2006

ECCC Alumnus Maurice Bowie Selected Warrior Basketball Coach Maurice Bowie has been

High School. Bowie is a former basketball standout at ECCC, where he eamcdAll-Region 23, ftrSt teamAll-State and All-Star honors for the I 996-97 season. He also served as president of the student body association. After earning an associate's degree at ECCC in J 997, Bowie continued his athletic career at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, where he received a bachelor's degree in health education in 2000. He also played professional basketball in Europe. Bowie received a master's degree in education from ASU in 2005. Bowie is the son of Marie Honeysucker of Ludlow and Ivory Lyles ofLittle Rock, Ark.

named men's head basketball coach at East Central Community College in Decatur, announced ECCC President Dr. Phil A. Sutphin. Dr. Sutphin said Bowie, whose selection was approved today by the College's Board of Trustees, "is a real quality young man, and I'm confident we will see the men 's basketball program progress and grow under his leadership." The new Warrior head mentor has served the past four years as assistant coach for men's and women's basketball programs at ltawamba Community College in Fulton, where his duties included recruiting and on-the-floor coaching. He also taught physical education classes. Marty Cooper, men 's

basketball coach at ltawamba and former ECCC head coach, said of his former APPEARE( assistant and player: "You always love to see your former players do well and ~aurice has really worked hard m put CARTHAGI h!ID elfm this position. He will do well East Central because be loves the S:01 CO ...:-bool and the people. He will instill ""'lde m the program. He owes a lot to

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people of East Central and now be an opportunH) to pay back the -~ ~ hdp }Oung ~rudent athletes :as be ped He b:L' done an ~ru:l~,. p ) ers for us