Category: Hbcu basketball

Tennessee State drops home conference game to UT Martin 77-66

Brandon King

77  UT Martin 11-7,3-2 OVC 66 Tennessee St. 10-8,2-3 OVC Team 1 2 F UT Martin 38  39  77 Tennessee St. 29  37  66 The Tennessee State University men’s basketball came up short Thursday evening, falling 77-66 to UT Martin. Tennessee State took an early 8-0, but UT Martin answered back with 9 consecutive points to take a 9-8 lead on Jordan Sears’ fastbreak layup. TSU would briefly square things at 9 apiece on a Zion Griffin free throw. A Parker Stewart three-pointer put the Skyhawks up 12-9 and from that point…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops wins second consecutive OVC game with 71-67 win over UT Martin

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67 UT Martin 6-10,2-3 OVC 71  Tennessee St. 7-9,2-3 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F UT Martin 17  16  10  24  67 Tennessee St. 17  16  15  23  71 The Tennessee State Lady Tigers extended their OVC winning-streak to two with a 71-67 win ver UT Martin Thursday evening at the Gentry Center. The first quarter saw the Skyhawks jump out by as much as nine points at 15-6 on Anaya Brown’s layup with 3:54 remaining in the period. Tennessee State came roaring back, out scoring the Skyhawks 11-2 over the…

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Strong second half lifts Talladega College women’s hoops over College of Coastal Georgia

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Courtesy of Talladega College Athletics 72  TC 65 CGU Team 1 2 3 4 F TC 11  15  24  22  72 CGU 17  20  13  15  65 BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Led by a 31-point effort from Makayla Transou, the Talladega College women’s basketball team ramped up in the second half to grab a 72-65 victory over the College of Coastal Georgia Mariners Tuesday evening in the Coffin Gym. Transou, a sophomore from Jackson, Tennessee, finished the game 10-of-18 from the floor, which included a 4-of-6 effort from three, and connected on 7-of-9 free…

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West Virginia State wins close one at Notre Dame College

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Title image via Todd Griffith Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginian State Athletics 88  WVSt 82 NDOH Team 1 2 F WVSt 38  50  88 NDOH 38  44  82 SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The No. 15 West Virginia State men’s basketball team (14-1, 8-1 MEC) won a gritty game at Notre Dame College (8-6, 5-4 MEC) by a final score of 88-82 after making one of the longest road trips of the conference schedule on Wednesday. The contest was deadlocked on 10 occasions and the lead changed eight…

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Langston Basketball ranked 3rd in NAIA Basketball Top 25 Poll

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Langston University men’s basketball team enters the top five for the first time since the 2018-19 season in the fourth edition of NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced. Langston is the only undefeated team in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll at 15-0 and ranked third overall with 520 total votes and also received one first-place vote. The Lions are the highest rated team in the Sooner Athletic Conference and ranked in…

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10 January 2023 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Alcorn State’s Keondre Montgomery and Southern’s Tyrone Lyons for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week Keondre Montgomery, | Forward/Center | Alcorn State University Montgomery helped lead Alcorn State to consecutive league wins this past week against Alabama A&M and Alabama State, respectively. He averaged 23.5 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 51.9 percent from the field – including 53 percent from three-point territory,…

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10 January 2023 SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honours

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s Micah Gray and Alcorn State’s Destiny Brown for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week – Micah Gray| Guard| Texas Southern University Gray posted the best Texas Southern scoring performance in a decade with a 41-point outing at Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. She followed up that performance with 24 points during the team’s first win at Mississippi Valley State. For the week…

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (January 10, 2022) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Amari Heard (Savannah State) was named Player of the Week, while Sumaiyah Abdur-Rahim (Tuskegee) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men, Marcus Scott V (Central State) was named Player of the Week, alongside, Asanti Price (Benedict) who earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK –  Amari Heard, Savannah State |Guard  |  Junior  |  West Point, Mississippi Junior guard Amari Heard helped the Lady Tigers to a 2-1 record this week in key…

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9 January 2023 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 9, 2023 – Monday’s action featured MEAC wins by Morgan State, North Carolina Central, Norfolk State and Maryland Eastern Shore. Morgan State 90, South Carolina State 85 North Carolina Central 64, Coppin State 59 Norfolk State 78, Delaware State 65 Maryland Eastern Shore 82, Howard 73 Morgan State 90, South Carolina State 85 BALTIMORE, Md. – Senior guard Malik Miller scored a game and career-high 32 points and Isaiah Burke matched his career-high with 30 points to lead Morgan State to a 90-85 victory over South Carolina State on…

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TSU’s Erica Haynes-Overton earns second OVC Newcomer of the Week honours

Brandon King

Title image via Aaron Quinn For the second time this season, Tennessee State guard Erica Haynes-Overton was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. In matchups last week, the guard averaged 25.0 points, 4.0 steals, 1.5 assists and shot an uber-efficient 58.6% from the floor. Last week the Kansas transfer scored 30 points on 11/16 FG in the Tigers’ loss at SIUE and followed that up for with 20 points, 5 steals, and 2 assists in the come-from-behind victory over Lindenwood. On the season, Haynes-Overton averages 14.9 points…

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