Hampton's Tommy Adams and Steve Merfeld Cop MEAC Honors

GREENSBORO, NC - Hampton University guard Tommy Adams has been voted the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year and heads the 2001-02 All-Conference Team. Joining him on the first team are guard Kyle Williams of Howard University, forward Bruce Jenkins of North Carolina A&T, forward Richard Toussaint of Bethune-Cookman College and forward Andre Matthews of Delaware State University.

The voters included the 11 men's head basketball coaches and the 11 sports information directors.

Adams, a 6-foot-3 senior guard from Woodbridge, VA has led the Pirates to an impressive, currently 22-5, record and averages 19 points a game. At the time of this release, Hampton is on a 14-game win streak that has them tied for the longest current streak in the nation. Out of a possible 22 first place votes, Adams was selected on 14 ballots for Player of the Year.

Jenkins, a 6-foot-6 senior forward from Silver Spring, MD, averages 18.9 points and 12 rebounds, which ranks him second in the nation. Jenkins also has a nation-leading 22 double-doubles this season. Jenkins was selected as the pre-season player of the year and appeared on six ballots as a first selection.

Toussaint, a 6-foot-3 junior forward from Tampa, FL, leads the MEAC in scoring with an average of 21.2 points per game. In the Wildcats game vs. South Alabama, Toussaint scored 46 points on 9-of-19 shooting from the field, while connecting on 28 out of 32 free throw opportunities. He received the final two first choice votes. Williams, a 6-foot-6 junior guard from Burlington, NJ is averaging 19.7 points per game in his first season with the Bison. In a Bison win over Coppin State this season, Williams scored a season-high 43 points in that game. Matthews, a 6-foot-5 forward from Seaford, DE is averaging 13.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while shooting at a clip of 53 percent from the field.

2001-02 MEAC Men's All-Conference Team

NAME	SCHOOL	POS.	HT	WT	CL	HOMETOWN
Tommy Adams	Hampton	G	6-3	195	SR	Woodbridge, VA
Kyle Williams	Howard	G	6-6	215	JR	Burlington, NJ
Bruce Jenkins	NCA&T	F	6-6	200	SR	Silver Spring, MD
Richard Toussaint	B-CC	F	6-3	195	JR	Tampa. FL
Andre Matthews	DSU	F	6-5	200	JR	Seaford, DE

Player of the Year: Tommy Adams, Hampton

2001-02 MEAC Men's Second Team

NAME	SCHOOL	POS.	HT	WT	CL	HOMETOWN
Miles Davis	DSU	G	5-8	150	SO	Philadelphia, PA
Andre Riviera	SCSU	G	6-3	180	SR	Brooklyn, NY
Dexter Hall	SCSU	F	6-8	185	SR	Albany, GA
Aki Thomas	Howard	F/C	6-8	230	SR	New York, NY
Isaac Jefferson	Hampton	F	6-5	190	JR	Columbus, Ohio

Coach of the Year: Steve Merfeld, Hampton

2001-02 MEAC Men's All-Rookie Team

NAME	SCHOOL	POS.	HT	WT	CL	HOMETOWN
Devin Green	Hampton	G/F	6-6	195	FR	Columbus, Ohio
Steven Koger	NCA&T	G	6-3	190	FR	Louisville, KY
Dominique Green	FAMU	G	6-2	170	FR	Immokalee, FL
Chakowby Hicks	NSU	G	6-3	170	FR	Washington, DC
Justin Bowen	UMES	F	6-7	190	FR	Chicago, IL

Rookie of the Year: Devin Green, Hampton

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