Saturday, December 9, 2017

Delaware State Rise to #6, Maryland Eastern Shore #8 in National Bowling Poll


BROOKLYN, New York -- University of Nebraska receives 36 first place votes to climb back to the top of the National Tenpin Coaches Association December Poll. The Cornhuskers started the season 33 and 5, with two first place finishes in three tournament appearances. McKendree University also received a first place vote and is No.2 to wrap up the Fall semester.

Arkansas State University, Vanderbilt University, and Sam Houston State University keep the same ranking from the 2017-2018 NTCA Preseason Poll. Arkansas State won the 2017 Warhawk Classic for the second straight season. Vanderbilt University finished third at the 2017 Warhawk Classic and finished with a top four appearance at the 2017 Hawk Classic Invitational. Sam Houston State University was victorious at the same 2017 Hawk Classic Invitational.

Delaware State University breaks into the top 10, holding strong at No. 6. The Hornets are leading the Northern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Stephen F. Austin State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore round out the top 8.

Other top 10 teams include, Tulane University and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Tulane University makes the biggest jump from the last poll, going from 17th to 10th to complete the top ten of the 2017-2018 NTCA December Poll.

NCAA bowling competes as a National Collegiate sport, in which all three divisions compete for one National Championship. This year’s National Championship will be held in St. Louis, Missouri. It will be the first year that automatic qualifiers will take place in the sport of bowling; the six established conference winners will be added to the four schools selected at-large, who will compete for eight spots at the championship.

The National Tenpin Coaches Association 2017-2018 December Poll

UAPB releases names of football coach applicants

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas -- Following a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Commercial last week, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has released the names of 37 applicants who have applied to be the next head football coach for the Golden Lions.

A search committee has been in place to help aid the university in making the hire.

Shortly after former head coach Monte Coleman was fired last month, UAPB Athletic Director Lonza Hardy Jr. ensured that the goal is to name a coach before the Christmas break on Dec. 14.

“An ideal situation is that we can name a new coach before we depart for the Christmas holidays,” Hardy said in a previous interview. “We would like to have someone in place by then. We will proceed quickly, but at the same time we’ll make sure we handle things correctly.”

Hardy has not returned recent calls by the Commercial on the issue.

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Still Undefeated: Georgetown Rides A Hot Start To Victory Over North Carolina A&T

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Georgetown men’s basketball team (8-0, Big East) remains undefeated after beating North Carolina A&T (5-4, MEAC) by a score of 83-74. Junior center Jessie Govan led the Hoyas with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while freshman guard Jamorko Pickett and junior guard/forward Kaleb Johnson also scored in double digits. Aggies junior guard Milik Gantz led NC A&T with 21 points.

The Hoyas came blazing out of the gates and took a quick 10-0 lead before the under-16 media timeout. However, the scoring slowed from there, as Georgetown only provided four more points in the next four minutes despite stifling the Aggies offense with their length and physicality.

“We’ve been doing a good job of going out to leads, and then they’re like, ‘Oh, we’re up,’” Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing said. “We’re letting teams back in, and that’s something that we can’t do, especially when we start playing much better teams.”

Gantz scored the first Aggies points from the free throw line after more than eight minutes of play, and, from there, NC A&T was able to keep up with Georgetown’s offense. The Aggies scored 10 points in the next four minutes while Govan made use of his size advantage down low, approaching yet another double-double by the under-8 timeout in the first half.

Aggies junior guard Aaren Edmead hit the first three-pointer of the game for either team to cut the Georgetown lead to 10 with 7:26 remaining in the half. The Hoyas owed much of their early defensive success to junior forward Marcus Derrickson, who had two first-half blocks and took two charges.

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The Mike Prince Radio Show: Coach Willie Simmons

Looking for immediate help, JSU set to host 'Juco Weekend' for recruits



JACKSON, Mississippi -- Tony Hughes wants to build a developmental program. A program based on recruiting good high school players who project as eventual starters at the FCS level.

His first two classes have been a step towards rebuilding the roster from the ground up. Jackson State has 41 freshmen and sophomores that will be sophomores and juniors next year.

But circumstances being what they are — JSU currently has just 10 rising seniors with major playing experience coming back — the Tigers are going to need to land some immediate help this recruiting cycle.

That's why this weekend, Hughes and his staff are hoping to land a few high-profile junior college transfers by hosting as many as a dozen prospects on campus for a "juco recruiting weekend."

"If we started tomorrow we would have 10 seniors and 16 juniors," Hughes said. "That gives us roughly 25 players in our junior and senior class, and that means we'd be playing in excess of 50 freshmen and sophomores. We need some older kids to balance our team and our program."

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Official Statement On Prairie View A&M Football


PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- After three seasons as head coach, Willie Simmons has left the Prairie View A&M University football program.
 
"We want to thank Coach Simmons and his family for their contributions to Prairie View A&M University," said Vice President/Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson. "He led Panther football through an exciting period with the opening of our new football stadium and helped Prairie View A&M to again become a contender in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. We wish him success in his future endeavors."
 
Assistant head coach Bubba McDowell has been named Interim Head Coach. He and quarterbacks coach K.J. Black will lead the program during this transition.
 
Dr. Corey Bradford, Senior Vice President of Fiscal Affairs, will chair the committee and the national search for the next football coach at Prairie View A&M University.


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TWITTER STATEMENT FROM WILLIE SIMMONS (Dec. 9, 2017)

Ram Ramblings: Buck Joyner's funeral will be Friday in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Ed “Buck” Joyner’s funeral will be held Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the United Metropolitan Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.

Joyner, a former CIAA head coach at St. Paul’s and Livingstone, died on Dec. 6 at the age of 68.

Joyner, a Winston-Salem native, was a Parkland High School graduate who spent more than 45 years coaching basketball. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Johnson C. Smith with his brother, Steve, who is the longtime coach of the Golden Bulls.

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