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Shaw basketball star Anthony
Greenup has been selected to play in the Black College All-Star Game in Atlanta
on Saturday April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Atlanta, GA. A press conference, presented
by the World Basketball Association Foundation, will be held Wednesday, April
14, 2004 11am-1pm at the legendary Paschal’s Restaurant in Atlanta. The
game will air on WAJC 90.5 and 99.9-FM in conjunction with WJIJ 94.3-FM in
Norlina.
This historic event is being sponsored by: Leroy McMath, President WBA
Foundation, Developer Herman B. Russell, Atlanta Inquirer Editor John B. Smith
and Paschal Restaurant Owner James Paschal.
The
game will be played at Morehouse College and showcases 48 men and women
seniors, from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Greenup was the 2004 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and averaged 20.9 points and 10.2
rebounds for Shaw (12-16) this season. He is the only player in the
country in the top 30 in four different categories including points (30)
rebounds (16) blocked shots (7) and field goal percentage (1).
Greenup averaged 2.8 blocked shots per
game and for the second-straight season led the nation infield goal percentage
(70.9).
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