HILLIARD NAMED
TO 2007-08 BASETBALL
PRE-SEASON TEAM
Vikings Picked to
Finish Third in CIAA
Eastern Division
April J. Emory
October 11, 2007
CHARLOTTE, NC-
Elizabeth City State
University junior
guard Anthony
Hilliard has been
named to the
2007-2008 CIAA Men’s
Pre-Season All-CIAA
team as announced at
the Annual CIAA
Basketball Roundup
at the Charlotte
Convention Center
Thursday morning.
The Pre-season Team
along with the
2007-08 predicted
order of finish is
voted on annually by
the CIAA Men’s
Basketball Coaches
Association and
revealed at the
Annual CIAA
Basketball Roundup.
After capturing the
2007 CIAA Men’s
Basketball
championship, the
Vikings were picked
to finish third in
the CIAA Eastern
Division behind
Virginia Union
University and Bowie
State University.
Virginia State and
Saint Paul’s College
round out the five
teams in the
division. In the
Western Division,
Johnson C. Smith
University was
picked to capture
first place followed
by Fayetteville
State, Saint
Augustine’s College,
Livingstone College
and Shaw University.
Hilliard, a 6-3
guard from
Fayetteville, NC,
received the
automatic honor as a
pre-season selection
after being named to
the 2007 All-CIAA
team. Last season he
was named the 2007
CIAA Tournament MVP
after leading the
Vikings to their
first tournament
title in 26 seasons.
He led the CIAA in
rebounding and was
the only men’s
player to average a
double-double of
19.5 points and 10.6
rebounds per game.
The Vikings will
begin the 2007-08
campaign on November
19th when
the open up at home
versus Lincoln
University. Game
time is slated for
7:30pm at the RL
Vaughan Center.