-Via ‘Top Knotch Opportunities’ Recruiting Service-

Kaseem Duke has received 2 more verbal offers, making this his 3rd:
-Lane College, Benedict College, & now Chowan University.
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“Benedict College is a historically black, liberal arts college located in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1870 by northern Baptists, it was originally a teachers’ college. It has since expanded into a four-year college.”

“Benedict College, known athletically as the Tigers, competes as a member of the NCAA Division II’s Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (S.I.A.C.). The sports the school sponsors are: football, men and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, cross country, golf, handball,soccer, tennis, volleyball, cheerleading, and marching band. The college has built the Charlie W. Johnson Stadium for its football games on-campus, which opened in 2006. Basketball games are played at H.R.C. Arena. The college’s cheer is “Break an arm, break a leg, Benedict!” The Benedict’s Tigers Tennis Team won the S.I.A.C. Conference in 2015."

Notable Alumni:
LeRoy T. Walker former U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman

Chowan University is a small private university of about 1500 students located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina,United States. The school is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, though it accepts students of all backgrounds. It is the second-oldest Baptist school in North Carolina. The University offers both Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees in 70 academic disciplines and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools."

“Chowan changed affiliation to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (N.C.A.A.) Division II and is also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association. Chowan previously competed in the U.S.A. South Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III. The school’s original mascot, adopted in the 1940s, was the Braves; but due to NCAA policy on Native American mascots, the school changed its mascot in 2006 to the Hawks.
Coach James Garrison was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

​ ​He was the Chowan College football coach for 43 years. ​ ​Coach Garrison won 182 games (third among junior college coaches) and was 7-time Conference Coach of the Year. ​ ​35 players were N​.J​.-​C​.​A​.​A​.​ All-Americans. ​ ​The last football team to post a winning record was the 1999 Chowan team which finished 5-4.​ ​
Bob Burke won over 450 games as the head basketball coach.

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Chowan University has the following athletic teams: Women’s Soccer, Men’s Soccer, Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, and Cheerleading.

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On September 24, 2007, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, established in 1912 and the oldest black athletic conference in United States, announced that Chowan would join the conference for its 2008 football season.

​ ​Chowan will initially enter the conference to participate in only football. ​ ​Before the addition of Chowan, the C​.I​.​A​.​A​.​ consisted only of historically African-American institutions of higher education. ​ ​In joining the C​.​I​.​A​.​A​.​ (which sponsors 16 men’s and women’s championships annually), Chowan continues its membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N​.​C​.​A​.​A​.​) Division II. ​ ​In October 2008, the C​.​I​.​A​.​A​.​ Board of Trustees voted to accept Chowan University as a full member of the C​.​I​.​A​.​A. ​ ​Chowan accepted, and thus became the first non-H​.-​B​.​C​.​U​.​ member of the C​.​I​.​A​.​A​.​, and will participate in all sports officially for the 2009 fall season.​"

​Notable Alumni:
Fred Banks played with the Miami Dolphins
Robert Brown played with the Green Bay Packers
Bruce Bryant played with the Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Bowser played with the Denver Broncos
William Dalton played with the Detroit Lions
Jeff Gethers played with the Indianapolis Colts
David Green played with the CFL
Hal Henderson played with the CFL and USFL
Jerry Holmes played with the New York Jets
Richard Holmes played with the CFL
George Koonce played with the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks
Ben Mungen played with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ned Parrish played with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Royals played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Woodie Safrit played with the Detroit Lions
Jody Schulz played with the Philadelphia Eagles
Thomas Squires played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Robert Tripp played with the Dallas Cowboys
Curtis Whitley played with the Oakland Raiders
Donald Whitehead played with the Oakland Raiders

David Fulton played with the Green Bay Packers
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Very Respectfully,

F. Graham Law ’06
Sports Information Coordinator (Part-Time)
Riverside Military Academy