Claflin University and Saint Augustines are the No. About the CIAA Founded in 1912, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA ) is the first, and longest running, African American athletic conference in the U.S. and one of the most recognized conferences in Division II. Shaw did what it likes to do get the lead and play tough defense. Student Athlete Media Relations Bio Forms, TicketSmarter (Official ticket reseller for LU Athletics), Clock Strikes Midnight On Lions Magical Run In CIAA Championship Game, 111 Years In The Making: Mens Hoops Headed To First CIAA Championship, #6 Mens Basketball Knocks Off #3 Virginia State, Continues Underdog Run To CIAA Semis, #6 Lions Corral #11 Golden Bulls, Advance To CIAA Quarterfinals, Mens Basketball Earns #6 Seed, Begins Quest For Championship Wednesday Morning. Elizabeth City State will play No. 1 Fayetteville State in the quarterfinals. 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). 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. Coach of the year honors was awarded to Virginia Union's Head Men's Basketball Coach Jay Butler and Lincoln (PA)'s Head Women's Basketball Coach Janice Washington. No. Winston-Salem's Samage Teel, (0), celebrates with teammates making the winning shot against Virginia Union in the CIAA Tournament semifinals on Friday at CFG Bank Arena. The tournament is back in the Charm City and begins Tuesday. The Rams (21-8) captured their 13th CIAA title and second in the past three years under head coach Cleo Hill Jr. Hill follows the strong foundation laid by the late, legendary Clarence "Big House" Gaines, who led the program to an NCAA Division II championship. In addition to being named rookie of the year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection. Zahrion has left a legacy that Lincoln University will celebrate, and his name will be amongst the other great players who have earned this award. 2 seed Fayetteville State the breathing room it needed to hold off No. LU Garita 11, Hudson 11, Williams 10, Cleveland 8, Sorber 7, Young 4, Coates-Sinues 2. Virginia Union University's Raemaad Wright has been named the CIAA Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week, the CIAA announced on Tuesday, January 3. "There are a lot of great players in the CIAA and to be named the best is an honor that will last a lifetime. It got even larger in the fourth quarter, when the pressure started to wear on Lincoln. I was just really locked in today and went out there and hooped.. Blue is the first Lincoln men's basketball player to earn Player of the Year . 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Charlotte, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2022-23 All-CIAA Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. For Johnson C. Smith, the loss marks the end of an improbable tournament run. After a 70-year hiatus, the CIAA Basketball Tournament made its return to Baltimore in 2022, which saw massive success according to local officials. The first mens game of the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament will be Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. with Bowie State taking on Shaw. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. 4 seed and a bye and the No. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. All-CIAA first-teamer Aniylah Bryant is FSU's top offensive threat, averaging a team-high 12.6 points, but the Broncos' team-first mentality makes every player dangerous. Lincoln University (PA) Coach Corey Lowery earns CIAA Mens Coach of the Year honors. Hilliard, a Seventy-First High product, was the CIAA Rookie of the Year during the 2005-06 men's basketball season for the Vikings. 5 seed Winston-Salem States 45-44 win over No. She nearly pulled off the double-double with nine points as well. 2/21/2022 6:00:00 PM. 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. Yet, when the tears dry and the hurt subsides, the. Jaylen Alston led a balanced scoring attack as No. Ive put in a lot of work, so once I released it, I knew it was good, Teel said. UP NEXT: With the win, the Lions advance to the Semifinals of the 2023 CIAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The Golden Bulls held on to its one-point lead after the third frame despite both teams scoring 15 points apiece. Its unfortunate, obviously, but I am proud of my teammates, Jones said. From there, Johnson C. Smith mustered a 10-2 scoring run in the final three minutes to come away with the upset. What a game. Coleman led the Broncos with 13 points and Worthy nearly posted a triple-double with 10 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists, which earned him Food Lion Game MVP honors. 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. Feb 20, 2023 0 Amaya Tucker, a redshirt junior at Winston-Salem State, made history on Monday when she was named the CIAA's player of the year. Anyssa Fields led the No. 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. In the quarterfinals, the winner of Livingstone/Elizabeth City State advances to face Virginia Union Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. and Fayetteville State awaits the winner of Bowie State and Shaw for an 8:50 p.m. Wednesday tipoff time. Additionally, Osbornes13 double-doubles on the season are tied for third in Division II.Faye is the CIAA Mens Defensive Player of the Year after finishing the regular season ranked second in Division II in blocks per game (3.4). 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. Tori Reid grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for JCSU's stat leaders. Osborne, the CIAA Mens Player of the Year, averaged20.6 points per game to lead the CIAA, and his nine rebounds per game rank second. Elizabeth City State University freshman forward Jayden Beloti was voted CIAA Mens Rookie of the Year. WS Teel 13, Alston 9, Springs 8, Wilkins 4, Shaw 4, Parker 3, Parson 3, Fennell 1. 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. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, 2023CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. This year, the all-rookie team features Winston-Salem State's Jakaiya Mack, Virginia Union's Zoila Martinez, Shaw's Tanashia Hairston, and Lincoln (PA)'s D'Ayzha Atkinson joining Howard on the list. In October of 2022, the Vikings unveiled their brand new $150,000 locker room. Men's- #1 Virginia Union8 75, #9 Elizabeth City State 64 (Quarterfinals). Its magic. One thing I felt we had to do was shut down their guard play. (In total, Washington lost 10 players from last season's conference championship team, which was also Coach Washington's first season as head coach of the Lions) The Lions finished this regular season with a 12-4 mark in conference play and an 18-8 overall record. Not only did the sixth-seeded Bears (18-12) wreak havoc on defense, but they scored 19 points off those turnovers. 5 seed Winston-Salem State toppled No. 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. Elizabeth City State University junior Sireann Pitts has been named CIAA Women's Defensive Player of the Year. We feel like its unfinished business for us, said forward Jessica Adams, who transferred to the school this season. She becomes the fifth LU student-athlete - third this season - to earn Player of the Year honors from the conference. . Lincoln (PA) is slotted for a 4:30 p.m. Wednesday quarterfinalsagainst either the Trojans or the Blue Bears. A decorated member of the team under Gaines was Hall of Famer Earl "The Pearl . By Alejandro Danois. About the CIAA 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. Chance Jamison and Nemo Johnson scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, for the Falcons, who finished their season at 8-18 overall. A now three-time All-CIAA selection and 2018-19 CIAA Rookie of the Year, the five-foot-six guard is a member of the 1,000-point club and she is Winston-Salem State's all-time leader in three points. At No. Osborne had a very good game, but in those key moments, I thought Alston was able to funnel him into positions that he didnt want to get to. 8 is Livingstone, followed by Elizabeth City State, Bowie State, Johnson C. Smith, and St. Augustines. 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. The Men's Basketball All-CIAA Team features two student-athletes from each of Fayetteville State (Cress Worthy & Tyler Foster), Virginia Union (Raemaad Wright & Osborne), and Virginia State (Terrence Hunter-Whitfield & Francis Fitzgerald). Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields)each placed two players on the listing. Hes tenacious, Hill said of Alston. 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. Alston, named Food Lion Game MVP, paced the Rams (18-8 overall) with 16 points in addition to eight rebounds. Osborne, the CIAA Men's Player of the Year, averaged20.6 points per game to lead the CIAA, and his nine rebounds per game rank second. Fayetteville State, under the leadership of Luke DAlessio, actually clinched the division earlier on Wednesday with a win against Claflin, 71-61. Now in her third season with Elizabeth City State, Coach Lewis is confident that she has a team willing to do what it takes to be successful both on and off the court. It was big for us to only have 13 turnovers, and they had 23. . (Kevin Richardson). Seegars and Peebles are the only returners from the 2019-20 team while Campbell receives recognition for the second time after being recognized initially following the 2018-19 season. Elizabeth City State lost in the title game last season to Lincoln. The Bears never trailed, and their defense led to Lincoln (19-10) only shooting 30.5% on the night. She was an assistant women's basketball coach from 1992-2002. Lewis would also go on to be the assistant coach at NC Central for three seasons. 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. For Fayetteville State, the Broncos usually reliable 3-point shooting let them down, as they finished 7-for-26. Hill earned her fifth title in 2007. Reggie Hudson finished with 13 points, six rebounds, and five assists while Freddie Young, Jr. added 10 points and seven assists. HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. Winston-Salem State and Claflin face off Thursday at 8 p.m. in the semifinals. 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. This year, Lewis understood she had a team with a we over me mentality, and believed in the history they were about to make. 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. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Hill said the play had four different options. He scored at least 25points in eight games this year and he has three of the six 30-point performances that came in conference play. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, 2022-23 Women's Basketball All-CIAA & Superlatives, 2022-23 Men's Basketball All-CIAA & Superlatives, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA. For Lincoln, the ending was bittersweet for a team that was looking to repeat as conference champions. Fayetteville State (Jalen Seegars and Cress Worthy), Virginia State (Terrence Hunter-Whitfield and Francis Fitzgerald), Virginia Union University (Robert Osborne and Jordan Peebles), and Winston-Salem State (Javonte Cooke and Cameron Campbell) lead the way with two mens selections each. 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. The Lions finished second, one game behind Virginia Union. The Lions tacked on 44 points in the paint and gathered a 30-point performance from its bench. Fourth-seeded Claflin begins play on Thursday at 8 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday's 12:30 p.m. game pitting Winston-Salem State and St.. LU Field 11, Montgomery 10, Pollock 9, Atkinson 9, Walker 4, Brown 2. 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. Elizabeth City State's Amadou Faye was named the Men's CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the women's honor. During her collegiate career, Hill was a three-time All-American, national champion in the shot put, District 26 champion, and a member of St. Augustine's track teams that won the CIAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships and the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. In addition to being named rookie of the year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection.Cannedy finished the regular season as a top-five scorer in the conference as a freshman, averaging 15.4 points per game to earn CIAA Mens Rookieof the Year honors. 5 Elizabeth City State 53, No. The last time the Broncos were the top team entering the tournament was in2019-20 when they won the conference championship. From there she played six seasons in the WNBA: Houston Comets (2001 -2003), Charlotte Stings (2003-2005), and Minnesota Lynx (2005-2006.) From there, the Lions continued to pull away in the fourth quarter, going ahead by as many as 21 points to finish the 78-57 win. The freshman from Coppell, TX also averaged 9.1 points while shooting 45 percent from the field. Pollock, the All-CIAA selection and Food Lion Game MVP,scored 15 points while sophomore guard Jaleesa Lanier added 13 points, including hitting three three-pointers. Virginia Union's Robert Osborne, (23), tries to dunk the basketball against Winston-Salem's Issac Parson in the second half. The Basketball Tournament has been honored as a 2019 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, for both 2018 and 2019. 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. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Hill coached volleyball,tennis, women's basketball, and men's & women's cross country at Fayetteville State. In total, Hill coached 76 All-CIAA selections and five CIAA Player of the Years. 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. Teel making a decision whether to drive, pull up or pass to Jaylin Parker was the third. The Broncos held a 13-5 rebounding edge during the run. 2 seed in the tournament despite losing her four top scorers from 2021-22. Figures for this years tournament have yet to be released. Any of us can drop 20, 25, 30 points if we wanted to, Armfield said. 8 Johnson C. Smith, 53-52, at CFG Bank Arena on Friday. Since taking over as head coach in 2016, King-Coleman has guided Fayetteville State to four division titles in six seasons. The single-elimination tournament will be held in CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD on February 21-25. 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. 18 overall wins lead the CIAA. We spoke it into existence, they walked it and here we are, said Lewis to the media. In the CIAA, Tucker is also second in steals per game with 2.9 and sixth in assists (2.9). "We want to be team-oriented. For more information on the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, like us onFacebook, and follow us onTwitterandInstagram. 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 top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the women's side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the men's. In 2022, the tournament brought in over 66,000. Javon Floyd chipped in 10 points and five rebounds to round out the double-digit scorers for the contest. We were able to get them to turn the ball over more than normal, and to be able to score off of that.. After the way Lincoln (17-13) played in the semifinals Friday night, he might just be right. Ford played collegiately at Maryland record in the Central Intercollegiate State (now Maryland Easter-Shore) Needless to say, the Palmetto state Athletic Association's (CIAA) and is accustomed to winning. From theciaa.com: Atlanta, GA (August 14, 2019) - The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced today the 2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award with nine players from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) being named to the list.The list of CIAA players on BCFHOF watch list is led by Fayettville State The Fayetteville State men's basketball program has been steadily ticking off its list of goals since the arrival of coach Luke D'Alessio in 2019. The 6-9 junior is seventh in the league at 7.3 rebounds per contest, including top two in defensive boards at 5.4 per game. Tate shot 9-of-14 from the field with six boards, five assists, and four steals to earn Food Lion Game MVP honors. The No. The Princeton, NJ native shot over 48 percent from the field and nearly 74percent from free throw, good for fifth and 11thbest in the league respectively. Men's Basketball Posted on February 27, 2023. 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. 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. The second half was all Shaw. Guiding Virginia Unionto a Northern Division title (second consecutive)and the top seed in the tournament, the senior from Richmond, VA shot 54 percent from the field, second among qualified players in the conference. Additionally, Osborne's13 double-doubles on the season are tied for third in Division II. * - Returning 2021-22 All-CIAA Selection In the mens field, Virginia Union solidified the top seed in the tournament following Saturdays 87-69 win over Virginia State. Junior forward Kamani Jones led the VSU rebounding effort with 10 boards. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5 seed Elizabeth City State relied on its stingy defense to top No. Her five offensive boards per game place her second in Division II. Lincoln (PA)closed the quarter on a seven-point run to take a 48-42 lead into the fourth quarter. The rest of the list includes Cannedy, Faye, Lincoln (PA)s Korey Williams, Bowie States Quinton Drayton, Jaylon Gibson from Winston-Salem State, and Livingstones Khyree Temple. Lincoln University (PA) junior Zahrion Blue has been named CIAA Men's Player of the Year. Tynsha Lewis understands the grind of both perseverance and hard work. Elizabeth City State manifests Tynesha Lewis vision with CIAA title, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. It is a tough loss, but its not really much we should hang our heads about.. 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