BOWIE STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL PICKED TO FINISH FIRST IN CIAA NORTH

WESTMORLAND AND SCOTT SELECTED TO PRE-SEASON ALL-CIAA TEAM

Bulldogs Predicted To Finish First in CIAA North

(CHARLOTTE, N.C. – October 3, 2012)  The 2012-2013 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 Wednesday morning.

                       

The Bowie State Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the CIAA Northern Division as voted by the CIAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association. Winston-Salem State University is picked to finish first in the CIAA Southern Division.

Of the individual student-athletes honored Bowie State seniors Byron Westmorland and Dameatric Scott were selected by the CIAA Coaches. Westmorland ranked second on the team in scoring (14.6 ppg) and Scott averaged 6.6 ppg.

Last season, the Bowie State University Bulldogs finished 22-6 overall (12-4 CIAA), and first in the Division (8-2). A complete list of the 2012-2013 Pre-Season Team and Predicted Order of Finish is as follows;

Men’s Basketball

Northern Division                                                     Southern Division

1.      Bowie State University                                Winston-Salem State University

2.      Elizabeth City State University                    Shaw University

3.      Virginia Union University                             Johnson C. Smith University

4.      Virginia State University                              Fayetteville State University

5.      Lincoln (PA) University                                 Livingstone University

6.      Chowan University                                       St. Augustine’s University

2012-2013 Men's Pre-Season Basketball Team

Byron Westmorland (Bowie State), Dameatric Scott (Bowie State), Quinton McDuffie (Chowan), Angelo Sharpless (Elizabeth City State), Tyrrel Tate (Fayetteville State), Trevin Parks (Johnson C. Smith), Joel Kindred (St. Augustine’s), Kenny Mitchell (Virginia State), Damion Harris (Virginia Union), WyKevin Bazemore (Winston-Salem State), Marcus Wells (Winston-Salem State) and Justin Glover (Winston-Salem State).