Day: December 3, 2018

Elizabeth City wins CIAA opener 77-69 over Claflin

Brandon King

From ecsuvikings.com:   ELIZABETH CITY, NC (Dec. 3, 2018) – Elizabeth City State rode bullet-proof free throw shooting down the stretch and 3-point field goal accuracy to a 77-69 win over Claflin in the Vikings’ CIAA opener in the Robert L. Vaughan Center. Junior forward John Maynor, who netted a game-high 22 points, connected on six of 11 jumpers from beyond the arc, while senior guard Shyheid Petteway sank 12 of 14 free throws on his way to 20 points and a team-high seven rebounds as ECSU (3-5, CIAA 1-0)…

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Claflin stuns Elizabeth City State at buzzer 47-45

Brandon King

ELIZABETH CITY, NC (Dec. 3,2018) – Claflin University guard Ashley Fields tossed in a buzzer-beating desperation jumper as Elizabeth City State lost its CIAA opener, 47-45, in the Robert L. Vaughan Center. Deadlocked at 45-45, Claflin inbounded the ball of the left side with 10 seconds remaining.  Senior guard Deja Dickens launched a 3-pointer with five seconds remaining from the right side of the key.  Fields and a pair of Vikings went after the long rebound which came down right of the free throw stripe.  Fields controlled the ball and…

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Chowan University Men’s basketball ranked #6 in D2SIDA Region Poll

Brandon King

From gocuhawks.com : MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Off to their best start in Division II history, the Chowan Men’s Basketball team enters the D2SIDA Atlantic Regional Poll for the first time in program history. Chowan is soaring high with a 6-0 record after coming off the win against Claflin on Saturday afternoon in CIAA action. The Hawks are averaging 85.0 points a game with a scoring margin of 17.8 points a contest.  CU is shooting a blistering 51.8% from the floor to rank in the top-15 in the country in field goal…

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Black/Red Air Jordan 11 is rumoured 2019 Holiday Jordan

Brandon King

In the sneakers community the focus is always on what is to come, often at the expense of what is out at a given time. Many people have not even had the joy yet of reveling in their obtaining of the coming Concords before eyes are turning to what 11 is releasing this time next year. According to zsneakerheadz, it appears the Black/Red 11 may be scheduled to make their reappearance during the 2019 holiday season. He adds they will also be remastered.     Air Jordan 11 Retro Black/White-Varsity Red…

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Bulls break off head coach Fred Hoiberg; Boylen named head coach

Brandon King

Monday morning the Chicago Bulls announced that Fred Hoiberg is no longer their head coach. Bulls Executive Vice President John Paxson released this statement regarding the decision: Decisions like this one are never easy to make, however I felt this was the right choice for our organization at this time. After a thorough evaluation, I elected to make this move with the overall development of our team in mind. As a team, I believe it is imperative that we make unfaltering strides in the right direction and build the right habits to…

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December 1 SWAC Men’s basketball recap

Brandon King

Around the SWAC Alcorn State 103, Rust College 66 LORMAN, MS – Maurice Howard scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field while Troymain Crosby added 22 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals as the Braves built a 31-point halftime advantage before comfortably winning at the Davey Whitney Complex. Reginald Johnson came off the bench and scored 15 points in 18 minutes of action.  Johnson was 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.  Jael Scott and Kobe Wilson scored 10 points apiece. LSU 78, Grambling State 57 BATON…

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