FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 22 - 28, 2011

BCSP Tidbits
Shaw Lady Bears in running for
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NCAA Div. II basketball championship
The Lady Bears of Shaw (24-11) under head coach Jacques Curtis
are the only black college basketball team still alive in postseason play
and faced Metro State (30-2) Tuesday, March 22nd in the Elite Eight, the
quarterfinal round of the NCAA Div. II national tournament in St. Joseph,
Mo.
The game was set for Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. The winner faced the winner
Shaw Sports Photos of Arkansas Tech (30-2) and Michigan Tech (29-2) on Wednesday, March
23rd in the national semifinals. The two semifinal games were to be carried
AND THEN LAST STANDING: Jacques
Curtis's Shaw Lady Bears on ESPNU HD and ESPN3.com.
THERE carrying black college hoops The Div. II championship game is set for Friday, March 25th at 8 p.m.
mantle into NCAA Div. II Elite ET and is to be carried live on ESPN2 HD and ESPN3.com.
WAS ONE Eight.
COACHES OUT AT FAMU, ALABAMA A&M & MEAC to retain FCS automatic bid
ALCORN; 8 UP, 8 DOWN IN NCAA AND N-I-T NORFOLK, VA, - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's Council
of Chief Executive Officers (CCEOs) reaffirmed its position to compete in
the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) postseason
championships and retain the conference's automatic qualification for the
NCAA, NIT AND WNIT MEAC football champion.
The presidents and chancellors expressed their views that the caliber
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
of talent among the student-athletes and coaches in the MEAC football
program were among the best in the NCAA football championship subdi-
MEN'S NCAA DIV. II
vision and, therefore, would allow them to compete with anybody in the
SOUTH REGION FINAL
nation.
Alabama-Huntsville 88, Stillman 81
The Council stated that the MEAC football champion will not compete
Top-seed and host Alabama-Huntsville held off seventh-
seeded Stillman to win the NCAA Div. II South Region cham- in any post season football bowl game and can and will continue to compete
pionship and earn a berth in the Elite Eight. at the FCS highest level.
Stillman (24-8), playing in its first regional final, knocked The conference was reportedly considering a postseason game pitting
off No. 2 Harding in the quarterfinals and Florida Southern in its football champion against the champion of the Southwestern Athletic
the semis. The Tigers led 43-42 at the half but fell behind 79-67 Conference. The game, dubbed the 'Legacy Bowl' was to be played in
with 3:45 remaining. They fought back and pulled within 83- Atlanta a week before Christmas.
79 on a layup by Lajay Sears and had a chance to get closer.
The MEAC got two teams into the FCS playoff field this past season.
Rakee Anderson was fouled on a 3-point attempt but missed all
Regular season champ Bethune-Cookman received the automatic bid and
three free throws with 1:05 left. That was as close as the Tigers
would get. South Carolina State was an at-large selection.
Kevin Johnson led Stillman with 21 points on 9 of 10
shooting. Sears added 16, just four in the second half.
MEAC fines Morgan State's Bozeman
for criticizing officials in title game
Morgan State head men's basketball coach Todd Bozeman has re-
ceived a letter of reprimand and was fined by the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference (MEAC) for his public comments concerning officiating fol-
lowing the men's championship game on March 12, Commissioner Dennis
Thomas announced last week.
Coach Bozeman violated the MEAC's Bylaw on criticizing officials
which states that members of the coaching staffs, student-athletes, or other
representatives of participating institutions shall not make public statements
critical of officiating in any MEAC contests or events.
"One official, every game we had him we
lost," Bozeman said in the postseason press con-
ference after his team's 60-55 loss in the MEAC
championship game. He refused to name the of-
ficial but went on to say. "It pains me. ... It's just
ridiculous. I think they got what they wanted.
"I thought we were getting some fouls,
but obviously we weren’t getting any foul calls,"
Bozeman said. "That’s tough.
"For (Morgan State center) Kevin Thomp-
BOZEMAN
son to get four free throws just seems absolutely
ridiculous to me," Bozeman added. "It's horrible when a team shoots 30
free throws and you shoot 20.
"I always felt if you get in the championship game you're going
to have a really tough time. If you look at all the connections ..."
Bozeman declined to elaborate on the inferences. But he did intimate
he knew a fine was coming.
"I'm going to take the fine. I don’t even care," he said at the press
conference. "Sometimes things have to come out," he said.
"It is unfortunate that Coach Bozeman decided to violate the conference's
policy on criticizing officials," Thomas said. "I hope that in the future that
he will be in compliance with the policy."

MEN'S NCAA DIV. I

WEST REGION SECOND ROUND
Duke 87, Hampton 45
West Region top seed Duke (31-4) handed MEAC Tourna-
ment champion Hampton (24-9) its most lopsided loss of the
season, tying its season low in points scored and setting a season
high in points allowed.
Trailing 39-22 at the break, Duke opened the second half
on a 16-3 run to put the game away.
Darrion Pellum and Charles Funches led Hampton with
9 point each. Funches had a team-high seven rebounds.
FIRST FOUR
Texas San Antonio 70, Alabama State 61
Texas San Antonio's Melvin Johnson III outscored SWAC
Tourney champion Alabama State, 25-21 in the first half en
route to a 48-21 lead at the break as the Roadrunners (20-13)
throttled the Hornets on the way to a win in the opening First
Four Round of the NCAA Tournament.
ASU (17-18) used a swarming full-court press to pull with-
in 64-55 in the second half with just under three minutes left
before the comeback stalled.
Tramayne Moorer and Jeff Middlebrooks had 12 points
each to pace the Hornets.
WOMEN'S NCAA DIV. I
SPOKANE REGION
Kentucky 66, Hampton 62, OT
MEAC Tournament champion Hampton, a 13-seed, bat-
tled 4th-seeded Kentucky out of the SEC into overtime before
succumbing in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Lady Pirates (25-7) used their defense to stay in it,
keeping the Lady Wildcats off balance while fighting back from
a nine-point first-half deficit to trail 32-26 at the break.
Jericka Jenkins' floater put Hampton
up 52-51 with less than five minutes left.
Jenkins hit another floater and Quannei-
sha Perry canned two free throws with
1:05 left to tie the game at 56 and force
overtime. KU outscored HU 10-6 in over-
time.
Choicetta McMillian led Hampton
with 19 points including four 3-pointers, McMILLIAN
Jenkins had 14 while Perry had 12 points
and 12 rebounds.
DALLAS REGION
Baylor 66, Prairie View A&M 31
SWAC Tournament champ Prairie View A&M fell behind
20-2 early, trailed 36-8 at the break en route to being routed by
Baylor.
The Lady Panthers (21-12) played better in the second half
holding Baylor to 32.1% shooting but could never cut the lead
below 27.
Siarra Soliz led the Lady Panthers with 12 points.
Hoops coaching changes
Pettaway out at Alabama A&M
The Huntsville (Al.) Times is reporting that
longtime Alabama A&M head men's basketball
coach L. Vann Pettaway is stepping down after
25 years on the job.
The move comes after the school announced
in a press release Monday that "major changes"
were coming to the men's basketball program.
The Times reported that Pettaway asked
school officials to allow him to talk to his team
before an official announcement was made. That
meeting was expected to take place on Monday
night.
Pettaway compiled a 453-27 record in 25
years leading the Bulldogs to eight NCAA Tour-
nament appearances and eight conference titles.
Before AA&M moved to NCAA Div. I and
joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference,
the Bulldogs were the dominant men's basket-
ball program in the Div. II Southern Intercolle-
giate Athletic Conference, compiling a 263-74
record while winning seven SIAC regular sea-
son and six SIAC tournament championships.
The Bulldogs also made it to the NCAA Div. II
Elite Eight four times including three consecu-
tive berths from 1994-96. He was named SIAC
coach of the year four times.
Pettaway and the Bulldogs were not nearly
as successful in the SWAC though they did win
the 2005 regular season and tournament titles
and make their only appearance in the NCAA
Div. I Tournament where they lost to Oakland in
the play-in game.
Over the last five seasons under Pettaway,
the Bulldogs have not had a winning season,
missed the SWAC Tournament one year and lost
in the first round in each of the last four years,
three times to rival Alabama State.
Florida A&M releases Harris
TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M Univer-
sity (FAMU) Athletic Director Derek Horne is-
sued a letter of non-reappointment today to Eu-
gene Harris, head coach of the FAMU Men's
Basketball Team.
Harris was placed on administrative leave
PETTAWAY HARRIS
with pay as of the close of business Friday. His
employment with the university will end on
June 10, 2011.
"We have decided to move in a different
direction," said Horne. "We would like to thank
Coach Harris for his effort in support of Rattler
basketball."
Harris has been at FAMU for four seasons
and has amassed a record of 46 wins, and 80
losses. Harris has served as head coach of the
men's basketball program since 2007. Prior to
accepting the FAMU appointment, Harris was a
member of the men's basketball staff at Georgia
State. He also served as coach at South Alabama
(1983-1984), Clemson (1984-1994), Auburn
(1994- 2001) and Alabama (2005-2006). He
also served as Assistant Athletic Director at Au-
burn from 2001 to 2005.
Assistant Coach Maurice "Tony" Sheals
will handle the day-to-day operations of the
basketball team until a new coach is appointed.
Larry Smith moves out as
head coach at Alcorn State
LORMAN, MS - Alcorn State has an-
nounced that Larry Smith has been "promoted"
from the basketball court to the "front office."
After going 4-24 this season and 12-78 overall,
Smith, who had served as head men’s basketball
coach for the past three years will take on a new
role as director of athletic development.
"He is just a very solid athletic personality
who has a good track record of working with
SMITH
and developing players," says Dr. Norris Allen
Edney, current acting dean of the School of Arts
and Sciences. "He is a level-headed person of
high character. It is always good to have a strong
presence in the front office."
Smith is extremely optimistic about his
newest challenge on behalf of Alcorn athletics.
Smith, a 1980 alum with a bachelor’s degree in
business, spent 13 seasons (1980-1993) in the
NBA, playing for the Golden State Warriors,
Houston Rockets, and San Antonio Spurs.
Smith received NBA All-Rookie Team
Honors in 1981, and became one of the best re-
bounders in the 1980s. He had career averages
of 9.2 rebounds and 25.9 minutes per game. He
worked as an assistant coach with the Rockets
in 1993-94 and 1994-95, helping them capture
their back-to-back NBA titles. After serving as
the head coach of the Anaheim Arsenal and as
an assistant coach for the Austin Toros during
the 2006-07 NBA D-League season, Smith was
hired to be an assistant coach for the Los Angeles
Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball As-
sociation for the 2008 season. In May 2008 he
was hired to be the head coach at Alcorn.
Senior Women Administrator LLJuna Weir
will lead the search committee for the selection
of a new head basketball coach. The committee
members are: Weir, Dr. John Igwebuike, ASU
Faculty Athletic Representative; Judge Cedric
Bush, ASU A-Club; Mr. Jimmy Smith, ASU
Registrar;

MEN'S NIT
VIrginia Tech 79, Bethune-Cookman 54
Virginia Tech jumped on MEAC regular season champ
Bethune-Cookman early, leading 42-24 at the break, and
opened the second half on a 10-2 run in knocking off the Wild-
cats (21-13) in their first-ever Div. I postseason contest.
Garrius Holloman led the 'Cats with 20 points. MEAC
Player of the Year, C. J. Reed, was held to 10.
Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74
SWAC regular season champ Texas Southern trailed 44-
29 at the break and went down as many as 24 points late before
rallying to make its first round NIT defeat respectable.
Harrison Smith tallied 24 points to lead the Tigers (19-14)
while Lawrence Johnson-Danner had 19. Senior Alexander
Starling had a team-high eight rebounds.
WNIT
Tulane 62, Southern 31
SWAC regular season champ Southern struggled to a 3-
for-35 (.086) first half shooting performance and made only 9
baskets in 36 attempts in the game as they were felled by Tulane.
Hannah Kador led the Lady Jags (20-12) with seven points.
Virginia 79, Morgan State 54
Virginia built an early lead and they hung on to down Mor-
gan State (17-15) in Charlottesville, Va.
UVA led 43-27 at the break and stretched the lead to 63-37
midway thru the second half. The Lady Bears ended the game
on a 19-6 run.
MSU was led by Brittany Dodson's 18 points and 12 from
Jamie Smith.
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BCSP Notes
Maryland-Eastern Shore takes
MEAC Bowling crown
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Maryland Eastern Shore defeated Mor-
gan State 4-0 en route to their fifth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
(MEAC) Bowling Championship title on Sunday afternoon at the Gate
City Lanes in Greensboro, North Carolina.
No. 6 Morgan State defeated the defending MEAC Champion Dela-
ware State Lady Hornets in the semifinal match to advance to the match-
up against UMES. In the semifinal, Morgan State and Delaware State
alternated victories in Baker matches but the Lady Bears rallied to win
4-2 and earn their place in the final.
During the finale, UMES dominated Morgan State sweeping the
Lady Bears 4-0 to win their first title since 2008. Morgan State, who was
down 0-1 after the first game, attempted a rally in game two but came up
short falling 157-161. UMES would dominate the next two games with
scores of 170-138 and 187-134. Morgan State's Danielle Hale who to-
taled a pinfall of 724 and averaged a 181 led the Lady Bears throughout
the tournament.
UMES junior Paula Vilas earned Outstanding Tournament Perform-
er honors. Vilas bowled a high of 193 against Norfolk State during the
qualifying rounds. UMES Head Coach Sharon Brummell was named
the Outstanding Coach for the fifth time in her career. Joining Vilas on
the All-Tournament Team is teammate Martha Perez, Delaware State's
Jazmyne Hefflefinger and Devin Revels and Keisheena Waldon of Mor-
gan State. The finale will air on Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
Fayetteville State takes
CIAA Bowling championship
DURHAM, N.C. - Fayetteville State captured the 2011 CIAA Bowl-
ing championship with a 4.2 win over defending champion Bowie State at
the AMF Durham (N.C.) Lanes.
Both teams were division winners during the regular season and Bow-
ie State was ranked 20th nationally by the National Tenpins Coaches As-
sociation. Led by regular-season and tournament most outstanding bowler
Akira Turner, the Lady Broncos were undefeated in four double-elimi-
nation bracket matches including two victories over the Lady Bulldogs
Monday. They also stopped Saint Augustine's 4-0 and Saint Paul's 4-1
Sunday to kickstart their championship run through the bracket portion of
the tournament.
The key was Turner, the only player left from the BSU 2007 champi-
onship team. She bowled a season-high 200.28 scoring average during the
regular season to spark the Lady Broncos to the CIAA Southern Division
crown with a 56-7 overall record and 48-1 CIAA mark. Her play carried
over in the Championships, where she averaged a tournament-best 199.17
score.
Four Lady Broncos made the All-CIAA team including Turner, soph-
omore Jamie Donnally, freshman De'Andrea Bethea, and junior Kelly
Wakerhauser. All four bowlers rank among the league's top 10 in averag-
es. Named to the All-CIAA tournament team along with Verra Diggs of
Bowie State, Amber Slater of Virginia State, Sasha Thornhill of John-
son C. Smith and Shanice Watkins of Elizabeth City State.