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Michael Bernard (golfer)
Michael Jerome Bernard (born November 8, 1948) is a former American basketball coach and player. He played college basketball at Kentucky State. He was selected in the 1970 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Early life, education, and playing career Born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts, Bernard graduated from Brockton High School in 1964. Bernard played college basketball at Kentucky State, graduating in 1970, the year Kentucky State won the NAIA national championship. In the 1970 NBA draft, the Cincinnati Royals selected Bernard in the seventh round, 107th overall. Bernard played professionally for the Wilmington Blue Bonnets of the Eastern Basketball Association from 1970 to 1972. Bernard studied political science at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) during the 1976–77 school year. Coaching career Returning to Kentucky State, Bernard began his coaching career in 1974 as an assistant coach. After two seasons at Kentucky State, Bernard was an ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population is 105,643 as of the 2020 United States Census. Along with Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County. It is the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to as the "City of Champions", due to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its successful Brockton High School sports programs. Two villages within it are Montello (MBTA station), Montello and Campello (MBTA station), Campello, both of which have MBTA Commuter Rail, MBTA Commuter Rail Stations and post offices. Campello is the smallest neighborhood, but also the most populous. Brockton hosts a baseball team, the Brockton Rox. It is the second-windiest city in the United States, with an average wind speed of . History In 1649, Ousamequin (Massasoit) sold the surrounding land, then kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockton High School
Brockton High School, established in 1870, is a high school located in Brockton, Massachusetts. It is a part of Brockton Public Schools. As of 2016 Brockton High School, with 4,029 students, is one of the largest high schools in the United States and the largest high school in Massachusetts.Dillon, Sam.4,100 Students Prove ‘Small Is Better’ Rule Wrong" (also "4,100 Massachusetts Students Prove Small Isn’t Always Better") ''The New York Times''. September 27, 2010. Retrieved on September 28, 2013. Brockton High School's colors are Black & Red and their mascot is the Boxers, which is a reference to the storied boxing history of the city, and also a tribute to hall-of-fame boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, who are both from Brockton and alumni of Brockton High School. History When Brockton High was founded, it could house only 125 students. As the population of Brockton grew, there was increasing demand for a larger building. In 1906, a new high school was constructed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1989-90 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Wade Green of runner-up California State University, Bakersfield named the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - Manchester, New Hampshire Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College *Third Place - New Hampshire College 91, New Haven 88 West - Bakersfield, California Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield *Third Place - Humboldt State 71, UC Riverside 70 East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University *Third Place - C.W. Post 84, Slippery Rock 79 South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1987–88 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Lowell (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell), and Lowell's Leo Parent was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - New Haven, Connecticut Location: Charger Gymnasium Host: University of New Haven *Third Place - Quinnipiac 88, Assumption 73 Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College *Third Place - Lewis 89, Ashland 73 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College *Third Place - North Alabama 87, Norfolk State 76 South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Jackson (basketball Coach)
Greg Jackson (born December 29, 1959) was the head men's basketball coach at Delaware State University. He is an alumnus of Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Jackson was at the helm as Delaware State since 2000–2014, and was the second winningest coach in the history of the men's basketball program. He led the Hornets to three straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles from 2004 to 2007. In 2005, Jackson led the Hornets to their first and, to date, only NCAA tournament bid., where the Hornets lost to number one seeded Duke University by the score of 57–46 in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association named him the 2005 winner of its Tubby Raymond Award for sustained excellence in coaching. Prior to Delaware State, Jackson was on the coaching staff of the men's basketball team at North Carolina Central University from 1984 to 2000. He served as head coach at NCCU from 1991 to 2000. During his time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaw Bears
Shaw University is a private Baptist historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. The school had its origin in the formation of a theological class of freedmen in the Guion Hotel. The following year it moved to a large wooden building, at the corner of Blount and Cabarrus Streets in Raleigh, where it continued as the Raleigh Institute until 1870. In 1870, the school moved to its current location on the former property of Confederate General Barringer and changed its name to the Shaw Collegiate Institute, in honor of Elijah Shaw. In 1875, the school was officially chartered with the State of North Carolina as Shaw University. The main campus resides on 24 acres in the East Raleigh-South Park Historic District in downtown Raleigh. Shaw also owns and operates a 35-acre farm located on Rock Quarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayetteville Observer
''The Fayetteville Observer'' is an American English-language daily newspaper published in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As the oldest North Carolina newspaper, the paper was founded in 1816 as the ''Carolina Observer''. It was locally owned by the McMurray family from 1923 to 2016, when it was acquired by GateHouse Media, which became Gannett in an acquisition in 2019. History The ''Fayetteville Observer'' is the oldest newspaper in North Carolina. It was founded in 1816 as the ''Carolina Observer''. The ''Fayetteville Observer'' was not published between 1865 and 1883, so the Wilmington ''Star-News'' (founded in 1867) is North Carolina's oldest continually published newspaper. The name was changed to the ''Fayetteville Observer'' in 1833. The ''Observer''s offices were destroyed by William T. Sherman's invading army in 1865. It was refounded as ''The Fayetteville Observer'' in 1883. W. J. McMurray bought the paper in 1923, and his family-owned Fayetteville Publishing Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayetteville State Broncos
The Fayetteville State Broncos and Lady Broncos are the athletic teams that represent Fayetteville State University, located in Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville () is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America C ..., in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Broncos and Lady Broncos compete as full members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Fayetteville State has been a member of the CIAA since 1954. Varsity teams List of teams Men's sports (4) * Basketball * Cross country * Football * Golf Women's sports (6) * Basketball * Bowling * Cross country * Softball * Tennis * Volleyball Individual sports Football The university won back-to-back CIAA football championships in 2002 and 2003. They also won the 2009 CIAA Football Championship and advanced to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1994-95 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Southern Indiana and UC Riverside's William Wilson was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals East - Indiana, Pennsylvania Location: Memorial Field House Host: Indiana University of Pennsylvania *Third Place - Millersville 89, Gannon 76 South Central - Saint Joseph, Missouri Location: MWSC Fieldhouse Host: Missouri Western State University *Third Place - Mississippi College 90, Missouri Western State 77 West - Riverside, California Location: UCR Student Recreation Center Host: University of California, Riverside *Third Place - Cal State LA 78, UC Davis 74 North Central - Hays, Kansas Location: Gross Memorial Coliseum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1993–94 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by California State University, Bakersfield and Southern Indiana's Stan Gouard was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals South Atlantic - Fayetteville, North Carolina Location: Felton J. Capel Arena Hosts: Virginia Union University and Fayetteville State University *Third Place - Elizabeth City State 88, Longwood 87 South Central - Topeka, Kansas Location: Lee Arena Host: Washburn University *Third Place - Central Missouri State 79, West Texas A&M 74 West - Riverside, California Location: UCR Student Recreation Center Host: University of California, Riverside *Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 109, San Francisco State 97 East - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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