CCBC Dundalk’s Dawud Drew leads nation in scoring

Dawud Drew, 22, CCBC Dundalk’s star basketball player, is the nation’s leading scorer in NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division II basketball, averaging 32.3 points per game. He ranks second in rebounding with 13.2 per game and is among the conference leaders with assists at 6.5 per game.

According to Ed Torres, head coach for men’s Basketball at CCBC Dundalk, “Dawud is a great student athlete as well as a great person. Even though he is a superstar, he is a team player. He is being scouted by colleges and universities in NCAA [National College Athletic Association] Division I.”

Marc Ershler, associate director of CCBC athletics, echoed Torres’ praise, “Dawud’s scoring is phenomenal and surpasses not only players from our conference, the MD JUCO [Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference] and NJCAA, but also players from the NCAA Division I. More than that, he has overcome major personal losses – including the deaths of his parents – and has still kept on striving to improve his life. His achievements in life surpass his achievements on the court.”

In 1995, Drew’s mother and stepfather died within six months of each other, leaving eight children in the care of Dawud and an aunt. He was the family’s second oldest child, and just 14 years old at the time. Drew, his brother and two sisters moved in with his aunt. His other four siblings were sent to South Carolina to live with family members.

Drew graduated from Lincoln High School in New Jersey at age 17, where he attended while holding a job. He entered St. Peters College in the fall of 1999 but withdrew after a few months due to the pressures of work and family. In April 2002, Drew attended a basketball showcase where a student athlete referred him to CCBC Dundalk. After a visit to the campus, he signed with CCBC.

Drew is a Business Administration major with a 3.05 average at the end of the Fall 2003 semester. He will be nominated for CCBC Dundalk’s Male Athlete of the Year award and honored with the other student athletes May 19 at a banquet at Martin’s North Point.