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Jordan named to Conference USA All-Defensive Team and Player of the Week ..
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Samardo Samuels gets that All-American feeling
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Wade Named All IBS-Premier Spring Showcase
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Paul Brown aims to make best of basketball scholarship
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JBD, Inc. Establishes Academic Scholarship Foundation
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Jordan's life a tall order

Shed no tears for University of Tulsa center Jerome Jordan, but it's heck being a 7-footer.
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                   Big man dreams big

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                   1/31/2009
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                   JEROME JORDAN dreams of being an NBA player. 
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Louisville wins Big East title; Samuels earns conference honors
Louisville, KY (03-09-2009) – The University of Louisville survived a serious scare from ...
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Jordan earns Conference USA Honors
Irving, TX (03-10-2009) – Junior center Jerome Jordan received his second post-season award yesterday when ...
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Jordan Named to C-USA All-Defensive Team
Irving, TX (03-11-2009) – The awards just keep coming for Jerome Jordan. One day after being named to the Conference USA all-league first team ...
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Jerome Jordan faces tough decision on NBA
At the end of Wednesday’s game against UCF, chants of “one more year” echoed throughout the Reynolds Center. This of course referred to the fact that ...
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by Kurt Swafford, Staff Writer - The Collegian (Online)

Cedarville upset by USF in NAIA first round
Point Lookout, MO (03-11-2009) – No. 3 seed Cedarville University were sent packing in the first-round of the NAIA Division II National Tournament today when they were ...
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Samuels breaks out in Big East Tournament debut
Samardo Samuels caught, turned and slammed home ...
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Samuels misses out on Rookie of the Year award
New York, NY (03-13-2009) – Freshman center Samardo Samuels was edged out for Big East rookie of the year honors by center Greg Monroe of Georgetown University ...
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Tulsa dismisses Rice early to reach C-USA semis
Memphis, TN (03-13-2009) – The University of Tulsa Hurricanes were in business-like mode yesterday as they got off to a quick start against Rice University ...
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New York, NY (03-16-2009) – The University of Louisville Cardinals derailed the Syracuse University ...
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Three Local Student/Athletes Granted Full Basketball Scholarships

MIAMI, FL – April 22, 2009 – Kemar McLeish, Kwame Lawrence, and David Whitehorn, three local-based student/athletes, have been awarded ...
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Jordan to return to Tulsa for his senior season
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Jamaica fights off BVI to win CBC title

Miami, FL (07-04-2009) - Team Jamaica, who many dubbed pre-tournament favorites upon their ...
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Another Successful Star Search Camp

The ninth annual Star Search Basketball & Life Skills Development Camp ended on a successful note recently. Over 165 student/athletes converged ...
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Jordan named C-USA preseason Player of the Year

Miami, FL (10-30-2009): University of Tulsa’s senior center Jerome Jordan was voted Conference USA's
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Samuels named to Naismith Watch List

Miami, FL (11-13-2009): Sophomore forward Samardo Samuels is among 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy 2009-10 preseason ...
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Alliman off to a sizzling start

Miami, FL (11-13-2009): Senior forward Ricardo Alliman picked up where he left off last season by producing two scintillating performances to start the 2009-10 season for Cedarville ...
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McFarlane now NDC’s all-time rebound leader

West Mifflin, PA (01-19-2010): Senior center Karim McFarlane grabbed five rebounds to become the all-time leader rebounder in NDC history ...
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Adrian Forbes: NJCAA Leaders for Life Program- Student-Athlete Award for Jan. 20, 2010
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Tulsa rallies to claim Mayor's Cup over Oral Roberts

                    Tulsa, OK (01-21-2010): University of Tulsa                         came roaring back from a 15-point second                          half deficit ...
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KWC avenges loss to Southern Indiana to claim Battle of the Bridge trophy

                                             Evansville, IN (02-17-2010):                                                  Kentucky Wesleyan College                                                avenged an earlier loss to                                                    No. 2 Southern Indiana                                                        University with an impressive                                                ...     

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Alliman earns spot on AMC first team
                         






Ricardo Alliman
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Cedarville snatches AMC crown from NDC






Ricardo Alliman   Karim McFarlane
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