Day: December 7, 2021

December 6, 2021 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Women’s Basketball Scores and Recaps Team Standings Monday, December 6 Miami  78, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 65 – Box Score | Recap Bethune-Cookman 73, Warner (Fla.) 56 – Box Score | Recap  About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track…

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December 6, 2021 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores and Recaps Team Standings Monday, December 6  Texas Southern 69, Florida 54 – Box Score | Recap Houston 77, Alcorn State 45 – Box Score | Recap About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track…

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December 6, 2021 NBA StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI @ CHO 43 15 7   15-20 fg D. SabonisIND vs. WAS 30 10 6   3 stl  Kelly Oubre Jr.CHO vs. PHI 35 5 3   4 stl  Stephen CurryGSW vs. ORL 31 3 8   7-13 3-pt K. TownsMIN vs. ATL 31 16 6 Bradley BealWAS @ IND 34 2 4 S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ DET 30 2 13   12-15 ft Trae YoungATL @ MIN 29 7 11   11-13 ft Zach LaVineCHI vs. DEN 32 3 8 Jarrett AllenCLE @ MIL 25 9 0…

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Week 4 CIAA Basketball Men’s and Women’s Honours

Staff

From the CIAA: 2021-22 Women’s Basketball Composite Schedule2021-22 Women’s Basketball Conference Leaders (Statistics)2021-22 Women’s Standings 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Composite Schedule2021-22 Men’s Basketball Conference Leaders (Statistics)2021-22 Men’s Standings PLAYERS OF THE WEEK #3 Cress Worthy, Fayetteville State(Jr, 6-2 Guard – Gastonia, NC) Worthy averaged 25.5 points and five rebounds per game in two contests, including a career-high 28 points in a non-conference win over Virginia State. The junior guard also totaled seven assists and three steals while shooting 50 percent from the field and 54 percent from three (7-for-13).  MEN’S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #20 Raemaad Wright, Virginia…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Black youth-owned sneaker spot burglarised and cleaned out

Brandon King

Kansas City, Missouri is home to One Pair, a sneaker store that is owned by black youngsters, ages 14 and up. It is also a clothing store that sells local brands also offers sneaker cleaning and customisation services.   Opened a year ago, One Pair is also an education center that is run by local youth that teaches financial literacy, and practical life experience. Unfortunately in this day and age, no good deed goes unpunished as on the night of November 9, One Pair was broken into and all their…

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Texas Southern stuns No. 20 Florida 69-54

Brandon King

Courtesy of Texas southern Sports Information: 69 TSU 54 UF Team 1 2 F TSU 35  34  69 UF 25  29  54 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Texas Southern men’s basketball made history once again as they became the first team in SWAC history to defeat a ranked opponent from the SEC after an impressive 69-54 win over No. 20 Florida Monday night. “I thought our guys did a tremendous job tonight getting off to a great start,” said head coach Johnny Jones. “I thought we had a very solid first half of basketball.”…

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