four-and-a-half game lead over Alabama
A&M (13-7, 8-4 SWAC) and Alabama State
(13-10, 8-4 SWAC), the teams tied for second in the league,
with just five conference games left on its schedule.
The Braves are at Alabama State Saturday and
at Alabama A&M Monday. A win in either of
those contests would clinch at least a tie for the title for
head coach Davey Whitney's Braves.
- The biggest game in the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association will be in Raleigh where E.
Div. co-leader Shaw (18-4, 7-1 CIAA E) faces W.
Div. leader Johnson C. Smith (18-4, 7-0 CIAA W).
While the game does not count in divisional standings it
could be a preview of the March 2 Tournament final game.
JC Smith has moved up to 19th in the latest NABC Div.
II poll while Shaw has dropped to 21st.
The hottest team however in the CIAA is
Bowie State (16-6, 6-1 CIAA E) who defeated Shaw
Saturday 94-77 to grab a piece of the E. Div. lead. The
Bulldogs have won eight straight games, beginning with a
91-89 overtime win at JCSU on Jan. 15. Bowie State
and Fayetteville State (13-6, 3-3 CIAA W) are the
only CIAA teams with wins over Shaw and JC Smith.
- Saturday's Mid Eastern Athletic Conference
matchup of league-leader Hampton (19-5, 13-0
MEAC) and fourth-place South Carolina State
(11-14, 8-6 MEAC) has been moved back to 2 p.m. to
accommodate a national television audience. The game will be
carried live on the ComCast and MBC Networks.
- Morgan State University has officially
announced the hiring of Donald Hill-Eley as its new head
football coach. The announcement was made by Director
of Athletics Dr. David Thomas. Hill, who served
as Morgan State's Offensive Coordinator last season,
replaces Stanley Mitchell, whose contract was not
renewed after posting a 5-27 three-year career
record. Coach Hill becomes the eleventh coach since
legendary coach Earl C. Banks retired in 1973. Hill-Eley is
a Virginia Union graduate.
- Tickets for the 69th Annual Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament
are now on sale and can be purchased at tickets outlets
in Atlanta and Birmingham, AL.
In Atlanta, tickets can be purchased at the
(SIAC) office and from the SIAC website, thesiac.com.
Outlets in Birmingham include: Fair Park Arena; The
Spot Family Clothing and Shoe Store and Music and
More. Ticket prices are $10 per session. There will be
four sessions.
The tournament will tip off on Wednesday,
February 27 and run through Saturday, March 2, 2002.
The Championships games will be played at 11:00 AM (women) and 2:00 PM (men). The men's title game
will be televised live through the SIAC television
partner, Urban Sports and Entertainment.
The annual event will be played at the Fair
Park Arena in Birmingham, AL.
- St. Augustine's swept the CIAA Indoor
Track Championships winning both men's and women's
competition by more than 70 points. St. Aug sprinter
Anna Teschmaker of SAC took top honors with a final
7.03 time in the women's 55 Meter Dash. Jason
Smoots of North Carolina Central won the men's 55 Meter
Dash while fellow Eagle Katerina Glosova won the
women's 1600 and 800 Meter Run, 5:12.65 and 2:12,83
respectively.
© 2001 Azeez Communications, Inc.
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