Category: HBCU Sports

MEAC announces 2023-24 Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard sophomore guard Shy Odom was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, presented by TowneBank, the conference announced today. Howard was selected as the preseason favorite to win the MEAC.   All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.   Odom, the reigning MEAC Rookie of the Year, was also named the MEAC Tournament Outstanding Player of the Year after leading the Bison to their first MEAC Tournament title in 30 years, last claiming…

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West Virginia State Men’s Hoops picked 4th on MEC Preseason Poll

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics The West Virginia State University men’s basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the 2023-24 Mountain East Conference Preseason Poll. The annual poll is voted on by the league’s head coaches. The Yellow Jackets finished fourth in the MEC standings last season with a 20-9 overall record and 14-8 conference record. They won 15 of their first 16 games and were ranked as high as No. 11 in the national media and coaches polls.  Head Coach Bryan Poore returns for…

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West Virginia State Basketball picked to win MEC

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Couretsy of Bryan Shepherd, Assistant Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics For the first time in school history, the WVSU women’s basketball team has overwhelmingly been selected as the preseason favorites to win the Mountain East Conference with 8-of-10 possible first place votes. WVSU is coming off of a 2022-23 campaign that saw State win 22 games, the tied for most in school history, make a Mountain East quarterfinal appearance, and make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2004. Head Coach Charles Marshall returns for his eighth season leading…

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Albany State Volleyball victorious in home finale

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics In their final home game of the season, the Albany State Golden Rams volleyball team defeated the Middle Georgia State College Knights (3-0) on Tuesday evening. The Golden Rams improved to (15-12) overall while the Knights fell to (4-11) overall. In set 1, the Golden Rams stormed to a (20-10) lead and never looked back as they cruised to a (25-10) victory over the Knights. In set 2, the Knights jumped out to an (11-9) lead over the Golden Rams.  The Golden Rams battled back…

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Tennessee State Volleyball’s Kennedy Davis named DPOW for second time

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball, Tennessee State University NASHVILLE– For the second time this season, Kennedy Davis was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week, voted on by the OVC’s sports information directors. Davis racked up 19 rejections in 11 sets, including eight on Saturday. Her efforts have moved her up to second in the OVC in blocks per set. Davis was named to the same honor on September 25.  “We pride ourselves on being tough around the net, and Kennedy takes it personally,” said…

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Tennessee State’s Terrell Allen and Jordan Gant earn Big South-OVC honors

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics  Big South-OVC weekly honors this week after the Tigers’ 54-0 win against Lincoln as the league announced the honors on Monday morning. Terrell Allen was named the Defensive Player of the Week, while Jordan Gant was named Freshman of the Week. Allen earned his second straight DPOTW award after finishing with seven tackles, 4.0 sacks, 4.0 TFLs, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. This marks Allen’s second straight multi-sack outing and his third straight game of finishing with 2.0+ TFLs. The Little Rock native recorded back-to-back sacks twice to total…

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SWAC unveils 2023 Hall of Famers

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Guidelines BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2023 SWAC Hall of Fame Class which is set to be enshrined on Friday, December 15th, 2023. The enshrinement ceremony is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The newest members of the SWAC Hall of Fame were chosen from a list of nominees who were submitted by their respective institutions and selected by the SWAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee. The 2023 Hall…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops predicted to finish 8th in preseason poll

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Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications, Tennesee State Athletics The Tennessee State women’s basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference as the league released the preseason predicted order of finish ahead of Tuesday morning’s OVC Basketball Media Day in Evansville, Ind. The Lady Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Ty Evans received 70 points in the preseason poll that was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. TSU returns seven players from last year’s squad while adding six transfers to the roster for…

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Tennessee State Men’s Hoops picked to finish 3rd in OVC

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State men’s basketball team was selected to finish third for the upcoming 2023-24 season, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference on Tuesday morning at its Preseason Media Day event at the Ford Center. Under the leadership of sixth-year head coach Brian “Penny” Collins, the Tigers received two first-place votes. Morehead State was chosen first, and SIUE was picked second, yet neither received a first-place vote from any of the OVC head coaches or communications directors. Junior Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. and senior transfer Kinyon Hodges were both…

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Tennessee State Volleyball swept 3-0 by UT Martin

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball , Tennessee State Athletics 3 UTM 0 TSU Team 1 2 3 F UTM 25 25 25 (3) TSU 15 23 19 (0) The Tennessee State volleyball team lost to the UT Martin Skyhawks in straight sets (15-25, 23-25, 19-25) Tuesday at home at Kean Hall.The loss dropped TSU’s record to 2-16 overall and 2-6 in OVC action.  A double-double led the Tigers from Jayla Holcombe, who registered 13 kills and 12 digs on the day. Celestial Miller also added six kills to help…

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