What's Going On In and Around Black College Sports
TWO VETS GONE IN SWAC: Jackson State
University Athletics Director Roy
Culberson announced last week that 14-year
Tiger Head Basketball Coach Andy Stoglin's contract will not be
renewed and he will possibly be reassigned within the athletics
department. Stoglin plans to remain in coaching. "I'm a good coach," Stoglin said. "If
I can get back in it I will. I still have the passion to coach. I'm going to
land somewhere, possibly somewhere in the SWAC." Culberson also
indicated that a search for Stoglin's replacement will begin immediately. Stoglin, 61, compiled a
217-228 record while at Jackson State. He guided the Tigers to
six SWAC tournament finals, three SWAC titles, three
SWAC tournament championships and four post season
appearances. The Tigers participated in an NCAA play-in game
in 1991, the NIT in 1993, and the NCAA tournament in
1997 and 2000. The Tigers posted a 10-18 overall and a
9-9 conference record this season.
Also last week, Ben Jobe, the 70-year old,
31-year coaching veteran who has had two stints at
Southern University, 
announced his retirement both from the position
and from the profession. Jobe, who spent 12 seasons at
Southern, including the last two, decided to hang up the whistle after
a meeting with Southern Athletic Director Floyd Kerr
last Tuesday. "I think they knew I was reaching the age to
stop," Jobe said. The wily veteran, who has compiled a
522-337 record over his head coaching career, retired for one year
after leading Tuskegee for four seasons but returned to the
hardwood and to Southern in 2001, a place he had
previously spent ten successful seasons as head coach. He has gone
16-40 the past two seasons including a 9-20 mark this
year. During his first ten seasons at Southern from 1986-1996,
Jobe led the Jaguars to four NCAA tournament
appearances, including a stunning tourney victory over Georgia Tech
in 1993, and one National Invitation Tournament.
NO ALL-STAR GAME: Target Sports Marketing has announced that it has officially cancelled the 2003 Black College All-Star Basketball Classic (BCABC) scheduled for April 13 on the campus of Morgan State University. The event will be re-scheduled in the spring of 2004. "We are committed to the future of the Black College All-Star Basketball Classic and we look forward to a stellar event in 2004," said the event's executive producer, LaShun Lawson. The corporate sponsors, Anheuser Busch, Visionary Marketing Group, MBC and Gatorade have pledged their support for 2004. Established in 1996 the Classic showcases the talent of Division I and Division II graduating athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) before professional basketball scouts and a national television viewing audience. Participants in the game are primarily seniors in one of the four HBCU conferences: MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) SWAC (Southwestern Athletic Conference) and SIAC (South Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Also included are athletes from other HBCUs.
COLLINS TO STAY: Hampton University
Athletic Director, Malcolm Avery announced last week
that first-year head basketball coach Bobby
Collins has been awarded a multi-year
contract. Collins, who had served eight years as a Hampton assistant, was
promoted from assistant coach to interim head coach on a one-year basis in
April 2002 after the departure of former head coach
Steve Merfeld. Collins had the best record for a first
year coach in school history, guiding Hampton to a 19-11 mark and to
the finals of the Mid Eastern Athletic
Conference tournament this season. "I am pleased to be named the head coach at
Hampton. Obviously I wish that I had won it all this year," Collins
said. "I am thankful to Dr. (Hampton Pres.,
William) Harvey for the opportunity to serve." A native of Southern Pines,
N.C., Collins earned his bachelor's degree in business
administration and management in 1991 from Eastern Kentucky
University (EKU), where he finished as a four-year letterman.
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