Coppin State’s Shalamar Oakley named MEAC Player of the Year

Photo: Shalamar Oakley, Coppin State University, MEAC 2008 Women's Player of the Year.

RALEIGH, N.C.-The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its 2008 All-MEAC honorees at the MEAC Tip-Off Basketball Tournament Banquet on Monday evening at the North Hilton Raleigh. Coppin State guard Shalamar Oakley was selected the Player of the Year as voted by the leagues’ Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors.

North Carolina A&T Head Coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs was selected by her counterparts as the 2008 Coach of the Year. Maryland Eastern Shore’s Casey Morton was chosen as the Rookie of the Year, while Corin Adams of Morgan State was named the Defensive Player of the Year.

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