Category: Hbcu basketball

West Virigina State claims YES USVI Classic Championship, Coach Bryan Poore wins 400th game

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Courtesy of 59 Tusculum 6-5,2-2 SAC 73  West Virginia St. 12-1,6-1 MEC Team 1 2 F Tusculum 23  36  59 West Virginia St. 40  33  73 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – The No. 16 West Virginia State men’s basketball team defeated the Tusculum Pioneers in the championship game of the YES U.S. Virgin Islands Classic, 73-59. The victory was head coach Bryan Poore‘s 400th victory of his collegiate head coaching career. The game was back and forth with five lead changes and a tie until the Yellow Jacket (12-1, 6-1 MEC) defense held Tusculum (6-5,…

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Albany State goes down to Miles, 62-59

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Albany State was unable to hold off a second half surge from Miles as the Golden Rams fell to the Golden Bears 62-59. MIles came out strong, taking an early 7-0 lead , Albany State woudl battle back to take a brief lead at 12-11 on a Terin Wofford jumpshot. The teams would tie at 13 on a jumper from Miles’ Garrick Baines. Miles jumped back in front at 16-13 on a three-pointer from Baines. with 8:39 left in the half. Albany State outscored Miles 15-6 over the final 8…

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Week 8 CIAA Basketballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the CIAA 2022-23 Women’s Basketball Composite Schedule2022-23 Women’s Basketball Conference Leaders (Statistics)2022-23 Women’s Standings 2022-23 Men’s Basketball Composite Schedule2022-23 Men’s Basketball Conference Leaders (Statistics)2022-23 Men’s Standings FOOD LION MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK #5 Jailen Williams, Claflin(Jr., 6-0 Guard – Salisbury, NC) In the 85-84 overtime win over Clayton State last week, Jailen Williams recorded career-high and game-high totals of 25 points and 13 rebounds. the junior also added a game-high five assists, along with a block and a steal. The Salisbury, NC native shot 9-of-14 from the field and six-of-eight from the free throw line. Tied 81-81…

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

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Featured image via Aaron Quinn For her performances last week, in which she averaged 17.0 points, 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals , Tennessee State University guard Erica Haynes-Overton was named Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season. Against Morehead State the Nashville-native put in 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 rebounds and against Little Rock she scored 22 points ( which was the third time Haynes-Overton broke the 20-point barrier on the season) 2 rebounds and 1 assist. On the season, the…

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Albany State women’s hoops survives subpar play and gets by Miles 49-41

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It wasn’t always pretty, but the The Albany State women’s basketball managed to secure a win over Miles College Monday afternoon, 49-41. In a game in which the teams combined for 45 turnovers, the Golden Rams were able to avoid a few of the mistakes that ultimately befell their Golden Bear opponents. The first ten minutes of the game were a display of the sport that may have given Dr. Naismith pause to invent the game. In that opening frame, the two teams combined for more turnovers, 14, than points…

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Grambling women’s hoops defeats Prairie View 66-60

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 66  Grambling 2-10,1-0 SWAC 60 Prairie View 3-9,0-1 SWAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Grambling 14  22  14  16  66 Prairie View 21  5  14  20  60 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team used a big second quarter, along with 25 points from Colbi Maples, to pick up a 66-60 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opening victory over Prairie View A&M on Monday night at the William Nick’s Building. Maples had a career-night, scoring 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the floor.…

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Albany State Basketball opens 2023 against Miles

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After being off since December 17, the Golden Rams women and men’s basketball teams will open the new year by hosting Miles College at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday, January 2, 2023.  The women will play at 1:00 pm and the men will follow at approximately 3:00 pm. The Golden Rams women’s team is (4-8) overall and (2-4) in the SIAC.  The Golden Bears women’s team is (7-2) overall and (4-1) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams and Golden Bears…

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Sun Conference Hoops: Florida Memorial

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Title image via Malik Poag Habtom Keleta – Assistant Athletics Director for Communications The Lions dropped a close contest in a 76-71 loss to Lindsey Wilson in game two of the St. Thomas Holiday Invitational at the Fernandez Family Center. Florida Memorial led 19-11 at the end of the first quarter, but the Blue Raiders outscored FMU 22-13 in the second quarter and took a narrow lead into halftime. Lindsey Wilson outscored FMU 46-30 in the second and third quarters (combined) to eventually pull away with the slim victory. Reigning…

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Sun Conference Hoops: Behind Tariq Humes’ 23 points, Florida Memorial gets past William Carey, 81-75

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Title image via Malik Poag Courtesy of Habtom Keleta, Assistant Athletic Director for Commiunications, Florida Memorial Athletics 75 WCU 81  FMU Team 1 2 F WCU 35  40  75 FMU 32  49  81 FMU wins 2 games in 2 days at the SUN/SSAC Crossover Challenge WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. | Florida Memorial squeezed by William Carey by the score of 81-75 in game two of the SUN/SSAC Crossover Challenge at the Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center. FMU (9-6, 1-4) trailed by just three points at the break before exploding for nearly…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers come up short against Little Rock, 64-57

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 64  LR 57 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F LR 13  14  20  17  64 TSU 10  17  13  17  57 NASHVILLE – Erica Haynes-Overton, Gia Adams, and Saniah Parker combined to score 43 of Tennessee State’s 57 total points, but the Lady Tigers fell to the Little Rock Trojans 64-57 at home Saturday. Haynes-Overton led the Lady Tigers (5-8, 0-2) with 22 points and two steals. Adams added 11 points and three steals and Parker helped out with 10 points and two steals. Tennessee State forced 22…

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