Fuller had coached at MSU for six years with an overall record of 53-115. Thomas has indicated that a national search will be conducted which he hopes will lead to the hiring of a new coach in April. Five women's teams and four men's squads from HBCUs will be participating in the NAIA Division I Basketball Championships. The women will play at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee while the men play at the Civic Center in Tulsa. Here's the schedule for first round games involving HBCUs.
All times are local.
Five HBCU's remain in the NCAA playoffs. Johnson C. Smith has earned a bid to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight as a result of their victory over Winston-Salem State in the South Atlantic Region. MEAC Champs Hampton and Howard have learned their opponents in the first round of the NCAA Division I Playoffs. LU also scored in the 400M, 800M and 1600M relay. In the men's playoffs, SIAC Champ Kentucky State will travel to St. Petersburg, FL to meet the University of Tampa in the South Regional playoff.