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Friday, June 14, 2013
Georgia's Mark Richt says he handled Isaiah Crowell situation properly
DESTIN, Florida – University of Georgia head football coach Mark Richt said he did what was best at the time in how he handled Isaiah Crowell.
Last year, Richt dismissed the star tailback after Crowell was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after a handgun was found underneath his seat at a checkpoint on campus.
Crowell transferred to Alabama State before the 2012 season.
With the charges against Crowell being dropped last month, the Montgomery Advertiser asked Richt at the SEC Spring Meetings in about how he handled situations like Crowell’s.
“I really just have to base the decision on not only the incident that happens, but history prior to that,” Richt said. “You just got to try to do what you think is in the best interest of that young man and your program."
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Last year, Richt dismissed the star tailback after Crowell was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after a handgun was found underneath his seat at a checkpoint on campus.
Crowell transferred to Alabama State before the 2012 season.
With the charges against Crowell being dropped last month, the Montgomery Advertiser asked Richt at the SEC Spring Meetings in about how he handled situations like Crowell’s.
“I really just have to base the decision on not only the incident that happens, but history prior to that,” Richt said. “You just got to try to do what you think is in the best interest of that young man and your program."
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Belton, Flournoy, Rogers sign with Xavier Gold Nuggets
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| Reeka Belton Katy, Texas |
All three will be freshmen in the 2013-14 academic year.
Belton was a member of the cross country and track programs at Katy High School. The cross country team placed seventh at the 2012 Class 5A state meet and won a district championship. Belton was an academic all-state selection in track. Her best cross country times are 11 minutes, 45 seconds for two miles and 20:06 for 5,000 meters, and her best track times include 2:26.82 in the 800, 5:17 in the 1,500 and 5:35 in the 1,600.
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| Ashley Flournoy Richmond, Texas |
While running for the club Track Houston, she posted top-8 finishes in the 3,200 relay at the USATF National Junior Olympics in 2010 and 2011.
Flournoy competed for George Ranch High School and helped the Longhorns win district championships in cross country and outdoor track her junior year and in cross country her senior year. She was a district track champion in the 800 and 1,600 outdoors as a junior.
Rogers competed for Northside High School — where she won Class 4A state outdoor championships at 800 meters and in the 3,200 relay in 2012 — and had a combined 10 years of club competition with Focus Athletics and U.S. Express Track Club. She placed eighth in the 800 in the young women's division of the 2012 USATF National Junior Olympics.
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| Danielle Rogers Lafayette, Louisiana |
The best times of Rogers include 21:47.48 for three miles in cross country and 5:41.77 in the indoor 1,600 and 2:17 in the 800 on the track. She also played basketball for Northside and was a two-time all-defensive team selection in her district.
Belton will be a pre-pharmacy major at Xavier, Flournoy is undecided on her major — she hopes for a career as a physical therapist — and Rogers will be a biology/pre-pharmacy major.
In women's and men's cross country, Xavier is a seven-time defending Gulf Coast Athletic Conference champion and a 4-time qualifier during the past five seasons for the NAIA National Championships. Xavier won GCAC women's outdoor track championships in 2011 and 2013.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
Former Alabama State QB Tarvaris Jackson signs one-year deal with Seahawks (report)
SEATTLE, Washington --Former ASU standout
Tarvaris Jackson quarterback is back in Seattle.
After being released by the Buffalo Bills two days ago, the 30-year old has reportedly inked a one-year deal with the Seahawks.
Jackson's all too familiar with the Pacific Northwest. He started 15 games for the Seahawks in the 2011 season, throwing for 3,091 yards, 14 touchdowns and 13 interceptions while completing 271 of 450 attempts before being dealt to Buffalo for a seventh-round draft pick 10 months ago.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Coppin State transfer chooses Siena
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| #1 PATRICK COLE MAKES DRIVE ON TEXAS |
Cole will sit out next season in accordance with NCAA rules and will have three years of eligibility starting with the 2014-15 season.
Cole’s commitment comes even though Siena appeared to already have all of its 13 scholarships taken for next season. It suggests that redshirt sophomore forward Trenity Burdine won’t return after being suspended twice last season and having academic problems.
Jason Rich, Siena’s assistant athletic director for communications, said he couldn’t confirm whether any current players are departing.
Cole is familiar with new Siena coach Jimmy Patsos because they both spent the past season in Baltimore, where Cole played Coppin State and Patsos was the coach at Loyola University. Cole had seven points in a 67-51 loss to Loyola this past season.
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USM Report on Coppin State: More Unkept Promises?
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| Coppin State University Physical Education Complex |
Critics who have watched more closely the politics surrounding the Coppin campus are less forgiving and more skeptical. They question not only the necessity for the report, but also its objectivity, content and timing. They are particularly sensitive to attempts to blame the Coppin administration, faculty and students for the failures of policymakers and others responsible for the academic program approval, the awarding of operating funds, and the funding of facilities. The USM report on Coppin is, for these critics, a self-serving “report of convenience” designed more to change the narrative on the failures of the University System of Maryland and the state than to demonstrate a genuine interest in Coppin.
There appears to be a good reason for skepticism. Of Coppin’s many needs, it has never suffered from a shortage of reports and studies. Several have been issued over the last three decades with the best examples being a 1981 study on the status of Maryland’s HBCUs; the 2001 Toll Report on the revitalization of Coppin State College; and the 2008 HBI study issued in conjunction with a special state higher education funding commission report. Each of these documents speaks objectively to the critical needs of Coppin and, by implication, to the lack of state investment in the campus. None blamed the administration, the faculty or even the students for any underperformance. Apparently, the authors of these reports realized that even the most skillful president would find it difficult, if not impossible, to effectively and efficiently manage an institution without the required resources. Note that the earlier reports were done under the watchful eye of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and were developed by independent groups.
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Coppin State again targeted for transformation
Panel recommends changes at Coppin State
Tough love for Coppin
Coppin State University Breaks Ground on New Science and Technology Center
Segregation, state's neglect at heart of Coppin's 'mess'
Report: Coppin State lacks leadership, accountability
Coppin professors group responds to college review
Several Measures Needed to Help HBCU's Boost Retention, Graduation Rates
MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE: Charlie Neal, The Voice of Black College Sports, To Be Recognized Labor Day Weekend
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| Charlie Neal |
With his signature baritone, Neal—a 2013 MEAC/SWAC Challenge Legend—first hit the national scene in 1980, when he started doing play-by-play for the upstart Black Entertainment Network (BET). In 2005, Neal brought his talents and experience to ESPN, primarily serving as play-by-play announcer for HBCU football and basketball telecasts on ESPNU.
“Covering the games, of course, I knew everybody,” says Neal. “Jerry Rice, Steve McNair, Avery Johnson…. Basketball or football, I was involved with all these people.
“Eddie Robinson, for example, was always very kind and accessible and courteous. He carried a briefcase on the sidelines at every game. I always used to make fun of him with that briefcase. He would say that he had a ham sandwich in there in case he got hungry during the game. I don’t know if it was true or not, but that was our joke.”
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Florida A&M Holmes makes his sales pitch
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Earl Holmes is raising the stakes when it comes to how much reach his football team will have in his first season as head coach at FAMU.
On Tuesday afternoon at the North Monroe Conference Center, he told a group of business owners if they make an investment in FAMU athletics by advertising at Bragg Stadium, they will realize dividends. That, he said, will be possible because of how many fans he is convinced will show up for the five games that the Rattlers play at home.
Without providing an exact number, Holmes said ticket sales are well above where they were at this point last year. The Rattlers had the second-highest paid attendance in the MEAC and 16th among all FCS programs, averaging just over 14,000, in 2012.
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On Tuesday afternoon at the North Monroe Conference Center, he told a group of business owners if they make an investment in FAMU athletics by advertising at Bragg Stadium, they will realize dividends. That, he said, will be possible because of how many fans he is convinced will show up for the five games that the Rattlers play at home.
Without providing an exact number, Holmes said ticket sales are well above where they were at this point last year. The Rattlers had the second-highest paid attendance in the MEAC and 16th among all FCS programs, averaging just over 14,000, in 2012.
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Jackson State avoids APR sanctions
JACKSON, Mississippi -- No Jackson State athletic program faces a postseason ban, despite two sports falling below the 900 APR four-year benchmark.The Jackson State men’s basketball (898) and baseball (899) programs both fell below the NCAA’s academic progress report benchmark, but weren’t subject to a postseason ban because of a two-year APR average above 930.
As a whole, however, 94 percent of Jackson State’s athletic programs had single-year scores of 930 or better. The school’s football program had a 53-point single-year increase from 918 last year to 971.
JSU men’s basketball avoided any major penalties, but not all of its Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) brethren were as lucky. Four of the 10 men’s basketball SWAC teams will be ineligible for the NCAA Tournament in 2013-14, barring a successful waiver appeal.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
XU adds South Carolina standout and another Reuther
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| Emily Reuther |
Jackson, who is 5-feet-4, was a Coaches Association for Women's Sports Class AAA All-State selection in 2012 while competing for Airport High School in West Columbia, S.C. She was a two-year starter and helped the Lady Eagles reach the state semifinals in 2012.
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| Destiny Jackson |
Reuther's sister Taylor is an XU outside hitter and was a third-team Capital One Academic All-American as a sophomore in 2012.
Xavier was 22-8 in 2012, won Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships and qualified for the NAIA National Championship. The 2013 season will begin in late August.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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Ten UMES Baseball Players Earn MEAC All-Academic Honors
NORFOLK, Virginia -- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has announced that ten UMES student-athletes have been recognized on the league's 2013 Baseball All-Academic Team. Dustin Aigner (Melfa, Va.), Jordan Bone (Pittston, Pa.), Stephen Bull (Millsboro, Del.), Nick Cooper (Delmar, Del.), Thomas Gray (Delmar, Del.), Tim Gray (Dover, Del.), Joshua James (Milford, Del.), Brandon Schott (Warren, Pa.), Zach Townsend (Salisbury, Md.) and Tyler Witte (Westminster, Md.) all were honored with a place on the MEAC Baseball All-Academic Team.
Bull, Schott and Witte earned MEAC All-Academic honors for the second consecutive season.
To qualify, student-athletes must be of at least sophomore standing athletically and academically, hold a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average and be enrolled at the MEAC institution at least one full academic year.
"I congratulate our baseball student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during this academic school year," said Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas in the MEAC press release. "In addition to recognizing the student-athletes achievements, I also applaud the athletic academic support staffs, coaching staffs and all persons who contributed to the academic success of these student-athletes."
In all, 91 MEAC baseball student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team.
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Alabama State has 4 teams facing postseason bans due to academics
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Alabama State's football, men's basketball, baseball and women's volleyball teams face Academic Progress Rate postseason bans for 2013-14 pending waiver requests by the university.
The NCAA's annual APR release today shows those programs are ineligible for the postseason. In a statement, Alabama State Interim President William H. Harris said the university is "optimistic" for favorable wavier-relief outcomes for the upcoming seasons.
In addition, Alabama State received practice reduction penalties in baseball and softball along with the four sports facing postseason bans. Eighteen Division I teams face postseason bans for low academic progress scores.
Teams with postseason bans are those that score below a 900 APR in rolling four-year data. The APR awards two points each term to athletes who meet eligibility standards and remain at their school. The latest scores came from the 2008-09 to 2011-12 academic years.
‘Very frustrating’: Golden Lions, other teams deal with prospects of ban
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS -- Arkansas Pine Bluff point guard Tevin Hammond didn’t sign up to miss two years of postseason basketball action, but that’s the very thing he and his teammates are facing, pending a review of the team’s Academic Progress Rate data by the NCAA.
“It’s very frustrating for our seniors and everything,” said Hammond, who will be a junior next season. “Just the hard work we put into it this past year and for it to be taken away, and then to come back this season and lose it again, it’s just frustrating.”
But there is hope for the Golden Lions.
If the NCAA’s ongoing review shows that the team has reached the NCAA’s benchmark of a 900 four-year APR with corrected data used to figure the scores, the Golden Lions will be eligible for the SWAC and national tournaments in the 2013-14 season.
NCAA APR again hits schools with lesser resources
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| "If you can't graduate half your student-athletes, you shouldn't be worried about playing in championships or tournaments," said NCAA President Mark Emmert. "There's more important things for you to be focused on." (Courtesy NCAA.org) |
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Eighteen Division I teams will miss the postseason, and another 18 in men's basketball and nine other college sports will trade practice time for remedial classroom sessions under NCAA academic progress reports released Tuesday.
Poor Academic Progress Rate scores mean postseason bans in the 2013-14 academic year for teams from 10 schools: Alabama State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, Florida International, Grambling State, Mississippi Valley State, New Orleans, Norfolk State, Savannah State and Southern. For Southern, its track team is ineligible for the postseason.
That compares to 15 teams ineligible for the 2012-13 postseason.
Five teams received Level 3 APR penalties, which can include financial aid reductions and multi-year postseason bans: the men's basketball teams at Grambling, Mississippi Valley, New Orleans and Louisiana-Monroe and Chicago State's women's volleyball team.
Most of the penalized schools have significantly more limited resources than top NCAA programs, including 11 historically black schools. Four of those banned are men's basketball squads from the 10-team Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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NSU track ineligible for 2013-14 postseason
NORFOLK, Virginia -- Norfolk State's men's indoor and outdoor track teams, which have dominated the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in recent years, will be ineligible for the 2013-14 postseason after findings revealed in the NCAA's annual academic progress report released Tuesday.The volleyball and women's indoor and outdoor track teams were hit with four-hour reductions in weekly practice time in light of the report, which identifies and penalizes academically lagging programs.
The postseason bans are the first for any NSU teams, athletic director Marty Miller said. They did not follow a warning or a lesser penalty from the NCAA, something Miller said he found "very puzzling."
"The thing about it that's so disappointing about the track program is that this is not typical for our programs," he said, asserting that the school fared well overall in the report. "We have not ever been in this situation before."
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University of the District of Columbia Hires Michael Riley as Men's Basketball Head Coach
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| MICHAEL RILEY HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH UDC FIREBIRDS (Courtesy UDC Athletics) |
"Mike Riley is an outstanding choice to lead our Men's Basketball program," said Patricia Thomas. "He has exceptional credentials and experience as a coach and administrator. Most importantly, though, he is a person of extremely high character and values. He is a tremendous leader of men. I have no doubt that he will take the University of the District of Columbia Men's Basketball program to new heights, and our student-athletes will benefit tremendously on the court, in the classroom, and in life by having him at the helm."
Riley has a distinguished coaching resume which includes more than 20 years as an assistant coach at Georgetown University. He was also an assistant coach on the 1988 Olympic basketball team that earned the bronze medal. Riley came to the University of the District of Columbia in 2009 and has served as the Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations during that time.
"I am ecstatic to be able to take over as the new Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of the District of Columbia," said Riley. "The Firebirds have a long and rich tradition. As the University continues to move in a positive direction, I look forward to leading this program as one piece of the successful future of the University. We will recruit young men that will work hard and intelligently in the classroom and on the basketball court. We will be positive citizens on campus and in the community. We will represent the Firebird family well in all that we do. It is an honor and a privilege to be selected as the Men's Basketball Coach at the University of the District of Columbia."
Riley is a Washington, DC native, having graduated from Cardozo High School, where he was a standout guard on the men's basketball team. Riley earned team Defensive Player of the Year honors while at Cardozo and was also selected Most Valuable Player during his senior year. Riley was inducted into the Cardozo High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.
After attending Cardozo High School, Riley served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Holland stationed in the Mediterranean.
Riley went on to graduate from Georgetown University with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Sociology. While at Georgetown, Riley was a member of the Hoyas Men's Basketball Team where he was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
Riley went on to serve as an assistant basketball coach at Georgetown University from 1983 to 2004. While at Georgetown, Riley coached the Hoyas to six Big East Conference Championships, four Big East Tournament Championships, two Final Fours, and the 1984 National Championship. He also served as the academic coordinator during his tenure at Georgetown.
In addition to his accomplishments at Cardozo and Georgetown, Riley also served as Athletic Director at St. Augustine Catholic School. From 1980 to 1982, he was an Assistant Headmaster, Economics teacher, and junior varsity basketball coach at Gonzaga College High School.
The University of the District of Columbia is an NCAA Division II member institution, competing in the East Coast Conference. The University of the District of Columbia sponsors 10 intercollegiate athletic programs including: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, women's cross country, men's soccer, and women's indoor and outdoor track.
As the only urban land-grant institution in the United States, the University of the District of Columbia (www.udc.edu) supports a broad mission of education, research and community service across all member colleges and schools, which include the Community College, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and David A. Clarke School of Law.
The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For a full version of the University's EO Policy Statement, please visit: http://www.udc.edu/equal_opportunity.
The University of the District of Columbia is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education - 3624 Market Street - Philadelphia, PA 19104 - (267)284-5000.
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Kidd set to leave North Carolina Central
DURHAM, North Carolina — This time, a bigger bird is leaving the Eagles’ nest. Stanton Kidd, the third-leading scorer in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference this past season, no longer is a member of N.C. Central’s basketball team. He wants to transfer to a basketball program with a higher profile, and NCCU has granted his release.
“Stanton Kidd is one of my favorite people,” NCCU coach LeVelle Moton said. “I feel blessed to have coached an outstanding basketball player, but more importantly, an even better person. Stanton was such an integral part of our team this past season, and it will be disappointing to see him go.
“He is a super kid with amazing parents and was on schedule to graduate in May. However, this is the business of college basketball, and Stanton, along with his family, decided that he needed to play at a program that will give him national notoriety to pursue his NBA dreams.”
If Kidd goes to another Division I program, NCAA rules would force him to miss the upcoming season.
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SWAC: NCAA Releases Academic Progress Rate Report
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Fifteen athletic programs within seven member institutions of the Southwestern
Athletic Conference have been penalized based on its NCAA Division I Academic
Progress Rate (APR) data for the 2011-2012 academic year. The NCAA made the
announcement today through an online post with links to the four-year APR
data.
SWAC member institutions
and programs penalized with postseason ineligibility include: Alabama State University
(Baseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Volleyball) - Grambling State University (Men's
Basketball) - Mississippi Valley
State University (Baseball, Football, Men's Basketball) - Southern University (Men's Outdoor
and Indoor Track & Field) - University of Arkansas at Pine
Bluff (Men's Basketball).
Alabama A&M University
men's golf, Alabama State softball, Alcorn State University men's basketball and
Arkansas-Pine Bluff men's golf were each handed a level-one penalty but
maintained its postseason eligibility.
“The Southwestern Athletic
Conference remains committed to assisting our member institutions in meeting
academic progress and the metric for a successful Academic Progress Rate,” said
SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp. “The SWAC will continue to work closely with the
NCAA, President Mark Emmert, Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) chair
Walter Harrison and the Limited Resource Institutions advisory group. We are
also proud of our student-athletes who have achieved academic success by
graduating and performing at the highest level during competition.”
Along with the postseason
ban, the programs received a level-one penalty which includes practice
reduction.
Alabama State (Football
and Men's Basketball), Grambling State (Men's Basketball), Mississippi Valley
State (Men's Basketball), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Men's Basketball), Southern
(Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field) also received a level-two penalty -
in season and out of season restrictions. In addition to the reduction of four
practice time replaced with academic activities, level-two penalty includes the
elimination of non-championship season or spring football. Teams without a
non-championship season face a reduced number of contests.
MVSU and GSU men's
basketball teams were also tagged with a level-three penalty which includes
various restrictions. This can include financial aid reductions, additional
practice and contest restrictions; and potential multiyear bans on postseason
competitions.
ASU, UAPB, and MVSU have
filed penalty waivers which are currently under review.
Beginning with 2012-13
championships, teams must earn a minimum 900 four-year APR or a 930 average over
the most recent two years to be eligible to participate.
SWAC APR leaders for
2011-2012 include:
| Alabama A&M | Football | 939 |
| Women's Basketball | 990 | |
| Alabama State | Women's Cross Country | 990 |
| Women's Indoor Track | 970 | |
| Women's Outdoor Track | 970 | |
| Alcorn State | Women's Soccer | 991 |
| Grambling State | Baseball | 960 |
| Softball | 971 | |
| Women's Bowling | 991 | |
| Jackson State | Men's Golf | 991 |
| Men's Tennis | 988 | |
| Women's Golf | 989 | |
| Women's Tennis | 100 | |
| Women's Volleyball | 973 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | Men's Cross Country | 992 |
| Men's Indoor Track | 988 | |
| Men's Outdoor Track | 988 | |
| Softball | 971 | |
| Prairie View A&M | Men's Basketball | 944 |
Jackson State women's
tennis received the NCAA Public Recognition Award scoring 1,000 which is the
highest any team can achieve.
The APR was implemented in
2005 to hold athletic programs accountable for their athletes working toward
earning a degree. Points are awarded for retention and graduation of scholarship
athletes.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The Rest of the Story: APR figures continue to show one clear loser: cash-poor schools
EXCERPT:The SWAC is getting crushed.
I’d like to tell you no one anticipated the third point, but that wouldn’t be true. It was a primary concern in my APR column from August 2011, when the new rules went into place and a combined 18 of the 21 SWAC and MEAC schools would have been deemed ineligible had there not be a transition period for the new system.
The problem with the way the APR system works is it’s systemically biased against cash-poor programs that don’t have the academic support staff and facilities to match bigger-conference programs. The issue is exacerbated by the way some schools have operated their programs, using the nonconference season as a cash-generating national beatdown tour. The players are away from campus a lot during the season, which doesn’t help.
Obviously, there’s a bigger-picture question of whether HBCUs (and other small programs) should be allowed to operate this way to fund their athletic departments, but since no one’s stepped in to stop it, NCAA rules have to be able to account for all different types of Division I programs, not just those with money and conference power.
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Four Florida A&M Athletic Teams Face NCAA Sanctions
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Department of Athletics announced that four programs will operate under penalty of the NCAA during the 2013-2014 academic school year as a result of the programs’ Academic Progress Rate (APR). According to the APR protocols established by the NCAA, FAMU’s volleyball team has fallen to Penalty Phase II status. Men’s basketball and men’s indoor/outdoor track and field have been placed on Penalty Phase I status.
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Four FAMU Athletic Teams Face NCAA Sanctions The Lady Rattler volleyball team’s Penalty Phase II means that along with reduced practice times, the program is currently not eligible for postseason play. For the teams being placed on Penalty Phase I status, their practice time will be reduced and they must allocate four additional hours to mandatory study hall, life skills classes and/or time management exercises.
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Division I Academics: Limited-resource, HBCU schools improve
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- One of the most notable trends in the Academic Performance Program data over the past two years has been the dramatic increase in Academic Progress Rates posted by limited-resource schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Although APRs at limited-resource schools and HBCUs have traditionally lagged behind other Division I institutions, recent data indicate a positive change. Limited-resource schools have raised their rates 11 points in that time period while the performance of HBCUs has climbed 15 points. While additional improvement is sought, many of those working on the issue are pleased with the uptick.“I’m optimistic,” said NCAA Executive Vice President Bernard Franklin. “Over time, these institutions will continue to flourish and meet the needs of their student-athletes.”
Franklin, who leads several programs designed to assist limited-resource schools and HBCUs with their academic challenges, credited presidential leadership and overall institutional commitment for the progress.
Dennis Thomas, commissioner of the HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, agreed.
“The presidents and chancellors made and activated a commitment to academic success,” Thomas said. He listed more dedicated resources to academic support, the encouragement of different recruiting practices and academic support integrated within the university as a whole as some of the most effective best practices championed by presidents.
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Shaw Bears Releases 2013-2014 Basketball Schedule
RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Shaw University today released its 2013-2014 men's basketball schedule, which features ten home dates, as well as an appearance at a tournament at Barton and a trip to Florida over the holiday break.SHAW UNIVERSITY BEARS 2013-14 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (.pdf)
| Date | Opponent | Time | ||
| Nov. 8 | vs. Mount Olive @ Barton College Tournament | TBA | ||
| Nov. 9 | at Barton | TBA | ||
| Barton College Tournament | ||||
| Nov. 18 | Charleston (W.V.) | 7:00 PM | ||
| Nov. 23 | Georgia Regents | 4:00 PM | ||
| Nov. 30 | vs. TBA @ Indiana, PA | TBA | ||
| IRMC Classic | ||||
| Dec. 1 | vs. TBA @ Indiana, PA | TBA | ||
| IRMC Classic | ||||
| Dec. 12 | at Georgia Regents | 7:30 PM | ||
| Dec. 14 | at Charleston (W.V.) | TBA | ||
| Dec. 20 | at Florida Southern | TBA | ||
| Dec. 22 | at Saint Leo | TBA | ||
| Jan. 2 | Elizabeth City State * | 8:00 PM | ||
| Jan. 4 | Chowan * | 4:00 PM | ||
| Jan. 6 | Virginia State * | 8:00 PM | ||
| Jan. 9 | at Virginia Union * | 7:30 PM | ||
| Jan. 11 | at Bowie State * | 7:30 PM | ||
| Jan. 13 | at Lincoln (Pa.) * | 7:30 PM | ||
| Jan. 18 | at Livingstone * | 7:30 PM | ||
| Jan. 22 | Winston-Salem State * | 8:00 PM | ||
| Jan. 25 | at Saint Augustine's * | 7:30 PM | ||
| Jan. 29 | at Fayetteville State * | 7:30 PM | ||
| Feb. 1 | Johnson C. Smith * | 4:00 PM | ||
| Feb. 8 | Livingstone * | 4:00 PM | ||
| Feb. 12 | at Winston-Salem State * | 7:30 PM | ||
| Feb. 15 | Saint Augustine's * | 4:00 PM | ||
| Feb. 19 | Fayetteville State * | 8:00 PM | ||
| Feb. 22 | at Johnson C. Smith * | |||
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