LeMoyne-Owen claims SIAC Men’s Championship

SIAC Regular Season Standings 1. Claflin 22-2 24-3 2. Benedict 21-3 24-5 3. Lane 18-6 22-8 4. Le Moyne - Owen 13-11 17-13 5. Clark Atlanta 12-12 15-14 5. Albany St. 12-12 13-15 5. Ft.Valley St. 12-12 13-16 5. Miles 12-12 13-16 9. Tuskegee 8-16 8-20 10. Morehouse 7-17 9-19 10. Kentucky St. 7-17 9-20 12. Paine 6-18 8-21 12. Stillman 6-18 7-20

LeMoyne-Owen Coll. 2008-09

1 Johnson Ladarius 6'2'' (188) G   10 Mickens Maurice 5'10'' (178) G   30 Shariff Jihad 6'6'' (198) F   3 Hill Greg 6'0'' (183) G   33 Green Darren 6'8'' (203) F/C   4 Buulu Rasul 6'7'' (201) F   11 Weathers Rashad 6'5'' (196) G   22 Hill Andre 5'10'' (178) G   35 Evans Nathan 6'0'' (183) G   15 Lucas Andrew 6'6'' (198) F   12 Broadnax Michael 6'1'' (185) G   34 Gant Deandre 6'5'' (196) F

Maurice Mickens (5'10''-G) scored 17 points and Rasul Buulu (6'7''-F) added 14 more to lead the Magicians of LeMoyne-Owen College to a 64-61 win over the Dragons of Lane College to claim the Championship of the 76th Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. LeMoyne Owen improves to 17-13 overall and with its win claims the SIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament.
In the first half, it looked as though Lane would walk away with the title after building up a 12 point lead (36-28) at the half. In the second 20 minutes of play though, the Magicians caught up for most of the period the lead swapped hands numerous times. In the end though, Buluu hit some clutch free throws down the stretch to salt away the win for the Magicians. Lane had four players to score in double figures led by Nick Beauregard who scored 13 points.
Courtesy of the SIAC


Tournament Final: LeMoyne-Owen - Lane College 64-61
Tournament Semifinals:
LeMoyne-Owen - Claflin 65-61
Lane College - Benedict 64-63

SIAC All-Tournament MVP: Rasul Buulu of LeMoyne-Owen

SIAC All-Tournament Team
David Cobb (6'7''-F/C) of Claflin
Martinez Woody (6'8''-F/C) of Benedict
Rodney Chatman (5'10''-G) of Lane
Greg Hill (6'0''-G) of LeMoyne-Owen
Rasul Buulu of LeMoyne-Owen

All-SIAC 1st Team
Michael Holmes (6'5''-F) of Benedict
Ernest Sinkfield (6'3''-F/G) of Claflin
Scheraun King (6'4''-G) of Albany State
Flawaan Flaggs (6'1''-G) of Miles
Kenny Boyd (6'8''-C-82) of Morehouse

All-SIAC 2nd Team
Darius Lane (5'11''-G) of Benedict
Martrez Scott (6'3''-G) of Fort Valley State
Rasul Buulu of LeMoyne-Owen
Jermale Jones (6'0''-G) of Tuskegee
Phillip Brown (6'3''-G) of Claflin

SIAC All-Academic Team
Marcus Wedge (6'3''-G/F) of Morehouse
Zydrunas Rackaukas (6'5'') of Kentucky State
Bennie Lewis (6'7''-G/F) of Benedict
Jermaine Bentley (6'2'') of Kentucky State
Darius Lane of Benedict

SIAC Player of the Year: Kenny Boyd of Morehouse College
SIAC Freshman of the Year: Kenneth Simmons (6'3''-G) of Fort Valley State University
SIAC Coach of the Year: Ronald Woodard of Claflin University