April 4, 2001
The most talented senior men and women basketball athletes chosen from the four conferences of Historically Black Colleges and Universities along with select players from independent Black Colleges will participate in the Black College All-Star Classic, Saturday, April 21, 2001 in Baltimore, MD.
The All-Star CIAA Men's Team for this year includes: Jimmy Boston/North Carolina Central, LeMans Shingler/ Johnson C. Smith, Rodney Gidney/ Livingstone College, Wiyle Petty/ Johnson C. Smith, Shun Riggins/Fayetteville State and Tony "Rob" Williams/ Winston-Salem State.
The Women's Team includes: Sharon Palmer/Johnson C. Smith, Marian Moore/ Fayetteville State, Juli Tarrance/ Livingstone, Lakisha Covington/Winston-Salem State, Markisha Clayburn/Johnson C. Smith and Denay Fields/Bowie State.
The goal of the Classic is to showcase the talent of graduating seniors before professional basketball scouts and a national television audience. The Association of Black College Sports Information Directors, along with the NBA scouting office, selects the players based on overall performance as an individual and team player, during the participant's college basketball career. The game is billed as the north vs. the south. The North team includes (mostly) players from the CIAA and MEAC conferences. The South team includes primarily players from the SWAC and SIAC conferences. Each team will include some players from independent schools or other conferences.
Coaches for this year's game are retired NBA players Darryl Dawkins (Men's South), Ralph Sampson (Men's North) and Rick Mahorn (Women's South). Kym Hampton, retired WNBA player will coach the Women's North Team.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on game day.
For more information, visit the Classic web site at www.hbcuallstars.com.