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MVSU’s Norwood, Mack Lead Men’s
ALL-SWAC Team; Stribling Earns Top Coach
March 5, 2004
Delta Devils players garnered two of the SWAC ‘s
top honors as Attarrius Norwood was named Player of the Year
and teammate Edward Mack was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year,
in voting by the league’s coaches and sports information
directors.
Southern University forward Deon Saunders was selected Newcomer
of the Year and Prairie View A&M forward earned Freshman
of the year.
Norwood, a native of Crystal Springs MS, did not disappoint
anyone after beginning tabbed Preseason Player of the Year and
showed he was “the man” all year long as he helped
lead Mississippi Valley State to the 2003-04 SWAC regular season
championship and the top seed of the 2004 SWAC Basketball tournament.
Along the way Norwood earned SWAC “Player of the Week” three
times.
Mack, a senior guard from Jackson, MS, lent solid assistance
in the Delta Devils regular season championship averaging 13.3
pts/gm, with3.2 assists/gm and 2.4 steals/gm.
As a newcomer, Southern’s Deon Saunders, a power forward
from Washington, DC, averaged 17.6 pts/gm (4th in SWAC) with
6.6 rebounds/gm and was first in the SWAC in FG% (57.3). Prairie
View’s Tyrone Nelson captured the freshman award by averaging
15.3 pts/gm (6th in SWAC) and 8.2 rebounds/gm (2nd in SWAC).
Eight SWAC teams had players honored on the Men’s All-SWAC
Basketball teams (1st, 2nd and Honorable Mention).
Additionally, coach Lafayette Stribling has earned SWAC Coach
of the Year honors for leading his Delta Devils to the SWAC regular
season championship.
The 2003-04 All-SWAC teams and Coach of the Year will be recognized
at the SWAC Basketball Awards Banquet in Birmingham, Alabama
on Tuesday, March 9th. Nolan Richardson is set to be the keynote
speaker at this SWAC Tournament Tip-Off Event.
2004 Men’s All-SWAC Basketball Team
First Team
Obie Trotter - Alabama A&M (G, So., 6-1, 185, Robertsdale,
AL)
Brion Rush -Grambling State (G, So. 6-2, 175, Shreveport, LA)
Attarrius Norwood - Mississippi Valley State (F, Sr., 6-8, 230,
Crystal Springs, MS)
Paul Haynes - Grambling State (F, Sr., 6-8, 215, Auburn Hills,
MI)
Solomon Forbes - Mississippi Valley State (F, Jr., 6-5, 210, Jackson,
MS)
Second Team
Ishmael Joyce - Jackson State (G/F, Sr., 6-3, Memphis, TN)
Edward Mack - Mississippi Valley State (G, Sr., 6-3, 186, Jackson,
MS)
Terry Horton - Alabama A&M (F, Sr.,6-3, 185, Ozark, AL)
Tyrone Nelson - Prairie View A&M (F, Fr., 6-10, 205, Hempstead,
TX
Lionel Willis - Texas Southern (F, Sr., 6-6, Houston, TX)
Player of the Year
Attarrius Norwood - Mississippi Valley State (F., Sr., 6-8, 230,
Crystal Springs, MS)
Defensive Player of the Year
Edward Mack - Mississippi Valley State (G, Sr., 6-3, 186, Jackson,
MS)
Newcomer of the Year
Deon Saunders - Southern (F, Jr. 6-5, 210, Washington, DC)
Freshman of the Year
Tyrone Nelson - Prairie View A&M (F, 6-10, 205, Fr., Hempstead,
TX
Honorable Mention
Kevin Cooper-Prairie View A&M, Allan Lovett-Texas Southern,
Willie Neal-
Mississippi Valley State, Peter Cipriano-Southern, Xavier Oliver-Alabama
State,
Roderick Riley-Prairie View A&M, Deon Saunders-Southern.
Coach of the Year
Lafayette Stribling – Mississippi Valley State
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