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March 24, 2002
DIXIE WINS
NJCAA TITLE
#2 Dixie State
(UT) CC rallied from a 15-point deficit with 9:27 left in
the game to defeated #2 Coffeyville (KS) CC in
the finals of the NJCAA Tournament. LSU signee Jaime Lloreda was
named tournament MVP as he led all scorers with 26 points. Dixie State
outscored the Red Ravens 33-17 down the stretch after Coffeyville took a 64-49
lead with 9:27 to play.
Dixie State rallied
from 14 points down to beat top-ranked and previously unbeaten Schoolcraft
College, Michigan in the semi-finals.
Lloreda scored 16
points in the second half and averaged 23.3 per game for the tournament.
Dixie State (34-3)
led 39-38 at halftime and 47-46 with 16:15 to play before Coffeyville went on
an 18-2 run, scoring off turnovers on the final three possessions. Wes Edwards’
basket with nine minutes left was the Rebels' first basket in over six minutes.
Lloreda scored the
first six points of a 14-4 run and Kevin Woodberry and Al Williams capped it
with 3-pointers. That cut the deficit to 75-73 with 4:34 left. The Rebels held
the Ravens without a field goal for eight minutes. Lloreda tied the score at
77-77 with 2:30 to go and Williams gave Dixie State its first lead in 14
minutes with a bucket. Lloreda made the first of two free throws to make it
80-79, but Steve Sm,ith of Coffeyville countered with a basket to make it
81-80. Edwards scored on a putback basket off an Al Williams for the final
points of the game.
However, the Rebels
had to stop Devin Smith one last time. He was cut off on his drive attempts and
his fadeaway ten-footer was short and the Red Ravens were unable to grab the
rebound. Smith finished with 25 points, but he did not score the last eight
minutes of the game.
Kevin Woodberry
scored 17 points for the Rebels and Al Williams added 13 points.
Devin Smith, an
all-tournament selection, paced the Red Ravens with 25 points to finish with 94
points in the tournament. All-tournament pick Steve Smith added 16 points and
Marvin Black scored 12.
Coffeyville 110, Walters State, Tenn. 71
Lon Morris, Texas 84, Central Arizona College
79
Wabash Valley, Ill. 92, St. Petersburg, Fla.
74
Moberly, Mo. 71, Sheridan, Wyo. 65
Itawamba, Miss. 88, Coastal Georgia 81
Schoolcraft, Mich. 84, Allegany, Md. 81, OT
Dixie State, Utah 73, Arkansas-Fort Smith 68
Southern Union, Ala. CC 77, South Plains,
Texas 59
Walters State, Ala. 88, Central Arizona 85
Coffeyville 71, Lon Morris, Texas 67
Wabash Valley, Ill. 78, Moberly, Mo 75
St. Petersburg, Fla. 93, Sheridan, Wyo. 91
(OT)
Allegany, Md. 79, Coastal Georgia 61
Arkansas-Fort Smith 86, South Plains, Texas
56
Moberly, Mo. 105, Lon Morris, Texas 101, 2OT
Schoolcraft, Mich. 84, Itawamba, Miss. 72
Dixie State, Utah 71, Southern Union, Ala. 64
Walters State, Tenn. 71, St. Petersburg, Fla.
69
Arkansas-Fort Smith 72, Allegany, Md. 61
Southern Union, Ala. 91, Itawamba, Miss. 78
Coffeyville 71, Wabash Valley, Ill. 70
Dixie State, Utah 72, Schoolcraft, Mich. 69
Seventh Place
Arkansas-Fort Smith 100, Walters State, Tenn.
80
Fifth Place
Moberly, Mo. 87, Southern Union, Ala. 82
Third Place
Schoolcraft, Mich. 111, Wabash Valley, Ill.
86
Championship
Dixie State, Utah 82, Coffeyville 81
JAMES’ BID TO
WIN THIRD OHIO STATE TITLE FALLS SHORT
LeBron James finished with 32 points,
but it was not enough as Akron (OH) St. Vincent-St Mary lost the Division III
state title 71-63 to #6 Cincinnati Roger Bacon. James played the entire fourth
quarter with four fouls and could not be as aggressive as normal.
Miami of Ohio signee Josh Hausfeld scored 23 points for Roger Bacon, who had lost to #1
St. Vincent St. Mary 79-70 in the fifth game of the season. The Irish won
back-to-back Division II titles and moved up to Division III this season.
ARMONDO
SURRATT GETS RELEASE FROM LETTER OF INTENT
5-11 point guard Armondo Surratt of Oakland
Tech has been granted a release from the letter-of-intent he signed with Fresno State in November. Surratt had
signed that he signed with the Bulldogs to play for head coach Jerry Tarkanian. However, with “Tark”
leaving the program, the Bulldogs decided to release him. He is considering
school like Southern California, North Carolina, Miami, Rutgers and Louisville.
The Carinals have gotten involved late after dismissing freshman guard Carlos
Hurt and they are recruiting Surratt's teammate Leon Powe, College Basketball
News’ #3 junior. Surratt averaged 16-5 points per game for Oakland Tech
(28-3), who plays in the California state championship game versus Westchester.
Powe was named to College
Basketball News’ All-Junior team. He is averaging 29 points and 15 rebounds
per game. Tragically, his mother, Connie Landry, died this past Tuesday.
March 23, 2002
NABC NAMES
EIGHT SENIORS TO PLAY IN NABC CHALLENGE
The
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced eight of the 12 top
college seniors who will take on the Harlem Globetrotters on Friday, March 29th
in the NABC Roundball Challenge. The game is part of the Final Four Weekend and
will be played at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta.
The Globetrotters will play a group of 12 seniors for the third start year as part
of a partnership with the NABC. Pre-game activities, including a slam dunk
contest and a hot shot shootout - where a Globetrotter will be teamed with a
college all-star - begin at 6:30 p.m., and the game tips-off at 7:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech point guard Tony Akins, Texas Tech center Andy Ellis, Big East
Defensive Player of the Year John Linehan of Providence, Southern Illinois
center Rolan Roberts Georgia State forward Thomas Terrell and Hawaii guard
Predrag Savovic have been named to the roster. Oregon guard Frederick Jones and
Oklahoma forward Aaron McGhee will play for the NABC College All-Stars, if
their college teams are eliminated from the 2002 NCAA Tournament this weekend.
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo will pilot the talented 12-man team, with
additional players to be named next week.
The Globetrotters celebrated its first-ever Final Four Weekend appearance in
2000 with an exciting 82-80 buzzer-beater victory over the NABC College
All-Stars in Indianapolis. Last year, the Globetrotters defeated the NABC
College All-Stars 75-63 before a record-setting crowd of 15,200 at the Target
Center in
Minneapolis.
March 22, 2002
Sheridan 93,
St. Petersburg 91 OT
Sheridan defeated St. Petersburg 93-91 as 6-7
Kamarr Davis finished with 28 points and ten of 13 shooting from the field and
six of six from the charity stripe. 6-5 freshman Dontae Truitt added 23 and
Jeff Martini added 17, including three three-pointers. Wyoming signee Jerry
Webb scored 15.
6-3 sophomore Eric Dobson led St. Petersburg
with 22 points. 6-4 freshman Carl scored 17 points and Terrance Taylor had 16.
6-8 sophomore Nick Berry had twelve points.
St. Petersburg is making its first appearance
in the NJCAA Tournament after defeating Indian River 80-76 in overtime.
Jenkins led St. Petersburg with 14.1 points
per game. Berry is averaging 13.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Dobson is
contributing 12.3 points per game. St. Petersburg dropped to 26-7 and is
eliminated from further action.
Sheridan defeated Eastern Wyoming 90-85 in the
District 9 championship gam for their first NJCAA Tournament appearance since
1977. The Generals are led by 6-5 freshman Dontae Truitt, who averaged 20.1
points per game and Wyoming signee Jerry Webb, who added 18.1 points. Davis
scoring at a 14.1 points per game clip.
Sheridan improved to 30-6 and will face
Walters State in the consolation bracket Friday at 12:00.
Allegany 79,
Coastal Georgia 61
#8 Allegany (MD) CC defeated Coastal Georgia
79-61 in the consolation bracket of the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas
as four players reached double figures. .
Trello
Galloway
had 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists for Allegany. Shawn Wiggins had 16 points and eight
rebounds and Jamar Smith finished
with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Troy
Goodwin added 13 points and eleven rebounds.
Coastal Georgia was led by Ben Butler with 20
points. Derrick Evans had twelve.
Allegany improved to 32-3 and will play
Arkansas Fort-Smith Friday at 1:45. Coastal Georgia fell to 24-11 and is
eliminated from the tournament.
Fort Smith 86,
South Plains 56
#20 Arkansas-Fort
Smith used ten first half three-pointers to coast to an easy 86-56 win over
#7 South Plains (TX) CC.
Guards Thomas
Hill, Kevin Bell and Jarrett Hart combined for 49 points and
12 "threes" as Hill scored 17 points and Bell and Hart had 16 each.
Donnell Haynes added 15 points and Rodney Bass finished with eleven for the
Lions.
Renaldo Majors led South Plains with 13
points. Antoine Jackson finished
with twelve and Allen Haynes added
eleven.
The Lions started the season 5-6, but won 20
straight before the their opening game loss. They defeated Eastern Oklahoma
67-44 in the District 2 championship game. Hart led the Lions with 19.4 points
per game. 6-2 freshman Donnell Haynes averaged 13.8 points and Thomas Hill
contributes 11.6 points per contest.
They will face Allegany in the consolation
bracket Friday at 1:45, while South Plains fell to 30-5 and was eliminated from
the tournament.
Moberly 105,
Lon Morris 101 2OT
Moberly defeated Lon Morris 105-101 as the
Greyhounds moved to within one of tying Southeastern (IA) CC for the most wins
by a JC program. Moberly, with the win, trails Southeastern for the most wins
by a juco program by one (1,381 to 1,382).
Moberly looked like they were going to win in
regulation. The Greyhounds were up 74-73 after 6-5 freshman Aaron Curtis of Lon
Morris made a three-pointer and threw a length of the court pass to Terrance
Chapman. Chapman was fouled intentionally, but he missed both free throws. Nate
Johnson was fouled and made the first of two free throws to make the score
75-73 with 18.6 second left. Lon Morris guard Edgar Moreno slammed a missed
shot with 1.5 seconds left to tie the score at 75-75. Lon Morris stole the
inbounds pass, buta basket came after the buzzer sending the game into
overtime.
Lon Morris was up 81-80, but Bobby Ewing's
deep three-pointer and Antonio Burks' bucket put Moberly up 85-81 with 1:11 to
go, Terrance Thomas of Lon Morris hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to 85-84
with 50.7 seconds left. Moberly had the ball stolen on their next possession,
but they stole the ball back forcing Lon Morris to foul Chapman, who made both
free throws. Curtis hit a three-pointer to force a second overtime period.
Derrick Wiley led all scorers with 32 points.
Nate Johnson had 22 and Antonio Burks had 19 point. Terrance Chapman finished
with 14 and Ewing scored twelve for the Greyhounds.
Lon Morris was led by Curtis, who scored 28
points. Thomas had 24 and Moreno added 14 points. Both players grabbed eleven
rebounds. 6-10 freshman Diego Romero and B.J. Banks added 13 points each.
Moberly made its record 25th
appearance, but first since 1989, in the NJCAA Tournament as they advanced by
beating Southeastern Iowa 91-78 in double overtime to win the District 11
crown. Ewing hit a three-pointer at the end of the first overtime to force an
additional period. The Greyhounds rallied from an 18-point deficit against
Mineral Area in the regional semifinals.
Moberly has a balanced attack with five
double figure scorers. Wiley leads the team with 20.5 points per game. Burks
averages 13.3 points and Terrance Chapman adds 12.5. Bobby Ewing contributes
11.8 points per game
Moberly improved to 29-7 and will play in the
fifth place game Saturday at 2:45.
Lon Morris made its first appearance to the
NJCAA Tournament since 1964 as they defeated Paris 70-66 in the District 14
championship game. Paris had previously knocked off #3 San Jacinto in the
semifinals. They won their first 22 games and were ranked in the country before
a four-game losing streak knocked them out of the Top 20. Lon Morris dropped to
29-7 and is eliminated from the tournament. They ended the season 7-7 in their
final 14 contests.
They have four scorers in double figures.
Thomas leads the team with 19.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Curtis is
averaging 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds and Romero contributes 13.0 points and
5.9 rebounds per game
Schoolcraft
84, Itawamba 72
#1 Schoolcraft
(MI) CC went on a 32-6 run to open the second half as they rolled to an 84-72
win over Itawamba (MS) CC. They expanded a 42-34 halftime lead to 74-40 before
the Indians rallied to make the game close.
Emir
Medunjanin
and Mike Williams scored 19 points
each for Schoolcraft. Javon Clark
had twelve and Delvar Barrett scored
eleven.
Trent Vaugh made five shots from beyond
the arc to lead Itawamba with 19 points. Jason
Pannel and Shun Jenkins had
eleven points each.
Schoolcraft is the lone undefeated team in
the country as they raised their record to 34-0. They advanced to their second
straight NCAA Tournament with a 96-82 win over North Dakota School of Science.
The Ocelots have an all-sophomore starting lineup with three double figure
scorers.
They
made its first ever NJCAA tournament last season as they finished 32-4 as they
were led by Sam Hoskin, who is at
DePaul and Derrick Bird, who is with
Auburn.
6-7 sophomore Mike Williams is averaging 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.
He is shooting 63.6% from the field. 6-0 sophomore Javon Clark is adding 15.6 points per contest and 6-8 sophomore Yaku Morton-Spruill is averaging 14.4
points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He is converting 64.2% of his attempts.
Schoolcraft leads the country in scoring margin, winning by an average of 37.8
points per game. They are holding their opposition to just 58.2 points per
game, second lowest mark in the nation and are scoring 96 points, fifth best.
Itawamba made its first appearance to the
NJCAA Tournament after beating Bossier Parish 91-77 in the District 16
championship game. The Indians have five double figure scorers, led by Vaugh
with 18.0 points per game and Panel with 17.9. Jenkins averaged a double-double
with 13.2 points and 10.1 boards. Prince Thompson averaged 10.5 points and
Charles Slaughter added ten points.
Dixie plays Schoolcraft Friday at 8:15.
Itawamba faces Southern Union Friday at 12:45.
Dixie State
71, Southern Union 64
All-American candidate Jaime Lloreda scored 23 points and grabbed eleven rebounds as #3
Dixie State defeated Southern Union to advance to the NJCAA Tournament
semifinals. Lloreda made eight of 13 from the field as the Bison were without
their standout freshman center Grady Reynolds, who suffered a knee injury in
their opening round win over South Plains (TX) CC.
Al Williams and Rod Prater each scored 14 points each for the Rebels. Dixie relied
on their inside game throughout the contest and was just one of five from
beyond the arc.
Terrance Hill led the Bison in scoring
for the second straight game with 19 points. Bobby Madison added 18 and Earl
Bullock had ten points.
Dixie State shot 21 of 46 (46%) from the
field, while Southern Union was just 24 of 64 (38%). Dixie hled a 49-29
rebounding advantage.
Dixie State advanced to the NJCAA Tournament
for the third time in four seasons with a 59-58 win over Snow. Lloreda's dunk
with 1.1 seconds left saved the day for the Rebels.
Lloreda led the Dixie State in scoring (20.2
points per game) and rebounding (9.5). Prater averaged 15.9 points and 4.0
rebounds per game. Williams is contributing 11.6 points per game and Kevin Woodberry, a transfer from
Portland, is averaging 11.2.
Dixie plays Schoolcraft Friday at 8:15.
Itawamba faces Southern Union Friday at 12:45.
Southern Union, which has made five of the
last six NJCAA Tournaments, fell to 31-4, while Dixie improved to 32-3.
March 21, 2002
NJCAA
Tournament Recaps
Dixie State
73, Fort Smith 68
#3 Dixie State proved that they did not need
their head coach to beat Arkansas-Fort Smith as they defeated the Lions 73-68
in the first game of day two at the NJCAA Tournament. Head coach Jeff Kider was
thrown out of the game in the opening minutes of the contest with two quick
technicals.
Al Williams paced the Rebels with 20
points and seven boards as he was nine of eleven from the field. All-American
candidate Jaime Lloreda was bothered
by foul trouble, but finished with 15 points and eleven caroms. Guards Kevin Woodberry and Al Prater had 13 points each.
Jarrett Hart led Fort Smith with 21
points. Rodney Bass had 15 and Kevin Bell added eleven.
Dixie State shot 28 of 49 (57.1%) from the
field, while Fort Smith was just 26 of 67 (39%).
Dixie State advanced to the NJCAA Tournament
for the third time in four seasons with a 59-58 win over Snow. Lloreda's dunk
with 1.1 seconds left saved the day for the Rebels.
Lloreda led the Dixie State in scoring (20.2
points per game) and rebounding (9.5). Prater averaged 15.9 points and 4.0
rebounds per game. Williams is contributing 11.6 points per game and Kevin
Woodberry, a transfer from Portland, is averaging 11.2.
The Lions started the season 5-6, but won 20
straight before the loss. They defeated Eastern Oklahoma 67-44 in the District
2 championship game. Hart led the Lions with 19.4 points per game. 6-2 freshman
Donnell Haynes averaged 13.8 points and Thomas Hill contributes 11.6 points per
contest.
Dixie plays Southern Union Thursday at 8:30.
Fort Smith plays South Plains Thursday at 2:30.
Southern Union
77, South Plains 59
#13 Southern
Union (AL) CC defeated #7 South
Plains (TX) CC 77-59 in the final opening round contest of the NJCAA
Tournament. The Bison scored the final twelve points of the contest.
Terrance Hill led all scorers with 24
points as he made all ten free throws. Earl
Bullock had 17 points, including three three-pointers and Bobby Madison added 16.
Allen Haynes led South Plains with 23
points on four of eight shooting from beyond the arc. Jonathan Woods finished with twelve and Renaldo Majors added eleven.
Southern Union, which has made five of the
last six NJCAA Tournaments, improved to 31-3, while South Plains fell to 30-4
Dixie plays Southern Union Thursday at 8:30.
Fort Smith plays South Plains Thursday at 2:30.
Walters State
88, Central Arizona 85
Jerry Nichols led Walters State with 21
points for the second straight game as the Senators defeated Central Arizona
88-85 in the consolation game. Nichols was nine of 18 from the field. Larry Coleman added 19 points and Corey Wade had 17.
Alvin Antonio led Central Arizona with 17
points. Julio Jauregui had 16 points and Ryan Sonnek added 13.
John Plenty scored twelve points and Donaldas
Sakalauskas had ten. Matt Brase, grandson of Arizona head coach Lute Olsen,
added five points and ten caroms.
Walters State, who improved to 24-10, is
making its first appearance in the NJCAA Tournament. The Senators defeated #12
Jackson State 71-58 in the District 7 championship. 6-4 freshman Nichols leads
the team with 22.1 points per game. Coleman averaged 14.1 points and Wade added
11.5 points per game.
Plenty is averaging a team-high 17.2 points
and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Vaqueros. 6-4 sophomore Ryan Sonnek is
contributing 14.7 points and 4.5 rebounds and Donaldas Sakalauskas, a naive of
Lithuania, is adding 10.1 points and 8.0 rebounds.
Central Arizona upset #6 Arizona Western
57-54 on the road to advance to their second NJCAA Tournament in school
history, their first since 1992. Central Arizona finished the season 23-10 and
have been eliminated from further play.
Coffeyville
71, Lon Morris 67
#2 Coffeyville
advanced to the semifinals with a 71-67 win over Lon Morris. Devin Smith scored a NJCAA-Tournament
high 32 points as he made ten of 19 from the field and ten of eleven from the
line.
Coffeyville trailed 33-29, but scored the
final six points of the half to lead 35-33 at halftime. Smith, the Most
Valuable Player of the Year in the Jayhawk East division, scored 16 points in
the first twenty minutes.
The Ravens scored the first eight points of
the second half to go up 43-33, but Lon Morris went on a 14-4 run to knot the
score at 47-47.
Fred Marshall was the only other double
figure scorer for the Ravens with twelve points.
Lon Morris was led by 6-10 freshman Diego
Romero, who scored 17 points. 6-5 freshman Aaron Curtis added twelve points.
Coffeyville advanced to the NJCAA Tournament
with a 75-68 win over Seward County, the Jayhawk West champ as they rallied
from a 12-point deficit in the second half Fred Marshall hit the game-winner at
the buzzer for 89-87 win over Barton County. 6-6 freshman Devin Smith led the
Ravens with 18.4 points per game. He is also averaging 6.1 rebounds per
contests. 6-5 sophomore Steve Smith is averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds
and 6-7 sophomore Marvin Black is adding 14.0 points and 7.4 rebounds. Eddie is
adding 11.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game off the bench.
Lon Morris made its first appearance to the
NJCAA Tournament since 1964 as they defeated Paris 70-66 in the District 14
championship game. Paris had previously knocked off #3 San Jacinto in the
semifinals. They won their first 22 games and were ranked in the country before
a four-game losing streak knocked them out of the Top 20.
They have four scorers in double figures.
Thomas leads the team with 19.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Curtis is
averaging 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds and Romero contributes 13.0 points and
5.9 rebounds per game
Coffeyville improved to 35-1 and will play Wabash Friday at 6:30. Lon Morris
dropped to 29-6 and will face Moberly
Thursday at 5:00.
Wabash Valley
78, Moberly 75
The defending NJCAA champion Wabash Valley
(KS) CC got a scare, but prevailed with a 78-75 win over Moberly (MO) CC.
Wabash Valley trailed 32-16 after 6-7
freshman Bobby Ewing hit back-to-back deep three pointers. However, Wabash cut
the lead to 42-35 at halftime. Wabash went on a run of their own and were up
69-61. 6-4 sophomore scored to cut the lead to 72-70. Nate Johnson made the
free of two free throws and Terrance Chapman scored off the second miss to put
Moberly up 73-72 with 1:33 to go. Wabash's C.J. Hill was fouled on a
three-point shot with 1:18 to go and made the first two free throws to put
Wabash up 74-73. Herman Davis hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds left on the
shot clock to put the Warriors up 77-73 with 32 seconds to go. Davis missed two
free throws with 17.7 seconds left and Wiley scored to cut the score to 77-75
with 12.2 seconds left. Antwain Barbour made the first of two free throws to
make it 78-75, givnig Moberly one last chance to tie the game. However, Nate
Johnson's pass to Bobby Ewing went out of bounds. Barbour was fouled with 2.1
seconds left and missed both free throws, but Moberly's desperation
three-pointer from 65 feet was short.
Davis and last year's NJCAA Tournament MVP
Antwain Barbour scored 19 points each to pace Wabash Valley. Tony Allen, a
transfer from Butler County, had 18 points and 13 rebounds and 6-5 freshman
Quinnel Brown had twelve. Wabash Valley shot just 12 of 28 from the charity
stripe. However, they outrebounded Moberly 57-38
Derrick Wiley led all scorers with 30 points.
Antonio Burks had 16 points and Ewing scored twelve for the Greyhounds.
Wabash Valley advanced to the NJCAA
Tournament with an 84-70 win over Kanakee in the District 4 Championship game.
They did this, despite the arrest of three players, including starter John
Hollingsworth.
Barbour led Wabash with 15.3 points per game.
Allen scored 13.5 points and added 4.9 boards. Davis averaged 12.1 points and
4.6 rebounds and Brown had 10.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest.
Wabash Valley improved to 32-4 and will play
Coffeyville Friday at 6:30
Moberly made its record 25th
appearance, but first since 1989, in the NJCAA Tournament as they advanced by
beating Southeastern Iowa 91-78 in double overtime. Ewing hit a three-pointer
at the end of the first overtime to force an additional period. The Greyhounds
rallied from an 18-point deficit against Mineral Area in the regional
semifinals. Moberly, with the win, trails Southeastern for the most wins by a
juco program by two (1,380 to 1,382).
Moberly has a balanced attack with five
double figure scorers. Wiley leads the team with 20.5 points per game. Burks
averages 13.3 points and Terrance Chapman adds 12.5. Bobby Ewing contributes
11.8 points per game
Moberly fell to 28-7 and will play Lon Morris
Thursday at 8:15.
March 20, 2002
NJCAA
Tournament Recaps
Coffeyville
110, Walters State 71
#2 Coffeyville
used a
tenacious full-court press to go on a 25-8 run to rally from a one-point
deficit, 25-24, to blow open the game in an easy 110-71 win over Walters State in the first game of the
NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Devin Smith, the Most Valuable Player
of the Year in the Jayhawk East division, finished with 23 points and ten
rebounds and brother Steve Smith had
24 points and twelve boards. Devin was ten of 22 from the field and Steve
finished with a ten of 15 shooting performance. Tommy Eddie, a 6-6 270 pound freshman, showed a nice outside touch,
making all three three-pointers as he added 18 points and jet quick Wilfred Antoine finished with eleven.
The Ravens shot a blistering 57% from the
field in both halves and held Walters State to just 44% (25 of 57).
Coffeyville's defense forced 25 turnovers, while they had just 14 miscues.
Jerry Nichols led Walters State with 21
points as he made four three-pointers. Corey Wade had 15 points and Larry
Coleman added ten.
Coffeyville improved to 34-1 and will play
Lon Morris Wednesday at 6:30. Walters State dropped to 23-10 and will face
Central Arizona in the consolation bracket Wednesday at 3:30
Coffeyville advanced to the NJCAA Tournament
with a 75-68 win over Seward County, the Jayhawk West champ as they rallied
from a 12-point deficit in the second half Fred Marshall hit the game-winner at
the buzzer for 89-87 win over Barton County. 6-6 freshman Devin Smith led the
Ravens with 18.4 points per game. He is also averaging 6.1 rebounds per
contests. 6-5 sophomore Steve Smith is averaging 15.6 points and 5.8 rebounds
and 6-7 sophomore Marvin Black is adding 14.0 points and 7.4 rebounds. Eddie is
adding 11.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game off the bench.
Walters State is making its first appearance
in the NJCAA Tournament. The Senators defeated #12 Jackson State 71-58 in the
District 7 championship. 6-4 freshman Nichols leads the team with 22.1 points
per game. Coleman averaged 14.1 points and Wade added 11.5 points per game.
Lon Morris 84,
Central Arizona 79
Lon Morris held off a feisty Central Arizona squad for an 84-79 win
in the second game of the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. Central
Arizona guard Ryan Sonnek's deep
three-pointer with the Vaqueros down by three in the closing seconds hit the
front rim and 6-2 sophomore B.J. Blanks
of Lon Morris clinched the win with two free throws with .8 seconds left.
Lon Morris was led by 6-5 freshman Aaron Curtis, who made eight of twelve
shots to finish with 19 points, 6-10 freshman Diego Romero was seven of eleven from the floor as he added 18
points and six caroms. Hardy Aspirilla
had 15 and Baylor signee Terrance Thomas
scored twelve.
Central Arizona's John Plenty led all scorers with 23 points. He made ten of 13 from
the field. Julio Jauregui and Sonnek
had 14 each. Matt Brase, grandson of
Arizona head coach Lute Olsen, added 13 points. Sonnek and Brase each made
three three-pointers.
Lon Morris made its first appearance to the
NJCAA Tournament since 1964 as they defeated Paris 70-66 in the District 14
championship game. Paris had previously knocked off #3 San Jacinto in the
semifinals. They won their first 22 games and were ranked in the country before
a four-game losing streak knocked them out of the Top 20.
They have four scorers in double figures.
Thomas leads the team with 19.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Curtis is
averaging 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds and Romero contributes 13.0 points and
5.9 rebounds per game
Plenty is averaging a team-high 17.2 points
and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Vaqueros. 6-4 sophomore Ryan Sonnek is
contributing 14.7 points and 4.5 rebounds and Donaldas Sakalauskas, a naive of
Lithuania, is adding 10.1 points and 8.0 rebounds.
Central Arizona upset #6 Arizona Western
57-54 on the road to advance to their second NJCAA Tournament in school
history, their first since 1992.
Lon Morris improved to 29-5 and will play
Coffeyville Wednesday at 6:30. Central Arizona dropped to 23-9 and will face
Walters State in the consolation bracket Wednesday at 3:30
Wabash Valley
92, St. Petersburg 74
The defending NJCAA champion Wabash Valley
(KS) CC got a scare, but went on a 19-3 run to pull away for a 92-74 win over
St. Petersburg. The score was tied at 55-55 when sophomores Antwain Barbour and
Tony Allen took over.
Allen, a transfer from Butler County, had 19
points in the first half as he was nine of 13 from the field. He finished with
25 points and last year's NJCAA Tournament MVP Antwain Barbour added 23. 6-6
sophomore Herman Davis scored 21, including four three-points and 6-5 freshman
Quinnel Brown had eleven. St. Petersburg's 6-4 freshman Carl Jenkins made five
three-pointers as he scored 17 points. 6-3 sophomore Eric Dobson and Terrance
Taylor scored 14 each and 6-8 sophomore Nick Berry had 13 points.
Wabash Valley advanced to the NJCAA
Tournament with an 84-70 win over Kanakee in the District 4 Championship game.
They did this, despite the arrest of three players, including starter John
Hollingsworth.
Barbour led Wabash with 15.3 points per game.
Allen scored 13.5 points and added 4.9 boards. Davis averaged 12.1 points and
4.6 rebounds and Brown had 10.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest.
St. Petersburg is making its first appearance
in the NJCAA Tournament after defeating Indian River 80-76 in overtime.
Jenkins led St. Petersburg with 14.1 points
per game. Berry is averaging 13.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Dobson is
contributing 12.3 points per game.
Wabash Valley improved to 31-4 and will play
Moberly Wednesday at 8:15. St. Petersburg dropped to 26-6 and will face
Sheridan in the consolation bracket Thursday at 11:00.
Moberly 71,
Sheridan 65
Derrick Wiley led all scorers with 22 points
as Moberly defeated Sheridan 71-65 in the fourth game of the NJCAA Tournament.
Antonio Burks had 18 points and Marvin Moss scored twelve for the Greyhounds.
6-7 Kamarr Davis had 18 points and eight
rebounds for Sheridan. 6-5 freshman Dontae Truitt added 17 in the loss.
Moberly made its record 25th
appearance, but first since 1989, in the NJCAA Tournament as they advanced by
beating Southeastern Iowa 91-78 in double overtime. Ewing hit a three-pointer
at the end of the first overtime to force an additional period. The Greyhounds
rallied from an 18-point deficit against Mineral Area in the regional
semifinals. Moberly, with the win, trails Southeastern for the most wins by a
juco program by two (1,380 to 1,382).
Moberly has a balanced attack with five
double figure scorers. Wiley leads the team with 20.5 points per game. Burks
averages 13.3 points and Terrance Chapman adds 12.5. Bobby Ewing contributes
11.8 points per game
Sheridan defeated Eastern Wyoming 90-85 in
the District 9 championship gam for their first NJCAA Tournament appearance
since 1977. The Generals are led by 6-5 freshman Dontae Truitt, who averaged
20.1 points per game and Wyoming signee Jerry Webb, who added 18.1 points.
Davis scoring at a 14.1 points per game clip.
Moberly improved to 28-6 and will play Wabash
Valley Wednesday at 8:15. Sheridan dropped to 29-6 and will face St. Petersburg
in the consolation bracket Thursday at 11:00.
Itawamba 88,
Coastal Georgia 81
Itawamba shot ten of 19 from three-point
range as they defeated Coastal Georgia 88-81 in a matchup of two unranked teams
in the fifth game of day one at the NJCAA Tournament. Trent Vaugh was three of
five from beyond the arc and Jason Pannel was four of seven as the Indians made
six of nine "threes" in the second half.
Vaugh finished with twenty points and Pannel
had 17. Shun Jenkins had 15 points and a day-high 15 boards, including six on
the offensive glass. O'Brian Lowe was two of two from three-point land as he
added eleven points.
Coastal Georgia was led by Tommy Thompson
with 21 points. Ben Butler added eleven and Jeremy Love had ten.
Itawamba made its first appearance to the
NJCAA Tournament after beating Bossier Parish 91-77 in the District 16
championship game. The Indians have five double figure scorers, led by Vaugh
with 18.0 points per game and Panel with 17.9. Jenkins averaged a double-double
with 13.2 points and 10.1 boards. Prince Thompson averaged 10.5 points and
Charles Slaughter added ten points.
Itawamba plays Schoolcraft Thursday at 6:30.
Coastal Georgia faces Allegany Thursday at 12:45.
Schoolcraft
84, Allegany 81
#1 Schoolcraft
(MI) CC defeated #8 Allegany (MD) CC 84-81 in the final game of day one at
Hutchinson. The game was not without controversy as Allegany's Trello Galloway
made a three-pointer at the buzzer that appeared to be inside the arc. However,
it did not stop Schoolcraft as they never trailed in overtime.
Schoolcraft led 78-74 and Rulon Harris had a
chance to seal the win with a three-pointer that was short. Allegany's Jamar Smith
put in a lay-up after a missed three-pointer to cut the lead to two. Erick
Wills of Allegany was hurt going for a breakaway layup, which rimmed out.
Jeremy Snyder, an 89.7% from the line, came to take Wills' place. Snyder made
first free throw, but missed the second, leaving Allegany down 78-77.
Willis missed a long three-pointer and Smith
grabbed the rebound, but was fouled with 10.2 seconds left. Smith made both to
make it an 82-81 lead with 8.9 seconds left. Harris made both free throws for
the final points of the game. Shawn Wiggins of Allegany was fouled before he
could attempt a three-pointer and missed the first free throw. The second
attempt did not hit the rim and Schoolcraft ran out the clock.
Rulon Harris was nine of eleven from the
field and four of five from beyond the arc as he led all scorers with 29
points. He made all seven free throws. Delvar Barrett had 16 points and Mike
Williams added 15.
Smith led Allegany with 23 points and 12
boards. Wills and Galloway had 14 points each. Wiggins had 13 and Troy Goodwin
added twelve.
Itawamba
plays Schoolcraft Thursday at 6:30. Coastal Georgia faces Allegany Thursday at
12:45.
March 19, 2002
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (P.I.T.) is the
first and this year, the only postseason camps for the top seniors. The 64
seniors will use the opportunity to impress the NBA and European scouts. The
P.I.T. was known for showcasing the small college players like Scottie Pippen,
Dennis Rodman, Dan Majerle, Charles Oakley and John Stockton. However, due to
the increasing number of underclassmen and most of the top seniors playing in
the Desert Classic has lost it’s importance. Only one player among the 64
invitees to Portsmouth was even drafted last season.
However, this year’s camp is shaping up as perhaps
the best Portsmouth Invitational ever. The Desert Classic is not being held
this year, so the top seniors will have to play in Portsmouth, if they want to
be seen by the NBA scouts, minor league and foreign officials in
attendance.
The Portsmouth Invitational Tournament runs from
April 3-6 with the 64 players divided between the eight teams. Fifty-one
players (listed in bold) have accepted invitations, while 14 players have not
accepted their invitation yet. Melvin Ely of Fresno State has already said that
he is not going to play in the Portsmouth Invitational.
MonterDraftNews.com
will feature recaps and box scores from the Portsmouth Invitational.
The
following is a look at the
|
PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
|
Dan Gadzuric |
UCLA |
|
Andy Ellis |
Texas Tech |
|
Robert Archibald |
Illinois |
|
Lonnie Baxter |
Maryland |
|
Udonis Haslem |
Florida |
|
Ryan Humphrey |
Notre Dame |
|
Kris Lang |
North Carolina |
|
Darius Songaila |
Wake Forest |
|
Jason Capel |
North Carolina |
|
Tayshaun
Prince |
Kentucky |
|
Chris Williams |
Virginia |
|
Matt Barnes |
UCLA |
|
Luke Recker |
Iowa |
|
Preston Shumpert |
Syracuse |
|
Byron Mouton |
Maryland |
|
Juan Dixon |
Maryland |
|
Anthony Grundy |
North Carolina
State |
|
Dan Dickau |
Gonzaga |
|
Tony Akins |
Georgia Tech |
|
Steve Logan |
Cincinnati |
|
Lynn Greer |
Temple |
|
Jeff Boschee |
Kansas |
|
Kevin Braswell |
Georgetown |
|
Jannergo Pargo |
Arkansas |
|
Chris Christoffersen |
Oregon |
|
Jason Jennings |
Arkansas State |
|
Lonnie Jones |
Ball State |
|
Melvin Ely |
Fresno State |
|
Reggie Evans |
Iowa |
|
Randy Holcomb |
San Diego
State |
|
Aaron McGhee |
Oklahoma |
|
Kelly Wise |
Memphis |
|
Rasual Butler |
LaSalle |
|
Sam Clancy |
USC |
|
Vincent
Yarbrough |
Tennessee |
|
Tamar Slay |
Marshall |
|
Altron Jackson |
South Florida |
|
Marvin O'Connor |
St. Joseph's |
|
Joby Thomas |
Charlotte |
|
Fred Jones |
Oregon |
|
Jerry Green |
Cal-Irvine |
|
Clarence Gilbert |
Missouri |
|
Maurice Baker |
Oklahoma State |
|
Chris Marcus |
Western
Kentucky |
|
Brook Sales |
Villanova |
|
Keith McLeod |
Bowling Green |
|
Thomas Terrell |
Georgia State |
|
Fredrick Jonzen |
Oklahoma State |
|
Ronald Murray |
Shaw |
|
Josh Davis |
Wyoming |
|
J.R. Bremer |
St.
Bonaventure |
|
Solomon Hughes |
California |
|
John Salmons |
Miami (FL) |
|
Greg Harrington |
Tulsa |
|
Predrag Savovic |
Hawaii |
|
Lubos Barton |
Valparaiso |
|
Brandon Granville |
USC |
|
Boban Savovic |
Ohio State |
|
Tommy Adams |
Hampton |
|
Cordell Henry |
Marquette |
|
Chris Moss |
West Virginia |
|
Gerrod Henderson |
Louisiana Tech |
March 18, 2002
The
College Basketball News’ top ten got
a new team as Amityville (NY) High moved up as Milwaukee (WI) Vincent, one of
just two undefeated teams in the top ten, lost for the first time. The
remaining teams in the Top 25 will be posted tomorrow.
1. Lincoln (Dallas, Texas) - (40-0) (Previous #1)
Dallas Lincoln defeated defending Texas
AAAA champion Beaumont Ozen 71-51 as
they improved their record to 40-0. Georgia Tech recruit
Chris Bosh averaged 19.4
points and 2.7 blocked shots per game. SMU signee Bryan Hopkins contributed 15.1
points and Kevis Shipman averaged
11.6 points per game.
2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) - (32-1) (Previous #2)
Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak
Hill Academy
concluded their season with just one loss to Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei in the
Nike Extravaganza.
3. Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) - (29-1) (Previous #4)
The
Wolverines defeated DeSmet (26-5)
82-27 in the state championship game and became the first team to win three
consecutive titles. Their 55-point win was the largest in state history.
Missouri recruit Jimmy McKinney is averaging 21.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3
steals and 4.1 assists per game. St. Louis recruit Nicholas Kern is adding 15.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest. Dwayne Polk is contributing 10.7 points
and Donny Jackson is averaging 9.4
points. Their lone loss was to Akron
(OH) St. Vincent- St. Mary.
4. St. Anthony (Jersey City. N.J.) - (24-1) (Previous #5)
Jersey City (NJ) St.
Anthony's plays
March 20 vs. winner of Bergen Catholic (Oradell)-Middle Township (Cape May
Court House) in State Tournament of Champions semifinals.
Their lone loss was to Neptune
by two points.
5. Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) – (31-2) (Previous #6)
They defeated Long Beach Poly 66-60 as Georgetown
signee Brandon Bowman and San Diego State recruit
Brandon Heath each had 17 points and
Arizona signee Hassan Adams scored
13 for the Comets, who are seeking their second state title after winning in
1998.
Westchester
led 56-43, when the second-seeded Jackrabbits (30-4) went on a 14-0 run to take
a one-point lead 57-56. Heath’s three-pointer from the corner with 1:40 to play
put the Comets back ahead for good. Trevor Ariza made a free throw and Ashanti Cook scored on a drive to the
basket to give Westchester a 62-57 lead. Poly's Bobby Jones hit a three-pointer to make it 62-60, but Hassan Adams hit two free throws and
Ariza blocked a shot by Carlos Rivers to seal the game. Heath added another
basket for the final points.
Westchester will play Oakland Tech, a 65-61 overtime winner over Concord De La
Salle in the Northern California Regional final, for the state title at 8 p.m.
Saturday at Arco Arena in Sacramento.
Their
losses were to Oak Hill Academy and Fairfax in the third of the team’s four
meetings.
6. Rice (New York, N.Y.) - (27-2) (Previous #7)
The
Raiders defeated Bronx All Hallows 62-57 to capture the CHSAA A championship in
front of 3,000 fans at Fordham University. 7-2 junior center Shagari Alleyne made all twelve of his
shots from the field, scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds to earn Most
Valuable Player. Rice will represent the CHSAA in the state Federation
Tournament in Glens Falls next weekend. Rice won its fifth championship since 1994
and third in five years. St. Peter’s commitment Keydren Clark scored 12 points and Jason Wingate had six points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Rice
will play the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters (25-5) will play CHSAA city
champion in the semifinals Friday at 6:45 p.m.
7. St. Vincent-St. Mary
(Akron, Ohio) - (22-3) (Previous #8)
The
Irish defeated Ottawa-Glandorf (24-2) 77-58 in the Division II Toledo Regional
Championship as 6-6 junior forward Romeo
Travis scored 31 points for the second straight game. Junior star LeBron James finished with 21 points,
16 rebounds, nine assists and four blocks. Junior point guard Dru Joyce III scored 13 points and was
four of six from three-point range.
Previously,
St. Vincent-St. Mary defeated Warrensville Heights, 78-49 in the Division II
regional semifinal in front of a state-record crowd of 20,562 at Gund Arena.
Romeo
Travis finished with 31 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. He made 14
of 16 field-goal attempts, all from close range, and hit all three free throws.
James
took just 11 shots, but finished with 16 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, seven
assists and six blocked shots.
The
Irish will play Poland Seminary at 2 p.m. Thursday at Value City Arena in
Columbus. They won the 2000 and 2001 AA titles and have moved up to AAA this
season.
Their
losses were to Amityville, Oak Hill Academy and George Republic.
8. Brookhaven (Columbus, Ohio) - (25-1) (Previous #9)
They
beat Brookhaven Pickerington 68-59 in the Division I semifinals. 5-7 junior
point guard Andrew Lavender finished
with 16 points and six assists. Bowling Green signee Ronald Lewis had a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds as he
went 7 of 10 from the field and 9 of 10 at the free-throw line. Brookhaven shot
57.1 percent from the field and sank 16 of 18 foul shots.
Brookhaven
then shot 65.4% from the field as they defeated Centerville 78-61 to earn a
return trip to the state tournament. The Bearcats will face Lakewood St. Edward
(20-5) at 6 p.m. Friday in Value City Arena. Junior center Brandon Foust tied
his season high with 20 points. Lewis added 19 and Lavender had 13 points and
nine assists.
Lewis
is averaging 19.1 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. He is shooting 62.4% from
the field and 77.7% from the line. 5-7 junior point guard Andrew Lavender is leading the area with 11.0 assists per game and
Moss is averaging 4.6 assists. 6-5 freshman Jamelle Cornley is contributing 10.8 rebounds per game. The
Bearcats are 47-2 over the past two seasons
Brookhaven’s
lone loss was to Mifflin.
9. Rainier Beach (Seattle,
Wash.) – (28-1) (Previous #14)
Rainier Beach concluded their season with
a 67-51 win over Mercer Island in the Class 3A boys state championship.
Tournament MVP Nate Robinson and Rodrick Stewart each scored 19 points
and Lodrick Stewart, Rodrick's twin,
added 15. The Vikings finished the season with 20 straight wins. Their lone
loss was to Cedar Hill at the Slam Dunk to the Beach.
10. Amityville (Amityville, N.Y.) – (24-2) (Previous #13)
McDonald’s
All-American center Jason Fraser set
the Class B single-game rebounding record with 25 boards as Amityville defeated Peekskill 67-57 in the NYSPHSAA Boys
Basketball Class B championship game.
Fraser
had 10 offensive boards and 15 defensive. He also set the Class B tournament
mark with 43 rebounds in the two games. Fraser, who will play for Villanova
next season, finished the game with 19 points and five blocked shots. A.J. Price had 20 points and five
rebounds for the Warriors, while P.J.
Smith added nine points.
They
beat Bishop Kearney (17-9) in the
state Class B state semifinals 77-54 as Fraser
finished the game with 29 points and 18 rebounds. Fraser made 13 of 17
shots from the floor against the Kings. He also had three blocked shots and a
pair of assists. A.J. Price had 14 points and twelve rebounds and added 12
points for the Warriors
Amityville
jumped out to a commanding 16-4 lead after one quarter and increased its lead
to 20 points, 37-17, at halftime.
Their
losses were against top 25 teams DeMatha and St. Anthony’s.
March 17, 2002
POWER CONFERENCES DOMINATE
IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
The power conferences that got
multiple bids in the NCAA Tournament are shining as the Big 12 has four teams
in the “Sweet 16” and Pac 10 has three. The ACC, Big East and Big Ten have two
each. Mid majors conferences like the Mid American and the Missouri Valley have
as many teams as the ACC. Conferences such as the Atlantic 10, Conference USA,
WAC and Mountain West, which are considered right below the top five, do not
have a team in the final 16.
The following is a look at the number
of teams in the “Sweet 16” from each conference.
|
LEAGUE |
Sweet 16's |
|
America East |
0 |
|
Atlantic Coast
|
2 |
|
Atlantic Sun |
0 |
|
Atlantic Ten |
0 |
|
Big East |
2 |
|
Big Sky |
0 |
|
Big South |
0 |
|
Big Ten |
2 |
|
Big Twelve |
4 |
|
Big West |
0 |
|
Colonial |
0 |
|
Conference USA
|
0 |
|
Horizon |
0 |
|
Ivy League |
0 |
|
Metro Atlantic
|
0 |
|
Mid-American |
1 |
|
Mid-Continent |
0 |
|
Mid-Eastern |
0 |
|
Missouri
Valley |
1 |
|
Mountain West |
0 |
|
Northeast |
0 |
|
Ohio Valley |
0 |
|
Pacific Ten |
3 |
|
Patriot League
|
0 |
|
Southeastern |
1 |
|
Southern |
0 |
|
Southland |
0 |
|
SWAC |
0 |
|
Sun Belt |
0 |
|
West Coast |
0 |
|
Western
Athletic |
0 |
|
TOTALS |
16 |
The
following is at the records for the 31 conferences in the NCAA Tournament.
|
LEAGUE |
W |
L |
|
America East |
0 |
1 |
|
Atlantic Coast
|
6 |
2 |
|
Atlantic Sun |
0 |
1 |
|
Atlantic Ten |
1 |
1 |
|
Big East |
5 |
4 |
|
Big Sky |
0 |
1 |
|
Big South |
0 |
1 |
|
Big Ten |
6 |
3 |
|
Big Twelve |
8 |
2 |
|
Big West |
0 |
1 |
|
Colonial |
1 |
1 |
|
Conference USA
|
1 |
3 |
|
Horizon |
0 |
1 |
|
Ivy League |
0 |
1 |
|
Metro Atlantic
|
1 |
1 |
|
Mid-American |
2 |
0 |
|
Mid-Continent |
0 |
1 |
|
Mid-Eastern |
0 |
1 |
|
Missouri Valley
|
3 |
1 |
|
Mountain West |
1 |
3 |
|
Northeast |
0 |
1 |
|
Ohio Valley |
0 |
1 |
|
Pacific Ten |
8 |
3 |
|
Patriot League
|
0 |
1 |
|
Southeastern |
5 |
5 |
|
Southern |
0 |
1 |
|
Southland |
0 |
1 |
|
SWAC |
0 |
1 |
|
Sun Belt |
0 |
1 |
|
West Coast |
0 |
2 |
|
Western
Athletic |
1 |
2 |
|
TOTALS |
49 |
49 |
March 16, 2002
#3 Milwaukee Vincent loses
for first time
Milwaukee (WI) Vincent, College Basketball News’ #3 high school team, saw their 45-game
winning streak fall as they were upset by Wauwatosa
East (22-3) 43-41. Wauwatosa East was the last team to beat the Vikings in December 2000 in double overtime.
Wauwatosa East had beaten #1 seeds Milwaukee
King and Milwaukee Washington in
section play to advance to the state tournament. The loss will drop the Vikings
out of the Top 10, but they figure to remain in the top 25 with just one week
left in most high school seasons.
The
Red Raiders led most of the way and built the lead to 30-21 with just over five
minutes left in the third period. The
The
Vikings were down 41-36 after Wauwatosa East’s Andy Freund’s layup with 2:31
left. However, Wisconsin signee Maurice
Wade, who led all scorers with 18 points, hit a three-point shot from about
28 feet out with 2:25 left and unsigned Greg
Brown tied the score with a pull-up jumper with 1:18 to play.
However,
Wauwatosa East sophomore Allan Hanson,
who led his team with 16 points, scored his only points of the second half on a
left-handed runner from the lane with 45 seconds left. The Vikings set up for a
last shot with Brown going to the hoop and getting fouled by Hanson with eleven
seconds left. Brown missed the front end of the one-on-one, but the ball was
knocked out of bounds by Wauwatosa East with 9.8 seconds left.
Wade
got the inbounds pass at the top of the key and attempted a three-pointer. 6-7
senior Carl Landry missed the putback from close range and Freund tapped the
loose ball to Hanson, who was fouled by Wade with 2.0 seconds left. Hanson
missed
both
free throws. Landry grabbed the rebound with 1.6 seconds left, giving the
Vikings one last chance for a length-of-the-court miracle. Wade threw a long
inbounds pass toward Landry, but two Wauwatosa East defenders tipped the ball
away.
Brown
was just five of 20 from the field as he scored 14 points. Maurice Wade was
seven of 17 from the field in his 18-point effort. Wisconsin Green Bay recruit Dejuante Wade added four points and ten
boards. The Vikings made just 15 of 46 shots from the field (32.7%) from the
field and were just two of 13 from three-point range.
The
Vikings had won five of the previous six state championships and were looking
to become the first team in state history to twice win three titles in a row.
However, they will lose six of its top seven players.
JORDAN BRAND CAPITAL CLASSIC
LINEUPS ANNOUNCED
The
29th Annual Capital Classic is taking on a new name this year, the Jordan Brand Capital Classic, with a
sponsorship relationship that connects Nike Inc.'s Jordan division with the
nation's top basketball talent of graduating high school seniors.
The Jordan Brand Capital Classic is also taking on a new look this year, with
the addition of a national all-star game featuring 24 of the country's top
players on Thursday, April 11, 2002 at
the MCI Center to benefit the
Children's National Medical Center. The National Game will be part of a
doubleheader that will also include a Regional Game of United States All-Stars vs. Capital
All-Stars, which has 28 years of history including appearances by Michael
Jordan, Magic Johnson, Grant Hill, Moses Malone and Patrick Ewing. The United
States team will be composed mainly of ACC, Big East and Atlantic-10 recruits.
The Capital Classic has featured many of today's young NBA stars such as Shane Battier (Memphis Grizzlies), Elton Brand (LA Clippers), Antawn Jamison (Golden State) and Mike Bibby (Sacramento Kings) and
current NCAA stars such as Jason
Williams (Duke), Steve Blake
(Maryland), Lonny Baxter (Maryland),
Juan Dixon (Maryland), Michael Sweetney (Georgetown) and Jason Gardner (Arizona).
The doubleheader will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the Regional Game of United States All-Stars vs. Capital All-Stars, followed by the
National Game between the Red Team
and White Team at 8:30 p.m. Tickets
for the Jordan Brand Capital Classic are $30.00, $22.50 and $17.50 for both
games of the doubleheader.
The annual preliminary boys’ and girls’ games will be held two weeks earlier as
part of the Metro Classic on
Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at American
University's Bender Arena. The event will include 48 high school players
from the Washington metropolitan area as the top boys and girls will compete in
a Suburban (Maryland/Virginia) vs. District (Inner High/Prep Privates)
format. The girls' game will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the boys at 8:00
p.m. Tickets prices for the Metro Classic will $10 for adults and $5 for
students with ID.
JORDAN BRAND CAPITAL CLASSIC
Thursday, April 11, 2002
MCI Center, Washington, DC
6:30 PM - Regional Game: United States All-Stars vs. Capital All-Stars
8:30 PM - National Game: Red Team vs. White Team
METRO CLASSIC
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Bender Arena, American University, Washington, DC
6:30 PM - Girls Game: Suburban (Maryland/Virginia) vs. District
(Inner-High/Prep Privates)
8:00 PM - Boys Game: Suburban (Maryland/Virginia) vs. District (Inner-High/Prep
Privates)
|
RED TEAM |
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PLAYER |
HT |
POS |
HIGH SCHOOL |
COLLEGE |
|
Hassan Adams |
6-4 |
SG |
Los Angeles
(CA) Westchester |
Arizona |
|
Carmelo
Anthony |
6-8 |
SF |
Mouth of
Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy |
Syracuse |
|
Kelenna
Azubuike |
6-5 |
SF |
Tulsa (OK)
Victory Christian |
UNDECIDED |
|
Dee Brown |
6-0 |
PG |
Maywood (IL)
Proviso East |
Illinois |
|
Greg Brunner |
6-8 |
PF |
Charles City
(IA) High |
Iowa |
|
Justin Gray |
6-2 |
PG |
Mouth of
Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy |
Wake Forest |
|
Alexander
Johnson |
6-9 |
C |
Albany (GA)
Dougherty |
Georgia |
|
Jimmy McKinney |
6-3 |
SG |
St. Louis (MO)
Vashon |
Missouri |
|
Shavlik
Randolph |
6-9 |
PF |
Raleigh (NC)
Broughton |
Duke |
|
J.J. Redick |
6-5 |
SG |
Roanoke (VA)
Cave Spring |
Duke |
|
Aaron Spears |
6-9 |
C |
Chicago (IL)
Dunbar |
UNDECIDED |
|
Bracey Wright |
6-4 |
SG |
The Colony
(TX) High |
Indiana |
|
WHITE TEAM |
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|
PLAYER |
HT |
POS |
HIGH SCHOOL |
COLLEGE |
|
Denham Brown |
6-6 |
SF |
Toronto (CAN)
West Hill Collegiate |
Connecticut |
|
Evans Burns |
6-7 |
SF |
Los Angeles
(CA) Fairfax |
UCLA |
|
Travis
Garrison |
6-8 |
PF |
Hyattsville
(MD) DeMatha Catholic |
Maryland |
|
Bryan Hopkins |
5-10 |
PG |
Dallas (TX)
Lincoln |
SMU |
|
Jeff Horner |
6-2 |
PG |
Mason City
(IA) High |
Iowa |
|
Andre Igoudala |
6-6 |
SF |
Springfield
(IL) Lanphier |
Arkansas |
|
Jarrett Jack |
6-4 |
SG |
Durham (NC)
Mt. Zion Academy |
Georgia Tech |
|
Rashad McCants |
6-5 |
SF |
New Hampton
(NH) School |
North Carolina |
|
Sean May |
6-9 |
PF |
Bloomington
(IN) North |
North Carolina |
|
Amarie
Stoudemire |
6-9 |
PF |
Winter Garden
(FL) West Orange |
UNDECIDED |
|
Michael
Thompson |
6-10 |
C |
New Lenox (IL)
Providence Catholic |
Duke |
|
Kennedy
Winston |
6-7 |
SF |
Pritchard (AL)
Blount |
California |
|
U.S. ALL STARS |
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PLAYER |
HT |
POS |
HIGH SCHOOL |
COLLEGE |
|
Derrick Byars |
6-7 |
SG |
Memphis (TN) Ridgeway |
Virginia |
|
Randy Foye |
6-3 |
SG |
Newark (NJ)
East Side |
Villanova |
|
Chad Moore |
6-2 |
SG |
Huntsville
(AL) Lee |
Cincinnati |
|
Rashad
Anderson |
6-5 |
SF |
Lakeland (FL)
Kathleen |
Connecticut |
|
Rick Cornett |
6-8 |
PF |
Homewood (IL)
Christian |
Notre Dame |
|
Jason Wingate |
6-1 |
PG |
New York (NY)
Rice |
UNDECIDED |
|
Chris Quinn |
6-1 |
PG |
Dublin (OH)
Coffman |
Notre Dame |
|
Rob Hite |
6-2 |
SG |
Cincinnati
(OH) Winton Woods |
Miami of
Florida |
|
Nik
Caner-Medley |
6-7 |
SF |
Portland (ME)
Deering |
Maryland |
|
Ted Skuchas |
6-11 |
C |
Fort
Washington (PA) Germantown |
Vanderbilt |
|
Brandon Bowman |
6-7 |
SF |
Santa Monica
(CA) Westchester |
Georgetown |
|
Lee Melchionni |
6-7 |
PF |
Fort
Washington (PA) Germantown |
Duke |
|
Shawan
Robinson |
6-2 |
SG |
Raleigh (NC)
Leesville |
Clemson |
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CAPITAL ALL STARS |
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PLAYER |
HT |
POS |
HIGH SCHOOL |
COLLEGE |
|
Chris McCray |
6-4 |
SG |
Capitol
Heights (MD) Fairmont |
Maryland |
|
Jermaine
Thomas |
6-2 |
PG |
Frederick (MD)
Thomas Johnson |
LaSalle |
|
Todd Galloway |
6-1 |
PG |
Middleburg
(VA) Notre Dame Academy |
Florida State |
|
Louis Hinnant |
6-4 |
PG |
Brandywine
(MD) Gwynn Park |
Boston College |
|
Warren
Williams |
6-0 |
SG |
Hayattsville
(MD) DeMatha |
UNDECIDED |
|
Pete Paelay |
6-2 |
SG |
Rockville (MD)
Magruder |
Coastal
Carolina |
|
Wade Dunston |
6-3 |
SG |
Potomac (MD)
The Bullis School |
West Virginia |
|
Ahmad Smith |
6-4 |
SF |
Arlington (VA)
Bishop O'Connell |
St.
Bonaventure |
|
Chris Goodin |
6-5 |
SF |
Springfield
(VA) Robert E. Lee |
Radford |
|
Chris Williams |
6-5 |
SF |
Oxon Hill (MD)
High |
UNDECIDED |
|
Nick George |
6-7 |
SF |
Rockville (MD)
Montrose Christian |
UNDECIDED |
|
Michael Castro |
6-8 |
C |
Washington
(DC) Springarn |
UNDECIDED |
|
Kevin
Steenberge |
6-10 |
C |
Clarksville
(MD) High |
Richmond |
Four
teams dropped out of the College
Basketball News’ Top 25 poll as they lost without winning a state title.
Look for more teams to drop as state playoffs continue. Many state have their
state championships this week, so expect plenty of changes next week. I posted
the top ten the other and this is a look at the rest of the top 25
11. Lanphier (Springfield,
Ill.) – (30-1) (Previous #12)
The
Lions got revenge as they defeated Mt.
Zion 76-64 as Arkansas signee Andre
Iguodala had a team-high 39 points and twelve rebounds. Lanphier was 27-3
last year and lost to Mount Zion
67-60 in the Springfield Sectional championship game last season. They beat Pekin 58-53 to advance to the state
finals in Peoira as junior Richard McBride had 19 points and six
rebounds. Niccos Scott made two free
throws with 1.8 seconds left to secure the victory.
They
will play South Holland (IL) Thornwood (27-4)
Friday in the first round of the AA State Tournament.
Iguodala is averaging 23.5 points,
7.8 rebounds and 4.1 rebounds per game. McBride
is averaging 18.3 points and Tony Smith
is contributing 12.0 points per game. Scott is averaging 10.0 points and 6.3
rebounds per game.
12. Amityville (Amityville,
N.Y.) – (22-2) (Previous #13)
They
Nassau champion Bethpage in the Class B Southeast Regional final/Long Island
championship 67-42 as McDonald’s All-American center Jason Fraser finished the game with 19 points and 23 rebounds.
They
face Bishop Kearney on Saturday in the state Class B state semifinals.
Their
losses were against top 25 teams Dematha and St. Anthony’s.
13. Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) - (25-2)
(Previous #14)
The
number one AAAA team in Minnesota, Hopkins
won the Section 5 championship with a 66-58 win over Robbinsdale Armstrong (14-13) as 6-8 junior Kris Humphries had 26 points and nine rebounds and 6-7 junior Dan Coleman added 23 points and 17
boards.
Previously,
Hopkins defeated Minnetonka 79-60 as Humphries led all scorers with 30 points.
Point guard Adam Hoffarber had 15
points and Coleman had 14. Standout junior guard Darren Clarke, had missed five game, due to an ankle sprain, had
eleven points in his first game back.
They
will play the winner of Section VIII, Elk River/Moorhead on Tuesday March 19th
at Monticello High School in the state quarterfinals.
Humphries
is averaging 26.5 points per game and Clarke is adding 19.1 points.
Their
losses are to White Bear Lake and Minneapolis Patrick Henry
14. Miami Christian (Miami, Florida) 38-2 (Previous #15)
They
completed the winningest boys' basketball season ever for a Florida team by
beating Bronson (27-9) 79-49 to win
the Class 1A state championship.
Senior
Carlos Rivera, the tournament MVP,
led the Victors with 22 points, including a half-court shot at the halftime
buzzer that put Miami Christian ahead 40-18. Senior point guard Jose Juan Barea had 17 points, six
rebounds and six assists. Junior Jesus
Verdejo added 18 points, six rebounds and three steals. All three were
named to the Class 1A all-tournament team.
The
Victors shot just 9 of 23 in the first quarter, but outscored Bronson, ending
the quarter on a 13-2 run.
Jose Juan Barea, who
hadn't played for three weeks after contracting mononucleosis had a
triple-double against FAMU in the semifinals with 19 points, 12 rebounds and
10assists. Verdejo had a team-high 22 points in the win.
15. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 29-4 (Previous #16)
The
Monarchs defeated Pasadena 88-79 in
the Division II semifinals as they went on a 19-2 run during the first five
minutes of the second half to clinch the victory at the Long Beach State
Pyramid. Mater Dei, who has won 22 straight games, led by just two points at
halftime, but Mike Strawberry hit a jumper on the opening possession of the
third quarter and Trevante Nelson followed with a three-pointer to put the
Monarchs ahead, 41-34. Mater Dei stretched its lead to 20 points later in the
third quarter on a dunk by Harrison Schaen. Six players scored in double
figures for Mater Dei, led by Wesley Washington with 19 points and Mike
Strawberry with 18 points.
Schaen
led five Mater Dei players in double figures with 17 points and 13 boards in
their 89-70 win over San Diego Escondido
in the quarterfinals. Freshman Mike Gerrity had 11 points and nine assists.
They
face #3 King, the Southern II-A runner-up, 29-4) at 4 p.m. Saturday for the Southern California Regional Championships
at Long Beach Arena.
16. St. John’s Jesuit (Toledo, Ohio) 25-0 (Previous #17)
The
Titans defeated Mansfield Senior 70-60 in the Division I regional basketball
semifinals and matched the best unbeaten start (25-0) in history by a Toledo
team, equaling the mark Libbey took to the state semifinals before losing two
years ago. Oakland signee John Floyd scored 18 points and Brandon Barabino had
17. E.J. Johnson added 14 points and Brandon Fields finished with eight points
and eleven rebounds.
St.
John’s made 17 of 27 shots in the first-half, included 15 baskets. They made
twelve of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Titans
coach Ed Heintschel (397-129 in 23 seasons) is now one win away from a third
trip to Columbus for the state semifinals in the past 10 years. St. John’s lost
in the state championship game to Cincinnati Elder in 1993 and to Cincinnati
LaSalle in 1996. Heintschel was named the Toledo Blade Coach of the Year. This
season, the Titans were picked to finish third in the City League behind Scott
and Central Catholic, but went 9-0 in regular-season league play before winning
the CL playoffs to enter tournament play at 20-0.
They
will face Lakewood St. Edward, which
advanced to Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. regional final by beating Cleveland St.
Ignatius last night. St. John’s defeated St. Edward 97-69 at home on December
15.
They
previously defeated Toledo Scott 66-64 as Floyd had 17 points and Scott forward
Jamell Baldwin scored 18 points.
6-0
senior John Floyd was recently named
the Blade's Player of the Year after averaging 17.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8
assists, and 2.2 steals per game. He signed with Oakland in the early signing period. Floyd has led the team in
scoring the past three seasons. Eric, his older brother, played on the
state-runnerup team in 1996.
17. DeMatha (Hyattsville,
Md.) 29-3 (Previous #18)
The
Stags defeated D.C. public school champion
Washington (DC) Spingarn 59-52 in
City Championship at the MCI Center. Senior Warren Wiliams had a game-high 23
points and McDonald’s All-American Travis Garrison had 13 points and 20
rebounds as the Stags won their second straight city crown. They played Bishop
Walsh at the Alhambra quarterfinals Thursday.
18. Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 34-2 (Previous #21)
The Spartans defeated Glades Central 59-52 as Kevin Dorsey scored 23 points to win
the Florida AAAA championship. They defeated Leesburg in the state semifinals
19.
Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 24-1 (Previous #22)
Putnam City moved into the Top 25 as they qualified for the Class 6A state
tournament with a 66-52 win over Edmond Memorial as Kansas State signee Marques
Hayden scored 19 points. They play Bartlesville
Thursday in the Oklahoma 6A state tournament
first round.
20. White Station (Memphis, Tenn.) (33-2) (Previous #24)
They
beat Bolton 47-35 in the Class AAA Sectionals at Mid-South
Coliseum as junior guard Dane Bradshaw scored 15 points and Travis Strong had
twelve. They faced Cleveland Bradley Central in Class AAA state quarterfinals
on Thursday. .
21. Centennial (Compton, Calif.) (28-1) (Previous #25)
Senior
Sterling Byrd scored a game-high 18 points and twelve rebounds for Centennial
as they defeated Fresno Washington Union
53-49. Washington Union (24-6) led 10-0 before Gabe Pruitt was fouled on a
three-point attempt and made all three foul shots. Centennial scored 28 of the
next 36 points to go ahead 28-18 at halftime.
advantage.
Washington Union was held to a field goal and four free throws in an
eleven-minute span to tie the game at 38-38. Pruitt's three-pointer gave the
Apaches a 47-44 lead that they would not surrender. Sandersscored five points
and grabbed eight rebounds and Afflalo finished with seven points and four
assists.
They
previously Bakersfield East 63-51 as
Darius Sanders had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Arron Afflalo added 15 points,
including ten of ten from the free throw line in the last three minutes.
Centennial will face #1 Torrance Bishop
Montgomery (Southern Div. III-A champion, 26-6) Saturday in the Southern California Regional Championships
at the Long Beach Arena. Bishop Montgomery defeated Compton Centennial in a Southern
Section boys’ basketball final for the third consecutive year, upending the
previously unbeaten Apaches, 57-55 in the Division III-A championship game, the
Apaches only loss this season.
22. Douglass (Baltimore, Md.) (28-0) (Previous Not ranked)
They
moved into the Top 25 as they defeated Gwynn Park 76-72 in the Class 3A state
title game as Tyler Smith scored 25 and center Richard Dorsey had 20 points,
twelve rebounds and eight blocked shots.
23. Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
(27-1) (Previous Not ranked)
They moved into the Top 25 as they defeated Tulsa Union 55-53 to win the
Class 6A title. It was their first title since 1972 when they were led by ex
NBA standout Alvin Adams. The Pirates were led by junior forward Keith Smith,
who scored 18 points and had 13 rebounds and Kansas State recruit Marques
Hayden, who added ten points and nine
rebounds in the title game.
24. Charlestown
(Charlestown, Mass.) (26-0) (Previous Not ranked)
They moved
into the Top 25 as they defeated Westford 104-62 in the Division II north
semifinals and East Boston 89-63 in the Division 2 North sectional finals.
Senior Cori Boston had 25 points and twelve rebounds and sophomore Tony Lee
added 22 points and six assists in the win over Westford. Florida recruit Rasheed
Al-Kaleem played only four minutes against East Boston because of a sprained
ankle, but Boston lead the way with 23 points.
They
defeated Catholic Memorial 80-59 in the Division 2 state semifinal at the Fleet
Center. Senior point guard Tony Chatman led five double figures for the Townies
(I love that nickname) with 20 points. Alray Taylor had 17 points and Al-Kaleem
had 13. Boston had a dozen and Lee scored ten. They play Groton Dunstable on
Saturday for the state title. They have won 35 straight games.
25. Winton Woods
(Cincinnati, Ohio) – (23-1) (Previous Not ranked)
They moved
into the Top 25 as they defeated Lebanon 73-40 in the district finals and
Western Hills 62-51 in the Division I sectionals. Miami of Florida signee
Robert Hite led the Warriors with 20 points and Penn State recruit DeForrest
Riley added 16 in the win over Western Hills. Forward C.J. Anderson scored a
team-high 25 points and snared 14 rebounds in the victory over #14 Lebanon.
They are ranked as the #2 team in Ohio AAAA class. They faced Dayton Colonel
White in the regional semifinals at Xavier Thursday.
Dropped
out
Beamount Ozen (Beamount,
Texas) – (31-2) (Previous #11)
They
fell to #1 Dallas Lincoln in the Texas AAAA Championship game 71-51.
Thomas Johnson (Frederick,
Md.) 24-1 (Previous #19)
They
lost to Eleanor Roosevelt 50-45 in the 4A title game. Roosevelt had previously
knocked out Oxon Hill from the top 25.
Joliet Township (Joliet,
Ill.) 30-2 (Previous 20)
They
lost to South Holland Thornwood 46-45 at the United Center.
Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.) 25-2 (Previous #23)
The Pirates
lost to Winnetka New Trier 60-51 at the United Center.
March 14, 2002
#2 Coffeyville will be making its sixth trip
to the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas, their first since 1979 with a
75-68 win over Seward County. The
1962 Coffeyville team won the NJCAA national championship. It was the Red
Ravens’ 26th consecutive win and ended a nine-game Seward victory streak. Seward led 36-24 at halftime as Coffeyville
made just eight of 35 (22.9% from the field) and two of 10 (20%) from beyond
the arc. The Saints were just eleven of 28 (39%) from the field in the first
half, but they made twelve of 18 from the free throw line. Seward still led by
twelve with less than 15 minute to go, when Coffeyville mounted their
comeback. The Red Ravens went on an 8-0
run to cut the margin to 59-58 with less than five minutes left. Coffeyville
tied the score at 62-62 on a two free throws by 6-5 freshman Devin Smith. 6-3 sophomore Steve Alexander put Seward back up
64-62, but 6-6 freshman Tommie Eddie
made his only three-pointer of the game to put Coffeyville up 65-64 with 2:57
remaining. There were two more ties before 6-2 freshman Fred Marshall put the Red Ravens up for good at 69-67 with 1:46 to
play. Coffeyville hit six of eight free throws down the stretch to preserve the
win. The Ravens warmed up in the second half, making 17 of 30 from the field
(56.7%), while Seward was just ten of 26 (38.5%). Coffeyville out-scored Seward
16-2 in points off turnovers.
Devin Smith, co-Tournament MVP, scored
18 of his 23 points in the second half. He made nine of ten from the charity
stripe. Marshall had 14 points and 6-5 sophomore Steve Smith, brother of Devin and co-Tournament MVP, had eleven
points, eight rebounds, four on the offensive glass, two blocked shots and two
steals. 6-8 freshman Devonne Giles
led Seward with 19 points and 17 rebounds. 6-7 sophomore Dontaz Dean, Jayhawk West Player of the Year, had 10 points and six
boards.
Pairings set for NJCAA Tournament
The
first-round matchups for the 55th annual National Junior College Athletic
Association Basketball Tournament to be
held at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kansas, March 19-23 are now set:
Unfortunately, #8 Allegany (MD) CC,
the defending runner-ups, faces #1 Schoolcraft
(MI) CC in the opening round. Allegany leads the country in the defensive
scoring, allowing just 62.1 points per game and Schoolcraft, the lone undefeated
team in NJCAA, is third, permitting 63.9 points.
I’ll
be in Hutchinson Tuesday and posting recaps of the NJCAA Tournament.
Tuesday (March 19)
11:00 #2 Coffeyville (33-1) vs. Walters State (23-9)
12:45 Lon Morris (28-5) vs. Central Arizona (23-8)
2:30 St. Petersburg (26-5) vs. #15 Wabash Valley (30-4)
5:00 #17 Sheridan (28-5) vs. #18 Moberly Area (27-6)
6:45 Itawamba (21-5) vs. Coastal Georgia (24-9)
8:30 #8 Allegany (31-2) vs. #1 Schoolcraft (32-0)
Wednesday (March 20)
12:00 #20 Arkansas/Fort Smith (25-6) vs. #4 Dixie State (30-3)
1:45 #13 Southern Union State (30-3) vs. #7 South Plains (30-3)
20 Finalists named for
Wooden Award
The John R. Wooden Award committee
announced final list of 20 candidates for the 2001-2002 Wooden Award Player of the Year and All-American Team. Players who
do not make the midseason list of 30 players are Hollis Price of Oklahoma, Kirk
Hinrich from Kansas, Luke Walton
of Arizona, Brandin Knight from
Pittsburgh and Erwin Dudley of
Alabama.
The ten player Wooden
Award All-American Team will be announced on Tuesday, March 26, 2002. The
Wooden Award winner will be selected on Sunday April 7, 2002 as the nation's
"Most Outstanding Collegiate Basketball Player of the Year." Here are
the 20 players on the final list and their current statistics.
|
PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
|
Erwin Dudley |
Alabama |
15.7 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
|
Jason Gardner |
Arizona |
20.6 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
|
Luke Walton |
Arizona |
15.1 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
|
Caron Butler |
Connecticut |
19.6 |
7.4 |
2.7 |
|
Steve Logan |
Cincinnati |
22.6 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
|
Mike Dunleavy |
Duke |
17.7 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
|
Jason Williams |
Duke |
21.9 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
|
Udonis Haslem |
Florida |
15.9 |
8.4 |
1.6 |
|
Dan Dickau |
Gonzaga |
20.6 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
|
Frank Williams |
Illinois |
16.1 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
|
Jared Jeffries |
Indiana |
15.4 |
7.7 |
2.1 |
|
Drew Gooden |
Kansas |
20.6 |
11.1 |
1.8 |
|
Kirk Hinrich |
Kansas |
15.7 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
|
Tayshaun
Prince |
Kentucky |
17.0 |
6.4 |
1.6 |