NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 20, 2020 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host its annual Basketball Coaches Preseason Video Conference on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m.
 
This year, the conference will be held via Zoom and will feature both the men’s and women’s head coaches.
 
Each head coach will field questions about the upcoming 2020-21 season, highlighting key returning players and expectations in previewing both the regular season and the 2021 MEAC Basketball Tournament (March 8-13).

In addition, former Norfolk State great Kyle O'Quinn (MEAC Hall of Fame Class of 2019) will join the video conference at around 11:10 a.m. to talk about his experience at Norfolk State, in the NBA and field questions.
 
Media interested in covering the video conference are asked to contact Maurice Williams, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, at 757-951-2055 or williamsm@themeac.com.
 
Listed below is the schedule of appearances by the coaches:
 
 
10:00 a.m.                                  Preseason Polls, All-Conference Announced
                                                    Comments from the Commissioner
10:10 a.m.                                  Bethune-Cookman (Vanessa Blair-Lewis/Ryan Ridder)
10:25 a.m.                                  Coppin State (Laura Harper/Juan Dixon)
10:40 a.m.                                  Delaware State (David Caputo/Erik Skeeters)
10:55 a.m.                                  Florida A&M (Shalon Pillow/Robert McCullum)
11:10 a.m.                                  Special Guest: Kyle O’Quinn
11:10 a.m.                                  MEAC Hall of Fame, Class of 2019
                                                    2012 MEAC Player & Defensive Player of the Year
11:25 a.m.                                  Howard (Ty Grace/Kenneth Blakeney)
11:40 a.m.                                  Maryland Eastern Shore (Fred Batchelor/Jason Crafton)
11:55 a.m.                                  Morgan State (Edward Davis, Jr./Kevin Broadus)
12:10 p.m.                                  Norfolk State (Larry Vickers/Robert Jones)
12:25 p.m.                                  North Carolina A&T State (Tarrell Robinson/Will Jones)
12:40 p.m.                                  North Carolina Central (Trisha Stafford-Odom/LeVelle Moton)
12:55 p.m.                                  South Carolina State (Audra Smith/Murray Garvin)

 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrates its 50th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2020-21 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.