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Mar 10, 2010
C.J. Wilkerson was named Newcomer of the Year (Photo Courtesy: Steven Worthy/NCCU Athletics)
DURHAM — Junior guard of the North Carolina Central University men's basketball team, C.J. Wilkerson, used a solid, consistent effort in his first season to earn a spot on the 2010 All-Independent first team, while also being voted as the “Newcomer of the Year” by the independent sports information directors and head coaches.
Wilkerson averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in the 2009-10 season helping lead the Eagles to its highest win total since moving to Division I. He scored 20-plus points 11 times, including a career-high of 30 points against the Apprentice School, which helped earned him MVP honors of the 2010 B.C. Powder Classic.
“As good as a basketball player that C.J. is he is a much better person and that says a lot because he is one heck of a basketball player.” said NCCU head men's basketball coach LeVelle Moton. His hard work and dedication to this program is infectious to us all. There can not
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Mar 8, 2010
Duke freshman and Green Hope graduate Eric Brady hits the ball against Fordham at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. (Photo Courtesy: Jon Gardiner/Duke Photography)
DURHAM — Freshman Eric Brady hit a three-run homer and classmate Marcus Stroman struck out seven hitters in four innings to lead Duke to an 8-2 win and a series sweep over Temple Sunday evening at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Brady mashed his first career home run over the 32-foot left field wall as part of a five-run second inning for the Blue Devils (7-3), who won their sixth straight game and improved to 6-0 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Stroman (2-0), meanwhile, came out of the bullpen to throw a career-high four innings in which he surrendered just one run on one hit.
Duke surrendered just two runs - only one earned - during the entire three-game series against Temple (0-10). Included in the series sweep were two consecutive shutouts and a streak of 27 consecutive innings in which Duke pitchers did not surrender an earned run. Over their past 32 innings, the Blue Devils have allowed just one earned run and now boast a 3.58 team ERA.
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Mar 7, 2010
DURHAM — T.J. Thorpe, a junior athlete at Jordan High School in Durham, committed to North Carolina and head coach Butch Davis on Sunday morning.
"We talked about it on Friday, but I didn't pull the trigger until this morning," Thorpe said Sunday.
Thorpe said the time he spent at the school ultimately led him to his decision.
“Basically the experience I had when I was there sold me. I talked to the coaches and got real comfortable with them," he said. "The more and more I was there, the more I could see myself there."
Thorpe said the players at North Carolina enjoy being there, and that they all have a good relationship with Davis and his staff.
"No other school could really compare to them in my eyes," said Thorpe. "It's just unbelievable how close we’ve gotten already."
As an incoming freshman in the fall of 2011, Thorpe doesn't expect to be given playing time right away,
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Mar 4, 2010
Juniors T.J. Thorpe and Vad Lee added to their lists of offers this week.
Thorpe, an athlete from Jordan, picked up an offer from Georgia Tech on Monday, then added another offer from South Carolina on Wednesday.
"I really like the coaches at Georgia Tech," Thorpe said of the offer from the Yellow Jackets. "They run the ball a lot, which I like, and the coaches are just great guys."
The South Carolina offer wasn't something Thorpe was necessarily expecting.
"I hadn't spoken with anyone from South Carolina until I got the offer today," he said.
Thorpe said his recruitment has started to pick up a lot in the last few weeks, adding that he wasn't sure when he would make a decision.
"I thought I was getting close to narrowing down my list, but the offers started coming in, so things have opened back up a little bit," he said.
Prior to getting the two recent offers, Thorpe said North Carolina was his leader,
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Mar 3, 2010
Ryan Kelly will leave Ravenscroft with 13 school records to his credit (Photo by Jeffrey A. Camarati).
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A pair of three-time All-Academic team selections – Virginia’s Jerome Meyinsse and Duke’s Brian Zoubek – headline the 2010 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men’s Basketball Team, as announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Meyinsse, coming off a career-high 21-point effort against Duke Sunday, is averaging 5.7 points, 4.1 rebounds while starting 19 games. In addition, the Baton Rouge, La., senior is shooting .531 from the floor and .737 from the free throw line and is tied for the team lead in blocked shots with 19.
Zoubek has had two double-doubles and three games with 11-or-more rebounds in his last five outings. The Haddonfield, N.J., senior has started each of the last five games for the
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