Category: Hbcu basketball

MEAC announces 2024-25 women’s basketball preseason honors

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title image via the MEAC Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Norfolk State graduate guard Diamond Johnson was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, presented by Nike. Norfolk State and Howard tied as the preseason favorites to win the MEAC. All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. Johnson, the 2023 MEAC Newcomer of the Year and the 2023 MEAC Basketball Tournament Outstanding Performer, led the MEAC in scoring averaging 20.2 points and steals with 3.8, to go…

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Tickets for the 2024 Chris Paul HBCU Challenge now on sale

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Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletics Fans can purchase tickets now for the 2024 Chris Paul HBCU Challenge, featuring the Norfolk State men’s basketball team at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Taking place on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20, the Spartans will compete in a four-team bracket against a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) foes. Norfolk State plays Alabama State at 5 p.m. on the opening day of the tournament, before a matchup against Grambling at 4 p.m. on Dec. 20. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster and in person at the Mohegan Sun…

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Howard University women’s hoops unveils 2024-25 Non-Conference schedule

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(Photo Credit – Howard Athletics Media Relations) Courtesy of Howard Athletics WASHINGTON (September 23, 2024) – The Howard University women’s basketball team unveiled its 2024-25 nonconference schedule, highlighting a former rivalry to tip-off the season and several local matchups. The announcement came Tuesday afternoon. “We will be competing against some of our crosstown foes for bragging rights in The District and taking trips along the east coast,” said Howard women’s basketball head coach Ty Grace. HU opens the new season at the Highest of Seven Hills (Nov. 4) when they face former Mid-Eastern…

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North Carolina Central men’s hoops unveils 2024-25 schedule

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Courtesy of N.C. Central Athletics FULL NCCU MBB SCHEDULE [WEBSITE] | [PDF] DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University men’s basketball team unveiled its 2024-25 schedule featuring 31 games, 17 of which are non-conference opponents with 14 opportunities to catch the home team in McDougald-McLendon Arena. The Eagles open the season at George Mason University on Monday, Nov. 4. The game is slated for a 7 p.m. start time in Fairfax, Va. and will also be streamed on ESPN+. The last time the two teams met was in 2018 with the Patriots defeating NCCU. NC Central will…

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Norfolk State Basketball season tickets go on sale October 1

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Season tickets for the 2024-25 Norfolk State basketball season will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The purchase of a season ticket package includes admission to all home games for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams for the 2024-25 campaign. The Spartans will play 25 home games – 12 men’s and 13 women’s – four more than the 2023-24 regular season. All the Spartans’ home conference matchups will be played as doubleheaders, with the women’s weeknight bouts tipping off at 5:30 p.m. and the men’s game starting approximately…

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SWAC announces 2024-25 Predicted order of finish and preseason honors

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title image via the SWAC Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-SWAC teams and individual award winners during the league’s media day event on Friday morning. The all-conference honors and preseason poll were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.   Grambling State was tabbed as the favorite heading into the season. The Tigers were followed by Texas Southern (2nd), Southern (3rd), Jackson State (4th) and Alcorn State (5th) to round out the top…

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SWAC women’s hoops 2024-25 preseason honors and predicted order of finish

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-SWAC teams and individual award winners during the league’s media day event on Thursday morning. The all-conference honors and preseason poll were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.   Grambling State was tabbed as the favorite heading into the season. The Lady Tigers were followed by Southern (2nd), Alabama A&M (3rd), Jackson State (4th) and Florida A&M (5th) to round out the top five preseason poll selections. Prairie View A&M (6th), Alcorn State (7th),…

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Norfolk State women’s hoops announces 2024-25 non-conference schedule

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Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID, Norfolk State Athletics The Norfolk State Women’s Basketball team has announced its 2024-25 non-conference schedule. The back-to-back MEAC Champions open the season with a pair of home games starting on Nov. 4 against William & Mary and on Nov. 7 against Longwood. The Spartans will then hit the road for the next three contests, beginning with a trip to Columbia, Mo. to face Missouri on Nov. 10. Following that game, NSU will play Alabama on Nov. 13 and Hampton on Nov. 16. NSU returns to Echols Hall…

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SWAC announces student athlete attendees for basketball media day

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Courtesy of the Southweetern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the student-athletes set to participate in the league’s annual SWAC Women’s Basketball Media Day on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 9:00 am CST at the Georgia International Convention Center located in Atlanta. All twelve SWAC head women’s basketball coaches will also be in attendance to address media about the upcoming 2024-25 basketball season. A complete listing of the student-athletes slated to be in attendance is listed below. Alabama A&MShelomi Sanders Lauryn Pendleton Alabama StateO’Mariyah TuckerCordasia Harris  Alcorn StateDestiny Brown Zy’nyia White Bethune-CookmanKayla White Kayla…

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2025 CIAA Basketball Tournament tickets available via “Summer Sizzler” sale

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, returns to Baltimore, Maryland for the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Men’s and Women’s Championship Basketball Tournament February 25 – March 1 at the CFG Arena. The CIAA will  kick off their fifth year in Charm City with their first ever summer sale,  the “Summer Sizzler” offering fans $100 off for All Session General Admission tickets by using the code SUMMER100. Tickets are available beginning today, August 15 through September 1 exclusively at the tournament website: Ciaatournament.org. 2025 is truly a celebration of legacy…

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