2 Lincoln, in the championship Saturday at 4 p.m. No. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State)and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Zahrion is the type of young man that just puts his head down and works. In his senior campaign Anthony Hilliard heads the conference in scoring 23.6ppg, 591 total points and rebounding 11.6rpg; 290 total. BALTIMORE No. 3 seed Virginia State. Learn how your comment data is processed. Hes a leader on both ends.. As I said, we are the most dangerous team in this league.. The Golden Bulls went 11-15 in the regular season and 6-10 against CIAA foes, but the talented squad beat No. Shaw womens basketball prides itself on tough, hard-nosed defense. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The Lady Panthers and the Hawks met once this season in Murfreesboro, NC with Chowan coming out on top 85-76. Bluefield State will be added as the conference's 13th full member, effective July 1, 2023. 3 seed, followed by No. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. 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. Fayetteville State University, under the guidance of Head Womens Basketball Coach Serena King-Coleman, clinched the Southern Division and the top overall seed in the tournament after finishing the regular season with a 14-2 conference record. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State) and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. The run began late in the third quarter with just under a minute left and Virginia State clinging to a 42-41 lead. 3 seed Virginia State in the quarterfinal round on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. from the CFG Bank Arena. Junior forward Kamani Jones led the VSU rebounding effort with 10 boards. 10 Livingstone College due to the Panthers winning the seasons matchup, 75-71, in overtime. SU London 23, Seymour 16, Pollard 14, Jones 3, Jordan 2, James 1. Its unfortunate, obviously, but I am proud of my teammates, Jones said. Before Teels game-winner, Osborne had the chance to extend Virginia Unions lead, but he was denied getting the ball down low and then missed a 3-pointer while being guarded by Jaylen Alston (nine points). Worthy, Osborne, Hunter-Whitfield, and Fitzgerald were all-conference selections last season and Temple was on the All-Rookie team in 2021-22. The six-foot-eleven sophomorerecorded at least five blocks insix games. Yet, when the tears dry and the hurt subsides, the. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. 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. Hilliard, a Seventy-First High product, was the CIAA Rookie of the Year during the 2005-06 men's basketball season for the Vikings. 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 States all-time leader in three points. 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. 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). These standout individuals are beingformally recognized today during the annual CIAA Tip-Off Awards banquet. 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 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. Head coach Janice Washington and the No. 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. 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. The Tip-Off Awards banquet also serves as the openerto the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, which takes place February 21-25 in Baltimore, MD at CFG Bank Arena. She can do this any given night. She nearly pulled off the double-double with nine points as well. 5 seed Winston-Salem State toppled No. Published on: February 25, 2023 6:00 AM EST. 7 seed Shaw 58-53 in a men's basketball quarterfinal matchup at CFG Bank Arena. Navar Elmore of Livingstone College was selected as CIAA Mens Defensive Player of the Year. The CIAA tournament began with 12 teams in the women's and men's brackets respectively looking to etch their name in history by competing for the coveted. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In addition to earning Player of the Year honors, Blue earned a spot on the All-CIAA team as a frontcourt member. Now, the fifth-seeded Vikings will play for the crown Saturday after beating No. One of the things we talk about is playing a team three times. The rest of the list includes Cannedy, Faye, Lincoln (PA)'s Korey Williams, Bowie State's Quinton Drayton, Jaylon Gibson from Winston-Salem State, and Livingstone's Khyree Temple. Its hard to beat a team three times, said Lincoln coach Janice Washington, whose team knocked off Shaw twice in the regular season. But now its the high-volume scorer first Blango and now Armfield that has the Vikings one win away from a CIAA championship. 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. 6 Lincoln 53, No. 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). As for Johnson C. Smith, the Golden Bulls were led by Augustine Ominu with 17 points and nine rebounds. Were like the Cinderellas of this tournament, but were going to keep dancing, cause were not done yet, Armstrong said. The first mens game of the 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament will be Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. with Bowie State taking on Shaw. 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 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. 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. I think that was a big difference in the game for us, Shaw coach Jacques Curtis said. Johnson C. Smith would hold a slight 30-29 edge at intermission. 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. 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. 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. + - 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. In tennis, Hill earned five conference titles and was a three-time CIAA Tennis Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, & 2007). 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. Now the 2022-23 ECSU women's basketball team can also be introduced as the first Lady Vikings squad to ever win the CIAA Tournament and reach the NCAA Division II Tournament. 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. 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. 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. Teels jumper, which swished through the hoop with 11.3 seconds remaining, was the game-winner in No. During her collegiate years at NC State, Lewis helped lead her team to the 1998 Final Four and an appearance in the 2001 Sweet Sixteen. Weve heard nothing but good positive feedback, and I believe they will take a very serious look at revisiting this opportunity, and well see if they get that extension for 2026 or beyond., Your email address will not be published. What a game. 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 Claflin women's basketball team will open play in its first-ever CIAA Tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. against Chowan University. That was on full display Friday night. 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. Bryant, Jones, and Tucker were all-conference selections in 2021-22 while Bowens was an all-conference performer in 2018-19. The single-elimination tournament will be held in CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD on February 21-25. Friday at 8 p.m., Lincoln (PA) will take on the winner of the Winston-Salem State/Shaw quarterfinal game, which is slated to tip off tomorrow afternoon. Lincoln gradually chipped away at the lead and eventually tied the game at 23 on a Korey Williams free throw with 2:17 left. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun). 2 Fayetteville State 49. Khalil Ridges lead all scorers with 12 for Fayetteville State. 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. UP NEXT: Virginia Union, the Northern Division champion and last season's CIAA runner-up will face either Winston-Salem State or Claflin in Friday's 12 p.m. semifinals matchup. Lincoln (PA) is slotted for a 4:30 p.m. Wednesday quarterfinalsagainst either the Trojans or the Blue Bears. 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. 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. The CIAA caught a big break in 2020 by finishing its tournament in Charlotte less than two weeks before the pandemic struck full force. "We want to be team-oriented. Last year, ECSU found itself the CIAA championship game but walked away without the trophy, falling to Lincoln University. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Winston-Salem State University Men's Basketball won the 2023 CIAA Champion at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on Saturday, according to the Central . Elizabeth City State manifests Tynesha Lewis vision with CIAA title, HBCU Gameday x Protect Your Skull Player of the Year. Winston-Salem Stateis probably lamenting its two losses to Claflin as those games are the difference between the No. Armfield, the Food Lion Game MVP, helped the Vikings build a 47-38 lead . Ive got several players who can do this, which hopefully takes the pressure off them individually., 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. CHARLOTTE - The CIAA announced 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. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. 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. 8 is Livingstone, followed by Elizabeth City State, Bowie State, Johnson C. Smith, and St. Augustines. Any of us can drop 20, 25, 30 points if we wanted to, Armfield said. In 2022, the tournament brought in over 66,000. . Your email address will not be published. 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 freshman forward Jayden Beloti was voted CIAA Mens Rookie of the Year. 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. 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. It got even larger in the fourth quarter, when the pressure started to wear on Lincoln. 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 last time the Broncos were the top team entering the tournament was in2019-20 when they won the conference championship. 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. Last June, Baltimore officials and the CIAA agreed to maintain the basketball tournament in the city through the 2025 season. No. 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. While tough defense dominated the early portion of the game, the Lions heated up in the fourth quarter to pull away with the win. 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. UP NEXT: The Broncos will meet the winner of Thursday's 6 p.m. quarterfinal contest between Virginia State and Lincoln (Pa.) winner in Friday's semifinals, scheduled for 6 p.m. Elizabeth City State Wins First CIAA Women's Basketball Championship with a 55-40 Victory Over Shaw, Winston-Salem State Claims 2023 CIAA Men's Basketball Championship with 62-57 Win over Lincoln (PA), Shaw Bests Lincoln (PA) 59-45, in Dominant Defensive Performance to Advance to CIAA Women's Basketball Championship, Samage Teel's Clutch Jumper Lifts Winston-Salem State Over Top-Seeded Virginia Union in CIAA Men's Semifinals, Official Site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. It is a tough loss, but its not really much we should hang our heads about.. The score was tied 49-49 with under four minutes left, but the Broncos finished with a 9-4 run. 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. By Steven J. Gaither Posted on November 10, 2021 Thats what he is for us. 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. Beloti led all CIAA freshmen in scoring during the regular season at 12.6 points per game, which ranks top 15in the conference. At No. The Lions finished second, one game behind Virginia Union. 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 and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State) and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. 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. Shaw was led by Tanayja London, who scored 23 points. Southern Division and an overall mark native and his 1981-82 edition of the At Maryland State, he was named of 23-3. The four finalists for the 2022 Naismith Trophy Women's Defensive Player of the Year have been announced. Her five offensive boards per game place her second in Division II. For Johnson C. Smith, the loss marks the end of an improbable tournament run. These standout individuals are beingformally recognized today during the annual CIAA Tip-Off Awards banquet. Lincoln University (PA) Coach Corey Lowery earns CIAA Mens Coach of the Year honors. Elmore, a Branchville, SC native, leads the CIAA at 2.8 blocks per game and ranks top five in the conference at 1.4 steals per game. . The win sends the Vikings (19-10 overall) to the championship game for the second consecutive year. Cleveland started all 16 CIAA games, 18 total, finished third on the team with 9.7 points per game. 3 seed entering the tournament. Kaleb Coleman nailed a clutch three-pointer with 21 seconds left to give No. 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. She becomes the fifth LU student-athlete - third this season - to earn Player of the Year honors from the conference. 12 seed Saint Augustine's 65-49 in the men's basketball first round of the CIAA Tournament at CFG Bank Arena on Wednesday. 5 seed Elizabeth City State relied on its stingy defense to top No. Morehouse football to play heavy road schedule in 2023, Albany State 2023 football schedule includes multiple HBCU Classic matchups, A pair of SWAC stars shined on HBCU Legacy Bowl stage, A dozen HBCU football players selected among USFL Draft picks, Apparently THEE Pregame Show isn't happy that he doesn't have exclusively access to JSU anymore, Transgender Athletes: Compromising Fairness of the Game, Oh Lawd (Sydney Carter Basketball Coach) Looking like a Superhero. The Vikings concluded their season at 13-16 overall. 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