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Final Standings

10 South Carolina State
32-0 (15-0) RPI: 11
PPG: 83.4 RPG: 39.4 APG: 14.5

Delaware State
17-13 (13-5) RPI: 128
PPG: 62.4 RPG: 19.4 APG: 11.5

Howard
16-17 (13-5) RPI: 162
PPG: 77.6 RPG: 30.8 APG: 10.1

Morgan State
14-13 (12-6) RPI: 239
PPG: 69.0 RPG: 31.5 APG: 11.3

Winston-Salem State
14-13 (10-8) RPI: 221
PPG: 70 RPG: 30.7 APG: 8.1

North Carolina A&T
11-18 (9-9) RPI: 293
PPG: 67 RPG: 29.7 APG: 10.6

Norfolk State State
9-22 (9-9) RPI: 280
PPG: 49.2 RPG: 22.8 APG: 5.6

Coppin State
12-19 (8-10) RPI: 260
PPG: 62.2 RPG: 29.4 APG: 9

Hampton
13-17 (7-11) RPI: 268
PPG: 72.8 RPG: 36.3 APG: 11.2

MD- Eastern Sore
8-21 (5-13) RPI: 311
PPG: 61 RPG: 27.5 APG: 5.6

Bethune-Cookman
4-25 (3-15) RPI: 334
PPG: 55 RPG: 22.3 APG: 4.1

Florida A&M
1-25 (1-17) RPI: 336
PPG: 53.4 RPG: 31.8 APG: 9.9

Tournament

First Round:

8 Coppin State 63 v 9 Hampton 57
6 NC A&T 72 v 11 Bethune-Cookman 45
7 Norfolk State 46 v 10 MD-ES 63

Second Round:
1 SCST 89 v 8 Coppin State 70
5 W-S State 94 v 4 Morgan State 60
6 NC A&T 89 v 3 Howard 66
10 MD-ES 54 V 2 Delaware State 68

Semi-Finals:
1 SCST 91 v 5 W-S State 63
6 NC A&T 65 v 2 Delaware State 78

Championship Game

The South Carolina State Bulldogs on their quest for a third straight MEAC Championship. Standing in their way was Delaware state a team that was lead by 3 starting seniors and wasn't willing to go out easy. The game was a very defensive minded game dominated by big men Channing Stiggers and Frisco Sandige. However in the end SCST emerged as the champion and will be headed towards is 3rd straight NCAA appearance.

SCST 75
D State 43

SCST Stats:
Anderson 12 points, 8 assist
Forbes 4 points, 5 rebounds
Stockman 10 points, 7 rebounds
Butler 9 points, 9 rebounds
Stiggers 18 points, 15 rebounds

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NCAA Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD
1	Duke	29-3
2	Florida	29-4
3	Memphis	26-4
4	Gonzaga	29-3
5	Michigan State	22-8
6	Cinic	22-9
7	Oklahoma	27-5
8	Xavier	24-6
9	UNLV	24-8
10	Michigan	23-9
11	Washington	24-9
12	South Carolina State	35-0
13	Georgia Tech	37-3
14	Wake Forest	29-3
15	Oklahoma State	27-4
16	Kansas	22-10
17	Texas	22-9
18	Saint Louis	28-4
19	DePaul	23-8
20	Ohio State	23-9
21	Maryland	19-12
22	Georgia Tech	21-9
23	Clemson	20-11
24	North Carolina	18-9
25	Boston College	22-9

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The NCAA tournament is back!


EAST
1Duke
2Texas
3Washington
4Pittsburgh

WEST
1 Gonzaga
2 Memphis
3 Michigan State
4 DePaul

SOUTH
1 Oklahoma
2 Xavier
3 Cinci
4 UNLV

Mid-WEST
1 Florida
2 South Carolina State
3 Michigan
4 Kansas


The South Carolina State Bulldogs pulled a #2 seed, the best in school history and will face Wofford in the opening round.

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South Carolina State Student Courier, Sports Edition

In the opening round of the NCAA tournament the SCST Bulldogs were pitted once again agasint in-state rival Wofford. And once again the Bulldogs knocked off the Terriers. It was no contest as BJ Anderson and Channing Stiggers both lead the game with double digit points.





2 SCST 77
15 WOFF 53

SCST
Anderson 18 points, 6 assist
Stiggers 14 points, 9 rebounds
Forbes 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assist

[nolan887]

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congrats on the round 1 win. gonzaga as a #1 seed is pretty crazy!

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congrats on the round 1 win. gonzaga as a #1 seed is pretty crazy!

They only 3 losses and one of them was to a team that went undefeated and the rest of the teams were in the top 10.

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In the second round of the NCAA tournament the Bulldogs were set to face storied Kentucky the 7 seed out of the SEC. The Bulldogs started the game hot with BJ Anderson hitting a 3 from almost midcourt as the Wildcats defense had SCSt low on the shot clock. The game would be much of the same as at half time the Bulldogs were up 49 to 34 and would win by 39 points. The Wildcats were without starting point guard DeAndre Liggins who was the leading scorer of the team.



UK 60
SCST 89


SCST Stats:

Anderson 18 points, 7 assist
Forbes 14 points, 2 steals
Olomo 14 points, 2 rebounds

SCST will face 6 seed UNC in the Sweet 16.

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The Bulldogs of South Carolina State are in the Final FOUR! For the first time in school history the Bulldogs and coach Rob Stone has found themselves in Dallas, Texas to play in the final four. They had to run through UNC and Kansas to do it, and those were no easy task. Channing Stiggers was the big man in the middle weighing down the offense and leading the team to the final four.



UNC 75
SCST 99

SCST Stats:
Stiggers 35 points, 10 rebounds
Anderson 21 points, 8 assist, 4 steals




Kansas 63
SCST 73

SCST Stats:
Stiggers 14 points, 11 rebounds
Anderson 18 points, 5 assist
Olomo 14 points, 3 steals, 3 assist

SCST will face UNLV in the FINAL FOUR!

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The miracle run is over! The South Carolina State Bulldogs were finally stopped in the Final Four by the UNLV Rebels. Coach Stone had this to say after the game, " We played out hearts out this season and I can't look back at a single game where we could have been any better. We just ran out of gas down the strectch. We are a team full of young guys so we will be back next year and better than ever!"




UNLV 86
SCST 79

SCST Stats:
Stiggers 18 points, 5 rebounds
Anderson 12 points, 9 assist

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The University of Washington wins the 2011 National Championship.

NCAA Player of the Year:
Blake Griffen, Oklahoma

Mid-Major Player of the Year:
Channing Stiggers, SCST

Coach of the Year:
Lorenzo Romar, Washington

All-Americans:
Demontez Stitt, Clemson
James Harden, ASU
Jamelle Horne, Ariz
Blake Griffen, Oklahoma
AJ Ogilvy, Vandy

Player of the Year:
Channing Stiggers, SCST

Coach of the Year:
Rob Stone, SCST

Freshmen of the Year:
Channing Stiggers, SCST

All-Conference:
Anderson, SCST
Brian Fisher, WSST
Stockman, SCST
Butler, SCST
Stiggers, SCST

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Going Pro:
ACC:
Rakim Sanders, BC
Demontez Stitt, Clemson
Nkerwem Duffy, Duke
Elliot Williams, Duke
Gani Lawal, GT
Adrian Bowie, MD
Will Graves, UNC
Chris Fearing, WFU (SCST almost landed)
Ty Walker, WFU

Big East:
Greg Monroe, Georgtown
Ben Hansbrough, ND
DeJuan Blair, Pitt
Scoop Jardine, Syr
Corey Fisher, Vill
Devin Ebanks, WVU

Big Ten:
Even Truner, OState
BJ Mullens, OState
Robbie Humell, Purdue

Big 12:
Ekpe Udoh, Bay
Craig Brackins, Iowa State
Cole Aldrich, Kan
Denis Clemente, KState
Blake Griffen, Oklahoma
James Anderson OK State

Pac 10
Horne, Ariz
Harden, ASU

Others:
Seth Curry, Liberty
Austin Daye, Gonzaga


Players leaving SCST:
Jaime Temple and Jaron McFadden have decided to transfer out of South Carolina State. Jaime Temple will go to Kennesaw State and McFadden to Mercer.

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Recruiting Update:

SCST brought in a 3 man class, after losing PG Jaron McFadden and PF Jamie Temple the Bulldogs hit the trail hard to find their replacements. Coach Stone brought in a few big names off the map. 5 star SF Parker Nash, a juco from Arkansas, 4 star PF Byron Jackette from Alabama, and 3 star PG Clayton Polakovic from Germany.

Lets get to know the new guys:
5* SF Parker Nash
Little Rock, Arkansas
6'8 190 Sophomore

Nash was the biggest name in the Juco scene, he had a high pro buzz coming out but didn't get the right kinda scholarships in season. He held an offer from Texas and Florida but committed to play for Coach Stone on the final weekend. And excellent shooter and rebounder Nash will be a great offensive addition to the team.

4* PF Byron Jackette
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
7' 230 Freshman
Mr. Basketball (AL)
Overall 70 Pos 11

Coming into the first week of recruiting coach Stone wanted to replace the mobile Temple with a bigger sized rebounder. Byron is a big inside threat to pick up rebounds and has a good inside scoring ability. It will be hard to stop SCST with two 7+ footers inside. Coach Stone will need to change the pace of the team to match the speed of the big men but he has three runners to handle the ball handling. Byron was a big threat in ABL play where he averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds.

3* PG Clayton Polakovic
Germany
6'5 170 Freshmen

Clayton is a big bodied point guard who is all speed. He has the quickness to run the point and burn guys off the dribbling. He has A+ speed, in the upper 90s and has an excellent passing ability, A. Isnt the best shooter, only a B but his role will be reduced to passing and creating in transition, unlike BJ Anderson who is an assassin.



Coppin State
2* SG Russle Kann
Maryland 6'3

Delaware State
3* SF Caron Billings
Queens, NY 6'5

2* PG Kurt Park
Philly, PA 6'

Hampton
4* SF Harry Nixon
Hampton, Va 6'7

MD- Eastern Shore
3* C Glen White
Cleveland, oh 7'2

Norfolk State
Transfer:
80 ovr PF
Julian Vaughn

3* PG Jessan Stevenson
VA Beach, VA 6'3

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South Carolina State Student Courier, Sports Edition



The Season Ahead:

Roster:

PG 6' BJ Anderson ovr 79 SO
SG 6'6 Marcus Forbes ovr 77 SO
SF 6'8 Parker Nash ovr 82 SO
PF 7 Byron Jackette ovr 77 FR
C 7'5 Channing Stiggers ovr 79 SO

Bench:
Clayton Polakovic 80 ovr
Errol Stockman 77 ovr
Jordan Butler 77 ovr
Mo Olomo 74 ovr

Redshirting:
Tobais Strong 74 ovr

Schedule:

Out of Conference
11/8 NIT TIP off
11/11 Bowling Green
11/20 West Virginia
11/26 @ OK State
11/30 Seton Hall
12/4 @ 7 Washington (NCAA Champs)
12/11 11 Saint Louis
12/15 @ Clemson
12/26 @ Wake Forest

Coaches notes:
We have a tough out of conference schedule, playing the NCAA Champs and many big name schools will be a challenge.

Conference:

vs Delaware State
vs Howard
vs Bethune Cookman
vs Coppin State
@ Winston-Salem St.
@ Florida A&M
vs MD-Eastern Shore
vs Norfolk State
@ NC A&T
@ Hampton
@ Bethune Cookman
@ Coppin State
vs Winston-Salem St.
vs Florida A&M
@ MD Eastern Shore

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Your roster is loaded.. No reason why you shouldn't challenge for a NCAA Championship. Nash looks like he should be a absolute stud.. Pretty nice to have a 80 Overall player coming of your bench as well. Not even the 2-time NCAA Champion's UC Davis Aggies have that..

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Your roster is loaded.. No reason why you shouldn't challenge for a NCAA Championship. Nash looks like he should be a absolute stud.. Pretty nice to have a 80 Overall player coming of your bench as well. Not even the 2-time NCAA Champion's UC Davis Aggies have that..

I'm hoping this season will be the time I mix talent with coaching, I keep pulling in high level talent but I just cant win the big dance. Its nice to have two 7 footers on roster, especially since they both are good rebounders.