Basketball
CIAA Announces Outstanding Individuals of the Year
February 22, 2001
Hampton, VA .. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is proud to announce the 2001 Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Year and the All-Conference and All-Rookie Teams.
The 2001 CIAA Men's Player of the Year is Saint Paul's Derick Singleton, a junior, forward from Winston-Salem, NC who heads the conference with 230 total offensive rebounds, 162 total defensive rebounds, averaging 16 ppg.
North Carolina Central's Amba Kongolo, a junior forward/center from Kinshasa, Zaire, holds the crown of Women' s Player of the Year. Kongolo is the leader in blocked shots with 64 and is second in scoring with 417 pts.
This year the rookies feature Deonda Greene of Fayetteville State and Elizabeth City State's Tyrone Smith as Rookie of the Year. The 2001 Men's and Women's Coach of the Year will be announced Sunday night, along with final pairings and game times for the 2001 CIAA Basketball Tournament.
Introducing the 2000-2001 All-Conference and All-Rookie Teams
2001 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Frontcourt
| Rodney Gidney |
LC |
SR |
F |
6'7" |
200 |
Shelby, NC |
| Jimmy Boston |
NCCU |
SR |
F |
6'7" |
240 |
Washington, DC |
| Derick Singleton |
SPC |
SR |
F |
6'8" |
205 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
| Wiyle Petty |
JCSU |
SR |
F |
6'5" |
200 |
Boiling Springs, NC |
| Sadiki Tingling |
VUU |
SR |
F |
6'6" |
215 |
Portsmouth, VA |
| Marcus Best |
WSSU |
JR |
F |
6'3" |
180 |
Fayetteville, NC |
| Lemans Shingler |
JCSU |
SR |
F |
6'6" |
225 |
Santee, SC |
|
Backcourt
| Ronald Murray |
SU |
JR |
G |
6'4" |
205 |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Shun Riggins |
FSU |
SR |
G |
6'1" |
180 |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| Tony Williams |
WSSU |
SR |
G |
5'11 |
160 |
Johnson City, TN |
| Marty Dickerson |
SAC |
SR |
G |
5'9" |
145 |
Fremont, NC |
| Patrick Pope |
SAC |
SO |
G |
6'0" |
165 |
Clinton, MD |
Player of the Year:
Derick Singleton
St. Paul's College
2001 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Frontcourt
| Amba Kongolo |
NCCU |
JR |
C |
6'3" |
Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Julie Tarrance |
LC |
SR |
C |
6'5" |
Washington, NC |
| Marian Moore |
FSU |
SR |
F |
5"10' |
Baltimore, MD |
| Marquisha Clayburn |
JCSU |
SR |
F |
5'8" |
Charlotte, NC |
| Quinn Lewis |
SPC |
SO |
C |
6'1" |
Orange, NJ |
| Daminicia Moody |
ECSU |
JR |
F |
6'0" |
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Tonya Bowman |
FSU |
SO |
C |
6'0" |
Upper Malboro, Md |
|
Backcourt
| Erica Deas |
LC |
JR |
G |
5'10 |
Sumter, NC |
| Zakia VanHoose |
NCCU |
JR |
G |
5'6" |
Rochester, NY |
| Gail Allen |
SPC |
JR |
G |
5'8" |
Newark, NJ |
| Shauncini Morgan |
FSU |
SR |
G |
5'7" |
Raleigh, NC |
| Blanche Doctor |
JCSU |
JR |
G |
5'11' |
Goldsboro, NC |
Player of the Year:
Amba Kongolo North Carolina Central University
2001 CIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
| Ronmia Bess |
VSU |
G |
5'3" |
Alameda, CA |
| Deonda Greene |
FSU |
G |
5'6" |
Roanoke Rapids, NC |
| Tiona Beatty |
NCCU |
G |
5'4" |
Orlando, FL |
| Alonna Marable |
VSU |
G |
5'8" |
Capital Heights, Md |
| Tamara Barnes |
BSU |
G |
5'7" |
Kettering, MD |
Rookie of the Year:
Deonda Green FSU, Roanoke Rapids, NC
CIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
| Vernon Benjamin |
JCSU |
G |
6'2" |
Rock Hill, SC |
| Kenny Haywood |
FSU |
F |
6'3" |
Fayetteville, NC |
| Tyrone Smith |
ECSU |
G |
5'11" |
Chesapeake, VA |
| Vance Williams |
SU |
G |
6'2" |
Raleigh, NC |
| Gary Cobb |
NCCU |
G |
6'1" |
Rocky Mount, NC |
Rookie of the Year:
Tyrone Smith, ECSU, Chespeake, Va
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