PR2009 Mar U3

Shelton Men and Women Head to State Tournament

TUSCALOOSA – The Shelton State Community College Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams return as defending champions this week to their respective Alabama Community College Conference tournaments, both hosted by Wallace State Community College.

WOMEN

The women’s tournament begins Monday, March 2, with the first game slated for 11 a.m. The women’s championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on March 5. After a first-round bye, the Lady Bucs face the L.B. Wallace/Lawson State winner at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

Shelton’s Lady Bucs (24-5, 11-1) finished first in the North Conference and second overall in Region 22 behind Southern Union (27-3) in the regular season. The Lady Bucs are fifth in Region 22 in scoring, averaging 69.66 points per game. Individually, Marquisha Loper leads the team in scoring with14.48 points per game; Darnisha Lyles is the rebounding leader with 7.22 rebounds per game; and China Antoine dishes out a team-leading 3.07 assists per game.

Head Coach Madonna Thompson is in her 10th season as head coach of Shelton State. Her Lady Bucs claimed the ACCC Division I Conference Championship in 2006 and 2007, and finished runner-up in 2005.

MEN

The men’s tournament will begin on Thursday, March 5, at 11a.m. The men’s championship game will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 8.

The top-seeded and defending champion Buccaneers (28-2, 16-0) enter the tournament on a 28-game winning streak, but will likely be without the services of their assist leader in Trevell Coleman (4.97 apg), and leader in rebounds (6.57 rpg) and blocks (1.18 bpg) in Courtney Carr due to an automobile accident over the weekend that injured four Bucs players: Coleman, Carr, Josh Mickler and Justin Wagner. Brandon Williams leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.48 points per game.

The Bucs lead the ACCC in scoring, averaging nearly 92 points per game, and are third in scoring defense allowing 50.62 points per game. After a first-round bye, they face the Chattahoochee Valley/Snead State winner at 3 p.m. on Friday.

Barry Mohun is also in his tenth season as the Head Coach of the Shelton State Buccaneers. Under Mohun’s leadership, the Buccaneers have had 20 win seasons six years in a row, and have won the state and regional championship in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008. They made National Tournament appearances in 2005 and 2008. Mohun has been named the Alabama Community College Conference Coach of the Year and has been the District 10 Coach of the Year for the National Junior College Athletic Association.

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