Sunday, March 18, 2012

HU sends letter to NCAA selection committee

HAMPTON, Virginia -- Hampton is not taking the perceived slight of being seeded No. 16 in the women's NCAA tournament lying down.

Rodney Smith, HU's vice president for administrative services, sent a letter dated Tuesday to Greg Christopher, chair of the Division I women's basketball committee, expressing the school's disappointment.

The letter said, in part: "In comparison with other teams that were seeded better than Hampton University, we feel that Hampton University as well as its Lady Pirates, coaches, faculty, staff, students, administration, alumni, and all friends and supporters of the University have been deeply disrespected and insulted."

"We didn't want it to go by and not let our voices be heard," HU athletic director Keshia Campbell said Wednesday. "Coach (David) Six has done his due diligence with this in breaking down every team, (and) we just felt the need to come up with a university response to the seeding."

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