Category: Hbcu basketball

Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- With the 2018-19 Southwestern Athletic Conference league schedule in full swing several pivotal national television match-ups highlight the remainder of the season. On Monday, February 4, Mississippi Valley State will travel to face Grambling State in a contest that is slated to be televised at 8:00 p.m. on ESPNU. Arkansas-Pine Bluff will hosts the league’s third televised contest of the season on Monday, February 18th when the Golden Lions take the hardwood against the Braves of Alcorn State on ESPNU at 6:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M will…

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CIAA, Lowe’s to recognize SAU’s Kelsee Arnold and Tyre Gathright

Brandon King

From theciaa.com: Office of Sports Information RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 29) – The Lowe’s Corporation and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will recognize basketball student-athletes Kelsee Arnold (Sr./Fayetteville, GA) and Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) of Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) during the men’s and women’s doubleheader against Livingstone College on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Emery Gymnasium. Both Arnold and Gathright are SAU nominees for the Lowe’s CIAA Senior CLASS Award, given to a male and female basketball senior who excel in the areas of the four C’s – Classroom, Character, Community…

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Week 9 SIAC Basketball Players of the Week

Brandon King

From thesiac.com: ATLANTA, Ga. (January 27, 2019) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Alexis Carter (Tuskegee)was named Player of the Week, while Reagan Jackson (Clark Atlanta) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men,Shelvick Henry (Clark Atlanta) was named Player of the Week, while Michael Reeves (Central State) earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Alexis Carter, TuskegeeForward  |  6’2 |  Senior  |  Atlanta, Ga. Alexis Carter helped lead the Tuskegee University women’s basketball team to a 3-0 last week. The senior was the…

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No. 11 Morehouse falls to Clark Atlanta 68-60

Brandon King

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta Athletics Every L.S. Epps Gymnsium seat filled, the Mighty Marching Panthers Band playing and the 11th ranked team in the country in Atlanta University Center rival Morehouse College had Clark Atlanta University head basketball coach George Lynch fired up as if he were getting ready to play. It was everything Lynch had heard leading up to his first time coaching in the intense, but respectful, Clark Atlanta-Morehouse rivalry. “I was excited.  I wanted to put my uniform on,” Lynch said after Clark Atlanta defeated Morehouse 68-60.  “That’s what college…

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Three point shooting key in SAU’s 76-74 victory over Shaw

Brandon King

From SAU’s Office of Sports Information: RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 26) – Shaw University saw why Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) is the best three-point shooting team in the CIAA. The Falcons rained threes on their crosstown rivals in a 76-74 Southern Division men’s basketball victory inside packed Spaulding Gymnasium on Saturday. SAU was sizzling behind the arc, making a season-high 12 of 21 three-pointers for an astounding 57.1 percent. What’s more amazing is the Falcons have actually shot better from three-point land in three other games this season. The Bears couldn’t tell,…

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Jasmine Carter’s big night leads Virginia Union over Lincoln 76-40

Brandon King

From theciaa.com: JUAN MCCALL PHOTO GALLERY | Virginia Union University’s Jasmine Carter scored 18 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as VUU downed Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 76-40 on Saturday, January 26, at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va. Carter’s 18 boards tied her career high.  She also had 18 rebounds against Edinboro University earlier this season. “It feels exciting to be able to do the things that I do for my team,” Carter said.  “I’ve had a couple of rough games, where I would score just four points or get four rebounds, so…

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Lady Blue Bears finally halt 12-game skid

Brandon King

By Livingstone Sports Information SALISBURY – During a 12-game losing streak that dates all the way back to November. You could have been forgiven for writing off the Lady Blue Bears entering their game against Johnson C. Smith on Saturday in New Trent Gym. Livingstone outscored JCSU 40-30 after the break to defeat the Golden Bulls 76-57 behind 21 points from Daisa Harris. The victory marks the first victory of 2019, and this first time since Jan. 25 of 2016, Livingstone defeated the Golden Bulls. Two season-long trends continued in the…

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Spring Hill defeats Tuskegee, 61-56

Brandon King

Courtesy of Spring Hill Athletics MOBILE, Ala. – Spring Hill College halted a nine-game losing skid Thursday night, defeating Tuskegee University, 61-56, in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Night at Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center. Justin Allison gave the Badgers their first lead of the game, 4-3, a lead that quickly grew to 8-3 and remained until Joshua Culver tied the game, 17-17, with less than eight minutes to play. Myles Thomas followed Culver’s basket to push Tuskegee in front, 19-17. Spring Hill…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- January 22

Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Grambling State University guard Shakyla Hill has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Hill, a 5-7 senior from Little Rock, Ark., collected her fifth weekly honor of the season after averaging 23.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the floor and 73.9 percent from the foul line. Versus Texas Southern, Hill posted her second triple-double…

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week – January 22

Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alcorn State University guard Troymain Crosby has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week following two standout performances this past weekend. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Crosby, a 6-4 sophomore from Laurel, Miss., led the way for Alcorn in a 2-0 home-stand with wins over Mississippi Valley State (63-57) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (74-69). Over the two games, he averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists. He shot .542 (13-24) from the field. Crosby flirted with a triple-double against…

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