BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Head Coach Roman Banks and the Southern University's Men's Basketball Program opened its "Future Jaguars" Youth Basketball Camp Monday in F.G Clark Activity Center.
From 8 a.m. to noon kids, ages 6-12, participate in drills and learned basic basketball fundamentals
"This is Southern's first camp on site in seven years and the turnout has been wonderful," said Banks. "I do envision our numbers being greater in the future."
Campers receive one-on-one instruction from the coaches and student-athletes to provide them with a great foundation to the game of basketball. Camp consists of 10-minute stations where stationary ball-handling, passing, layups, defense, shooting and rebounding drill are being conducted.
Most importantly, the youth camp allows the men's program the opportunity to welcome in a new generation of Jaguars fans.
"This camp gives us a chance to open our doors to kids in the area and gives them an opportunity to meet Coach Banks and interact with some of our players while we try to build a basement of fundamentals and build them up," said Rodney Kirschner, Director of Basketball Operations.
"We teach them the correct way to pass, rebound and basic principles of defense. We want them to have fun," said Kirschner.
For a change of pace, younger kids engage in relay races that implore many if the skills the campers learned that day, while the older campers play 3-on-3 games and "Knockout."
"It's really to introduce Southern's basketball program to the campers. Also to interact in the community and be that pillar of young leadership as it relates to our basketball players and the image of Southern University," said Banks. " We're bringing the tradition back!"
Banks and the Jaguars will conclude camp on Thursday, June 14th.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Paine's Link likes new recruiting class
“I’m trying to win the thing,” Link said. “We’re definitely going to go hard at it.”
The recruiting class is highlighted by a pair of front-court players with Division I experience in Toby Veal (Virginia Commonwealth) and Jerel Stephenson (UNC Wilmington). After playing at Colorado, Northwest Florida State and VCU, Veal will play his final college season at Paine. Veal saw time for the Rams when they advanced to the 2011 Final Four. When VCU upset No. 1 Kansas in the Elite Eight, Veal had six points and five rebounds in 16 minutes.
The 6-foot-7, 245-pound Veal, who played high school basketball in ...
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PEACH STATE PIGSKIN PREVIEW: Albany State Rams have serious QB quandary
MACON, Georgia -— Just over a month ago as the Albany State football team was preparing for its spring scrimmage, coach Mike White said he was looking forward to the long, competitive quarterback battle between Blaize Schaeffer and Keenan Grissett. That battle is now over before it ever really began.
Schaeffer, who was the backup last season behind star QB Stanley Jennings, is academically ineligible for the upcoming season, White told The Herald, and his absence Tuesday at the annual Peach State Pigskin Preview in Macon was one of the biggest concerns addressed.
“The quarterback position is huge right now,” White said. “It’s not real clear, and I’m hoping it gets itself worked out real soon.”
White said the Rams, who were 8-4 last year but ended the season with losses to Miles in the conference championship game and North Greenville in the opening round of the Division II playoffs, have several holes left to fill before ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
CIAA NOTEBOOK: Team USA taps Shaw University duo
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| Jolene Arroyo (left) and Chelsea Holliday (right) are in Curacao this week representing the USA. (Photo Courtesy: Shaw University Sports Information) |
Jolene Arroyo and Chelsea Holliday have been selected to play for the United States during the Curacao Friendship Series.
USA Athletes International — in conjunction with Curacao Softball partnerships — handpicked Arroyo and Holliday to compete in the series on the Caribbean island located just north of South America.
The United States will be coached by Southern Oregon University's Christie Hall. The roster consists of 14 players, including Shaw's two standouts.
Arroyo hit .320 with nine doubles and 22 RBIs over ...
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Howard University Announces the 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Schedule
Non-conference games include road games at the University of Pittsburgh on November 27, at Oregon State on December 19, at Rutgers on December 21, at Central Florida on December 28 in the opening round of the Central Florida Christmas Tournament and will take on either Boston University or Kent State on December 29 in the consolation or championship.
2012-13 Howard University Men's Basketball Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time
November 10/Sat vs Lincoln University Burr Gym 4 pm
November 15/Thur at Iowa# Iowa City, IA TBD
November 17/Sat at Wichita St.# Wichita, KS TBD
November 20/Tue vs Gardner Webb# Cancun, Mexico TBD
November 22/Thur vs Austin Peay/Western Carolina # Cancun, Mexico TBD
November 25/Sun vs Wilmington University Burr Gym 2 pm
November 27/Tue at University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 7 pm
December 1/ Sat *vs Hampton University& New York, NY 8 pm
December 4/Tue vs American Burr Gym 7pm
December 6/Thur at William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 7 pm
December 15/Sat vs Liberty Burr Gym 4 pm
December 19/Wed at Oregon St Corvallis, OR 7 pm
December 21/Fri at Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ 8 pm
December 28/Fri at Central Florida$ Orlando, FL TBD
December 29/Sat vs Boston University or Kent Boston, MA or Kent, OH TBD
January 5/Sat *at Coppin State University Baltimore, MD 4 pm
January 12/Sat *vs Hampton Burr Gym 4 pm
January 14/Mon *vs Norfolk St Burr Gym 7:30 pm
January 19/Sat *at North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC 6 pm
January 21/Mon *at North Carolina Central Durham, NC 7:30pm
January 23/Wed *at Delaware State Dover, DE 7:30 pm
February 2/Sat *vs Savannah State Burr Gym 4 pm
February 4/Mon *vs South Carolina State Burr Gym 7:30 pm
February 9/Sat *vs University of MD Eastern Shore Burr Gym 4 pm
February 11/Mon *vs Morgan State Burr Gym 7:30 pm
February 16/Sat *at Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL 6 pm
February 18/Mon *at Bethune Cookman Daytona Beach, FL 8 pm
February 23/Sat *vs Coppin State University Burr Gym 4 pm
February 25/Mon *at University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 7 pm
March 2/Sat *vs Delaware State (Senior Night) Burr Gym 6 pm
March 11-15 MEAC tournament Norfolk, VA TBD
Scrimmage- October 27 / Sat -Mount Saint Mary's @ Burr 4:00pm
Scrimmage- October 31 / Wed – Navy @ Naval Academy
Note: Howard University home games are in bold print.
*Denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Games
#Denotes Triple Crown Cancum Challenge
&Denotes Big Apple Classic at Madison Square Garden
$Denotes the Central Florida Christmas Tournament
XU wins GCAC all-sports trophy for 2nd consecutive year
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana is the winner of the Thomas Howell Cup, the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference's all-sports award, for the second consecutive year.
The Thomas Howell Cup, named for the GCAC's longtime commissioner, is awarded annually to the school with the most points based on order of finish in various sports. Xavier, boosted by GCAC championships in men's cross country, women's cross country, women's volleyball, women's basketball and men's basketball, finished the year with 44½ points. SUNO was second with 33 points, and Edward Waters was third with 30½.
Xavier has won 36 conference/group team championships and earned 27 berths in NAIA national championships during the past seven seasons. Xavier suspended intercollegiate athletics in 2005-06 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In six seasons since then, the Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets have combined for 32 conference/group team championships and 24 berths in NAIA national championships.
Thomas Howell Cup 2011-12 Standings
No. School Points
1. Xavier 44½
2. SUNO 33
3. Edward Waters 30½
4. Dillard 30
5. Tougaloo 27½
6. Talladega 27
7. Fisk 12
8. Philander Smith 8½
Thomas Howell Cup winners School Year Cup Winner Points XU Finish XU Points 2011-12 Xavier 44½ 1st 44½ 2010-11 Xavier 31 1st 31 2009-10 Belhaven 49 3rd 40 2008-09 Mobile 42 3rd 34½ 2007-08 Mobile 56½ 3rd 37 2006-07 Mobile 43 3rd 37½ 2005-06 No cup awarded because of Hurricane Katrina 2004-05 Mobile 47 3rd 40½ 2003-04 Mobile 51 2nd 48 2002-03 Spring Hill 2001-02 Spring Hill 2000-01 Mobile  |
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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Jackson State University Names McCall Offensive Coordinator
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| COACH DERRICK MCCALL OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY TIGERS |
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Jackson State University head football coach Rick Comegy has named Derrick McCall to serve as offensive coordinator. The 2012 season marks McCall's fifth as a member of the JSU Tigers coaching staff. In the last two seasons he served as the quarterbacks coach under Comegy.
For the first two seasons at JSU he was the wide receivers coach. Prior to coming to JSU he served two seasons with Shaw University as the Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator.
McCall has a wealth of knowledge and experience. In 2007, his second season at Shaw, McCall helped lead the Bears to a Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Championship and a historic NCAA Division II berth.
From 2002-05, he was the wide receivers coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers. While at Tuskegee, he served as Interim Head Football Coach and won a SIAC Championship and Pioneer Bowl Championship. He has helped send two athletes to the National Football League, Harry Williams of the Houston Texans and Calvin Russell of the Green Bay Packers and one athlete to the Arena Football League, Ken Henderson of the Philadelphia Soul.
From 1985-87, he coached with the semi-pro football team, Buck Town Suns. He spent one season, in 1988, as the quarterback coach at Edison High School in Miami, Fla. From 1996-97, he coached at Shaw High School in Mobile, Al. From 1997-2000, McCall was the assistant head football coach and offensive coordinator at M.T. Blount High School, where he helped led them to three consecutive Alabama 5-A State Championship titles. He also served as quarter back coach for the Mobile Seagulls Arena Football League from 1999-2000.
McCall also had a successful collegiate career as a quarterback for Jackson State from 1979-82. While at Jackson State, he won two SWAC Championships and made two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances.
The Mobile, Alabama native is a 2001 graduate of Spring Hill College, he received a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in management. He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. McCall is the proud parent of three daughters, Tiffany, Tanesha and India. He has two grandchildren, Isaac and RhyAnn. He is married to the former Theresa Middlebrook.
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