University of the District of Columbia to Host 2015-16 East Coast Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Tournaments

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Championship NCAA Division II hoops is coming to the nation's capital as the University of the District of Columbia will host the East Coast Conference Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Tournament at its Sports Complex on March 5th-6th, 2016.

"The East Coast Conference is thrilled to come to Washington, DC in 2016 for UDC's first ever ECC Championship Tournament," ECC Commissioner Bob Dranoff said. "We look forward to presenting a fun and exciting event in our nation's capital for the student-athletes participating, as well as all the families and fans who will be there to support the ECC."

An action-packed weekend featuring a total of six games (four semifinal games Saturday and two championship games Sunday) will culminate with both a men's and women's team cutting down the nets and earning coveted automatic bids to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Additionally, an All-Tournament Team and Tournament MVP will be announced at the conclusion of each tournament final, and several contests and other promotional activities will be announced at a later date.

"We are excited about this tremendous opportunity to host the East Coast Conference Basketball Championships," UDC Director of Athletics Patricia Thomas said. "Washington, DC, recently named 'America's Coolest City,' is a sensational destination for fans and tournament participants, and we will showcase our campus throughout tournament weekend."

Ticket prices will be $7 for adults, $4 for students (with ID), kids (ages 5-12), senior citizens and military.

Requests for media or photography credentials should be made to Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications, Eric Zedalis (eric.zedalis@udc.edu)

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Tuskegee Women's Basketball Releases 2015-16 Schedule

Quacy Barnes-Timmons
Head Coach

TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- Tuskegee University women's basketball coach Quacy Barnes-Timmons released the 2015-16 schedule this afternoon and it features non-conference contests against members from the Gulf South Conference (GSC), Peach Belt Conference (PBC), and two NCAA Division I foes.

The schedule is also highlighted by three teams who participated in the regionals last season in NCAA Division II. The schedule also features eight non-conference games, in which five of those teams finished with a winning record during the 2014-15 season, including three teams with 19 or more wins.

The Tigerettes play 11 games at home this season, including two non-conference match-ups against opponents from the Peach Belt Conference. Before they play their first home game, the Tigerettes travel to Valdosta to take on Valdosta State University and the University of West Georgia on November 14 and 15, respectively.

Tuskegee then travels to Florence to take on the University of North Alabama on November 19, before heading to Huntsville to take on the University of Alabama-Huntsville on November 20.

Following the contest against UAH, the Tigerettes will take 10 days off before playing their first home game of the season against Peach Belt Conference member Georgia College and State University on November 30. Following that contest, the Tigerettes will stay in state to open up SIAC play against Spring Hill College on the road December 3.

Tuskegee closes out the non-conference portion of the schedule the first two weeks of December, with one of the toughest stretches of games during the season. They return home to face Columbus State University, a team that made it to the regional semifinals before losing and is the former school of Timmons. The Tigerettes will then hit the road to face a pair of NCAA Division I members, beginning with Ohio Valley Conference member Jacksonville State on December 13 and then SWAC member Alabama A&M University on December 16 – closing out the non-conference portion of the schedule.

Following the Christmas break, the Tigerettes open up conference play beginning on the road with a pair of games in South Carolina. They play Benedict College in Columbia on January 2, followed by Claflin on January 4 in Orangeburg. The team will stay on the road for their next game, heading to Augusta to face Paine College on January 11.

Following the contest at Paine, Tuskegee returns home for a seven-game homestand beginning with Central State on January 16. They follow that contest up with games against Kentucky State, Lane, Lemoyne-Owen, Fort Valley, Albany State and Miles.

After the Miles contest on February 1, the Tigerettes head north to face Stillman on February 6 before returning home on February 8 to face Clark-Atlanta.

The Tigerettes close out the regular season with three of their final four contests on the road, with the only home game coming on February 20 against Stillman.

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TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKEBALL 2015-16 Schedule

Date		Opponent	Location	Time/Result	Details
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11/14/2015		Valdosta State University	Valdosta, GA	TBA	Details
11/15/2015		University of West Georgia	Valdosta, Ga.	TBA	Details
11/19/2015		University of North Alabama	Florence, ALA	TBA	Details
11/20/2015		University of Alabama in Huntsville	Huntsville, ALA	TBA	Details
11/30/2015		Georgia College and State University	Tuskegee, ALA	TBA	Details
12/3/2015	*	Spring Hill College	Mobile, ALA	TBA	Details
12/5/2015		Columbus State University	Tuskegee, ALA	TBA	Details
12/13/2015		Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville, ALA	TBA	Details
12/16/2015		Alabama A&M University	Huntsville, ALA	TBA	Details
1/2/2016	*	Benedict College	Columbia, SC	TBA	Details
1/4/2016	*	Claflin University	Orangeburg, SC	TBA	Details
1/11/2016	*	Paine College	Augusta, GA	TBA	Details
1/16/2016	*	Central State University	Tuskegee, ALA	1:00 PM	Details
1/18/2016	*	Kentucky State University	Tuskegee, ALA	5:30 PM	Details
1/21/2016	*	Lane College	Tuskegee, ALA	5:30 PM	Details
1/23/2016	*	LeMoyne-Owen College	Tuskegee, ALA	1:00 PM	Details
1/28/2016	*	Fort Valley State University	Tuskegee, ALA	5:30 PM	Details
1/30/2016	*	Albany State University	Tuskegee, ALA	1:00 PM	Details
2/1/2016	*	Miles College	Tuskegee, ALA	5:30 PM	Details
2/6/2016	*	Stillman College	Tuscaloosa, ALA	TBA	Details
2/8/2016	*	Clark Atlanta University	Tuskegee, ALA	5:30 PM	Details
2/11/2016	*	Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley, GA	TBA	Details
2/13/2016	*	Albany State University	Albany, GA	TBA	Details
2/20/2016	*	Stillman College	Tuskegee, ALA	1:00 PM	Details
2/22/2016	*	Miles College	Fairfield, ALA	TBA	Details
SIAC Basketball Tournament
2/29-3/3/2016		TBA	Birmingham, ALA	TBA	Details

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Deon King Named to STATS FCS Preseason All-America 2nd Team

NORFOLK, Virginia -- Norfolk State senior linebacker Deon King was named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America second team, the organization announced on Thursday.

King is a two-time All-MEAC defender who earned first-team all-conference accolades as a junior in 2014. King ranked fourth in the MEAC with 106 total tackles last season for the No. 2 ranked defense in the nation among FCS squads. King's 18 tackles for loss tied for second-most in the MEAC, and his 7.5 sacks tied for sixth. In addition, King recovered three fumbles, forced two, intercepted one pass, deflected two others, and had nine quarterback hurries.


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King was at his best in the second half of the season. In the year's final six games, King tallied 66 tackles, 13.5 for losses, and five sacks. He had 15 tackles in the win at Hampton, a career-high 19 stops (four for loss) against Bethune-Cookman, and closed the year with a career-high five tackles for loss at South Carolina State.

King is one of six MEAC players on the first, second or third team All-America lists released Thursday by STATS, which has acquired The Sports Network and will continue TSN's FCS national coverage.

The entire preseason FCS All-America team can be found here.

Matt Michalec, Asst. AD/Communications
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Southern University Football Unveils 2015 Fall Camp Schedule

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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern University's quest for a third straight SWAC Western Division crown begins when fall camp opens August 2 and players report to the A.W. Mumford Fieldhouse at 1 p.m.

The Jaguars, who travel to Ruston to face Louisiana Tech in the season opener on Sept. 5, will hold their first practice of fall camp on Aug. 3 at 4:35 p.m. For the second consecutive fall camp, freshman and newcomers will hold a brief practice session at 3:45 p.m. prior to the Monday's full team practice.

Head Coach Dawson Odum's Jaguars swop their practice shells for full pads on Aug. 7 for a 9:15 a.m. practice. The first of three scheduled two-a-day practices start Aug. 8 with a morning session set for 9:15 a.m. and an afternoon practice at 4:15 p.m. Southern concludes five straight days in full pads on August 11 with fall camps' first situational scrimmage at 9:15 a.m.

The final scrimmage of fall camp is slated for Saturday, August 15 at 9:15 a.m. before the Jaguars gather at the F.G. Clark Activity Center to host Fall Fan Fest at 2 p.m..

Classes for the Fall 2015 semester begin Monday, August 17.


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SOUTHERN FOOTBALL 2015 FALL CAMP SCHEDULE 

Aug. 2 - PLAYERS REPORT - 1 p.m.-3 p.m.; Equipment Pickup - 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.;
Physicals - 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Aug. 3 - PRACTICE #1 (HELMETS) - 4:35 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 4 - PRACTICE #2 (HELMETS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Aug. 5 - PRACTICE #3 (SHELLS) - 3:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Aug. 6 - PRACTICE #4 (SHELLS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Aug. 7 - PRACTICE #5 (FULL PADS) 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Aug. 8 - PRACTICE #6 (FULL PADS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | PRACTICE #7 (SHELLS) 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Aug. 9 - PRACTICE #8 (FULL PADS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Aug. 10 - PRACTICE #9 (FULL PADS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | PRACTICE #10 (SHELLS) 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Aug. 11 - PRACTICE #11 (FULL PADS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; Situational Scrimmage #1

Aug. 12 - PRACTICE #12 (SHELLS) - 5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 13 - PRACTICE #13 (FULL PADS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | PRACTICE #14 (SHELLS) 5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Aug. 14 - PRACTICE #15 (FULL PADS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Aug. 15 - PRACTICE #16 (FULL PADS) - 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m

Aug. 17 - Classes Begin - No Practice

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NCCU Alum Dominique Sutton to Participate in NBA Summer League

OAKLAND, California -- Former North Carolina Central University men's basketball forward Dominique Sutton has been selected to play with the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors' Summer League team. The team will compete in the 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas from July 10-20.

Sutton transferred from Kansas State University and played at NCCU during the 2011-12 season when he averaged 16.4 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per game, and earned multiple weekly honors on his way to being named First Team All-MEAC.

The Tulsa 66ers selected Sutton sixth overall in the 2012 NBA Developmental League draft and he averaged 10.2 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game in his first season, appearing in 48 games and starting 29. During the season he won the Slam Dunk Contest at the 2013 NBA D-League Showcase event and was named to the All-Rookie Second Team at the end of that campaign.

Sutton went on to play for Ikaros Chalkidas B.C. in Greece and Air21 Express in the Philippines from 2013-2014 before returning to the NBDL after being claimed by the Golden State Warriors on December 4, 2014.



During the 2014-15 season for the Santa Cruz Warriors, Sutton poured in 13.1 points per game and pulled down 6.4 rebounds per game while appearing in 40 games and starting five. The Warriors won the NBDL Championship after sweeping the Fort Wayne Mad Antz, and Sutton was named to the 2015 All-Defensive Third Team at the end of the season.

"I couldn't be prouder of a basketball player," NCCU men's basketball head coach LeVelle Moton said about his former student-athlete. "Dom has worked his entire life to capitalize on his opportunity, and to do that with the world champs will only move him one step closer to his dream. He's the toughest kid I've ever coached."

Sutton is joined by his Santa Cruz teammate Aaron Craft, 2015 Golden State first round pick Kevon Looney, and Golden State reserve player James Michael McAdoo on the Summer League roster to name a few players. The team will play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, July 10 at the Thomas & Mack Center to open up the competition.

For more information on the Golden State Warriors' Summer League team and to view the full roster, click here.

For more information on NCCU Athletics, visit NCCUEaglePride.com.

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Southern recruit signs with Boston Red Sox

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Nick Hamilton, who was a fall baseball signee for Southern University, inked a deal with the Boston Red Sox after being selected in last month's Major League Baseball Draft.

Hamilton, a 5-foot-11, 170 centerfielder, was selected in the 11th round, 321st overall but did not sign with the Red Sox until June 23 after graduating from Lockport High School in New York.

"We have to continue to recruit these caliber of student-athletes in an effort to rebuild the Southern baseball program to the success we enjoyed in the late 90's and early 2000's," said head baseball coach Roger Cador.

During Hamilton's senior campaign plaSying in Niagara Frontier League, he excelled as one of the league's top players, hitting .440 with four homeruns and 14 RBI. In 2014, Hamilton helped propel Lockport to a NFL championship as a junior.

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Funeral Arrangements for BSU's Dr. Freddie Vaughns Announced

Dr. Vaughns Remembered for His Dedication to Promoting Student Success

BOWIE, Maryland -- The homegoing services for Dr. Freddie T. Vaughns, assistant vice president of academic affairs at Bowie State University, will be held on Monday, July 13 at Shiloh Baptist Church. The viewing will be from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and the service will start at 12 p.m.

The interment will take place immediately following the service at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

Dr. Vaughns, a champion for student achievement for more than 40 years, died on July 4. He was 65.

Learn more about Dr. Vaughns and his impact on the Bowie State community.

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