MEAC releases basketball, football schedules
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. |
Predicted Order of Finish
Northern Division
School |
Points |
|
1. |
Norfolk State (16) |
123 |
2. |
Morgan State (2) |
101 |
3. |
Howard (3) |
88 |
4. |
Coppin State (1) |
71 |
5. |
Delaware State |
43 |
6. |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
36 |
Southern Division
School |
Points |
|
1. |
North Carolina Central (11) |
95 |
2. |
North Carolina A&T State (9) |
94 |
3. |
Florida A&M (1) |
59 |
4. |
Bethune-Cookman |
51 |
5. |
South Carolina State (1) |
31 |
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