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Roberts Selected as Neal Baisi Award Recipient

PRINCETON, W. Va. – For the second consecutive academic year, the University of Charleston’s Jordan Roberts has been tabbed the winner of the Neal Baisi Award, presented by Beckley Newspapers. The 12th annual awards recognize the outstanding Mountain State natives on the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football and men’s and women’s basketball rosters.

The award is named for long-time West Virginia Tech athletic director and men's basketball coach Neal Baisi. Baisi, who passed away in 2005, was also a part of WVIAC football championship squads at Potomac State and Tech.  The Elkins native was a first team football all-conference pick at guard in 1949.

As a coach, his squads were comprised chiefly of Mountain State talent.  All but six players during his tenure were natives of the Mountain State.  1968 Olympian and Richwood native Mike Barrett was among those in-state standouts. He recorded a 263-82 record in a dozen seasons as the head of the Golden Bear basketball program.  Baisi's team revolutionized college basketball with their high scoring ways.  His 1954-55 Tech squad was the first collegiate team to average 100 points per game as the Golden Bears rang up 107.5 points per night.  His teams won 20 or more games on ten occasions and never failed to win 18 or more contests during his final 11 seasons.

Roberts, a native of Madison, W. Va., rushed for a league-best 1,572 yards and 18 touchdowns this season. He also led the way with a conference-best 197 all-purpose yards a game. Roberts also leads the WVIAC in scoring (122 points/11.1 ppg). His play led the Golden Eagles to a 9-2 record and a spot in the AFCA Top 25 earlier this year. In his last collegiate game, Roberts set NCAA records for most rushing yards in a quarter (190) and in a half (273). He ranks in the top 10 nationally in all-purpose yards (third), scoring (fourth) and rushing (sixth). Roberts was tabbed a third-team Don Hansen All-American.

Tickets can be purchased at the Gazette sports department on 1001 Virginia St. E in Charleston. Call 304-348-4827 to ensure a sports staffer will be available when arriving to buy tickets.
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