FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2001 BCA Invitational Event Preview

Princeton, NJ (November 14, 2001) – North Carolina State will host the first annual Black Coaches Association (BCA) Invitational this week, a tournament that will tip-off the season for the eight participating teams. Below is a brief preview of each of the participating teams:

Team                   Conference       Coach           00-01 Record   Players to Watch
North Carolina State   ACC              Herb Sendek       13-16        Hodge, Miller, Grundy
East Carolina          Conference USA   Bill Herrion      14-14        Holcomb-Faye, Mikulas
Fairleigh Dickinson    Northeast        Tom Green         13-15        Whitaker, Peterson, Bomayako
Northwestern           Big 10           Bill Carmody      11-19        Hardy, Drayton, Blake
Prairie View A&M       SWAC             Elwood Plummer     6-22        Burks, Riley, Coulter
Rutgers                Big East         Gary Waters       11-16        Kent, Dabney, Wright
San Jose State         WAC              Steve Barnes      14-14        Granucci, Thurmond, Sonneberg
Va. Commonwealth       Colonial         Mack McCarthy     16-15        Jones, Taylor, Graham

Opening Round Games - November 14th, 2001
Northwestern vs. Virginia Commonwealth University - 2 p.m.
Rutgers vs. Eastern Carolina University
NC State vs. Prairie View A & M
San Jose State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

Tickets for the BCA Invitational are still available and can be purchased by stopping by the Entertainment & Sports Arena or calling 800-310-PACK.

To request credentials for the BCA Invitational, please contact Annabelle Vaughan of NC State at annabelle_vaughan@ncsu.edu.

The Black Coaches Association is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to foster the growth and development of minorities at all levels of sports, both nationally and internationally.

Tickets will be available by calling the NC State box office 1-800-310-PACK.

The BCA Invitational is produced by the Gazelle Group. For more information about the BCA Invitational, please visit www.bcainvitational.com or contact Tim O’Donnell at (609) 921-1300 or todonnell@gazellegroup.com.