Hilliard, a Seventy-First High product, was the CIAA Rookie of the Year during the 2005-06 men's basketball season for the Vikings. After the way Lincoln (17-13) played in the semifinals Friday night, he might just be right. No. 7 Lincoln (PA), thanks to the Bears earning a season sweep of the Lions. Posted on February 27, 2023. Bryant, Jones, and Tucker were all-conference selections in 2021-22 while Bowens was an all-conference performer in 2018-19. After a 70-year hiatus, the CIAA Basketball Tournament made its return to Baltimore in 2022, which saw massive success according to local officials. His 7.4 rebounds per game rank third in the CIAA and thesophomore from Dakar, Senegal also averaged 7.1 points per gamefor the Vikings. Coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines (WSSU) earned 12 CIAA titles and 828 career wins; which ranked second all-time at the time of his retirement. 6 seed Lincoln (PA) topped the No. He doesn't look for applause and he is willing to accept any role the program needs. The Bulldogs, Golden Bulls, and Falcons are all tied at 5-11 in conference play, however, Johnson C. Smith owns the tiebreaker over St. Augustines due to head-to-head point differential and Bowie State holds the edge over the Golden Bulls, thanks to a head-to-head win on December 17. Virginia Union is seeking to avenge last seasons loss in the conference championship game.Washington was named the CIAA Womens Basketball Coach of the Year after guiding Lincoln (PA) to a second-straight Northern Division title and the No. 5 seed Elizabeth City State looms large as Bowie State finished a game ahead of the Vikings in the standings. Coach of the year honors was awarded to Virginia Unions Head Mens Basketball Coach Jay Butler and Lincoln (PA)s Head Womens Basketball Coach Janice Washington. "Bakir really stepped into a role we needed him to fulfill early in his career, and he embraced the challenges that came with it. The 6-4 guard has the individual single-game high for points (32 against University of the Sciences) and rebounds (19 against Shaw) in the CIAA this season. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, Elorine Hill | Saint Augustine's & Fayetteville State, Delores Todd | North Carolina A&T & Atlantic Coast Conference, Tiffani-Dawn Sykes | Virginia Union, Virginia State, Saint Paul's, 2023 CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA. We had played them earlier in the year, and we had a 30-point lead at our place, and we lost it at the buzzer, he said. Dy'Jhanik Armfield was the only player for the Vikings to score in double figures, with 20 points. Led by head coach Jay Butler,Panthers finished the regular season with a 12-4 record in CIAA action and earned their second consecutive Northern Division title. The women will tip-off the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament Tuesday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m. with Shaw and Claflin playing in the opening round. Blue led the CIAA in scoring during the regular season with 18.9 points while ranking fourth in the conference at 7.4 rebounds per game and ninth with 2.7 assists per contest. Head coach Janice Washington and the No. Teels jumper, which swished through the hoop with 11.3 seconds remaining, was the game-winner in No. He has helped Butler motivate the squad. Blue led the CIAA in scoring during the regular season with 18.9points while ranking fourth in the conference at 7.4 rebounds per game and ninth with 2.7assists per contest. The tournament will be held again this year in downtown Baltimore at the newly rebranded, renovated and renamed CFG Bank Arena from February 21-25, 2023. Fields is fourth in the league in rebounding (7.9 per game), seventh in scoring (14.7 per game), and third (among qualified players) with a field goal percentage of .423.Howard was named the CIAA Womens Rookie of the Year after leading the conference with 10.6 rebounds per game. We were able to get them to turn the ball over more than normal, and to be able to score off of that.. 2021-22 All-CIAA Mens Basketball TeamBackcourtCress Worthy, Fayetteville StateCameron Campbell, Winston-Salem StateJavonte Cooke, Winston-Salem StateDhashon Dyson, Saint AugustinesFrancis Fitzgerald, Virginia StateFrontcourtNavar Elmore, LivingstoneJalen Seegars, Fayetteville StateZahrion Blue, Lincoln (PA)Augustine Ominu, Johnson C. SmithRobert Osborne, Virginia UnionJordan Peebles, Virginia UnionTerrence Hunter-Whitfield, Virginia State2021-22 CIAA Mens Basketball All-Rookie TeamCaleb Simmons, ShawBakir Cleveland, Lincoln (PA)Jayden Beloti, Elizabeth City StateKhyree Temple, LivingstoneIsaac Parson, Winston-Salem State, CIAA Mens Player of the Year: Zahrion Blue, Lincoln (PA)CIAA Mens Defensive Player of the Year: Navar Elmore, LivingstoneCIAA Mens Rookie of the Year: Jayden Beloti, Elizabeth City StateCIAA Mens Coach of the Year: Corey Lowery, Lincoln (PA). SWAC honors Alcorn State Legendary Coach Dave Whitney. Virginia Union's Robert Osborne, (23), tries to dunk the basketball against Winston-Salem's Issac Parson in the second half. The No. CIAA Player of the Year Robert Osborne (18 points) then tied the score with a baby jumper, and All-CIAA forward Raemaad Wright (three points, 12 rebounds) later put the Panthers up one with a free throw. The most recent CIAA Basketball Tournament was not only successful for conference champions Elizabeth City State and Winston-Salem State but for the host city, too. [Armfield] can play. Sophomore Tanayja London and senior Brittiney Seymour, who were both named All-CIAA forwards Monday night, scored 16 points apiece. She can do it all, score at all three levels finish at the rim, one-dribble pull-up, 3-point shot, Lewis said. The score was tied 49-49 with under four minutes left, but the Broncos finished with a 9-4 run. Lincoln (PA) University earned the womens Northern Division crown earlier last week with a 55-52 win over Elizabeth City State Wednesday. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, 2023CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. Last season, as a No. Fayetteville State took a brief lead on a Cress Worthy field goal, but the Lions got a bucket and another point on the and-one to retake the lead with 6:41 left. A post shared by HBCU Gameday (@hbcugameday). While time ran out on Fayetteville State's CIAA Tournament quarterfinal victory over Shaw on Wednesday night in Baltimore, Cress Worthy dribbled out the last two seconds of the 58-53 win with his right arm raised high, pointing one finger toward the . The graduate student from Winston-Salem State shot 43 percent from the field and 41 percent from three, finishing fourth in the league with 45 made threes. The back of the lockers needed a wrap and I specifically told them to leave it blank because we wanted the [championship] picture we took out there on it. But some say Davius Richard should hold the title, SWAC found incorrect application of rules in controversial Alabama State-Alabama A&M finish, Ex-Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders named top Black college football player, Several DSU bowlers injured in bus wreck released from hospital, others remain, school says. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun). Elizabeth City State (19-10) never trailed and led comfortably for most of the contest by holding Johnson C. Smith (13-16) to 24.5% shooting. By Domonique Whitehurst. Her five offensive boards per game place her second in Division II. I Never Thought the HOG Would Be in this Situation. Lincoln (PA) had four players score in double figures led by Bakir Cleveland with 15 points and three assists while All-CIAA playerKorey Williams added 14 points, three rebounds, and two assists. The Vikings led by nine going into the fourth quarter and by six with five minutes remaining, but All-CIAA stars Shaniya Jones (16 points) and La'Zarea Bowens (19 points, 13 rebounds) made key. 2 seedLions will be looking to defend their conference championship after finishing the regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference action. Learn how your comment data is processed. I think we did that.. Worthy, Osborne, Hunter-Whitfield, and Fitzgerald were all-conference selections last season and Temple was on the All-Rookie team in 2021-22. Winston-Salem State Universityearned the No. In the mens field, Virginia Union solidified the top seed in the tournament following Saturdays 87-69 win over Virginia State. LU Field 11, Montgomery 10, Pollock 9, Atkinson 9, Walker 4, Brown 2. This is for the Elizabeth City State University. The sixth-seeded Lions took a late lead, then held off a flurry of 3-pointers in the last minute to defeat second-seeded Fayetteville State, 53-49, in the semifinals of the CIAA Tournament at the CFG Bank Arena. 4 seed and a bye and the No. One of the things we talk about is playing a team three times. The league and partners spent the rest of the year planning for what seemed possible then before the basketball season and tournament were canceled. Pitts, a native of Raleigh, NC, leads the CIAA at nearly two blocks per game and ranks second in the conference at 7.6 rebounds per game. 8 is Livingstone, followed by Elizabeth City State, Bowie State, Johnson C. Smith, and St. Augustines. Elizabeth City State manifests Tynesha Lewis' vision with CIAA title. Hes a leader on both ends.. I was just really locked in today and went out there and hooped.. HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. (Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner) Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) was named the 2022 Food Lion CIAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year, marking the second consecutive season a Lincoln University women's basketball player has picked up the CIAA honor. Anyssa Fields, the 2023 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and all-conference selection, led the Lions' rebounding effort with 11 rebounds. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. As the game wound down in the second half, the Lions pulled away late to claim the win. The six-foot-two guard led the conference with 2.6 made threes a game and he also averaged 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game. BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2023) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, announces the brackets for its 2023 Women's and Men's Basketball Tournament. The top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the women's side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the men's. How Cress Worthy's sacrifice has Fayetteville State basketball in CIAA Tournament semifinals. The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games. Its just about how we prepare mentally before we step on the court. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Required fields are marked *. Fields is fourth in the league in rebounding (7.9 per game), seventh in scoring (14.7 per game), and third (among qualified players) with a field goal percentage of .423. (Kevin Richardson). Were celebrating everything thats great about our HBCU schools.. The CIAA delivers the best HBCU basketball tournament production on full display at the Baltimore Convention Center until Saturday's title games. The Tip-Off Awards banquet also serves as the openerto the2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, which takes place February 21-25 in Baltimore, MD at CFG Bank Arena.Tucker earned the conferences highest regular season honor by averaging 15.6 points per game (third in the conference) and guiding the Rams to a No. The Falcons opened the second half on a 6-0 run to close within 30-21 but the Rams steadily pulled away for the win. Raemaad Wright added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers. 8 Johnson C. Smith 52. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The top four seeds will each have a bye in the opening round. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Its unfortunate, obviously, but I am proud of my teammates, Jones said. Blue is the first Lincoln men's basketball player to earn Player of the Year honors from the CIAA, and the fifth LU student-athlete third this year to pick up Player of the Year laurels. One thing I felt we had to do was shut down their guard play. The contest featured just six lead changes as the Golden Bulls held its largest lead of three points at the 15:29 mark in the first half. After his quarterfinal win Thursday night, Lincoln mens basketball coach Jason Armstrong wasnt shy about telling reporters that no one wanted to play his Lions. The Women's Basketball All-CIAA Team has three players from Johnson C. Smith (Howard, Shaniya Jones , and Le'Zarea Bowens ), the most in 2022-23. Woodley, a graduate of Winston-Salem State University, began attending CIAA in 1971 and had gone 45 straight years before missing his Baltimore debut last year. The Vikings, however, didnt need Blangos scoring Friday, as it was DyJhanik Armfield who carried the load with 20 points on 7-for-16 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers. The six-foot-two guard led the conference with 2.6 made threes a game and he also averaged 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game. I feel like we let a lot of people down last year.. 2 Lions with 11 points. For Lincoln, the ending was bittersweet for a team that was looking to repeat as conference champions. Tucker earned the conference's highest regular season honor by averaging 15.6 points per game (third in the conference) and guiding the Rams to a No. Cress Worthy, Fayetteville State: Worthy ranked seventh in scoring (13.3), fifth in assists (3.2) and eighth in steals (1.5). Joining Cannedy on the 2022-23 CIAA All-Rookie team is Nehemiah Johnson (St. Augustines), Pharoah Lassiter (Livingstone), Jaquantae Harris (Elizabeth City State), and Freddie Young, Jr. from Lincoln (PA).The Womens Basketball All-CIAA Team has three players from Johnson C. Smith (Howard, Shaniya Jones,and LeZarea Bowens), the most in 2022-23. A preseason all-forward selection, Blue has been pivotal in Lincoln's success this season as the Lions navigated a couple of key injuries and started three freshmen for most of the season. All-CIAA selection Jaylon Gibson contributed 11 points for the Rams. 1 Fayetteville State in the quarterfinals. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State) and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Butler and the Panthers are the top seed entering the CIAA Tournament after finishing the regular season having won 11 of the last 13 games. Yet, when the tears dry and the hurt subsides, the. In addition to being named rookie of the year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection. From there she played six seasons in the WNBA: Houston Comets (2001 -2003), Charlotte Stings (2003-2005), and Minnesota Lynx (2005-2006.) WS Teel 13, Alston 9, Springs 8, Wilkins 4, Shaw 4, Parker 3, Parson 3, Fennell 1. Her lengthy list of accolades includes eight CIAA Championship Championships (five in tennis and three in volleyball) and seven CIAA Coach of the Year honors (four-time Volleyball Coach of the Year and three-time CIAA Tennis Coach of the Year). The Golden Bulls eventually tied the contest at 52-all capped by a 3-pointer from All-CIAA performer Shaniya Jones. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855. CHARLOTTE, NC The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2021-22 Mens Basketball All-CIAA team, All-Rookie team, and superlatives as selected by the Mens Basketball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors Association. Championship games will tip-off at 1:00 p.m. for the men followed bythe women at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 25. The CIAA men's tournament in Baltimore opens Tuesday. With a career-high 20 rebounds, plus 21 points in the 88-83 overtime win over Fairmont State, Raemaad Wright logged a rare 20-point, 20-rebound double-double for the CIAA. Fayetteville State, under the leadership of Luke DAlessio, actually clinched the division earlier on Wednesday with a win against Claflin, 71-61. The tournament moved to Baltimore in 2021 after 15 years in Charlotte, North Carolina. 18 overall wins lead the CIAA. The win puts Winston-Salem State back in the CIAA final for the first time since 2020, when the Rams defeated Fayetteville State for their 12th conference title. BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2023)The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2022-23 Womens and Mens Basketball All-CIAA Team, All-Rookie team, and superlatives as selected by the Basketball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors Association.The Womens and Mens CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Founded in 1912, theCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)isthefirst,and longest running, African American athletic conference in the U.S. and one of the most recognized conferences in Division II. Winston-Salem defeated Virginia Union 45-44 to advance in the 2023 CIAA men's basketball finals at CFG Bank Arena.Feb. 24, 2023. Jones step-back jumper in the final seconds bounced off the rim to end Johnson C. Smiths tournament run. 5 seed, followed by No. The Lions finished second, one game behind Virginia Union. (Kevin Richardson) (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun). HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. Hill earned her fifth title in 2007. This is Lowerys first CIAA Coach of the Year recognition, who is in his second season with the Lions and first-time coaching in the league after the 2020-21 was cancelled. The six-foot-one forward is the only player in the CIAA averaging 1.5 steals per game and at least a block a game this season. The Bears will play for their 12th CIAA title in Saturdays 4 p.m. championship game. 5 Elizabeth City State 53, No. What a game. Its hard to beat a team three times, said Lincoln coach Janice Washington, whose team knocked off Shaw twice in the regular season. Lincoln University (PA) Coach Corey Lowery earns CIAA Mens Coach of the Year honors. 1 Virginia Union on Friday in the CIAA Tournament semifinals. In 2022, the tournament drew 66,000 fans and had a total economic impact of $19.6 million, according to Visit Baltimore. Thats what he is for us. With his team down one point in the final minute, Samage Teel went into his bag and chose his best weapon: the one-dribble pull-up to the left. Your email address will not be published. https://t.co/0yDHhTZSXb. For Johnson C. Smith, the loss marks the end of an improbable tournament run. The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games.Fields is the CIAA Womens Defensive Player of the Year after lifting Lincoln (PA) to a Northern Division title and the No. FSU stole the lead in the fourth and grew its command to seven points but JCSU never wavered. The Golden Bulls held on to its one-point lead after the third frame despite both teams scoring 15 points apiece. Shaw took control from the start, jumping out to an early 10-2 lead thanks in large part to scoring six points off seven first-quarter turnovers by the Lions. In total, Hill coached 76 All-CIAA selections and five CIAA Player of the Years. MaKenzie Pollard (Western) led the Bears with six points, as Shaw held a 14-8 lead after the first quarter. No. 8 seed Johnson C. Smith (12-15 overall) delivered just that when the Golden Bullsdropped the Southern Division champion and top-seeded Fayetteville State, 62-54, in the first quarterfinals game of this year's tournament. It was big for us to only have 13 turnovers, and they had 23. The win sends the Vikings (19-10 overall) to the championship game for the second consecutive year. Samage did what any good scorer would do, he got in the gap and pulled up off the left-hand dribble, Winston-Salem State coach Cleo Hill said. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. They like to sit back in a zone, wait for you to shoot, then limit second-chance points. The Elizabeth City State University women's basketball team celebrates after defeating Shaw University 55-40 in Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday to win the CIAA Tournament championship for the . About the CIAA
Jason Robinson and Shayne Siago both scored 13 points for Shaw, whose season ended at 16-14 overall. 5 Winston-Salem State 45, No. Butler, who played from 1992 to 1996 and won three CIAA titles for his alma mater, relays his experience at the tournament to his players hoping to inspire and encourage them. The top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the womens side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the mens. The CIAA has handed out its awards for Player of The Year, Defensive Player of the Year and more as it heads to Baltimore. As I said, we are the most dangerous team in this league.. The CIAA caught a big break in 2020 by finishing its tournament in Charlotte less than two weeks before the pandemic struck full force. Mens quarterfinal action will continue Thursday with Virginia State facing either Lincoln (PA) or Johnson C. Smith at 6:00 p.m. and Claflin playing either Winston-Salem State or St. Augustines at 8:00 p.m.All 22 games will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+(https://plus.espn.com/)with the championshipgames also being shown on ESPNU. The tournaments second year in Baltimore received rave reviews from players, coaches, and even the league commissioner. WXII12.com Web Staff. The single-elimination tournament will be held in CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD on February 21-25. That was on full display Friday night. Said McWilliams about the feedback the conference has received from schools involved in the tournament: I think they are seeing the experience that our student-athletes are having, that their fans and alumni are having, and the ones they are having themselves, she said. Both teams shot worse than 35% from the field, with Virginia Union making just 3 of 21 attempts from behind the arc. Lincoln began to match the Bears intensity in the second quarter, but the Lions kept turning the ball over. Joining Beloti on the Mens All-Rookie team are Bakir Cleveland (Lincoln (PA)), Caleb Simmons (Shaw), Khyree Temple (Livingstone), and Isaac Parson (Winston-Salem State). Players from Elizabeth City State University practice on the court for the CIAA basketball tournament at CFG Bank Arena, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Baltimore. The trio of Osborne, Tate, and Wright combined to score 66 of the Panthers' 75 points. The Vikings concluded their season at 13-16 overall. 7 seed Shaw 58-53 in a men's basketball quarterfinal matchup at CFG Bank Arena. The Broncos (17-12) had two players score in double figures, led by Coleman, who had 13 points and hit a three-pointer inside the final 30 second to help season the game. But now its the high-volume scorer first Blango and now Armfield that has the Vikings one win away from a CIAA championship. 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