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UDC Senior Guard Kechan Myers Finishes with Game-high 28 Points in Columbia Union Defeat
UDC Senior Guard Kechan Myers Finishes with Game-high 28 Points in Columbia Union Defeat

February 26, 2009

Washington,DC : February 29, 2009—Senior guard Kechan Myers(Philadelphia, PA) closed out his collegiate playing career with a game-high 28 point, five rebound performance in the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds’, 79-63, win over the Columbia Union Pioneers tonight at the Physical Activities Center. Myers and senior forward Rasheed Cole (Alexandria, VA), who scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds, were honored in a pre-game ceremony that recognized their achievements on the court and in the classroom, as they played in their final home game for the Firebirds.

UDC Men Lose to Chowan University, 85-77
UDC Men Lose to Chowan University, 85-77

February 21, 2009

Murfreesboro, NC : February 21, 2009—Chris Kenon scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Chowan University Hawks to a, 85-77, victory over the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds this afternoon at the Helms Center in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.

Shaw Men Defeat UDC 101-57
Shaw Men Defeat UDC 101-57

February 20, 2009

Former UDC Basketball Coach William 'Doc' Robinson Dies at 68
Former UDC Basketball Coach William 'Doc' Robinson Dies at 68

February 19, 2009

William "Doc" Robinson, a fixture in Washington area basketball since the early 1970s, died Friday at Georgetown University Hospital, six weeks after suffering a massive stroke, his niece April Coleman said. He was 68.

Kutztown Drops UDC, 95-56
Kutztown Drops UDC, 95-56

December 17, 2008

UDC Downs Salem International, 59-57
UDC Downs Salem International, 59-57

December 13, 2008

Philippi, WV: December 12, 2008—After leading the entire first half, the Salem International Fighting Tigers fell to the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds, 59-57, today in Philippi, West Virginia during the Alderson-Broaddus Classic. The Firebirds went into the half time break trailing by two points, 31-29. The second half was a whole new game, as the Firebirds mounted a furious comeback, taking the lead from the Fighting Tigers when senior guard Kechan Myers (Philadelphia, PA) hit a 3-pointer, with an assist from freshman Justin Smith (Fayetteville, GA), to give UDC a 33-32 point lead, at 19:38 into the half.

Shaw Bears Edge UDC Firebirds 57-59
Shaw Bears Edge UDC Firebirds 57-59

December 06, 2008

Washington, DC:December 6, 2008—After trailing most of the game, the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds rallied in the second half and almost pulled out the win, but fell to the visiting Shaw University Bears, 59-57, at the Physical Activities Center this afternoon. Shaw held UDC’s leading scorer, senior guard Kechan Myers (Philadelphia, PA) to 5 points, his lowest for the season, and limited junior guard David Burton (Philadelphia, PA), their second leading scorer to 13 points as they edged the Firebirds in spite of a game and career-high 24 point performance by sophomore guard Tim Ellison (Alexandria, VA).