Thursday, October 1, 2015

Bowie State Bulldogs Predicted To Finish First in the CIAA Northern Division



CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- The 2015-2016 CIAA Men's Predicted Order of Finish and Pre-Season All-CIAA Team were announced at the Annual Basketball Press Conference held at the Crowne Plaza Executive Park Hotel on Thursday (October 1st) afternoon.

The Bowie State Bulldogs were picked to finish atop in the CIAA Northern Division as voted by the CIAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association. Defending CIAA Champion Livingstone College is picked to finish first in the CIAA Southern Division.
 
When asked about this year's team, sixth year head coach Darrell Brooks said, "We're really excited about the start of a new season and believe our guys are in really good shape".  "With the addition of four newcomers combined with 11 returning players, we're a lot longer and more athletic than we were last year."

Of the individual student-athletes honored Bowie State senior Justin Beck (Ellicott City, Md.) was selected by the CIAA Coaches. Beck played in all 30 games last season, ranked second on the team in scoring (9.8 ppg) and first in rebounds (6.0 rpg).

Last season, the Bowie State University Bulldogs were Co-Champions in the Northern Division and finished the season with a 22-8 overall record and 13-3 CIAA record. A complete list of the 2015-2016 Pre-Season Team and Predicted Order of Finish is as follows;


MEN'S PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

Northern Division
Bowie State University
Virginia State University
Lincoln University
Chowan University
Virginia Union University
Elizabeth City University

 
Southern Division
Livingstone College
Winston-Salem State University
Johnson C. Smith University
Saint Augustine's University
Fayetteville State University
Shaw University

2015-2016 Men's Pre-Season Basketball Team
Ray Anderson (Virginia Union), Justin Beck (Bowie State), Jamar Cooper (Shaw), Joshua Dawson (Fayetteville State), Eric Dubose (Livingstone), Anthony Gaskins (Saint Augustine's), Quincy January (Saint Augustine's), Elijah Moore (Virginia State), Stedmon Lemon (Johnson C. Smith), Ty Newman (Livingstone), Diondre Pratt (Johnson C. Smith) and Larry Richardson (Shaw).


COURTESY BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

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