1.

HAMPTON (28-6) - David Six led Lady Pirates to undefeat-

ed MEAC regular season (16-0) and tournament champion-
ship over Howard (59-38). They got jobbed with 15-seed but
gave strong showing in bowing to ACC champ Duke (76-61)
in NCAA tourney. Regular season and tourney MVP Keiara
Avant led the Lady Pirates.
2. SHAW (25-5) - As South's second-seed, Jacques Curtis's
Lady Bears won second straight CIAA tournament title over
South top seed Fayetteville State (72-53). Defending national
champs fell in frst round of Atlantic Regional to Glenville State
(111-86). The three Crystals (Gordon, Wilson & Harris) sparked Lady Bears.
3. CLARK ATLANTA (19-11) - Behind Tournament MVP Conisha Hicks and LaQui-
sha Lewis, Vanessa Moore's Lady Panthers fnished behind Benedict in SIAC East
but knocked off the Lady Tigers in the tournament's championship game (75-48).
Fell to Nova Southeastern 80-65 in frst round of Div. II South Region playoffs.
4. PRAIRIE VIEW (17-15) - From fourth seed in regular season, Toyelle Wilson's
Lady Panthers won third straight SWAC tournament title in four overtimes vs. Miss.
Valley State (100-87). Ran into NCAA top seed Baylor in frst round (82-40). Kara
Etienne was tournament MVP, Latia Williams was SWAC player of the year.
5. TEXAS SOUTHERN (20-12) - Under frst-year head coach Cynthia Cooper-
Dyke, Lady Tigers won SWAC regular season title by four games but were felled in
tournament semifnals by Prairie View (62-58). Lost to Kansas State (72-44) in frst
round of WNIT. Briana Sidney and freshman Te'era Williams were Lady Panther
standouts.
6. HOWARD (20-12) - With MEAC all-time scoring leader Saadie Doyle leading
the way, Nikki Reid-Geckler led Lady Bison to third place in MEAC regular season,
lost to Hampton (59-38) in MEAC fnals. Bowed out in frst round of WBI to Penn
(65-60).
7. FAYETTEVILLE STATE (24-5) - Led by Player of the Year, Kristen Hanzer, Eva
Patterson-Heath's Lady Broncos were top seed from the South but had season end
in tournament fnals loss to Shaw (72-53).
8. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (22-10) - In Tarrell Robinson's frst year, Lady Aggies
fnished as runners-up to Hampton in MEAC regular season, bowed out to Howard
(55-42) in tournament semis. Ousted in WNIT frst round by James Madison (77-
64). Jacquayla Berry and Amber Calvin paced the Lady Aggies.
9. ELIZABETH CITY STATE (24-4) - Lady Vikings won CIAA North by four games
but fell to Shaw (76-61) in tournament semifnals. Shatara Jackson and Stephanie
Harper led the Lady Vikes.
10. TUSKEGEE (19-6) - Belinda Roby's Lady Tigers won SIAC West before falling
to Fort Valley State in tournament quarterfnals. Lost to Alabama-Huntsville (78-69)
in South Region frst round. Amelia Dorton and Nnenne Eze were Roby's top play-
ers.

For the Week oF April 2 - 8, 2013

AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XIX, No. 35
FINAL MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOP
TEN; O'QUINN, JONES MAKING NAT'L HEADLINES
DANCIN'
WITH
THE PROS
O'QUINN: Making his
presence felt in waning
days of Orlando Magic's
season.
Orlando Magic Photo
BCSP Notes
Norfolk State's Kyle O'Quinn
fnally making noise in NBA
Former Norfolk State and MEAC stand-
out Kyle O'Quinn is fnally getting to show his
stuff for the NBA's Orlando Magic.
O'Quinn, last year's MEAC player of the
year and tournament MVP, was a second round
choice of the Magic, 49th overall, in last year's
NBA Draft but has languished on the bench for
much of this season.
But the 6-10, 240-pound rookie center's
playing team has increased recently with inju-
ries to Magic big men Nicola Vucevich and An-
drew Nicholson.
Prior to a recent stint, O'Quinn had played
in 42 Magic games and started two and was av-
eraging 9.5 minutes per game. He had scored in
double fgures only once, a 10-point outing on
Feb. 6 vs. the Los Angeles Clppers.
But he played a season-high 42 minutes in
the Magic's 114-108 loss last Wednesday to the
Charlotte Bobcats. In that game, O'Quinn deliv-
ered 23 points, hitting on 11 of 14 shots from
the feld, and pulled down 11 rebounds. He also
handed out six assists
It was the highlight of a recent seven-game
stretch that has seen his minutes increase to 27
per game while averaging 10.4 points and 8.4
rebounds. He's had fve double-digit scoring
performances and fnished twice with double
digits in rebounding.
"It's much easier because you're out there
and you're actually playing. That's big," O'Quinn
told Orlando reporters after the Bobcats' game.
"Looking at flm and playing are two different
things. You can't simulate anything in practice
as good as the game. That game experience is
the best experience you get, so this is all learn-
ing for me."
Magic coach Jacque Vaughn wanted to see
what O'Quinn could do, and he liked the results,
especially since the Magic started three rookies
in the 114-108 loss to the Bobcats.
"He really has stepped up to the challenge
with us not having Nik," Vaughn told Orlando
reporters. "He has taken advantage of his min-
utes, showing what he can do. He is rebound-
ing, passing the basketball and he can knock
down shots.
"It was another great effort from him. We
wanted to see what he could produce with over
40 minutes of foor time and he did a great job."

NABC All-District players
Five black college seniors were named last
week to the 2013 NCAA Div. II National As-
sociation of Basketball Coaches (NABC) all-
District teams.
Bowie State guard Byron Westmoreland
was named to the frst team and Trevin Parks
of Johnson C. Smith and Angelo Sharpless of
Elizabeth City State were named to the second
team in the Atlantic Region.
Westmoreland, a 6-7 guard, averaged 23.3
points per game during the regular season, sec-
ond best in the CIAA, and crowned his career
with an MVP performance, averaging 27 points
per game in four games leading Bowie State to
the CIAA Tournament championship.
Parks, a 5-10 guard, was a three-time all-
CIAA selection and averaged a league-best 25.0
points per game this season. At 6-4, Sharpless,
the CIAA player of the year, averaged 20.5
points and a league-best 8.8 rebounds per game.
Jacoy Jones and Karina Smirfoff
Parks Collier
Six
In the South Region, Xavier Collier, the
SIAC player of the year, and teammate Mar-
cus Goode, the SIAC tournament most valuable
player, were named to the second team.
Collier averaged 14.8 points per game and
led the league handing out 4.7 assists per game.
Goode, a 6-10 center, averaged 14.6 points and
a league-high 9.8 rebounds per game.

Jacoby Jones scores
big on DWTS
Former Lane and SIAC and current NFL
standout Jacoby Jones is strutting his stuff on
the latest installment of Dancing With The Stars.
Jones, who dazzled at this year's Super
Bowl for the champion Baltimore Ravens scor-
ing two touchdowns and setting a Super Bowl
record with a 108-yard kickoff return score and
56-yard TD reception, is also scoring on DWTS.
Jones and partner Karina Smirnoff danced a
sexy and passionate rumba on Monday's 'Prom
Night' show. Jones took off his shirt revealing
his numerous tattoos in the dance.
The prom theme brought memories of
Jones' own prom where he made a last minute
decision to go by himself. During the show we
also learned that he got kicked out after playing
some pranks.
When Jones, a New Orleans native, was in
college his high school, Marion Abramson High
School, was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, so
he dedicated last night's dance to his alma mater.
Jones told viewers losing his school was
tough, and the judges saw that emotion in his
dancing.
Collins, Watson and Stinson
fnalists for Gaines Award
BOSTON, MA - Three black college head
men's basketball coaches have been named f-
nalists for the Clarence "Big House" Gaines
National Coach of the Year award.
Winston-Salem State head coach Bobby
Collins, Livingstone head man James Stinson
and Benedict's Fred Watson are among the f-
nalists.
Along with the three, the other fnalists
for the Gaines Award include Lennie Acuff
(Alabama-Huntsville), Vince Alexander (USC
Aiken), Tom Billeter (Augustana College), Der-
rick Clark (Metropolitan State), Jim Crutch-
feld (West Liberty), Keith Dickson (Saint An-
selm), Tony Dominguez (Western Washington),
Steve Hesser (Drury), Greg Kamansky (Cal
Poly Pomona), Ryan Looney (Seattle Pacifc),
Matt Margenthaler (Minnesota State) and Josh
Schertz (Lincoln Memorial).
The Gaines award is presented annually to
the top division II men's basketball coach. One
of the true legends of all-time, Clarence Gaines
retired from Winston-Salem State University in
1993 with a record of 828-446.
At the time he was the winningest active
basketball coach in NCAA history. During his
47-year tenure as coach and athletic director
at WSSU he coached professional basketball
greats Cleo Hill (frst African-American from
an historically Black college and university to
be drafted No. 1 by the National Basketball
Association, St. Louis Hawks, 1961) and Earl
"The Pearl" Monroe (Naismith Basketball
Hall of Fame).
Collins is also a fnalist, along with Keith
Dickson (Saint Anselm), Luke Reigel (Wiscon-
sin Parkside), Josh Schertz (Lincoln Memorial)
and Bob Semling (UW-Stevens Point) for the
Jack Bennett Award.
The Jack Bennett Award, which represents
winning with integrity, is named in honor of the
former head coach at the University of Wiscon-
sin-Stevens Point. Bennett won fve Wiscon-
sin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles,
made fve NCAA tournament appearances and
fnished his career with back-to-back national
championships, the only two in school history.
He's the program's all-time winningest coach
with a 200-56 record. In 28 seasons as head
coach he compiled a record of 480-175.
Both the Clarence "Big House" Gaines
National Coach of the Year and Jack Bennett
Awards will be presented on April 5th at the
CollegeInsider.com awards banquet in Atlanta,
site of the men's NCAA Basketball Champion-
ship.
UMES loses Metil to Towson
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. Don Metil, the
winningest coach in University of Maryland
Eastern Shore volleyball history, has resigned
from his position to become the head women's
volleyball coach at Towson University.
Metil ends his tenure with UMES after six
years at the helm. During his time, the Hawks
won their frst-ever Mid-Eastern Athletic Con-
ference (MEAC) Championships in 2011 and
2012 and reached the conference title match
each year from 2007 through 2009.
In addition, UMES won the MEAC North-
ern Division regular season title all six seasons,
combining to go 61-3 in MEAC matches for a
.953 winning percentage in conference play. The
team never lost a home match against a MEAC
opponent in Metil's tenure.
"Don Metil brought the UMES program
to its greatest success in school history," says
UMES Director of Athletics Keith Davidson.
The Hawks won at least 20 matches all six
years and combined to earn a 145-45 record. In
2012, the Hawks had their best season in school
history, fnishing 28-6 overall. Metil was a three-
time MEAC Coach of the Year, earning the hon-
or in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and was named the
MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Coach in
2011 and 2012.
Goode
M E N ' S F I N A L T O P T E N W O M E N ' S F I N A L T O P T E N
1. BENEDICT (24-7) - Led by tourney MVP, center Marcus
Goode, and Player of the Year, point guard Xavier Collier, Fred
Watson's Tigers tied with Morehouse for the top spot in the
SIAC East, then won second-straight SIAC tournament title de-
feating Morehouse (68-60). Got by Eckerd (69-65) for frst-ever
NCAA Div. II playoff win. Lost close one to Alabama-Huntsville
(64-60) in South Region semifnals.
2. SOUTHERN (23-10) - Roman Banks led the Jaguars to
second-place regular season fnish behind Texas Southern,
before taking SWAC tournament over Prairie View (45-44).
Represented well, throwing scare into West top seed Gonzaga (64-58) in frst round
of NCAA Tournament. Tournament MVP Derick Beltran and Malcolm Miller among
Jags' top standouts.
3. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (20-17) - With seven seniors in Cy Alexander's frst
year, Aggies fnished seventh in MEAC regular season but crowned tournament of
upsets by knocking off ffth-seed Morgan State in MEAC championship game. Ag-
gies got their frst NCAA Tourney win (in nine tries) over Liberty (73-72) in First Four
game before running into top seed Louisville (79-48) in the second round.
4. NORFOLK STATE (21-12) - Led by MEAC Player of the Year Pendarvis Williams,
Anthony Evans' Spartans went undefeated (16-0) in MEAC regular season but were
knocked off by Bethune-Cookman in overtime (70-68) in MEAC quarterfnals. Lost
to Virginia (67-56) in frst round of NIT.
5. BOWIE STATE (16-13) - Darrell Brooks' Tigers fnished fourth in CIAA North but
behind MVP Byron Westmoreland won four games in four days to take CIAA title
over Livingstone (85-74). Fell to Atlantc Region top seed West Liberty (114-82) in
Div. II playoffs.
6. TEXAS SOUTHERN (17-14) - Posted best record in SWAC (16-2) in Mike Davis's
frst season but ineligible for postseason because of NCAA and SWAC imposed
APR sanctions. SWAC Player of the Year, guard Omar Strong, led the Tigers.
7. LIVINGSTONE (22-6) - James Stinson's Blue Bears won CIAA West and had a
chance at frst CIAA Tourney title before falling to hot Bowie State (85-74) in cham-
pionship game. Fell to Fairmont State (91-73) in Div. II Atlantic Regional. All-CIAA
guard Mark Thomas was the Bears' leader.
8. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (22-9) - LeVelle Moton's Eagles fnished behind
Norfolk State in MEAC regular season (15-1) but bowed out to rival NC A&T (55-42)
in tournament quarterfnals. Ray Willis and Stanton Kidd were Eagle standouts.
9. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (21-7) - Led by CIAA Defensive Player of the Year,
senior guard Justin Glover, Bobby Collins' Rams ranked for most of season in Div.
II before fnishing second in CIAA South behind Livingstone. Fell in CIAA semis to
Bowie State (83-66) and in frst round of D2 playoffs to Slippery Rock (69-67).
10. MOREHOUSE (19-15) - Grady Brewer's troops tied with Benedict in SIAC East
regular season and then fell to Benedict (68-60) in tournament title game. Darrius
Williams was top Maroon Tiger.
Watson
Westmoreland O'Quinn
SIAC
SOUTHERN NTERCOLLGATE
ATHLETC CONFERENCE
DIV ALL
EAST W L W L
Albany State 8 2 10 19
Benedict 8 4 17 6
Paine 3 2 10 17
Clafin 3 5 10 20
Clark Atlanta 1 5 5 14
Morehouse 1 9 2 25
WEST
Stillman 7 2 16 13
LeMoyne-Owen 4 1 9 9
Miles 5 3 8 12
Kentucky State 5 6 8 20
Tuskege 2 4 8 13
Lane 0 9 0 12
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Daniel Young, Fr., BENEDICT - Hit two home runs
in 23-6 win over Lane. Added a double and four steals
in series sweep.
PITCHER
Christopher Lail, So., BENEDICT - Tossed a complete
game in Benedict's 24-2 win over Lane giving up one
earned run and striking out six.
CENTRAL NTERCOLLEGATE
ATHLETC ASSOCATON CIAA
SWAC
SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE
DIV ALL
EASTERN W L W L
Alabama State 9 3 18 12
Jackson State 9 3 15 14
Alcorn State 7 6 7 24
Alabama A&M 1 8 3 25
Miss. Valley State 1 8 3 26
WESTERN
Prairie View 6 3 15 10
Southern 7 5 11 10
Texas Southern 6 6 14 14
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4 5 7 17
Grambling State 4 7 10 16
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
WaldyvanEstrada, So., OF, ALABAMASTATE- Hit
.571(8-for-14) whileregisteringadouble, grandslam
and nine ROB. Had game-winning hit in frst game
vs. MVSUgoing 3-3 fromthe place. Had grand slam
in third game while going 3-4 with 3 runs and 4 RBIs.
PITCHER
T. J. Renda, So., ALABAMA STATE - Pitched his
second consecutive complete game in 11-1 seven-
inningwinover MVSU. Allowedfour hits, onerunwith
two walks, 9 Ks. Is unbeaten at 5-0 on the season.
MD EASTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE MEAC
CONF ALL
NORTH W L W L
Delaware State 9 0 18 7
Norfolk State 4 5 9 17
Coppin State 3 6 6 19
Maryland-E. Shore 2 7 5 24
NORTH
NC Central 8 4 18 11
Savannah State 7 4 17 9
Bethune-Cookman 7 5 14 16
NC A&T 5 6 9 18
Florida A&M 2 10 2 27
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
RyanHaas, Sr., 1B, DSU- Batted.667(6-9) including
six runs scored, 3 doubles and 9 RBI in 3-0 series
win vs. UMES.
PITCHER
Elliot Gardner, Sr., P, DSU - Earned win in 7.0
innings vs. UMES. Did not allow any earned runs,
struck out 5 of 23 he faced.
ROOKIE
Chris Biocic, Jr., C, B-CU- Hit .429 with one triple,
one double and 5 RBI in four games for Wildcats.
CONF ALL
W L W L
Winston-Salem State 10 1 25 8
Virginia State 9 2 16 8
St. Augustine's 9 2 22 12
Elizabeth City State 6 7 10 11
Chowan 5 7 13 25
Lincoln 2 10 4 16
Shaw 1 13 8 22
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Josh Catalano, Jr., INF/OF, CHOWAN - Hit .533
(8-15) with 1 double, and 3 RBI.
PITCHER
Seth Mahaffey, Jr., RHP, WSSU - Was 1-0 with 2
saves in three appearances. Pitched 2.2 innings with
1 strike out and giving up four hits.
OFFENSE
Aaron Jones, Sr., 1B/DH, WSSU - Hit .438 (7-16)
with 5 RBI, 2 doubles. Slugged at .563 clip.
DEFENSE
Levi Grassley, Jr., 3B/IB/C, WSSU - Hit .333 with
one error in 16 tries.
COACH
Kevin Ritsche, WSSU- Continues to lead WSSUto
top of CIAAgoing 4-0 on week, 3-0 vs. CIAAschools.
STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
BASEBALL SOFTBALL
MD EASTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE MEAC
CONF ALL
NORTHERN W L W L
Norfolk State 6 0 13 15
Hampton 5 1 18 19
Coppin State 3 3 8 15
Maryland-E. Shore 2 4 10 19
Delaware State 1 2 5 20
Howard 1 5 3 19
Morgan State 0 3 2 21
SOUTHERN
Bethune-Cookman 2 0 8 27
S. C. State 2 1 14 12
Florida A&M 2 1 9 26
Savannah State 1 2 17 14
NC A&T 1 2 3 21
NC Central 0 2 2 20
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Haley Ward, So., OF, NSU - Batted .778 (7-9) over
three games in 3-0 sweep of Howard. Was 2 of 2
with HR, 4 RBI and 1 steal in 10-0 opener. Tripled
in frst at bat in second game to tie Div. I record of
13 straight hits.
PITCHER
Vianney Gomez, Jr., SCSU - Earned two wins
with 0.00 ERA in 14 innings vs. NC A&T. Faced 33
batters, 6 Ks in one win. Retired three batters with
two walks in second win.
ROOKIE
Whitney Williams, Fr., 3B, NSU - Hit .429 with 2
runs, 1 double and 4 RBI vs. Howard.
SWAC
SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETC CONFERENCE
DIV ALL
EASTERN W L W L
Jackson State 6 1 19 21
Miss. Valley State 4 2 13 22
Alabama A&M 4 4 11 17
Alabama State 2 4 3 27
Alcorn State 0 4 7 25
WESTERN
Texas Southern 7 1 21 9
Arkansas Pine Bluff 5 1 7 18
Prairie View 2 3 8 9
Southern 2 5 5 23
Grambling State 0 7 5 26
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Briana Parker, So., INF, TSU- Piled up 8 RBI during
weekend series with Grambling. Hit a grand slam
in series fnale and drove in team-leading six runs.
Batted .600 (6-for-10) with a double and two HRs..
Scored three runs.
PITCHER
Lacie Sutterfeld, Jr., UAPB - Was perfect 3-0 as
UAPB spllit with Langston and swept Southern. Had
ERA of 0.41 in 17 innings. Two of three starts were
complete game wins. She allowed one earned run,
struck out eight and walked fve.
CENTRAL NTERCOLLEGATE
ATHLETC ASSOCATON CIAA
CONF ALL
NORTH W L W L
Chowan 9 0 16 18
VIrginia Union 7 4 7 4
Virginia State 10 3 10 11
Bowie State 1 8 4 20
Lincoln 1 9 3 11
Elizabeth City State 0 11 0 15
SOUTH
Winston-Salem State 11 0 22 14
St. Augustine's 8 2 14 5
Fayetteville State 8 4 10 26
Shaw 7 4 12 16
Livingstone 1 13 9 15
J. C. Smith 2 7 4 21
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Jo'Landa White, So., C, SAC - Smacked 3 HRs
in two wins over Livingstone. Led Lady Falcons to
4-0 week with .500 BA, 8 RBI. Also had 28 putouts.
PITCHER
Brittany Lane, Sr., WSSU - Was perfect 3-0 in 3
appearances, allowing just one earned run. Had 9Ks
vs.Brevard, 8 vs. FSU.
OFFENSE
LizHipple, Jr., OF, CHOWAN- Hit .769infour games.
SIAC
SOUTHERN NTERCOLLGATE
ATHLETC CONFERENCE
DIV ALL
EAST W L W L
Albany State 15 2 22 13
Clafin 11 4 20 9
Clark Atlanta 12 11 17 15
Fort Valley State 4 4 6 24
Benedict 6 11 8 20
Paine 2 13 4 15
WEST
Miles 18 0 21 12
Stillman 14 5 15 14
Kentucky State 5 8 9 20
LeMoyne-Owen 4 10 6 10
Tuskegee 3 9 4 16
Lane 0 14 0 15
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PLAYER
Amari Foster, Jr., CAU - In 2-2 week, smacked four
home runs including frst career grand slam, in 12-9
win over Clafin. For week, went 7-for-8 with 9 RBIS
and 5 runs scored.
PITCHER
Chelsea Hicks, Jr., ALBANY STATE - Pitched three
complete games with wins over Clark Atlanta, Paine
and Benedict. Only surrendered fve hits while strik-
ing out nine.