Category: Hbcu basketball

Tennessee State Men’s Hoops hits the road to face SEMO Thursday

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The Tennessee State men’s hoops team ( 11-10, 3-5 OVC) have dropped three of their last four games and are in desperate need of a victory and will look to right the ship Thursday when they head to CApe Girardeau, Missouri to take on the Red Hawks of Southeast Missouri. Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics After a split last week, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team heads to Cape Girardeau to face SEMO on Thursday who sits in a six-way tie for first place in the OVC. The Tigers are…

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Albany State Men’s hoops looks to keep winning going against Morehouse

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams men’s basketball team will be seeking their 4thstraight victory when they host the Morehouse Maroon Tigers at the ASU East Campus on Wednesday, January 25.  The game will start at 7:30 pm. The Golden Rams are (6-13) overall and (6-7) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams are currently on a 3-game winning streak.  The Maroon Tigers are (8-8) overall and (5-6) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams and Maroon Tigers last played on February 23, 2022.  The Maroon Tigers…

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (January 24, 2023) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Jazmin Grayson (Benedict) was named Player of the Week, while Keyshuna Fair (Allen) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men, Cameron Sembly (Allen) was named Player of the Week, alongside, Deshawn Bartley (Benedict) who earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK –  Jazmin Grayson, Benedict Guard  |  Senior  |  Evergreen, Ala. Grayson scored a career-high 22 points in Benedict’s 72-62 victory over Allen, giving the Lady Tigers a three-game winning streak. Grayson hit…

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Albany State hoops to host Clark-Atlanta Monday

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams will host the Clark-Atlanta University Panthers in a SIAC Eastern Division showdown at the ASU West Campus on Monday, January 23.  The women will play at 5:30 pm and the men will follow at approximately 7:30 pm. The Golden Rams men are (5-13) overall and (5-7) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams are currently on a 2-game winning streak.  The Panthers are (5-13) overall and (3-8) in the SIAC.  The Panthers have won 3 out of their last 4 games.…

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Big night from Clay not enough, TSU goes down at Little Rock

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 77 Tennessee St. 11-10,3-5 OVC 89  Little Rock 6-15,2-6 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 29  48  77 Little Rock 39  50  89 LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Jr. Clay scored 33 points and eclipsed 2,000 for his career, but the Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Little Rock Trojans 89-77 on Saturday afternoon at Jack Stephens Center.  Clay added six assists to his 33-point game to lead the Tigers (11-10, 3-5). Zion Griffin helped out with nine points and nine rebounds and Dedric Boyd chipped in with 12 points. Tennessee…

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Albany State Basketball splits Fort Valley State

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State basketball teams split with the Fort Valley State University at the HPE Arena on Saturday evening in Fort Valley, Georgia.  Both games were extremely exciting and entertaining.  In the men’s game, the Golden Rams outlasted the Wildcats (69-67) in a thriller in front of a packed HPE gymnasium. With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (5-13) overall and (5-7) in the SIAC.  The Wildcats fell to (8-11) overall and (6-6) in the SIAC.   The Golden Rams used a balanced attack…

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Bowie State Lady Bulldogs get it done against Virginia Union, 54-48

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Dr. Jolisa Williams, Asst. AD for Media Relations 48 VUUW 54  BSU-W Team 1 2 3 4 F VUUW 15  8  14  11  48 BSU-W 13  11  15  15  54 BOWIE, MD —  A trio of Bowie State women’s basketball players scored in double figures to feul a deserved 54-48 home victory over the visiting Lady Panthers of Virginia Union (8-10, 2-6 CIAA, 0-3 North) in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Northern Division action Saturday afternoon inside A.C. Jordan Arena. Led by sophomore Anii Harris (Ellicott City, MD) with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, redshirt…

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Virginia Union stomps Bowie State, 86-60

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Courtesy of Virginia Union Sports 86  VUUM 60 BSU-M Team 1 2 F VUUM 50  36  86 BSU-M 26  34  60 Virginia Union University’s Robert Osbornetied his season-high by scoring 33 points as VUU cruised to an 86-60 win over Bowie State University on Saturday, January 21, at Bowie, Md. Osborne also scored 33 points against Livingstone College earlier in the season. VUU’s Raemaad Wright recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds while teammate Tahj Harding added 13 points in the win for the Panthers. Virginia Union sophomore Troy Joseph had a career-high of 11…

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N.C. Central Lady Eagles defeat Delaware State 63-44 to keep home winning streak alive

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Title image courtesy of Doug Burt Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 44 DSU 63  NCCU Team 1 2 3 4 F DSU 4  6  12  22  44 NCCU 13  20  20  10  63 DURHAM, N.C. – Junior guard Kimia Carter scored a season-high 15 points to top North Carolina Central University’s scorers in a 63-44 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women’s basketball home victory over Delaware State University on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Morgan Callahan and junior Kimeira Burks joined Carter in the double-digit scoring column with 12 and 11 points respectively. Carter and Burks both swish a trio of…

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Albany State hoops set to take on rival Fort Valley this weekend

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State women and men’s basketball teams will be on the road this weekend when they play Fort Valley State University at the HPE Arena, in Fort Valley, Georgia, on Saturday, January 21.  The women will play at 6:00 pm and the men will follow at approximately 8:00 pm. The Golden Rams men are (4-13) overall and (4-7) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams are (3-4) on the road.  The Wildcats are (8-10) overall and (6-5) in the SIAC.  The Wildcats are…

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