DIVERSE ®ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION RANKS ECSU MEN'S BASKETBALL #1 IN HBCU STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATION RATE
Data Collected From 2002, 2004 and 2006 Has Vikings with
Highest Graduation Rate of 88.9%
November 13, 2007
ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The latest issue of DIVERSE ® Issues in
Higher Education ranks the Elizabeth City State University Men's
Basketball Program at #1 amongst Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCU) in Black Male student-athlete graduation
rate.
Just last month, the same honor was bestowed upon the Elizabeth
City State football team.
The institutions that graduated the most Black student-athletes,
averaged over 2002, 2004 and 2006, are: Elizabeth City University
which graduated 88.9 percent of its Black basketball players;
Delaware State University at 70 percent, Johnson C. Smith
University at 66.7 percent, the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
at 55.6 percent and Mississippi Valley State University at 52.1
percent.
Last season under the guidance of ECSU alum Shawn Walker, the
Vikings captured their first CIAA Men's basketball title in 26
years and were recognized as the CIAA men's basketball team with
the highest overall team G.P.A.
For a complete review of the analysis may be found at the following link: http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_10129.shtml.