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Post by DECKS on Oct 9, 2007 19:14:41 GMT -5
As selected at the basketball media day in Raleigh:
MEN 1-Hampton, 2-Delaware State, 3-North Carolina A&T, 4-Morgan State, 5-Florida A&M, 6-Bethune-Cookman, 7-South Carolina State, 8-Coppin State, 9-Norfolk State, 10-Howard, 11-Maryland-Eastern Shore.
WOMEN 1-Coppin State, 2-Delaware State, 3-Morgan State, 4-North Carolina A&T, 5-Hampton, 6-Florida A&M, 7-Maryland-Eastern Shore, 8-Howard, 9-South Carolina State, 10-Norfolk State, 11-Bethune-Cookman.
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Post by @ProfBellamy on Oct 9, 2007 22:46:06 GMT -5
Interesting.... I'm looking forward to seeing both the Men and Lady Aggies in the MEAC Championship games this March in Raleigh!
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Post by Maxell on Oct 9, 2007 23:15:54 GMT -5
What are they smoking?
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Post by treese on Oct 10, 2007 7:10:58 GMT -5
I don't see it as a bad thing, the Aggies will have to go out and show everybody what the REAL DEAL is!!!!!
AGGIE PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by JayBee on Oct 10, 2007 7:43:20 GMT -5
I'm glad they think we ain't gonna make any noise. I like surprises!
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Post by Aggie77 on Oct 10, 2007 7:58:06 GMT -5
The men's selection is okay, so they aren't smoking then. But when they got around to the women selections they lit up a big fat one with sprinkles of dust. |
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Post by aggiejazz on Oct 10, 2007 8:13:32 GMT -5
I wonder if the three teams ahead of Lady Aggies brought in some tough recruits and that is why the Aggies were picked fourth?
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Post by 4XLAGGIE on Oct 10, 2007 8:16:34 GMT -5
I believe both teams were picked third.
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Post by aggiejazz on Oct 10, 2007 8:54:32 GMT -5
Hampton University picked as MEAC men's basketball favorite
BY MARTY O'BRIEN
Daily Press
4:53 PM EDT, October 9, 2007
Hampton University enters the 2007-08 men's basketball season as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference favorite. The Pirates were picked first in a poll of conference coaches and sports information directors released on Tuesday, with two-time defending regular season champion Delaware State second.
"I think, if anything, this is a rubber stamp of the progress we've made here," Pirates' coach Kevin Nickelberry said. "This shows that the program is heading in the direction I want it to go with respect to academics, recruiting and development of players.
"There's no way I thought this would happen after only one year."
Nickelberry guided the Pirates to a 15-16 record and third-place finish in his first season as the Pirates' coach. All five starters return from that team, including guard Rashad West, who won the MEAC scoring title last season with a 17.8 average.
West, a 6-foot-1 senior, was the lone Hampton player voted to the preseason all-conference team. Delaware State forward Roy Bright, who averaged 15.3 points last season, was selected the men's preseason Player of the Year.
Nickelberry said Tuesday that he signed point guard Jordan Brooks of C.H. Flowers High in Springdale, Md. just prior to the school year. Nickelberry said that Brooks might start at the point this season because signee Chris Tolson of Laurel High did not qualify academically.
Like Tolson, Brooks earned a spot on the Washington Post All-Met third team last season. Brooks averaged more than 20 points per game in leading Flowers to the Maryland 4-A South regional final. He also started at point guard on the D.C. Assault AAU team that featured Kansas State signee Mike Beasley, the top recruit nationally last season.
"Jordan is one of those little guys (5-foot-7) who makes it hard for people to get the ball up court and who knows how to get the ball to people," Nickelberry said. "We were lucky to be able to get him to replace Chris Tolson."
Kwame Morgan, a first team Washington Post All-Met selection, also will sit out this season because he did not qualify. He averaged 27.5 points last season for Maryland 3-A semifinalist Largo.
They are the first players to sit out for any reason during Nickelberry's tenure. All of Hampton's players and recruits were academically eligible both semesters last season.
MEAC coaches picked Hampton's women's team to finish fifth. Defending regular season champion Coppin State is the women's preseason favorite . Below is the predicted order of finish for MEAC men and women.
MEN 1-Hampton, 2-Delaware State, 3-North Carolina A&T, 4-Morgan State, 5-Florida A&M, 6-Bethune-Cookman, 7-South Carolina State, 8-Coppin State, 9-Norfolk State, 10-Howard, 11-Maryland-Eastern Shore.
WOMEN 1-Coppin State, 2-Delaware State, 3-Morgan State, 4-North Carolina A&T, 5-Hampton, 6-Florida A&M, 7-Maryland-Eastern Shore, 8-Howard, 9-South Carolina State, 10-Norfolk State, 11-Bethune-Cookman.
Copyright © 2007, Newport News, Va., Daily Press
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Post by aggiedog on Oct 10, 2007 11:43:58 GMT -5
I don't know where we will finish this year, hopefully #1 but I see one outstanding recruit coming next year. The Pittsburgh Tribune Review list a Woodland Hill senor Nakia DeBlanc made a verbal commitment to play at NCA&T. She is a 6 foot 2 forward with a 3.9 GPA. She considered Massachusetts, Ohio State, Boston Cellege,Miami, Fordham, Duquesne and others.
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Post by Maxell on Oct 10, 2007 19:39:16 GMT -5
DeBlanc to play for NC A&T
By Michael Love, Sports Editor
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Nakia DeBlanc began playing basketball in eighth grade and she didn't know how far the sport would take her.
Four years later, the Woodland Hills 6-foot-2 senior center is on the cusp of her final varsity season with the Lady Wolverines.
DeBlanc also has made the decision to continue her education and play basketball at North Carolina A&T University next fall.
"(Woodland Hills) coach (Korie) Morton-Rozier really instilled in me the belief that I could make a future out of basketball," DeBlanc said.
"She knew I had the talent to use basketball as a footstool for college."
DeBlanc also made official visits to Ohio State, Robert Morris, Fordham, Hofstra and Duquesne.
She said that North Carolina A&T was the right fit for her.
"Coach Morton-Rozier said that when I step onto a campus, I'll feel if it's right," DeBlanc said.
"It's a family environment at NC A&T. The team lives together and hangs out together. As soon as I got there, I knew it was where I wanted to go."
The Aggies, members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) finished 17-13 last year and took second in the conference in head coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs second year as head coach.
"The program is growing," DeBlanc said.
"Coach Bibbs has really turned the program around. I wanted to go to a program that is growing. I want the chance to contribute right away."
DeBlanc leads the Lady Wolverines into battle this season with fellow Division I prospects Jamie Smith and Kristin Gates.
Eight seniors and all five starters return from a team that went 11-14 overall and 7-5 (fourth place) in Section 2-AAAA.
"We're excited about this season, but we don't let what anyone may say about us go to our head," DeBlanc said.
"We just want to work hard and prepare every day."
Coach Morton-Rozier likes where the program has come from just a few seasons ago when the team was 2-22 overall and went 0-12 in section play.
"It's great that we finally have girls going Division I," Morton-Rozier said.
"They are getting seen. It's great for the Woodland Hills program. Girls like Nakia, Jamie Smith and Kristin Gates are great role models for the younger girls. The girls have worked hard all summer in different leagues. They're taking nothing for granted this season."
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Post by DECKS on Oct 10, 2007 20:43:16 GMT -5
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Post by AggieGroove on Oct 11, 2007 15:58:20 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie One on Oct 11, 2007 20:01:23 GMT -5
I like flying just blow the radar at the start. No pressure. I truly think that the pollsters will have a lot of egg on their faces by the end of February.
Our women will dominate this league without question. If the two big guys, Coleman and Shepard play as good in an actual game as they do in the gym, with the shooters we have, it will be us and Hampton with everyone else chasing for the three spot.
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