onthefieldandcourt Andrae nelson ’13 Pursues nBA, law school Waits
Andre Patillo ‘79 (left) accepts the Commissioner’s Cup from SIAC Commissioner Greg Moore.
Morehouse Wins sIAC All-sports Award for Fifth Time in six years
Andrae Nelson ’13 By add SeYMoUR jR.
NOW THAT fOrMer Morehouse basketball player Andrae Nelson ’13 has graduated cum laude in political science from the College, he plans to attend law school. But not before he gives professional basketball a shot. Nelson is a 6’ 6” post player who led Morehouse to a 20-8 season and the SIAC east division title. He averaged 12 points and nearly nine rebounds per game, and was named to the All-SIAC first team for the second consecutive year. Nelson, last season’s preseason Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference preseason Player of the Year, was picked up for the 2013 July summer league by the National Basketball Association’s Orlando Magic. Then Nelson, whose father is of Jamaican descent, was picked to play for the Jamaican National Team for the rest of the summer. former NBA All-Star Jay Vincent coaches that team. Jamaica will compete in the fIBA Americas Championship from Aug. 30 to Sept. 11 in Caracas, Venezuela. Nelson will play with the Jamaican team until NBA preseason camps begin in October, when he hopes to sign with a team. “everyone has been impressed with Andrae both on the court and off the court,” said Morehouse head basketball coach Grady Brewer ’80. “Whenever he has talked to NBA teams, he’s gone in with a suit on and is very polished. NBA officials don’t always get that from players. Andrae really represents what we are doing here with Morehouse basketball, on the court and off the court.” n moreHouse maGaZIne
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CommenCement 2013
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THe MOreHOUSe COLLeGe athletics program continues its dominance of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, winning the 2013 SIAC Commissioner’s All-Sports Award. It’s the fifth time in six years that Morehouse has won the award. The award, based on a point system, goes to the SIAC school that achieves the most overall success in all of the conference sports during the school year. The Maroon Tigers athletic program won conference championships in track and field and cross country, and had runner-up finishes in tennis, golf and basketball. n
2013 MOREHOUSE MAROON TIGERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 7th
Howard University
Washington, D.C.
3:30 p.m.
(3rd Annual Nations Football Classic)
14th Lane College Jackson, Tenn. 21st 16th Annual Chicago Football Classic Chicago 28th Edward Waters College B.T. Harvey Stadium
2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m.
OCTOBER 5th Clark Atlanta University 12th Tuskegee University
B.T. Harvey Stadium Columbus, Ga.
7 p.m. 3 p.m.
(79th Annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic)
19th Albany State University Albany, Ga. 26th Benedict College (Homecoming) B.T. Harvey Stadium
2 p.m. 2 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2nd 9th
Fort Valley State University Kentucky State University
Fort Valley, Ga. Frankfort, Ky.
6 p.m. 2 p.m.