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VSU's Walker and
SPC's Royal areTop CIAA Basketball Rookie
Honorees
February 17, 2006
HAMPTON, VA- The 2006 CIAA Basketball All-Rookie teams have
been announced as voted on by the CIAA-Sports Information Directors’ Association.
Katania Walker of Virginia State University has been selected
as the 2006 CIAA Women’s Rookie of the Year. A Sports
Management major who hails from Virginia Beach, VA, Walker
is the Lady Trojans’ second leading scorer at 12.3 points
per game. In the CIAA she tops all rookie women ranking 17th
in scoring, is 7th in both three-point field goal percentage
and three-point field goals made, is 4th in free throw percentage
and 15th in steals.
For the men, Bruce Royal of Saint Paul’s College has
been named 2006 CIAA Rookie of the Year. Royal, who has started
every game this season for the Tigers, is averaging a conference
best 6.39 assists per game. He also ranks 4th in minutes played,
18th in scoring (13.0 ppg), and 10th in both steals and assist/turnover
ratio. A native of Newport News, VA, he is majoring in Business
Administration.
The Men’s and Women’s All-Rookie Basketball teams
will be honored at their respective tip off banquets in Charlotte,
NC the week of the 2006 CIAA Basketball Tournament. A complete
list of the 2006 All-Rookie Teams is as follows:
2006 CIAA Women’s All-Rookie Team
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
POS |
HT |
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL |
MAJOR |
| Nakisha Stewart |
NC Central |
F |
6-0 |
Louisburg, NC/Bunn HS |
Health Education |
| Alicia Brown |
Saint Paul’s |
G |
5-10 |
Newport News, VA/Heritage HS |
General Studies |
| Chelsea Jeter |
Fayetteville St. |
G |
5-8 |
Baltimore, MD/Milford Mills |
Undecided |
| Markeya Watson |
Bowie State |
F |
6-0 |
Clinton, MD/Gwynn Park HS |
Business Mngmnt. |
| Katania Walker |
Virginia State |
G |
5-5 |
Virginia Beach, VA/Princess Anne HS |
Sports Mngmnt. |
2006 CIAA Women’s Rookie of the Year- Katania
Walker, Virginia State University
2006 CIAA Men’s All-Rookie Team
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
POS |
HT |
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL |
MAJOR |
| Jamal Durham |
Winston-Salem St. |
F |
6-6 |
Winston-Salem, NC/North Davidson HS |
Computer Science |
| Aubrey Brown |
Virginia State |
G |
6-2 |
Tampa, FL/Brevard HS |
Health and P.E. |
| Charles Futrell |
NC Central |
F |
6-6 |
Fayetteville, NC/EE Smith HS |
Computer Science |
| Anthony Hilliard |
Elizabeth City St. |
G/F |
6-3 |
Fayetteville, NC/71st HS |
General Studies |
| Bruce Royal |
Saint Paul’s |
G |
5-10 |
Newport News, VA/Laurinburg Prep. |
Business Admn. |
2006 CIAA Men’s Rookie of the Year- Bruce Royal, Saint Paul’s
College
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