North Carolina Central University

BASKETBALL

     HAMPTON, VA -- North Carolina Central University captured four of the six weekly basketball honors handed out by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association on Jan. 1, including a Lady Eagle sweep and freshman forward Joshua Worthy as the CIAA Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week.
     Senior forward Cassie King was selected as the CIAA Women's Basketball Player of the Week, freshman forward Jori Nwachukwu was named CIAA Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week, and head coach Joli Robinson was tagged CIAA Women's Basketball Coach of the Week after the Lady Eagles won both games at USC Upstate's 2006 Allstate Insurance Holiday Classic. NCCU defeated Lenoir-Rhyne 79-75 and Lincoln Memorial 65-60, only LMU's second loss of the season (7-2). Both King and Nwachukwu were voted to the Allstate Insurance Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team.
     King, a 6-0 native of Wendell, N.C., averaged 22.0 points and 6.5 rebounds during NCCU's two victories, while adding four assists, three blocked shots and seven steals. In her best performance, she amassed 30 points, seven boards, six steals and two assists against Lenoir-Rhyne on Dec. 29.
     Nwachukwu, a 5-10 native of Upper Marlboro, Md., averaged 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds during the weekend series to capture her third weekly conference honor this season. In her best outing, she tallied 18 points, six rebounds, three blocked shots, two steals and an assist versus Lincoln Memorial on Dec. 30.
     Worthy, a 6-4, 200-pound native of Lewisville, Texas, collected nine points, four rebounds and two steals during NCCU's two-game road trip to Columbus, Ga. on Dec. 29-30. In his best effort, Worthy came off the bench to spark the Eagles with seven points, three boards and a steal against Columbus State on Dec. 30.
 

Joshua Worthy

Cassie King

Jori Nwachukwu

Joli Robinson