The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Women's Basketball Coaches Association has named Amba Kongolo the 2002 CIAA Player of the Year. Kongolo, a 6-3 center at North Carolina Central University, receives the honor for the second consecutive year. A powerhouse for the Lady Eagles, she leads the conference in scoring with an average of 20.3 points per game and is second in rebounding with a 9.8 rpg average. Kongolo, an Olympian in the 1996 Atlanta Games, shares the native land of Zaire with NBA star Dikembe Mutombo. The CIAA's leading shot blocker, rescinded her thought of entering the WNBA last year, to return to the Lady Eagles' bench for her senior year. Amba will be recognized Sunday night, February 24 at the annual Women's Basketball Tip-off Banquet. The author of the book "Plain Folks", Lorriane Johnson-Coleman will be the speaker. 2002 CIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Mona-Gail Baker Bowie State SR F 6-2 Durham, NC Daminica Moody Elizabeth City St SR F 6-0 Virginia Beach, VA Blanche Doctor Johnson C. Smith SR F 5-10 Goldsboro, NC Shenika Worthy North Carolina Central SR F 5-11 Decatur, GA Danielle Jones Shaw JR F 6-0 Detroit, MI Amba Kongolo North Carolina Central SR C 6-3 Kinshasa, Congo Tiffany Whitted Winston-Salem St SR C 6-0 Mebane, NC Raquita Washington Elizabeth City St SR G 5-2 Norfolk, VA Danielle Evans Fayetteville St JR G 5-6 Brownsville, TN Angela Thomas Livingstone JR G 5-7 Swansboro, GA Zakie VanHoose North Carolina Central SR G 5-7 Rochester, NY Jamie McDonald Shaw SR G 5-6 Durham, NC

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