ATLANTA – Tickets to the 2014 SIAC Football Championship are now on sale and available for online purchase to the general public.
Ticket price is $15 and can be purchased online at www.thesiactickets.com.
The 2014 SIAC Football Championship will feature a showdown with division winners from the East and West at Cramton Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. CST. Group ticket and additional information may be found on the SIAC official website at www.thesiac.com or call (404) 221-1041.
Special events surrounding the football championship weekend include: SIAC Football Legends Symposium, Mayor’s Reception, SIAC Legend’s Luncheon, college fair, and alumni mixers and receptions. Date and times for the events will be released on a later date.
For the first time in league history, the SIAC will host its football championship in Montgomery, Ala. after holding the event in Atlanta the last three seasons. The SIAC formally made the announcement during its football media day and is slated to hold the championship game at the Cramton Bowl for the next three seasons starting in 2014.
SIAC Announces Men’s Basketball Preseason Teams
Markeith Madison (Stillman) and Kendall Jackson (Claflin) highlight this year’s men’s basketball preseason honors
ATLANTA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has released its 2014 Preseason Men’s Basketball Team and Predicted Order of Finish with Markeith Madison (Stillman), Kendall Jackson (Claflin), Benedict College and Kentucky State University highlighting the accolades.
The team and the preseason rankings were announced on Tuesday (Oct. 7) during the SIAC Basketball Media Day at the Holiday Inn Birmingham (Ala.) Airport. The preseason team and predicted order of finish were voted on by the SIAC head coaches.
Madison was voted preseason player of the year on offense while Jackson was awarded with defensive honors. Both fill the 15-man roster that lands 12 players voted to this year’s preseason team.
Madison averaged 16.7 points per game helping Stillman to a 16-13 record. He shot 30 percent from long range connecting a team high 171 field goals including 52 three-pointers. He closed out the year with a team best, 7.5 rebounds per game. He led the team in scoring in 11 games scoring more than 20 points in 10 contests. He recorded a season high 30 points against Miles while posting four double-doubles. He led the Tigers in scoring and rebounds in six contests last year.
Jackson led Claflin in blocked shots with 25 to complement 21 steals. He averaged 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game shooting 41 percent from behind the arc including 49 percent overall.
Benedict led the East Division with 29 points and two-first place votes. Clark Atlanta filled the runner-up slot with 25 points (two first-place votes) edging Morehouse at third with 24 points. Albany State (22 – two first-place votes), Paine (17 – one first place vote), Fort Valley State (17) and Claflin (13) capped the standings.
Kentucky State landed atop the West Division notching all available first-place votes for 36 points. Tuskegee (20) and LeMoyne-Owen (20) share second with Stillman (19) following at third. Miles (18), Spring Hill (18), and Lane (16) filled the final three spots.
PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Markeith Madison (Stillman)
PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Kendall Jackson (Claflin)
SIAC 2014 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TEAM
Jerry Hampton (LeMoyne-Owen) *
Kendric Taylor (Paine) *
Markeith Madison (Stillman) *
Ulysses Thomas III (Kentucky State)
Larry Bullock (Albany State)
Austin Anderson (Morehouse)
Kendall Jackson (Claflin)
Quentin Henderson (Kentucky State)
Bryant Hill (Lane)
Andrew Crawford (Benedict)
Alfonso Davis (Paine)
Ralph Wilson (Fort Valley State)
Maurice Crenshaw (Stillman)
Marcel Hawkins (LeMoyne-Owen)
Brennan Reynard (Benedict)
*Denotes players who were automatically selected to preseason team as a result of earning 2013-14 postseason honors.
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
EAST DIVISION
1. Benedict – 29 (2)
2. Clark Atlanta – 25 (2)
3. Morehouse – 24
4. Albany State – 22 (2)
T5. Paine – 17 (1)
T5. Fort Valley State – 17
7. Claflin – 13
WEST DIVISION
Team (First Place Votes)
1. Kentucky State – 36 (6)
T2. LeMoyne-Owen – 20
T2. Tuskegee – 20
4. Stillman – 19
T5.Miles – 18
T5. Spring Hill – 18
7. Lane – 16
SIAC RELEASES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TEAMS
Ashley Watts (Paine) and Artisha Holston (Albany State) highlight this year’s men’s basketball preseason honors
ATLANTA – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recognized its 2014 SIAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Team with Ashley Watts (Paine) and Artisha Holston (Albany State) spotlighting the 15-member squad.
The announcement was made Tuesday morning (Oct. 7) during the SIAC Basketball Media Day held in Birmingham, Ala. at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport.
The honors include the predicted order of finish with Tuskegee University and Albany State University picked to win its division as voted on by the league head coaches.
Watts highlights this year’s list receiving SIAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with 26.5 points per game. In back-to-back seasons, she ranked in the top five in points nationally. She was named SIAC Player of the Year helping Paine to a 12-16 record. She led the Lady Lions in points scored in 24-of-28-games. In addition, she scored more than 20 points in 23 games while surpassing the 30-point mark in 11 contests.
Holston was named the SIAC preseason top defender after earning the league’s rookie award last year. She led the Lady Rams in scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounds (9.5 rpg) to help power the team to a NCAA tournament appearance and a 21-7 record overall. During the 2013-14 slate, she collected 39 steals and 14 blocks while shooting 51 percent from the floor.
Watts and Holston were named to the Daktronics All South-Region Team. Both join 13 players on the All-SIAC Preseason Team comprising of seven student-athletes who were automatically selected after landing on last year’s postseason squad.
In the predicted order of finish, Albany State was voted to repeat as champions from the East Division. The Lady Rams received four-first place votes for 20 points. Last year’s tournament champions, Benedict, finished second in the poll (17) landing one vote for first-place. Paine (12), Claflin (11), Fort Valley State (9), and Clark Atlanta (6) closed out the standings.
Tuskegee was voted to retain the West Division crown earning five first-place votes for 35 points. Kentucky State (29) captured a first-place vote for second with Stillman (26) close behind at third. Spring Hill (17) and LeMoyne-Owen (17) shared the fourth slot while Miles (16) and Lane (7) rounded out the division.
PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ashley Watts (Paine)
PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Artisha Holston (Albany State)
SIAC 2014 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TEAM
Artisha Holston – F (Albany State) *
Crystal Rayford – F (Lane) *
Uniqua Mitchell – G (Claflin) *
Shayla Moore – G/F (Kentucky State) *
Brieona Warner – F (Kentucky State) *
Ashley Watts – G (Paine) *
Angel Mitchell – G (Stillman) *
Keidra Green – G (Albany State)
Shakeima Ravenell – G (Claflin)
Chelsea Azore – C (Tuskegee)
Brittnee Hazel – F (Fort Valley State)
Tiffany Martin – G (Lane)
Karahn Scott – F (Claflin)
Jaquanna Davis – F (Claflin)
Denissea Law – F (Clark Atlanta)
*Denotes players who were automatically selected to preseason team as a result of earning 2013-14 postseason honors.
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
WEST DIVISION
Team (First-Place Votes)
1. Tuskegee – 35 (6)
2. Kentucky State – 29 (1)
3. Stillman – 26
T4. Spring Hill – 17
T4. LeMoyne-Owen – 17
6. Miles – 16
7. Lane – 7
EAST DIVISION
Team (First Place Votes)
1. Albany State – 20 (5)
2. Benedict – 17 (1)
3. Paine – 12
4. Claflin – 11
5. Fort Valley State – 9
6. Clark Atlanta – 6
