MEAC releases basketball, football schedules

Posted by: Editor-Bonitta Best on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 12:00:00 am

The MEAC released its long awaited football schedule, and women’s and men's basketball schedules for the spring season. The conference also hosted its annual basketball teleconference as it announced the preseason all-conference teams. The highlight of the almost five-hour teleconference was a guest appearance by Norfolk State alumnus and NBA player Kyle O’Quinn.

But let’s start with the delayed football season. The regular season begins on Feb. 20 with four contests and ends on April 10. The MEAC Championship Game is April 17, with the winner earning an automatic berth to the FCS playoffs, for this season only.

Unlike in years past, when certain matchups are deemed nonconference, all games in the modified schedule are conference. Rivals North Carolina Central and North Carolina A&T will square off in their season-opener in Greensboro. Another major contest will be Florida A&M at South Carolina State.

In basketball, the season begins Jan. 2. There will be no cross-divisional matchups, er go, teams will play each other four times during the regular season. All matchups will be conference games. The regular season ends March 4. Commissioner Dennis Thomas says the conference basketball tournament is still on schedule in Norfolk, Virginia, but fan attendance will be drastically reduced. Much, much, more to come in print and online.

MEAC Women’s Basketball

Preseason Player of the Year: Amaya Scott, Bethune-Cookman

FIRST TEAM

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Daniella Hatcher	G	5-8	r-Sr.	Bethune-Cookman	Orlando, Fla.
Amaya Scott	F	6-1	Sr.	Bethune-Cookman	Sunrise, Fla.
Jayla Thornton	G	5-9	Sr.	Howard	Newark, N.J.
Dahnye Redd	F	5-11	r-Sr.	Morgan State	Darby, Pa.
Anissa Rivera	F	6-1	So.	North Carolina Central	Capitol Heights, Md.

SECOND TEAM

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Sharajah Collins	G/F	5-7	Sr.	Delaware State	Winter Haven, Fla.
Ashia McCalla	G	5-6	Jr.	Morgan State	Greenbelt, Md.
Deja Winters	F	5-11	Sr.	North Carolina A&T State	Cleveland, Ohio
Kieche White	G	5-4	Sr.	North Carolina Central	Washington, D.C.
Heniaya Moton	G	5-7	Sr.	South Carolina State	Washington, D.C.

Predicted Order of Finish

NORTHERN DIVISION

School	Points
Norfolk State (12)	108
Morgan State (5)	105
Delaware State (1)	86
Howard	69
Maryland Eastern Shore (3)	61
Coppin State (1)	33

SOUTHERN DIVISION

School	Points
Bethune-Cookman (18)	106
North Carolina A&T State (4)	85
North Carolina Central	69
South Carolina State	37
Florida A&M	33

MEAC Men’s Basketball

Preseason Player of the Year: Kameron Langley, North Carolina A&T State

First Team
Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
Kameron Langley	G	6-2	Sr.	North Carolina A&T State	High Point, N.C.
DeJuan Clayton	G	6-2	Sr.	Coppin State	Bowie, Md.
C.J. Keyser	G	6-3	Sr.	NC Central	Baltimore, Md.
Koby Thomas	F	6-6	Sr.	Coppin State	Philadelphia, Pa.
Makur Maker	G/F	6-11	Fr.	Howard	Orange County, Calif.
Second Team
Name	Pos.	Ht.	Class	School	Hometown
MJ Randolph	G	6-4	Jr.	Florida A&M	Pensacola, Fla.
Joe Bryant	G	6-1	Jr.	Norfolk State	Norfolk, Va.
Troy Baxter, Jr.	F	6-9	Sr.	Morgan State	Tallahassee, Fla.
Wayne Bristol, Jr.	G	6-6	S0.	Howard	Upper Marlboro, Md.
Jordan Perkins	G	6-1	Sr.	NC Central	Greensboro, N.C.