Category: Hbcu basketball

Big third quarter sinks NC Central against Campbell

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 71  Campbell 55 NCCU Team 1 2 3 4 F Campb 21  12  28  10  71 NCCU 12  13  11  19  55 Freshman Jerni Kiaku and junior Kimeira Burks both had their best performances of the season and they accounted for over half of North Carolina Central University’s scoring in a 71-55 non-conference women’s basketball home loss to Campbell University on Saturday afternoon. The Camels pulled away from the Eagles with a decisive 28-11 third quarter. Junior Christabel Ezumah scored all eight of her points in that frame. Campbell…

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Tennessee State defeats South Carolina State 80-61

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61 SCST 80  TSU Team 1 2 F SCSt 35  26  61 TSU 35  45  80 Tennessee State locked in defensively in the second half and was able to pull away from South Carolina State to a comfortable win to move to 2-0 on the young season. After being knotted at 35, the Tigers out scored the Bulldogs 45-26 in the second half to cruise to an 80-61 victory. South Carolina State came out strong, taking a 14-11 lead in the early going,but Tennessee State responded with a 6-0 run…

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Grambling pulls off upset, defeats Colorado, 83-74

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Atheltics 74 COLORADO 1-1 83  Grambling 2-0 Team 1 2 F COLORADO 32  42  74 Grambling 46  37  83 GRAMBLING, La. | For the second time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. Grambling State (2-0) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Tigers held off Colorado, 83-74, in the SWAC/Pac-12 Legacy Series at the Fredrick C.. Hobdy Assembly. GSU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on…

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Joe Bryant’s 24 not enough, Norfolk State falls 87-70 to no. 5 Baylor

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics 70 Norfolk St. 2-1,0-0 MEAC 87  Baylor 2-0,0-0 Big 12 Team 1 2 F Norfolk St. 34  36  70 Baylor 42  45  87 WACO, Texas – On the road against a top-ten ranked team in the nation, Norfolk State men’s basketball held its own on Friday night against No. 5 Baylor. The Bears (2-0) used a second half push to defeat the Spartans 87-70 at the Ferrell Center. Joe Bryant Jr. paced the Spartans (2-1) on both ends of the floor with 24 points and…

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SIAC News: Tuskegee Women’s Basketball getting ready for SIAC/Gulf South Crossover

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Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics TUSKEGEE, Ala. – Head Coach Trelanne Powell and her program will officially open their 2022-23 regular season schedule on Friday, as they compete in the Gulf South-SIAC Crossover over the weekend, held in Cleveland, Miss. The Golden Tigers will battle a pair of non-conference opponents in host school Delta State on Friday evening, followed by a matchup with Mississippi College on Saturday afternoon, both in the Walter Sillers Coliseum. Delta State went 14-13 last season, falling to the top seed Union in the second round of the GSC Basketball Tournament.…

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Albany State men’s hoops to take part in SIAC/GSC Basketball Challenge

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Courtesy of Dr.Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams men’s basketball team will begin their season by participating in the SIAC and Gulf South Conference Basketball Challenge on November 11-13, in Livingston, Alabama.  The SIAC will be represented by Albany State University and Central State University.  The Gulf South Conference will be represented by Mississippi College and the University of West Alabama. The Albany State University Golden Rams will welcome six new members to the roster during the 2022-2023 men’s basketball season.  The recruiting class features signees from…

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Delaware State overwhelmed by Michigan, on wrong side of 53-point donkey kicking

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Courtesy of Jared Wilcox, Delaware State Athletics 30 DSU 83  Mich Team 1 2 3 4 F DSU 4  14  3  9  30 Mich 19  21  21  22  83 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Delaware State women’s basketball team completed its second of three road games to open the 2022-23 season with an 83-30 loss to No. 25 University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday. Freshman guard Deyonce Thompson led the offensive efforts for the Hornets with 15 points off 5-of-15 shooting from the field including knocking down a team-high three three-pointers. Brishonne…

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Coppin State’s upset bid against Georgetown runs out of steam in overtime

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Courtesy of Steve Kramer, Coppin State Athletics 89 Coppin 99  GTown Team 1 2 OT 1 F Coppin 34  49  6  89 GTown 36  47  16  99 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Four players scored in double figures as Coppin State’s men’s basketball team took Georgetown to overtime, but the Eagles fell just short, 99-89 in a nationally televised game on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena.  Playing in their second game in as many days, Coppin now stands at 0-2 on the season. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…

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Collins and Tennessee State adds two players during early signing

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University men’s basketball head coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced the signing of two incoming student-athletes as part of the early signing day on Wednesday. In his fifth season at the helm of the Tigers, Collins has once again stayed within the 615 with the signing of Jaylen Jones, a 5-11 point guard out of East Nashville Magnet. Billed as a three-star prospect and the state’s third-best player in the Class of 2023 and the 28th-best point guard in the country — according to 247Sports…

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Norfolk State Men’s Hoops strong first half powers to 87-59 win over Cairn

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Courtesy of Matt Michalec, Asst. AD/Communications 59 Cairn 87  Norf Team 1 2 F Cairn 22  37  59 Norf 50  37  87 NORFOLK, Va. – Four Norfolk State players scored 16 points apiece, and Norfolk State used a fast start to the game to coast to an 87-59 win over Cairn University on Wednesday night at Echols Hall. Christian Ings, Dana Tate Jr., Kris Bankston and Cahiem Brown all poured in 16 and Joe Bryant Jr.added 15 for the Spartans, who moved to 2-0 on the young year. Like Monday’s win over Virginia Lynchburg, this one came…

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