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2010 PEACH BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

Peach Belt Conference Champions: 2005, 2007, 2008
Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions: 2005, 2007, 2010
NCAA Division II National Tournament:
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
2007 NCAA Division II "Final Four"
2008 NCAA Division II "Sweet 16"
2009 NCAA Division II "Elite Eight"
NAIA National Tournament: 1995

Cox announces impressive 2010 spring signing class for Clayton State women’s basketball
Three Division I transfers highlight Laker newcomers
MORROW, Ga. – June 15, 2010 – Three Division I transfers highlight what is a talented 2010 spring recruiting class for Clayton State Laker head women’s basketball coach Dennis Cox. Cox announced the five signees for the Lakers during the spring recruiting signing period on Tuesday. The Clayton State Division I transfers include sophomore Drameka Griggs from Jacksonville, sophomore Kayla Mobley from North Florida and sophomore Alexiss Griffin from Kennesaw State. In addition to that trio, senior Renee Jackson transfers to Clayton State from Peach Belt Conference rival Columbus State, and freshman Shacamra Jackson signs with the Lakers from Osborne High School in Smyrna, Ga. See full story

Clayton State women finish 22nd in final
USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
Fourth straight season Lakers have finished nationally-ranked
USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll (Final 2010 Poll)
MORROW, Ga. - March 31, 2010 – The final 2010 USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll for women’s basketball was released on Tuesday, and for the fourth straight season, the Clayton State Lakers have finished the season nationally-ranked. Clayton State wound up ranked 22nd in the final Top 25 Coaches Poll after yet another banner season under head coach Dennis Cox. Previously, the Lakers had finished fourth in 2007, 24th in 2008 and 11th last season. Clayton State went 24-7 during the 2009-10 season, winning its third Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship in the last six years. See full story

Clayton State’s Cox selected Whack Hyder State of Georgia Women’s Coach of the Year
Sixth-year head coach paced Lakers to PBC Tournament championship and sixth straight NCAA Division II National Tournament berth
MORROW, Ga. - March 16, 2010 – The Atlanta Tip-Off Club announced its 2010 postseason honors on Tuesday, and Clayton State women’s head basketball coach Dennis Cox was selected as the Whack Hyder State of Georgia Women’s Coach of the Year. Cox becomes the third Clayton State head coach to receive this prestigious honor. In 1994, current Clayton State Athletic Director Mason Barfield was honored as the Georgia Men’s NAIA Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club. That was followed in 2007 when current Laker men’s basketball coach Gordon Gibbons received the Whack Hyder State of Georgia Men’s College Coach of the Year honor. See full story

Clayton State’s Tillman selected Daktronics
All-Southeast Region for women’s basketball
Laker junior was All-Peach Belt Conference, PBC Tournament Most Valuable Player
MORROW, Ga. - March 15, 2010 – The season may have ended sooner than she wanted, but the postseason accolades continue to grow for Clayton State’s Teshymia Tillman. The Lakers’ 5-foot-10 junior guard was honored over the weekend as a second team Daktronics All-Southeast Region selection for women’s basketball. Tillman is the first Clayton State player to earn All-Region honors since Cateria Shaw was selected Division II All-Region and All-American by the WBCA (Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association) in 2003. See full story