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March 3, 2002
Stoglin: Fouling, lack of control fueled eruption
By Mark Alexander
Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer
MONTGOMERY ? Jackson State men's basketball coach Andy Stoglin had one of the safest seats in the house Thursday night when the melee broke out following the Tigers' 105-93 loss to Alabama A&M in Huntsville.
He was sitting in the Tigers' locker room after being ejected with 1:18 left. JSU was trailing 98-82 when Stoglin got his second technical. He was escorted off the court, but not before giving the officials an earful.
"I got those on purpose," Stoglin said. "I was just trying to protect my players. Every time we shot a lay-up they fouled us hard. I didn't know all that other stuff was going to happen."
Stoglin said the officials lost control of the game and that, in part, led to what happened after the game. Reggie Taylor took an elbow to the mouth that resulted in a broken tooth and also suffered a concussion when he was fouled hard from behind as he went in for a layup.
"One official called it a technical and one of the other officials waved it off," Stoglin said. "By them letting those guys get away with it, that caused them to lose control."
The fans are very close to the floor at Alabama A&M's Elmore Gym. One fan reached out and tugged at Cliff Walker's shorts as he was about to inbound the ball. The JSU players said some fans seated behind the JSU bench shouted obscenities at them during the game.
"Their campus police chief came on the bus before we left and said that he was sorry that things got out of hand the way they did," Stoglin said.
Women's basketball
The JSU men's team didn't know who it would be playing in the upcoming SWAC Tournament before Saturday night's game against Alabama State.
The women's team did, however. The Lady Tigers, who clinched the No. 4 seed with Thursday's win at Alabama A&M, will host No. 5 seed Alcorn State Tuesday at the Athletics and Assembly Center.
The teams split in the regular season with JSU winning 55-50 in Jackson and Alcorn winning 57-53 in Lorman. . . .
A handful of players watched the Harlem Globetrotters play at Alabama State's Joe L. Reed Acadome Friday night.
The players met the Globetrotters at the team hotel earlier the day and were given tickets to the game.
Football
JSU offensive line coach Carl Roberts was recently honored by the All-American Football Foundation. Roberts was the recipient of the Mike Campbell Award, given to the top assistant coach.
The award was presented to Roberts at the 39th Banquet of Champions in Biloxi.
"It's a very prestigious award," JSU coach Robert Hughes said. . . .
Receivers T.C. Taylor and Lawrence Story were the only JSU players scheduled to take part in the NFL draft combine over the weekend in Indianapolis.
Taylor, a 6-foot-4 senior from Magnolia, caught a school-record 84 catches for 1,234 yards and 11 touchdowns this past season.
He ranked fifth in Division I-AA in catches per game and sixth in receiving yards per game.
Story, a 6-6 senior from Birmingham, had 55 catches for 831 yards and five touchdowns.
The pair have been working out twice a day in Hattiesburg for the past five or six weeks.
"If they don't do well, it won't be because they're not in shape," agent Bus Cook of Hattiesburg said. "They've worked extremely hard."
When asked where he thought Taylor and Story might go in the draft, Cook replied: "You never know. It depends on who you talk to. I've heard late first day to anywhere on second day. A lot of it will depend on how they do at the combine."
Track and field
The JSU women's team finished fourth at last weekend's SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships at Baton Rouge with a total of 54 points.
Former Wingfield standout Sharon Davis, a junior, defended her shot put title with a throw of 44 feet.
Senior Julia Swaney finished second in the 1600-meter run.
"I was very pleased," JSU track coach Edmond Donald said. "We only had 17 girls on our roster."
Stoglin: Fouling, lack of control fueled eruption
By Mark Alexander
Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer
MONTGOMERY ? Jackson State men's basketball coach Andy Stoglin had one of the safest seats in the house Thursday night when the melee broke out following the Tigers' 105-93 loss to Alabama A&M in Huntsville.
He was sitting in the Tigers' locker room after being ejected with 1:18 left. JSU was trailing 98-82 when Stoglin got his second technical. He was escorted off the court, but not before giving the officials an earful.
"I got those on purpose," Stoglin said. "I was just trying to protect my players. Every time we shot a lay-up they fouled us hard. I didn't know all that other stuff was going to happen."
Stoglin said the officials lost control of the game and that, in part, led to what happened after the game. Reggie Taylor took an elbow to the mouth that resulted in a broken tooth and also suffered a concussion when he was fouled hard from behind as he went in for a layup.
"One official called it a technical and one of the other officials waved it off," Stoglin said. "By them letting those guys get away with it, that caused them to lose control."
The fans are very close to the floor at Alabama A&M's Elmore Gym. One fan reached out and tugged at Cliff Walker's shorts as he was about to inbound the ball. The JSU players said some fans seated behind the JSU bench shouted obscenities at them during the game.
"Their campus police chief came on the bus before we left and said that he was sorry that things got out of hand the way they did," Stoglin said.
Women's basketball
The JSU men's team didn't know who it would be playing in the upcoming SWAC Tournament before Saturday night's game against Alabama State.
The women's team did, however. The Lady Tigers, who clinched the No. 4 seed with Thursday's win at Alabama A&M, will host No. 5 seed Alcorn State Tuesday at the Athletics and Assembly Center.
The teams split in the regular season with JSU winning 55-50 in Jackson and Alcorn winning 57-53 in Lorman. . . .
A handful of players watched the Harlem Globetrotters play at Alabama State's Joe L. Reed Acadome Friday night.
The players met the Globetrotters at the team hotel earlier the day and were given tickets to the game.
Football
JSU offensive line coach Carl Roberts was recently honored by the All-American Football Foundation. Roberts was the recipient of the Mike Campbell Award, given to the top assistant coach.
The award was presented to Roberts at the 39th Banquet of Champions in Biloxi.
"It's a very prestigious award," JSU coach Robert Hughes said. . . .
Receivers T.C. Taylor and Lawrence Story were the only JSU players scheduled to take part in the NFL draft combine over the weekend in Indianapolis.
Taylor, a 6-foot-4 senior from Magnolia, caught a school-record 84 catches for 1,234 yards and 11 touchdowns this past season.
He ranked fifth in Division I-AA in catches per game and sixth in receiving yards per game.
Story, a 6-6 senior from Birmingham, had 55 catches for 831 yards and five touchdowns.
The pair have been working out twice a day in Hattiesburg for the past five or six weeks.
"If they don't do well, it won't be because they're not in shape," agent Bus Cook of Hattiesburg said. "They've worked extremely hard."
When asked where he thought Taylor and Story might go in the draft, Cook replied: "You never know. It depends on who you talk to. I've heard late first day to anywhere on second day. A lot of it will depend on how they do at the combine."
Track and field
The JSU women's team finished fourth at last weekend's SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships at Baton Rouge with a total of 54 points.
Former Wingfield standout Sharon Davis, a junior, defended her shot put title with a throw of 44 feet.
Senior Julia Swaney finished second in the 1600-meter run.
"I was very pleased," JSU track coach Edmond Donald said. "We only had 17 girls on our roster."