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Ezinne Kalu Named MEAC Preseason Player Of The Year

Savannah State Predicated To Finish Third

NORFOLK, Va. – Savannah State fifth year senior Ezinne Kalu was picked as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, the conference announced Thursday evening.
 
The Lady Tigers were slated in the preseason poll to finish third overall in the conference. The honors are voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors.
 
Kalu topped her fourth year at SSU with 516 total points, averaging 16.1 a game. She played in 32 games, starting in 23. She led the team in points, scoring average, field goals made (168), 3-point field goals made (35), free-throws made (145), assists (108), steals (85), and minutes (29.9).
 
The Newark, N.J. native returns for her fifth and final year, after receiving a medical redshirt for the 2012-13 season. She was the first women's basketball player in SSU's Division I history to score more than 1,000 career points.
 
Kalu currently has 1,607 career points, averaging 16 points per game over her career. She's played in exactly 100 games as a Lady Tiger, racking up 3,219 minutes on the court.
 
In addition to Kalu, the Lady Tigers return all five starters from last year's historic team. The 2013-14 Lady Tigers were the first Savannah State basketball team to reach the semifinals of the MEAC Championship Tournament.
 
SSU finished 19-14 overall last year and 10-6 in MEAC play; both records were the best in the program's NCAA Division I and MEAC era's. Last year's team also scored the most points (2,184) and recorded the most free-throws (457) in the school's record keeping history.
 
North Carolina A&T State was picked to finish first overall, followed by five-time defending champion Hampton University.
 
Coppin State was picked to finish fourth, followed by Howard, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Norfolk State, Maryland Eastern Shore, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State, Delaware State, and finally Morgan State.
 
The Lady Tigers kick off the 2014-15 season on November 6 with the annual "Battle By The Marsh" preseason exhibition against cross-town rival Armstrong Atlantic. The regular season opens on November 14 in Tiger Arena against Columbia College.
 
 
2014-15 MEAC Women's Basketball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
As voted on by the Conference's Head Men's Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors
(First-Place Votes In Parenthesis)
 
TeamPoints
1. North Carolina A&T (15)326
2. Hampton (5)309
3. Savannah State (1)256
4. Coppin State (2)253
5. Howard (1)198
6. Florida A&M175
7. Bethune-Cookman160
8. Norfolk State152
9. Maryland Eastern Shore (2)137
10. North Carolina Central122
11. South Carolina State110
12. Delaware State89
13. Morgan State79
 
2014-15 Women's Basketball Preseason All-MEAC Teams
As voted on by the Conference's Head Men's Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors
 
Preseason Player of the Year: Ezinne Kalu, Savannah State
 
 
First Team
NamePos.Cl.SchoolHometown
Malia Tate-DeFreitasGSo.HamptonHarrisburg, Pa.
Ezinne KaluGSr.Savannah StateNewark, N.J.
Tracey CarringtonGSr.Morgan StateBaltimore, Md.
Eboni RossF/CJr.North Carolina A&TColumbia, S.C.
Aprill McRaeCJr.North Carolina A&TRaleigh, N.C.
 
Second Team
NamePos.Cl.SchoolHometown
Te'Shya HeslipGSo.HowardDumfries, Va.
Raven BankstonGSo.Delaware StateDetroit, Mich.
Kourtney WilliamsG/FSr.South Carolina StateWarren, Ohio
Victoria GonzalezF/CJr.HowardAtlanta, Ga.
Kailyn WilliamsCSo.Bethune-CookmanNew Orleans, La.

Third Team
NamePos.Cl.SchoolHometown
Kenia ColeGSr.HamptonSilver Spring, Md.
Taneka RubinGSr.Florida A&MOrlando, Fla.
Rae CorboGSr.Norfolk StateEnglewood, N.J.
Racquel DavisF/CSr.North Carolina CentralBrooklyn, N.Y.
Alexis UdojiF/CJr.Maryland E. ShoreRandolph, Mass.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ezinne Kalu

#23 Ezinne Kalu

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