BSU Bulldogs Predicted To Finish Atop the CIAA Northern Div.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – The 2013-2014 CIAA Men's Predicted Order of Finish and Pre-Season All-CIAA Team were announced at the Annual Basketball Press Conference held at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel Thursday morning.

The Bowie State Bulldogs were picked to finish atop in the CIAA Northern Division as voted by the CIAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association. Winston-Salem State University is picked to finish first in the CIAA Southern Division.

Of the individual student-athletes honored Bowie State senior Carlos Smith (Baltimore, Md.) was selected by the CIAA Coaches. Smith ranked sixth on the team in scoring (7.0 ppg), third in rebounds (5.1 rpg) and first in team blocks with 37.

Last season, the Bowie State University Bulldogs won the conference tournament championship and finished the season with a 16-14 overall record (8-8 CIAA), and third in the Division (6-4). A complete list of the 2013-2014 Pre-Season Team and Predicted Order of Finish is as follows:



2013-2014 Men's Pre-Season Basketball TeamCarlos Smith (Bowie State), Tyrrel Tate (Fayetteville State), Emilio Parks (Johnson C. Smith), Derrick Washington (The Lincoln University), Jody Hill (Livingstone), Mark Thomas (Livingstone), Joel Kindred (Saint Augustine's), Curtis Hines (Shaw), Chris Grier (Virginia State), Omar Briggs (Virginia Union), Preston Ross (Winston-Salem State), Tryree Desmore (Winston-Salem State).

MEN'S PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

Northern Division	Southern Division
1. Bowie State University	Winston-Salem State University
2. The Lincoln University	Livingstone College
3. Elizabeth City State University	Shaw University
4. Virginia State University	Johnson C. Smith University
5. Virginia Union University	Fayetteville State University
6. Chowan University	Saint Augustine's University

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