CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The 2014-2015 CIAA Men's Predicted Order of Finish and Pre-Season All-CIAA Team were announced at the Annual Basketball Press Conference held at the Charlotte Convention Center Thursday (October 2nd) afternoon.
The Bowie State Bulldogs were picked to finish atop in the CIAA Northern Division as voted by the CIAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association. Defending CIAA Champion Livingstone College is picked to finish first in the CIAA Southern Division.
When asked about this year's team, sixth year head coach
Darrell Brooks said, "This year is a little different for us … We're kind of a young team and have six guys returning. Of those six, we have solid returners and I'm really excited and like our pieces."
Of the individual student-athletes honored Bowie State junior Andre Jackson (Baltimore, Md.) was selected by the CIAA Coaches. Jackson played in 25 games last season, ranked fifth on the team in scoring (7.4 ppg) and third in rebounds (3.8 rpg).
Last season, the Bowie State University Bulldogs won the conference's Northern Division crown and finished the season with a 14-14 overall record and 8-8 CIAA record. A complete list of the 2014-2015 Pre-Season Team and Predicted Order of Finish is as follows;
MEN'S PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISHNorthern DivisionBowie State UniversityThe Lincoln University
Virginia State University
Virginia Union University
Elizabeth City State University
Chowan University
Southern DivisionLivingstone College
Winston-Salem State University
Fayetteville State University
Johnson C. Smith University
Shaw University
Saint Augustine's University
2014-2015 Men's Pre-Season Basketball TeamAndre Jackson (Bowie State), Miykael Faulcon (Elizabeth City State), Darrell Ward (Elizabeth City State), Joshua Dawkins (Fayetteville State), Emilio Parks (Johnson C. Smith), Eric Mayo (Livingstone), Eric DuBose (Livingstone), Larry Richardson (Shaw), Alphonso Leary (Virginia State), Ray Anderson (Virginia Union), Wykevin Bazemore (Winston-Salem State) and Marquez Jones (Winston-Salem State).
