Category: SWAC

Who is, Who ain’t and Who might: February 13, 2022

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT John Collins PF Feb 12 Out Collins (heel) will not play again until after the All-Star break, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Delon Wright SG Feb 12 Day-To-Day Wright (hip) is probable for Sunday’s matchup against the Celtics, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Trae Young PG Feb 12 Day-To-Day Young is probable for Sunday’s game against the Celtics with right hip discomfort, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Daniel Theis C Feb 12 Day-To-Day Theis (recently…

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Texas Southern Women’s Hoops gets it done against Grambling 96-86

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information 86 GSU 96 TSUWB 21 Team 1 2 3 4 F GSU 21  19  21  25  86 TSUWB21 20  30  22  24  96 Ataiya Bridges scored 34 points while Jada Perry had a double-double as TSU held off Grambling State for a 96-86 win on Saturday afternoon inside the H&PE Arena. Grambling State jumped out to a 10-2 lead three minutes in as they were nearly flawless from the field. However, the roles would reverse as the first quarter came to a close as Jada Perry…

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Texas Southern gets by Grambling 67-61

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Courtesy Texas Southern Sports Information 67 TSU 61 GSU Team 1 2 F TSU 34  33  67 GSU 29  32  61 History says TSU and Grambling State would play a close game and they did just that as TSU went on a 10-3 run over the final two minutes to claim a 67-61 win Wednesday night in Grambling. TSU would lead for nearly seven minutes to open the first half but Grambling State kept chipping away and tied it at 12-all on a Quintin Murell layup. TSU would miss its next four…

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Jackson State women’s hoops pulls away late to top UAPB

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Team 1 2 3 4 F JSU 12  12  23  22  69 UAPB 10  16  16  13  55 Via Jackson State Athletics Four Lady Tigers finished in double figures with Ameshya Williams-Hollidayleading the way with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Dayzsha Rogan in her return scored 15 points, Ti’lan Boler arguably played her best game of the season scoring a season-high 14 points, and Daja Woodard recorded a double-double finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Jackson State to a 69-55 win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff before 1,542 fans at the H.O. Clemmons Arena Monday night.…

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February 8 SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honorees

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Grambling State’s Alexus Holt and Arkansas Pine Bluff’s Zaay Green for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week Alexus Holt | Guard | Grambling Holt had back-to-back high-scoring performances this past week of competition as she averaged 27.5 points per game. Against Alabama State Holt scored 28 points while tallying eight rebounds and adding four assists and two steals. She scored 27 points to go along…

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February 8 SWAC Men’s Basketball Honorees

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from the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State’s Terence Lewis II and Alabama State’s Juan Reyna for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week Terence Lewis II |Forward | Jackson State University Lewis had a spectacular weekend for Jackson State as he averaged 21 points per game along with 11 rebounds per game, and one steal per game. He tallied a double-double with a game high 28 points along with 10 rebounds…

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February 5, 2022 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

All twelve SWAC teams were in action on Saturday, with the nation getting treated to SWAC basketball via the Texas Southern/ Florida A&M game being the first of an HBCU doubleheader on NBATV. Recaps of Saturday’s games are below and courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Saturday, February 5 Grambling State 88, Alabama State 56 – Box Score | Recap Jackson State 88, Mississippi Valley State 54 – Box Score | Recap   Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77, Alcorn State 57 – Box Score | Recap   Texas Southern 74, Florida A&M 57 – Box Score | Recap Prairie View A&M 70, Bethune-Cookman 60 – Box Score |…

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February 5, 2022 SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

It was a busy day on SWAC basketball courts with six games played on Saturday , including Florida A&M and Texas Southern’s matchup being the second of two SWAC games featured nationally on NBATV. Here are the scores and recaps from around the SWAC: Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Saturday, February 5 Alabama State 80, Grambling State 72 – Box Score | Recap Bethune-Cookman 68, Prairie View A&M 67 – Box Score | Recap Texas Southern 67, Florida A&M 55 – Box Score | Recap Southern 73, Alabama A&M 64 – Box Score | Recap Alcorn State 70, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64 – Box Score | Recap Jackson State 69,…

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Alabama State women’s hoops heads to Louisiana for pair of conference games this weekend

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From Alabama State Athletics Alabama State will travel to Louisiana this weekend as they begin a two-game stint beginning with a matchup against Grambling State on Saturday, February 5. Tip-off is set for 12 noon in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. GAME INFORMATIONDate: February 5, 2022Tip: 12 pmSite: Grambling, La. | Willis Reed Court at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly CenterWatch Live | Tigers All-AccessListen Live | Red Peach Sports GAME NOTES Saturday’s matchup is the 87th matchup between the two programs all time, starting with their first matchup in 1982. Grambling State won the initial…

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Southern defeats Jackson State 75-64

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from Demetrius Howse, Associate Sports Information Director 75 Southern U. 12-9,6-2 SWAC 64Jackson St. 4-16,2-7 SWAC Team 1 2 F Southern U. 39  36  75 Jackson St. 36  28  64 The Southern University Jaguars (12-9, 7-2) get back in the winning column with a 75-64 victory over Jackson State University (2-7, 4-16) inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi on Monday evening. The Basics Final Score: Southern 75, Jackson State 64 Records: Southern (12-9, 7-2 SWAC) | Jackson State (2-7, 4-16SWAC) Location: Jackson, MS – Lee E. Williams…

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