Category: SWAC

FAMU ends road trip with defeat at hands of Jacksonville

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36 FAMU 57  JVille Team 1 2 3 4 F FAMU 5  8  12  11  36 JVille 14  13  22  8  5 Courtesy of FAMU Athletics: Box Score JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | Florida A&M women’s basketball has finished their season-opening six-game road trip as they fell to the Jacksonville Dolphins 57-36. After falling 14-5 at the end of the first, the Rattlers went on a 4-0 run to bring the game within five before Jacksonville went on their own run to take a 27-13 lead into the half. The Rattlers’ best quarter…

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December 2, 2021 SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Bethune Cookman’s Joe French and Mississippi Valley State’s Robert Carpenter for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during non-conference play this past week. Player of the WeekFrench led the Wildcats with a career week offensively, scoring 55 points in two games. French scored 25 points against Liberty on 47-percent shooting with five three-pointers. He followed that game with an explosive career-high 30-point outing at nationally ranked No. 21 Seton Hall. French led all scorers on 12-21…

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Grambling gets non-conference win, 71-44 over Jarvis Christian

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From Grambling State University Sports Communications: The Grambling State University got back into the win column on Thursday night as the Tigers rolled past Jarvis Christian, 71-44, at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.Tra’Michael Moton led the Tigers (3-5) with 17 points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals. In addition, Moton was perfect from the free-throw line (4-for-4). HOW IT HAPPENED – Grambling State got off to somewhat of a slow start before Tra’Michael Moton landed a shot behind the arch to extend the GSU lead, 5-0 – A Semaj Matthews…

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Norfolk State defeats Grambling 70-63 in HBCU Challenge

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70 Norfolk State 8-1 63 Grambling 2-5 From Norfolk State Athletics: Team 1 2 F Norfolk State 33  37  70 Grambling 30  33  63 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Led by another dominant performance by forward Kris Bankston, Norfolk State finished the Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul 2-0 by outlasting Grambling State 70-63 on Monday night at the Footprint Center. Bankston, a transfer from Little Rock, tied his career with 20 points and also had 10 rebounds to notch his second double-double as a Spartan. He was 7-of-10 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the…

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November 25-27 SWAC Football Schedule

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: Upcoming SWAC Football Games  Live Stats/Watch Links Thursday, November 25 Tuskegee at Alabama State- 2:00 pm (ESPN+) Saturday, November 27 Mississippi Valley State at Prairie View A&M- 2:00 pm (ESPN+)       Grambling State vs. Southern- 4:00 pm (NBC Sports Network) All times listed Central Standard Time (CST) About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition…

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Grambling Lady Tigers defeat Northwestern State 68-60

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From the Grambling State Athletic Communications: Three Lady Tigers Score in Double-Figures as GSU Defeats Northwestern State 68-60GRAMBLING, La. | Three Grambling State University women’s basketball players scored in double-figures as the Lady Tigers defeated Northwestern State, 68-60, on Wednesday evening at the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.Alexus Holt registered consecutive 20-point games, pacing the Lady Tigers with a game-high 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Justice Coleman contributed 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, with five assists, four rebounds and one steal. Colbi Maples poured in 11 points with three steals,…

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November 16, 2021 SWAC Basketball Recap

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All four games on last nights slate featuring out-of-conference opponents. Tuesday night was a rough one for SWAC basketball with the conference going 0-4 on the evening, with Alabama State’s eight point defeat at the hands of Iowa State being the closet margin of defeat. Here are the results and recaps of last night’s on-court action: Tuesday, November 16 Iowa State 68, Alabama State 60 – Box Score| Recap Rice 81, Southern 63 – Box Score | Recap Cincinnati 89, Alabama A&M 66 – Box Score| Recap California Baptist 77, Jackson State 64 – Box Score | Recap

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Jackson State picked to win in women’s basketball preseason poll

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Jackson State, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Tomekia Reed, has been selected to finish first in the 2021-22 Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll. The preseason poll was voted upon by league head coaches and sports information directors. In the predicted order of finish Alabama State was tabbed to finish second followed by Southern, Alabama A&M, and Grambling State to round out the top five. Texas Southern, Alcorn State, Bethune-Cookman, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M, Florida A&M and Mississippi Valley State…

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Grambling Men’s Hoops picked to finish fourth in SWAC

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From Grambling State Sports Communications: Grambling State Tabbed Fourth in SWAC Preseason Poll  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team was predicted to finish fourth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Preseason Predicted Order of Finish, the conference announced on Tuesday.  The Tigers, who went 12-12 overall last season and 9-6 in SWAC play, registered 168 points to claim the fourth spot. Texas Southern, winning of the SWAC Basketball Tournament last season, garnered 11 first-place votes and 237 points to be chosen to repeat as conference champions.  Prairie…

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Grambling announces 2021-22 Men’s Hoops schedule

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From Grambling State Athletic Communications: GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head men’s basketball coach Donte’ Jackson announced the 2021-22 men’s basketball schedule on Friday, which features trips to three Big 12 schools and to compete in the inaugural Chris Paul HBCU Classic.  “We are excited about the many tests our 2021-22 schedule presents,” Jackson said. “As usual, we will play an extremely competitive non-conference schedule with several Power 6 teams, such as Texas Tech, Iowa State, UConn and TCU, that will prepare for our conference schedule. This year we were selected…

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