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North Carolina Central may have swept through the MEAC, but they’ve apparently still got some convincing to do. Despite going a perfect 16-0 in league play, NCCU placed just one player on the All-MEAC first team and Levelle Moton did not win the conference’s coaching honor.
BREAKING NEWS: Bobby Collins @HCHAWKPRIDE named @MEACSports Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year @UMES_MBB @UMESNews
– UMES Athletics (@UMES_Athletics) March 6, 2015
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Bobby Collins was named MEAC Coach of The Year after leading the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore to an 18-13 record after taking over a team that went 6-24 in 2014. Delaware State’s Kendall Gray won both Player of The Year and Defensive Player of The Year honors.
Here are the All-MEAC teams, per David Hall of the Virginian-Pilot.
All-#MEAC 1st team: Jeff Short (#NSU), Nimrod Hilliard (NCCU), Amere May (Del. St.), James Carlton (Howard), Kendall Gray (Del. St.).
– David Hall (@DavidHallVP) March 6, 2015
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Second Team
All-#MEAC 2nd team: James Daniel (Howard), Anthony McDonald (NCCU), Sterling Smith (Coppin St.), Jordan Parks (NCCU), Karamo Jawara (NCCU).
– David Hall (@DavidHallVP) March 6, 2015
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Third Team
All-#MEAC 3rd team: Taariq Cephas (Coppin St.), Deron Powers (Hampton), Dante Holmes (NCCU), Mike Myers (UMES), Dominique Elliott (UMES).
– David Hall (@DavidHallVP) March 6, 2015