CIAA SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS ANNOUNCE 2010 BASKETBALL ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS
Chowan’s Talaya Lynch and Elizabeth City State’s Angelo Sharpless Headline Freshman Class
February 17, 2010
HAMPTON, VA- The 2010 CIAA Basketball All-Rookie Teams along with their respective Rookies of the Year have been announced as voted on by the CIAA Sports Information Directors' Association.
On the women's side the 2010 CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year is Talaya Lynch of Chowan University. Once named the CIAA Rookie of the Week Lynch, a native of Hampton, VA (Hampton HS), has made an immediate impact in the Hawks first year in the CIAA. She ranks second on her team in scoring at 11.3 points per outing, good for 16th overall in the conference. She has started all 23 games for CU this season and has led her team in scoring on 12 different occasions. She leads the Hawks in both three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made.
Angelo Sharpless of Elizabeth City State has unanimously been voted as the 2010 CIAA Men's Rookie of the Year. A native of Plymouth, NC (Plymouth HS), he has been tabbed as the CIAA Rookie of the Week six times this season. He is the Vikings' second leading scorer and rebounder averaging 12.8 points and 6.4 boards per contest. He has tallied double figures in eight games this season and has three 20 + point performances. He also leads the Vikings in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 62% from behind the three-point arc.
The Men's and Women's All-Rookie Basketball teams will be honored at the tip off luncheon in Charlotte, NC at next week's CIAA Basketball Tournament.
2010 CIAA Women's All-Rookie Team
NAME SCHOOL POS HT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Scharlawn Hubbard St. Augustine’s F 5-10 Akron, OH/Kenmore High School Talaya Lynch Chowan G 5-7 Hampton, VA/Hampton High School Kelcyn Manurs Livingstone G 5-5 Reston, VA/South Lakes High School Crystal Smith Elizabeth City St. G/F 5-9 Farmville, NC/Farmville Central High School Lavonna Spencer Virginia Union G 5-8 Hampton, VA/Bethel High School 2010 CIAA Women's Rookie of the Year - Talaya Lynch, Chowan University
2010 CIAA Men's All-Rookie Team
NAME SCHOOL POS HT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Nick Chamblee St. Augustine’s G 6-0 Hampton, VA /Hampton High School Dominic Milburn Bowie State G 6-2 Silver Spring, MD/Montrose Christian Blake Price Elizabeth City St. G 5-10 Suitland, MD/Archbishop Carroll High School Angelo Sharpless Elizabeth City St. G 6-4 Plymouth, NC/Plymouth High School Quintin Spady Elizabeth City St. G 6-2 Norfolk, VA/Booker T. Washington High School 2010 CIAA Men's Rookie of the Year- Angelo Sharpless, Elizabeth City State University
