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Three Knights Div. I-bound
Oakland Tribune, Apr 23, 2008 by Jimmy Durkin
OAKLAND -- The Castlemont High girls basketball team had a banner year on the court this season, winning the Oakland Athletic League title and advancing to the NorCal semifinals.
On Tuesday, it was a banner day for the future of three of those Knights as Ebony Richardson, Crystal Whittington and Jeanine Manley signed letters-of-intent to accept full scholarships to play Division I basketball.
Richardson, a 5-foot-6 guard, will play for Alcorn State in Lorman, Miss., while Whittington, a 6-0 forward, and Manley, a 6-3 center, will head to Coppin State in Baltimore.
"This is the first time in my 16 years that we've had three signing for full basketball scholarships," athletic director Johnny Lorigo said.
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The three also represent each of the different institutions at the Castlemont Community of Small Schools, which compete together athletically. Richardson attends the Castlemont Business and Information Technology School, Whittington attends the East Oakland School of the Arts, and Manley attends Leadership Preparatory School.
All three thanked their mothers, who were in attendance, for their support, and their teammates and coaching staff. Much credit was given to assistant coach Garnett Givens, who spent his time and money sending out more than 150 tapes combined for the three players, and Whittington and Richardson's AAU coach, Courtney Johnson.
"I truly believe in not waiting for coaches to come in and see these girls," Givens said. "The tape doesn't lie. I sent tapes out and had a lot of schools contact me. Coppin State and Alcorn State are the only ones that stayed with it throughout."
Head coach Matthew Lane, who guided the squad to a 24-5 campaign, said the success of sending girls off to college out-weighs what they do on the court.
"This is better than winning state championships," Lane said. "When I first started coaching, I thought it was all about state championships. But this is the most important thing of all."
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