North Carolina Central University

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     HAMPTON, VA - Three North Carolina Central University basketball student-athletes have received all-conference honors, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced Wednesday (Feb. 23).
     Seniors Curtis Knight and Jonathan Moore were named to the 2005 All-CIAA Men's Basketball Team, while sophomore Cassie King was selected to the 2005 All-CIAA Women's Basketball Team.
     Knight, a 6-3 guard out of Greenville, NC, ranks sixth in the league in scoring (16.5 ppg), second in three-point field goals made (2.3 avg.), and third in three-point field goal percentage (.444). He scored career-high 30 points at nationally-ranked Virginia Union (Jan. 27), and hit a season-best six three-pointers for 28 points at Columbus State (Dec. 27). Knight is currently the school's eighth all-time leading scorer with 1,434 points. He is sixth on the school's all-time steals list, ninth in field goals made, and 13th in free throws made.
     Moore, a 6-8 forward from Raleigh, NC, ranks second in the conference in scoring (19.5 ppg), third in rebounding (9.0 rpg), third in steals (2.3 spg), and sixth in blocked shots (1.4 bpg). A two-time CIAA Player of the Week (Jan. 16, Feb. 20), Moore has recorded 10 double-doubles this season. He scored 29 points in road victory over the No. 1 team in the region, Bowie State (Jan. 10), and hit the game-tying and game-winning free throws with 13 seconds left during victory over the No. 8 team in the nation, Virginia Union (Feb. 19), finishing with a game-high 25 points. After transferring to NCCU from East Carolina University last season, Moore has amassed 780 points, 362 rebounds, 127 assists, 92 steals and 52 blocked shots as an Eagle.
     King, a 6-0 forward from Wendell, NC, ranks second in the league in scoring (21.4 ppg), fourth in rebounding (9.8 rpg), sixth in blocked shots (1.3 bpg), 11th in free throw percentage (67.7 percent), and 13th in field goal percentage (48.1 percent). A three-time CIAA Player of the Week (Nov. 21, 2004; Dec. 5, 2004; Jan. 23, 2005), King amassed 21 points, 12 rebounds, 7 blocks, 6 assists and 3 steals vs. St. Augustine's (Jan. 15, 2005), scored career-high 32 points twice, and has recorded 13 double-doubles this season.
 

Cassie King

Jonathan Moore

Curtis Knight

For Immediate Release                                                         Contact: Michelle Griffin
February 23, 2005                                                                             (757) 865-0071

 Hampton, VA - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is proud to celebrate its selection for the 2005 CIAA All-Conference Men's and Women's teams.   The 2004-2005 Player of the Year is Lee Cook of Bowie State University. Cook leads the CIAA in scoring and rebounding. He averages 21 points a game and 11.7 rebounds. 

Luqman Jaaber captures the 2004-2005 Defensive Player of the Year. Jaaber of Virginia Union University leads the CIAA in steals with 77 and averages 3.2 a game. He also leads the conference in free throws with 90 percent. He is third in the conference in assists with 4.2. 

Allyson Hardy of Bowie State University is the 2004-2005 Women's Basketball Player of the Year. Hardy, a senior from Germantown, MD, leads the CIAA in scoring and free throw percentage. She averages 22.0 points per game. Her field goal percentage is 44.4 percent and free throw percentage is 86.4 percent. 

The 2004-2005 Defensive Player of the Year is Shaw University's own Jessica Hawkins who captured this title last year. Hawkins, a senior from Raleigh, North Carolina leads the CIAA in field goal percentage and steals. She shoots 59.4 percent from the field and averages 4 steals a game. 

The Men's Basketball Coach of the Year Philip Stitt of Winston-Salem State University lead his team from a fifth place 2004 finish to a clench the Western Division regular season title. Jacques Curtis of Shaw University captures the Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. This is his third year going into the tournament at the top of the Eastern Division and has clenched the tournament title for the last two years. 

The All Conference Teams and Players of the Year will be formally honored at the Women's and Men's Tip-Off Banquets. Both banquets will be held at the Embassy Suites-RDU in Cary on Sunday, February 27 and Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 6:30pm, respectively.

2005 ALL-CIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM 
Alleggrie Guinn  WSSU JR 6'3" G Charlotte, NC 
Lugman Jaaber  VUU SR 5'10" G Richmond, VA 
Darius Hargrove  VUU JR 6' 4" G Warfield, VA 
Kevin Bell  BSU SR 6'2" G Harlem, NY 
Curtis Knight  NCCU SR 6'3" G Greenville, NC 
Lee Cook BSU SR 6' 10" C / F Omaha, NE 
Jonathan Moore NCCU SR 6'8" F Raliegh, NC 
James Rosebud SU JR 6'10" F St. Petersburg, FL 
Antwan Walton VUU SR 6'4" C Emporia, VA 
Audly Wehner  WSSU SO 6' 6" F Fayetteville, NC 
Charles Clark JCSU JR 6'6" F Greenville, NC 
John Fulton JCSU JR 6'6" F Manning, SC 

Player of the Year: Lee Cook BSU SR 6' 10" C / F Omaha, NE 
Coach of the Year: Philip Stitt Winston-Salem State University 
 

2005 ALL-CIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
Allyson Hardy  BSU SR 5'7" G Germantown, MD 
Kiarsha Curtis SU SR 5'8" G Capital Heights, MD 
Monica Mason FSU SR 5'7" G Va. Beach, VA 
Nastassia Boucicault SU JR 5'6" G Brooklyn, NY 
Valicia Brown SAC SO 5'9" G Riverdale, MD 
Cassie King NCCU SO 6' 0" F Wendell, NC 
Joy Hairston SU SR 6'0" F Durham, NC 
Rachill Robinson BSU SR 6'1" F Ft. Washington, MD 
Lauren Goss JCSU SR 5'10" F Morrow, GA 
Celeste Trahan ECSU FR 6' 2" C Stockton, CA 
Jessica Hawkins SU SR 5'8" F Raleigh, NC 
Lina Love Brown LC FR 6'3" F / C Norfolk, VA 

Player of the Year: Allyson Hardy BSU SR 5'7" G Germantown, MD 
Defensive Player of the Year: Jessica Hawkins SU SR 5'8" F Raleigh, NC 
Coach of the Year: Jacques Curtis Shaw University