FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 4 - 10, 2011 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L (Men's Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

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DIV CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV ALL W L
N. DIVISION W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L Cheyney 7 2
Virginia Union 1 0 1 0 3 3 Hampton 1 0 11 3 Kentucky State 4 1 4 1 Alabama A&M 0 0 3 6 W. Va. State 6 4
Eliz. City State 0 0 0 0 6 2 Morgan State 1 0 4 6 Clark Atlanta 2 1 3 2 Jackson State 0 0 4 8 Central State 8 5
™ Bowie State 0 0 0 0 5 2 NC A&T State 1 0 5 8 Tuskegee 2 1 2 3 Prairie View A&M 0 0 3 10 Tennessee State 6 8
Lincoln 0 0 0 0 1 6 Bethune-Cookman 1 0 5 8 Albany State 2 1 2 5 Alabama State 0 0 3 10 N. C. Central 5 7
Chowan 0 0 0 0 1 7 Delaware State 1 0 4 7 Claflin 5 3 6 4 Texas Southern 0 0 2 9 Lincoln (Mo.) 3 8
St. Paul's 0 0 0 1 2 4 Florida A&M 0 1 5 7 Stillman 3 2 4 3 Grambling State 0 0 2 10 UDC 2 10
Virginia State 0 1 0 3 1 9 Coppin State 0 1 4 7 LeMoyne-Owen 3 3 3 6 Southern 0 0 1 11 Florida Memorial 2 12
S. DIVISION Md. Eastern Shore 0 1 3 9 Benedict 2 2 2 4 Miss. Valley St. 0 0 1 12 Savannah State 2 15
J. C. Smith 0 0 2 0 5 4 Howard 0 1 2 10 Fort Valley State 2 2 2 6 Alcorn State 0 0 0 10
Fayetteville State 0 0 1 0 4 4 Norfolk State 0 1 1 11 Paine 2 4 2 5 Ark. Pine Bluff 0 0 0 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Winston-Salem State 0 0 0 0 6 0 PLAYER
SC State 0 0 4 7 Morehouse 1 2 1 4
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sharif Bray, 6-3, Sr., G, CHEYNEY - Scored
Shaw 0 0 0 0 7 2 Miles 1 4 3 4 team-high 21 points in 88-68 win over Lock
PLAYER
Livingstone 0 0 0 0 4 2 MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Lane 0 3 1 3 Travelle Jones, Sr., F, TSU - Tallied game-high Haven Monday hitting on 8 of 14 shots from
St. Augustine’s 0 0 0 0 1 7 PLAYER the field, 3 of 6 from behind the arc and 2 of
21 points, hiing 5 of 7 from the field, 2 of 2 3s and

MOVES Atlanta Falcons Photo

WEEMS: Atlanta Falcons

CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Kwame Morgan, Sr., G, HAMPTON - Averaged
22.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists as HU
went 2-1 in week. Sank 11 of 40 3s, had winning 3
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
NA
9 of 11 FTs in loss to Baylor. 2 free throws. Bray also had 2 assists and 3
steals. He is averaging 20.5 point thru nine
games, third best in the Pennsylvania State

AND kick returner one of four

black college products se-
Paul Davis, Sr., F, WSSU - Averaged 17.5 points
and 9.0 rebounds in two wins and was named MVP
of Tangerine Tourney. Had 22 points, 14 boards and
in 77-75 win over Colorado State.
DEFENSE
Charles Funches, Sr., F, HAMPTON - Had 30 boards,
NEWCOMER
NA
Athletic Conference (PSAC).

HONORS lected to NFL Pro Bowl.

3 blocks in title game.
NEWCOMER
Tony Smith, Jr., G, SHAW - In two games aver-
5 steals, 4 blocks in three games. Had career-high
16 rebounds with 4 blocks vs. Domican.
ROOKIE
aged 15 points including canning 7 of 12 from
Pendarvis Williams, Jr., G, NSU - Double-digit scor-
ESPN SHOW COMING TO BLACK COLLEGES; behind the arc.
COACH ing games with 16 and 13 vs. Ohio and Duquesne.

ALCORN'S FRAZIER GETS VIKINGS HEAD JOB Bobby Collins, WSSU - Led Rams to sixth Shot 9 of 18 from field, 7 of 7 from FT line.
straight win.

UNDER THE BANNER

WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
BCSP Notes recognized for his community involvement off the field. He works closely
with All-Pro Dad, an organization that stresses the importance of fathers
taking an active role in the lives of their children and putting family first,
Southern, Morehouse and he and his wife, Gale, continue to be involved in the Vikings community
efforts.
COLLINS LEAVES ALCORN: to host ESPN SportsNation show
Second-year Alcorn State head coach Earnest Col- Southern University has been chosen as the site for the Jan. 13 live
showing of ESPN's SportsNation show. Three former black college players
lins, Jr., has resigned to take the same
SportsNation is a sports-related television program that airs on selected to NFL Pro Bowl
position at his alma mater, the University
ESPN2, ESPN America and ES- Former Bethune-Cookman teammates and Mid Eastern Athletic
of Northern Colorado. PNews. It is hosted by Colin Cowherd Conference stars Nick Collins and Eric Weems along with former Ala-
Collins had led Alcorn State to and Michelle Beadle. It is based on bama A&M and Southwestern Athletic Conference standout Robert
an 8-12 overall record over the last two SportsNation, the fan forum and poll Mathis were named to the NFL Pro Bowl last week. The NFL's all-star
seasons including a 7-9 mark in South- section of ESPN.com. The show is game returns to Honolulu, Hawaii this season and will be played at 7 p.m.
western Athletic Conference play. This typically 60% material generated or on Jan. 30 and will be carried live by Fox.
COLLINS suggested by fans, including videos For Collins, the outstanding sixth-year veteran free safety for the Green
season the Braves finished 5-6 overall,
from the internet, athlete Tweets, and Bay Packers from Gainesville, Fla., it is his third straight selection represent-
3-4 in the SWAC after finishing 3-6 overall and 3-4 in his online polling. ing the NFC. This season, as the last line of defense for the playoff-bound
first season. ESPN sought HBCU sites to host two shows with the dates coinciding with 10-6 Packers, Collins (5-11, 207) amassed 70 tackles with four interceptions.
He took over at Alcorn State after serving one season the observation of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. SU provided His Packers will face Philadelphia Saturday in a first-round NFL playoff
as associate head coach in 2008 under head coach Earnest the information and answered the questions necessary to be chosen as one game. Collins was drafted in the second round of the 2005 draft by Green
Jones. of the sites. The other site is Morehouse College, an obvious choice since Bay after a standout career at B-CU.
Collins becomes the 16th football coach in Northern King was a Morehouse graduate. Officials at Morehouse were approached Weems, a third-year pro receiver/kick returner for the Atlanta Falcons,
Monday about hosting the show on Jan. 12 but had no official announcement was selected to his first Pro Bowl representing the NFC as a special teams
Colorado history and the first to return to his alma mater
about plans for the show there. ace. The 5-9, 194-pound Weems finished third in the NFL in kickoff returns
to serve as head coach. After a stellar career at Northern ESPN’s SportsNation show will be produced live at Southern University averaging 27.5 yards per return for the NFC's No. 1 seed Falcons (13-3)
Colorado, where he lettered every season from 1991 through at 4 p.m., Jan. 13, outside on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. bringing one kick back for a franchise record 102-yard touchdown vs. Tampa
1994 and earned all-conference honors in 1994, Collins spent The University is seeking a crowd of 400 to 500 students and SU fans to Bay. He also averaged 12.8 yards on 18 punt returns including a 55-yard
1996-99 at Northwest Missouri State as the secondary and be part of the live audience. In case of inclement weather, the show will be return for a TD in the final regular season game against Carolina. Weems
assistant special teams coach, helping the Bearcats to the moved to the Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union. led Falcons' special teamers with 16 tackles. He also had six receptions for
1998 and 1999 NCAA Division II National Championships. 61 yards. By virtue of their top seed, the Falcons earned a first-round bye.
Alcorn State's Frazier has interim tag Weems, who was signed as a free agent by Atlanta after an outstanding
In both seasons, Collins and the Bearcats got the best of the
career as a wingback and kick returner at B-CU, last played with Collins
Bears in the playoffs, winning the quarterfinals in 1998 in removed, to coach Minnesota Vikings in the 2004 Wildcats' season.
Maryville (42-17) and then winning the 1999 semifinals at The Minnesota Vikings and Leslie Frazier have reached an agreement Mathis, the former SWAC Defensive Player of the Year in his eighth
Nottingham Field (41-35). that will remove the interim tag from Frazier's title and make him the eighth season out of Alabama A&M, earned his third straight selection representing
head coach in franchise history. the AFC. Mathis (6-2, 245) led Indianapolis with 11 sacks and 19 quarterback
From 2000-03, Collins returned to Greeley where he
The Alcorn State alum's hiring follows his hurries this season. His sack total tied for tenth in the NFL. This was his
served as the secondary and special teams coach. In 2002, appointment as the team's interim head coach for the fourth double-digit sack season and just off his high of 11.5 sacks reached
the Bears reached the NCAA Division II semifinals and had final six games of the 2010 season. Under Frazier, the in 2005 and 2008. His 10-6 Colts won the AFC's South Division and play
the top-ranked defense in the North Central Conference Vikings finished 3-3, including 2-1 on the road after the New York Jets in a first round playoff game on Saturday. Mathis was
(NCC) and No. 8 defense among Division II (249.8 yards losing the previous nine consecutive away games. selected in the fifth round of the 2003 draft by Indianapolis.
per game). Even more notable than the wins was Frazier's
consistent composure and steady guidance during
After his second coaching stint with UNC, Collins
the tumultuous final four weeks of the season. In that BCSP NFL PRO
became the special teams and cornerbacks coach at Kansas time the Vikings were forced to play home games at
from 2003-06. The Jayhawks advanced to two bowl games Detroit's Ford Field and the University of Minnesota's PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
and he coached a pair of All-Americans in the defensive FRAZIER
TCF Bank Stadium following the roof collapse at Mall FOR GAMES OF JANUARY 2, 2011
backfield. He spent 2007 at Central Florida before heading of America Field at the Metrodome in early December. Frazier also led the
to Alcorn State in 2008 as the associate head coach. In Vikings to an upset victory against the NFC East Champion Philadelphia DEFENSE
2009, he was elevated to head coach at Alcorn State. Eagles last week after a winter snow storm forced the Vikings to spend ROBERT MATHIS, DE, Indianapolis (8th
three nights in a Philadelphia hotel.
Prior to being named interim head coach, Frazier served as the Vikings season, ALABAMA A&M) - Two solo tack-
ANOTHER HONOR FOR JEFFRIES: defensive coordinator from 2007-10, adding Assistant Head Coach to his les and two assists, along with a fumble re-
South Carolina State head football coach emeritus title in 2008. His defensive units have ranked in the top 10 in each of the covery, in division-clinching win over Ten-
Willie Jeffries has been named "Person last three seasons. Under Frazier, the Vikings defense allowed the 2nd- nessee.
MATHIS
of the Year" for 2010 by The Times and fewest rushing yards per game (85.1 avg.) and the 9th-fewest points per
Democrat newspaper. The local publica- game (20.4 avg.) in the NFL over the last four years.
Frazier has a total of 18 years in the NFL – 12 as a coach and six NICK COLLINS, S, Green Bay (6th sea-
tion featured Jeffries in its January 2, son, BETHUNE-COOKMAN) - Two solo
as a player – and has won Super Bowl titles in both roles. His first title
2011 edition. came as a starting cornerback with the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl tackles and a game-ending interception in
T&D publisher Cathy Hughes XX, and he later won Super Bowl XLI as a defensive backs coach with win over Chicago.
said Jeffries, who retired in 2001 after a the Indianapolis Colts. In his 12 NFL seasons and 11 years of collegiate
JEFFRIES 19-year coaching career at SC State dur- coaching experience, Frazier has suffered losing seasons only twice. Over
COLLINS OFFENSE
ing two tenures, was an easy choice for the last 12 years, he has coached on seven playoff teams and has been a
part of six division championships. ERIC WEEMS, WR/KR, Atlanta (4th sea-
the honor, which was presented for just the second time.
"I could not have asked for a better opportunity in the National Football son, BETHUNE-COOKMAN) - One kickoff
The selection is based more on a leader who exhibits League," said Frazier. "The Wilf family has continually shown dedication return for 20 yards, three punt returns for
positive actions than one who makes the news, noted Hughes to building a world-class football organization and is a tremendous family 25-yard average including a 55-yarder re-
in the article. Coach Jeffries meets the criteria of both a to work with as we try to create and sustain a championship-caliber team.
I have a deep respect for our players and those within the organization that turned for a TD in win over Carolina. Weems
newsmaker and a leader she added.
I have gotten to know over the last four years and I am very happy to lead had a kickoff return and a punt return for
"Jeffries' year was a highlight reel of accolades, both
local and national: induction into the College Football Hall our football team moving forward." WEEMS TDs this season.
As well as Frazier is known for his coaching abilities, he is also
of Fame, named by SC State as head coach emeritus and
having the football field at the stadium named for him," she
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said.
The coach echoed the sentiments of Hughes, noting
that 2010 was a great year for him.
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DIV CONF ALL CONF ALL CONF ALL DIV ALL W L
"That's (2010) when everything came in - in a bunch," N. DIVISION W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L UDC 8 6
Eliz. City State 0 0 0 0 7 2 Hampton 1 0 8 4 Benedict 4 0 6 2 Alabama A&M 0 0 4 6 Cheyney 4 5
he said of his accolades, which began in April when the SC Virginia State 0 0 0 0 6 2 Morgan State 1 0 6 6 Fort Valley State 4 0 6 4 Grambling State 0 0 4 7 Central State 4 5
Bowie State 0 0 0 0 4 3 Prairie View A&M 0 0 4 7
State Board of Trustees approved a recommendation from Chowan 0 0 0 0 3 5
Florida A&M 1 0 5 7 Albany State 3 0 4 4
Southern 0 0 3 7
Savannah State 7 8
NC A&T State 1 0 4 6 Kentucky State 4 1 5 2 Tennessee State 4 9
President George Cooper and Athletics Director Charlene Lincoln
Virginia Union
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
7 Norfolk State 0 1 6 4 Stillman 2 2 3 3 Alabama State 0 0 3 8 W. Va. State 3 9
Texas Southern 0 0 2 9 N. C. Central 2 11
Johnson to name Jeffries Head Football Coach Emeritus; St. Paul's 0 0 0 1 1 5 Bethune-Cookman
Howard
0
0
1
1
6 6
3 10
Claflin
LeMoyne-Owen
3
2
4
4
3
2
6
7 Miss. Valley St. 0 0 2 9 Lincoln (Mo.) 1 9
In July he was inducted into the College Football Hall of S. DIVISION Coppin State 0 1 2 9 Tuskegee 1 2 3 4 Jackson State
Alcorn State
0
0
0
0
1 8
1 8
J. C. Smith 0 0 1 0 7 0 SC State 0 0 4 6 Lane 1 2 1 4 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Fame; and in November, the field at Dawson Bulldog Sta- Livingstone 0 0 0 0 5 2 Delaware State 0 0 3 8 Miles 1 3 2 3 Ark. Pine Bluff 0 0 0 11 PLAYER
Shaw 0 0 0 0 7 4 Kendra Johnson, 5-6, Jr., G, UDC - Averaged
dium was named for him. St. Augustine’s 0 0 0 0 6 4
Md. Eastern Shore 0 0 2 8 Paine
Clark Atlanta
1
0
5
3
1
1
7
4
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 10 points in 1-2 week, including win over
W-Salem State 0 0 0 0 4 4 PLAYER Fayetteviille State and losses to Harding and
Jeffries called this latest accolade - T&D Person of the Fayetteville State 0 0 0 0 1 7 MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Dominique Smith, G, Prairie View - Scored Tuskegee. Had 10 points 7 steals vs. Harding, 5
PLAYER SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK points, 4 assists vs. Tuskegee and 15 points, 3
game-high 23 points on 10 of 19 shooting in 58-50
Year -- a double honor. CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Quanneisha Perry, Sr., F, HAMPTON - Averaged PLAYER loss to Iowa State. steals, 2 assists vs. Fayetteville State.
16.0 points, 12.0 rebounds while shooting 52% from NA
"First, it's an honor because it's based on community
PLAYER NEWCOMER
Kyria Buford, Sr., G, SHAW - Had double-double in the floor in two wins. Had 15 points, 17 rebounds NEWCOMER NA
two games, getting 21 points and 10 boards in one vs. Georgia State. NA
service, and I am proud that I have worked in the commu- game, 20 points and 10 in the other. ROOKIE
ROOKIE Kianna Conner, Fr., G, DSU - 31 points, 4 steals, 2
nity to try to make it better for the citizens of Orangeburg Alisha Hardley, Fr., F, SPC - Two points, 2 rebounds rebounds in 1-1 week. Shot 52% from the field and
in one game. 45% from 3-point range.
County, especially the youths," he said. "Second, it's an NEWCOMER
Brittany Ransom, Jr., G, SHAW - Averaged 18.5
DEFENSE
Jaleesa Sams, Sr., F, NC A&T - 13 rebounds, 5
honor because I was chosen by The T&D, an organization points, 3 rebounds in two wins.
COACH
steals and 4 blocks in two games. Scored 14 points
while shooting 47% from the floor.
that I admire greatly." Donna Polk, BSU - Led Lady Bulldogs to two wins,
beating nationally ranked Gannon.

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