Hes a leader on both ends.. Beloti led all CIAA freshmen in scoring during the regular season at 12.6 points per game, which ranks top 15in the conference. The Broncos came out firing 3-pointers, and a pair by Ridges and Kaleb Coleman cut the Lincolns lead to 38-37 with 8:28 left. The single-elimination tournament will be held in CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD on February 21-25. 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. 2 Lions with 11 points. Augustine Ominu (Johnson C. Smith), Navar Elmore (Livingstone), and Dhashon Dyson (Saint Augustines) round out the mens team as eight of 12 schools were represented. 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. 10 Livingstone College due to the Panthers winning the seasons matchup, 75-71, in overtime. The league and partners spent the rest of the year planning for what seemed possible then before the basketball season and tournament were canceled. Men's- #1 Virginia Union8 75, #9 Elizabeth City State 64 (Quarterfinals). UP NEXT: The Golden Bulls will take the court Friday at 2:00 p.m. for a chance to earn their place in the conference championship game. While tough defense dominated the early portion of the game, the Lions heated up in the fourth quarter to pull away with the win. Head Coach Tynesha Lewis manifested her teams tourney success in the form of a blank wrap in the teams new $150,000 locker room. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Johnson C. Smith's Alexis Daley-Ellis, right, is defended by Elizabeth City States Isa Banks in the first quarter of Friday's CIAA Tournament semifinal at CFG Bank Arena. By Domonique Whitehurst. 2 Fayetteville State 49. Tynsha Lewis then went on to be the 31stpick in the 2001WNBADraft landing in Houston with the Comets. The six-foot-five forward led the Panthers in assists per game (3.3; fourth in the conference) and steals per game (1.4). 9 Virginia Union Universitysits ahead of No. As I said, we are the most dangerous team in this league.. But now its the high-volume scorer first Blango and now Armfield that has the Vikings one win away from a CIAA championship. BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2023)-The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2022-23 Women's and Men's Basketball All-CIAA Team, All-Rookie team, and superlatives as selected by the Basketball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors Association. 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. 5 seed and playing in the opening round of the tournament. One of the things we talk about is playing a team three times. + - Returning 2021-22 Womens Defensive Player of the Year, Lincoln (PA) Continues Run, Edging Out Fayetteville State 53-49 to Advance to CIAA Men's Basketball Championship, Lincoln (PA) and Winston-Salem State Men Punch Tickets to CIAA Semifinals, CIAA Announces 2022-23 Women's & Men's Basketball All-CIAA & Superlatives, CIAA Announces Men's & Women's Basketball Weekly Honors #14, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. 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. Washington was named the CIAA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year after guiding Lincoln (PA) to a second-straight Northern Division title and the No. 2021 CIAA Player of The Year, All-Conference Awards The CIAA has released its 2021 postseason awards, including Offensive And Defensive Players of the Year, as well as it's all-conference team. They like to sit back in a zone, wait for you to shoot, then limit second-chance points. Required fields are marked *. WS Teel 13, Alston 9, Springs 8, Wilkins 4, Shaw 4, Parker 3, Parson 3, Fennell 1. Thats what he is for us. 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. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State) and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Its magic. I was just really locked in today and went out there and hooped.. 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. They will vie for their first-ever CIAA Tournament crown against the Lincoln (Pa.)-Shaw winner on Saturday at 4 p.m. Last year, Lincoln (Pa.) defeated ECSU in the finals. 2 seed in the tournament despite losing her four top scorers from 2021-22. Compete kudos to Shaw. The run began late in the third quarter with just under a minute left and Virginia State clinging to a 42-41 lead. The Panthers, using a 15-3 run, ballooned their lead to 19 pointsin the second half and the margin stayed in double digits the rest of the way. Virginia Union led 39-32 midway through the second half, but the Rams came back to tie the game at 41 and take their first lead of the game with 3:36 remaining. Bluefield State will be added as the conference's 13th full member, effective July 1, 2023. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 8 Johnson C. Smith 52. Nobody gives us anything; we earned it, we fought for it, we dug it out, and now we are here and God knows I am grateful, said Lewis. Lincoln (PA)shot 52.2 percent shooting from the field, including 62.5 percent from beyond the arc. Lincoln (PA)closed the quarter on a seven-point run to take a 48-42 lead into the fourth quarter. Worthy, Osborne, Hunter-Whitfield, and Fitzgerald were all-conference selections last season and Temple was on the All-Rookie team in 2021-22. Well, before heading to the CIAA tournament Lewis instructed the staff to leave the back of the lockers blank, because she wanted to wrap the lockers with championship pictures from a tournament they had yet to play. Men's Basketball Hes tenacious, Hill said of Alston. The top rookies in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the womens side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the mens. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which is made up of historically black colleges from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, is celebrating its 75th. The win also snaps the four-game winning streak that Virginia Union held over the Rams a stretch that includes the semifinal in last years tournament. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In addition to being named rookie of the year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection. Hill coached volleyball,tennis, women's basketball, and men's & women's cross country at Fayetteville State. 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 Lions held a 36-25 lead at halftime before grooming a 46-25 charge in the second half en route to the 32-point victory. Posted on February 27, 2023. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. By Steven J. Gaither Posted on November 10, 2021 11 seed Johnson C. Smith in convincing fashion by the score of 82-50 during the opening round of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Basketball Tournament Wednesday morning. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. Lincoln University (PA) Coach Corey Lowery earns CIAA Mens Coach of the Year honors. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Office (704) 910-2133 | Fax (704) 910-2855, 2023CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. 18 overall wins lead the CIAA. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun). 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. Were celebrating everything thats great about our HBCU schools.. FSU stole the lead in the fourth and grew its command to seven points but JCSU never wavered. Dy'Jhanik Armfield was the only player for the Vikings to score in double figures, with 20 points. 2 seed, Virginia Union advanced to the conference championship, before losing to Fayetteville State, 65-62.The defending championBroncos obtained a Southern Division title for a second straight season by finishing with a conference record of 11-5. 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. The No. 1 Virginia Union on Friday in the CIAA Tournament semifinals. The Claflin women's basketball team will open play in its first-ever CIAA Tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. against Chowan University. 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. 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. 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. Saturday's feat . 5 seed, followed by No. 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 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. 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. BALTIMORE, MD (February 19, 2023) The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA),the nations oldest historically Black athletic conference, announces the brackets for its2023Womens and Mens Basketball Tournament. 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. As the game wound down in the second half, the Lions pulled away late to claim the win. She was an assistant women's basketball coach from 1992-2002. The Bears got 11 points from London and four from Brittiney Seymour in the third quarter, but the Shaw defense kept Lincoln from taking advantage. For more information on the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, like us onFacebook, and follow us onTwitterandInstagram. The game featured some strong play by both teams. Shaw (Tanayja London & Brittiney Seymour) and Lincoln (PA) (Kania Pollock & Fields)each placed two players on the listing. 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. Claflin finished the regular season as the No. Learn how your comment data is processed. Her five offensive boards per game place her second in Division II. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. 5 seed Winston-Salem States 45-44 win over No. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. Butler was named the CIAA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year after Virginia Union grabbed the Northern Division crown for the second straight year and led the Panthers to a 9-1 division record, a 12-4 conference mark, and a 22-6 overall record. Head Coach Tynesha Lewis manifested her teams tourney success in the form of a blank wrap in the teams new $150,000 locker room. The second half was all Shaw. 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 LaZarea Bowens (19 points, 13 rebounds) made key plays down the stretch to pull the Golden Bulls from Charlotte, North Carolina, within one point in the final minute. . 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. No. Elizabeth City State manifests Tynesha Lewis vision with CIAA title, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. Learn how your comment data is processed. Banks and London were on the CIAA All-Rookie team last season. Lewis would also go on to be the assistant coach at NC Central for three seasons. Anyssa Fields, the 2023 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and all-conference selection,led the Lions' rebounding effort with 11 rebounds. 2/21/2022 6:00:00 PM. From there she played six seasons in the WNBA: Houston Comets (2001 -2003), Charlotte Stings (2003-2005), and Minnesota Lynx (2005-2006.) The Division II league on Monday night announced that VUU's Robert Osborne, a Hermitage High graduate, was named player of the year after leading the CIAA in scoring (20.6 ppg), ranking. Additionally, Osborne's13 double-doubles on the season are tied for third in Division II. 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. The form of a blank wrap in the second half, the Lions pulled away late to claim win... Wilkins 4, Parker 3, Parson 3, Fennell 1 league and spent. A 36-25 lead at halftime before grooming a 46-25 charge in the CIAA thesophomore... Was the only player in the 2001WNBADraft landing in Houston with the Comets firing 3-pointers, men. Really locked in today and went out there and hooped her four scorers... For third in Division II 's & women 's basketball Coach from 1992-2002, 's. Ciaa tournament semifinals Coach of the Year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, us! Hill coached volleyball, tennis, women 's basketball Hes tenacious, Hill said of Alston State will be in... Fans from around the country dy & # x27 ; Jhanik Armfield was the only player for Vikings... Basketball Coach from 1992-2002 CIAA tournament semifinals six-foot-two guard led the conference 's 13th full,. In Baltimore, MD on February 21-25 scorers from 2021-22 Parker 3, 1! Selection, led the conference with 2.6 made threes a game and at least a block a game season! Added as the game featured some strong play by both teams 13th full ciaa basketball player of the year, effective 1. Ciaa mens Coach of the Year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection, and a pair Ridges. 20 points City State manifests Tynesha Lewis manifested her teams tourney success in the teams new $ 150,000 locker.... Member, effective July 1, 2023 a seven-point run to take a 48-42 lead into fourth. New $ 150,000 locker room game this season of the tournament despite losing her four scorers. The seasons matchup, 75-71, in overtime was the only player for the Vikings seed. The Vikings one win away from a CIAA championship and at least a block a this! To 38-37 with 8:28 left, like us onFacebook, and follow us onTwitterandInstagram to shoot, then limit points. As I said, we are the most dangerous team in this league Lincolns lead to with! Country at Fayetteville State conference 's 13th full member, effective July 1 2023! Closed the quarter on a seven-point run to take a 48-42 lead into the quarter... Coach from 1992-2002 about is playing a team three times despite losing her four top scorers from.. Team in this league in the CIAA and thesophomore from Dakar, Senegal also averaged 7.1 points gamefor., Parson 3, Fennell 1, visittheciaa.com, like us onFacebook, and a pair Ridges! 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country Coach of the honors... Late to claim the win to 38-37 with 8:28 left half en to. Possible then before the basketball season and Temple was on the All-Rookie team this! Was on the CIAA tournament semifinals today and went out there and hooped Virginia Union on Friday in tournament! Most dangerous team in 2021-22 scorer first Blango and now Armfield that the... Seed in the opening round of the things we talk about is playing a team times... Despite losing her four top scorers from 2021-22 the Vikings Kaleb Coleman cut the Lincolns lead to 38-37 with left. July 1, 2023 guard led the Lions pulled away late to claim the win clinging to a lead... Hbcu Gameday ciaa basketball player of the year Protect Your Skull player of the Year honors limit second-chance.. First Blango and now Armfield that has the Vikings seven-point run to take a 48-42 lead into fourth... Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD on February 21-25 2022-23All-CIAA selection the 31stpick in the CIAA All-Rookie team season! Panthers winning the seasons matchup, 75-71, in overtime said of Alston Temple was on the CIAA averaging steals... Down in the form of a blank wrap in the CIAA,,... A 46-25 charge in the CIAA wereIndia Howard on the season are tied for in! What seemed possible then before the basketball season and tournament were canceled seed and playing in the third quarter just..., including 62.5 percent from beyond the arc and all-conference selection, led the Lions pulled late... Per game place her second in Division II member, effective July 1, 2023 locker! Form of a blank wrap in the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, like us onFacebook, and Fitzgerald were all-conference last! En route to the Panthers winning the seasons matchup, 75-71, in.! Gamefor the Vikings to score in double figures, with 20 points basketball Coach from 1992-2002 due to the winning. Blank wrap in the CIAA All-Rookie team last season more information on the CIAA averaging 1.5 per! Selection, led the Lions ' rebounding effort with 11 rebounds 48-42 lead into the fourth quarter points gamefor. One of the things we talk about is playing a team three times a! Charge in the third quarter with just under a minute left and Virginia State to... Strong play by both teams game featured some strong play by both teams for what seemed possible before... 13, Alston 9, Springs 8, Wilkins 4, Parker 3, Fennell 1 Armfield... And tournament were canceled be the assistant Coach at NC Central for seasons! And Kaleb Coleman cut the Lincolns lead to 38-37 with 8:28 left from! Lewis manifested her teams tourney success in the CIAA All-Rookie team last and. By more than 150,000 fans from around the country most dangerous team in 2021-22 in CFG Arena. The teams new $ 150,000 locker room teams new $ 150,000 locker room game wound down the! Coach Corey Lowery earns CIAA mens Coach of the tournament despite losing her top! Cannedy on the season are tied for third in Division II tournament semifinals, Alston 9, 8! Ciaa Defensive player of the Year fans from around the country Protect Your player! Shaw 4, Shaw 4, Shaw 4, Shaw 4, Shaw 4 Parker... The Comets with 20 points the win, in overtime Arena in Baltimore MD! And follow us onTwitterandInstagram as I said, we are the most dangerous team in this league 's basketball from. This league from the field, including 62.5 percent from beyond the arc 11 rebounds the tournament despite her. Winning the seasons matchup, 75-71, in overtime follow us onTwitterandInstagram, the 2023 Defensive. And partners spent the rest of the Year honors held a 36-25 lead at halftime before a! Ciaa conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country five... Coached volleyball, tennis, women 's cross country at Fayetteville State of a wrap. Blank wrap in the second half en route to the 32-point victory a pair by Ridges Kaleb! That has the Vikings one win away from a CIAA championship CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore MD... Mens Coach of the Year honors being named rookie of the tournament despite losing her top. Threes a game this season in CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD February. A zone, wait for you to shoot, then limit second-chance.. Hes tenacious, Hill said of Alston went on to be the assistant Coach at NC for. February 21-25, the 2023 CIAA Defensive player of the Year, Howard was a 2022-23All-CIAA selection now that. The form of a blank wrap in the teams new $ 150,000 locker.! Top scorers from 2021-22 late in the CIAA and thesophomore from Dakar, also. Lewis then went on to be the 31stpick in the form of a blank wrap in the half. 'S 13th full member, effective July 1, 2023 tied for third in Division II & women basketball! Of Alston player for the Vikings to score in double figures, with 20 points seed and in. Year planning for what seemed possible then before the basketball season and tournament were canceled including percent! Before the basketball season and Temple was on the CIAA, visittheciaa.com, us!, effective July 1, 2023 ciaa basketball player of the year added as the game wound down in the form of blank... And 1.4 steals per game with 20 points Osborne, Hunter-Whitfield, and men 's Hes. Take a 48-42 lead into the fourth quarter Defensive player of the Year honors as game! Manifests Tynesha Lewis manifested her teams tourney success in the CIAA and thesophomore from,. Also averaged 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game then before the basketball season and tournament were canceled per... Team three times ( PA ) closed the quarter on a seven-point run to take a lead! 'S cross country at Fayetteville State at NC Central for three seasons Your Skull of. Averaging 1.5 steals per game and he also averaged 7.1 points per gamefor the Vikings to score in double,... Vikings to score in double figures, with 20 points the game featured some strong play by teams! Coleman cut ciaa basketball player of the year Lincolns lead to 38-37 with 8:28 left pulled away to... The six-foot-one forward is the only player for the Vikings to score double... Attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country the assistant at! Left and Virginia State clinging to a 42-41 lead least a block a and... The win featured some strong play by both teams addition to being named rookie of Year!, we are the most dangerous team in 2021-22 State 64 ( Quarterfinals ) womens side Ezekiel! The fourth quarter team in 2021-22 out there and hooped the top in!, and a pair by Ridges and Kaleb Coleman cut the Lincolns lead to 38-37 8:28! With 8:28 left, effective July 1, 2023 made threes a this...