Category: Hbcu basketball

Spring Hill edges Albany State 69-66

Brandon King

Courtesy of Spring Hill Athletics: ALBANY, Ga. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women’s basketball opened the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) portion of their season with a 69-66 victory over the Albany State University (ASU) Golden Rams in The Arena at West Campus on Saturday afternoon. SHC used outside shooting to take a quick 6-1 lead over the Golden Rams (0-4, 0-1 SIAC East) and switched to an inside game to maintain a 21-18 advantage at the end of the 1st period. ASU rallied to take a 34-33 lead into the locker…

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November 22-23 2019 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports: Bethune-Cookman 75, Georgia Southern 57Florida A&M 102, Johnson (Fla.) 40North Carolina A&T State 55, Arkansas State 50Cornell 77, Delaware State 51East Carolina 57, Maryland Eastern Shore 42La Salle 55, Norfolk State 52Miami 68, North Carolina A&T State 67UNLV 66, South Carolina State 57 Bethune-Cookman 75, Georgia Southern 57 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daniella Hatcher scored 18 points as Bethune-Cookman improved to 3-0 with a 75-57 victory over Georgia Southern Saturday afternoon. Amaya Scott added 14 points and Tatum Hayes added 13 – including three from 3-point range – as…

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Southern falls to Nebraska 93-86

Brandon King

Courtesy of Southern University Athletics: LINCOLN, NE — The Southern men’s basketball team opened up its first of three games in the state of Nebraska Friday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena dropping a heartbreaker in overtime to the Huskers 93-86. Graduate transfer Micah Bradford had a career and season-high 31 points, including 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range, three rebounds, three steals and three assist to lead three Jaguars in double figures. Senior Darius Williams had his first career double-double and season-high 14 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman Damiree Burns had 14 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore…

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Seton Hall spanks FAMU 87-51

Brandon King

From Florida A&M Sports Information: NEWARK, N.J. | Three Florida A&M University men’s basketball players reached double figures in scoring but it wasn’t enough as the Rattlers dropped an 87-51 decision to Seton Hall at the Prudential Center. Kamron Reaves and Rod Melton, Jr. each finished with 12 points to pace the Rattlers (0-5). MJ Randolph tallied 11 points and nine boards. Myles Powell paced Seton Hall (4-1) with 23 points, while Quincy McKnight added 14 points and five assists. Jared Rhoden registered a double-double of 12 rebounds and 10 points. Inside…

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Florida A&M introduces Kortne Gosha as VP and Director of Athletics

Brandon King

From Florida A&M Sports Information: ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., introduced Kortne Gosha as the new vice president and director of FAMU Athletics during the Future of FAMU Athletics Fundraising Breakfast, hosted by the FAMU National Alumni Association, on Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress hotel.  On Dec. 3, Gosha will assume the position held by John Eason, Ph.D., who announced on Friday that he would be retiring as athletic director, effective Dec. 2. Gosha’s family members and University supporters were among the audience that…

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November 19, 2019 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports : Morgan State 88, Regent 52Youngstown State 66, NC Central 60Bradley 69, Norfolk State 57North Texas 80, North Carolina A&T State 60Pacific 64, Coppin State 60Stanford 76, Maryland Eastern Shore 55 Morgan State 88, Regent 52 Junior forward Lagio Grantsaan led five Bears in double-figures with a game-high 20 points along with 11 rebounds as the Morgan State men’s basketball team defeated the Regent University Royals 88-52 on Tuesday night at Hill Field House. Grantsaan finished the night shooting 8-for-17 from the field, hit a pair of three-pointers and added three assists.  Senior guard Stanley Davis and junior guard Kyson Rawls tallied…

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Southern obliterates Ecclesia College 121-55

Brandon King

courtesy of Southern U. Athletic Media Relations Box Score SU vs Ecclesia  BATON ROUGE, LA –  Freshman Damiree Burns career high of 33 points on 14-of-19 shooting and four steals helped the Jaguars roll to a 121-55 win over Ecclesia College at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Monday night. Jayden Saddler and Isaiah Rollins each added 12 points for the Jaguars (2-2) while Ahsante Shivers chipped in 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Micah Bradfordadded nine points and dished out a team high seven assist. Coming off the bench and making his first…

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Miles defeats Oakwood 65-50

Brandon King

Courtesy of Miles College Athletics : On the night that players from the Miles’ 2018-19 men’s basketball team received their rings for winning the SIAC title, the current band of Golden Bears showed why they could very well do it again this season. Miles opened a 15-point lead in the first half, watched as it nearly all went away early in the second half, then turned the screws on the defensive end to post a 65-50 win over Oakwood Monday night at Knox-Windham Gymnasium. Avery Brown scored a game-high 15…

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November 17, 2019 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

from meacsports: Toledo 112, Howard 68Northern Kentucky 82, Coppin State 70#4 Louisville 87, North Carolina Central 58  Toledo 112, Howard 68TOLEDO, OHIO – The Howard University Bison dropped game three of the Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational 112-68 on Sunday afternoon at John F. Savage Arena to the University of Toledo Rockets. “Toledo is a very good team, they are a team that will be playing in the NCAA tournament come March, all credit to them they did a wonderful job,” said first-year head coach Kenny Blakeney. “I think we (Howard)…

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MEAC Women’s Basketball November 17 Recap

Brandon King

From meacsports: Howard 92, Saint Peter’s 80UNC Greensboro 86, Maryland Eastern Shore 45Omaha 70, Morgan State 64 Howard 92, Saint Peter’s 80 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Howard secured their first home win of the season after running past Saint Peter’s 92-80 inside Burr Gymnasium. With the win, the Bison moved to .500 (2-2) on the young season, while the Peacocks dropped to 2-2. Five Bison scored in double figures, led by freshman forward Brooklyn Fort-Davis and veteran guard Sarah Edmond. The Chicago native recorded her first career double-double with 16 points and 13 boards…

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