Category: HBCU Sports

SWAC announces dates and location of 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced that the upcoming 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament slated for May 21-25 will be hosted in Birmingham, Alabama at historic Rickwood Field. “We’re extremely excited to bring the SWAC Baseball Tournament back to the City of Birmingham,” said SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. “Many of the all-time legends of the game of baseball played at historic Rickwood Field including Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Jackie Robinson and countless others.” “The City of Birmingham in conjunction with…

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Norfolk State and Howard tilt airing on ESPNU

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Title image via the MEAC Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The Norfolk State Spartans will host the Howard Bison in a MEAC conference showdown in an ESPN televised men’s basketball game this weekend as a part of the conference’s 2024-25 televised schedule.  The Howard at Norfolk State matchup will tip off at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 25, at Echols Arena on ESPNU. The all-time series sits at 52-15 with the Spartans holding the advantage. The last time the two teams met was in the MEAC Basketball Tournament Semifinal round when Howard…

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Second half surge powers Tennessee State to third straight win

Brandon King

After being down at the half, the Tennessee State basketball team picked it up in the second half, outscoring Tennessee Tech 49-30 on the second half to claim victory, 89-77.  Tennessee State jumped out to an early 13-4 lead and continued to show the way for the lion’s share of the half. Tennessee Tech took their first lead of the night at 32-30 on Ray Glascow’s shot from downtown with 6:28 left in the opening half. Tech’s time in front was short-lived as Brandon Weston’s layup put TSU back in…

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Norfolk State’s Larry Vickers named to the Midseason Midseason Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Watchlist 

Brandon King

image via Matt Patterson Norfolk State women’s basketball coach Larry Vickers was named to the Midseason Midseason Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Watchlist earlier this week.  Vickers is in his 10th season and has recorded a 163-98 record. Coach Vickers’ Lady Spartans ball club is currently 17-4, including wins over Missouri and Auburn. Norfolk State sits atop this MEAC at 4-0, a game ahead of Howard in the win column, who is 3-0.  Up next for the Lady Spartans is a highly anticipated matchup with the aforementioned Lady…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops fall to Tennessee Tech, 71-64

Brandon King

image via Tennessee State Athletics A rocky third quarter ended up being the Lady Tigers’ undoing as they fell 71-64 to Tennessee Tech.  After the game was tied early at 6 and 8 apiece, a 6-0 Tennessee State burst gave them a 14-8 lead with 2:59 left in the period. Tennessee Tech cut the deficit to 14-12 before buckets from Somah Kamara and Sanaa’ St. Andre pushed the Tigers’ lead to 18-12 heading into the second quarter.  The Lady Tigers came out on fire in the second quarter, connecting on…

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Howard women’s hoops gearing up to compete for a MEAC crown

Brandon King

title image via Haskins Photography Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard Sports Information Director What a difference a year makes! Last year this time, the Howard University women’s basketball program was in unfamiliar territory. An annual contender for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title, the Bison were struggling to find an identity. It was understandable as the team lost the conference player of the year Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) in an exhibition before the season started. Coach Ty Grace and her staff had to scramble and improvise to move on from a 6-12…

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Knute Wood’s late-game heroics lift Tennessee State past UT Martin 81-80

Brandon King

Knute Wood canned a three-pointer with 15 ticks left in overtime to propel Tennessee State to an 81-80 win over UT Martin Tuesday night. After Ronald Jessamy’s layup tied the game at 10, TSU was to show the way before Vladimir Salaridze’s layup knotted the game back at 16. The Tigers responded with a 6-0 burst to take a 22-16 lead on Antoine Lorick III’s layup at the 6:06 mark. TSU managed to stay out in front for the remainder of the first half, taking a 36-26 lead into halftime,…

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Tennessee State defeats UT Martin 77-61 to end 10-game skid

Brandon King

On the strength of their best shooting night of the season, the Tennessee State Lady Tigers defeated the Skyhawks of UT Martin 77-61 to end their 10-game losing streak but also notched their first OVC win of the season.  The first quarter was largely a back-and-forth affair that featured 9 lead changes and 5 ties. XaiOnna Whitfield was able to convert an old-fashioned three-point play with 0:33 left in the period that gave Tt SU a 16-13 lead heading into the second period.  An 11-2 run in the first 1:58…

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Norfolk State’s Diamond Johnson named World Exposure Report Player of the Week

Brandon King

The list of accolades for Norfolk State’s Diamond Johnson continues to grow longer. The graduate guard was named the World Exposure Report Player of the Week.  Johnson helped the Lady Spartans to a 2-0 week, recording 24 points, 8 steals, 7 rebounds, and 5 rebounds in their 77-69 win over Morgan State. In Norfolk State’s 124-51 obliteration of Virginia-Lynchburg Johnson scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, assists, and 3 steals in just 26 minutes, her shortest workday on the hardwood this season.  Johnson leads the MEAC in scoring, averaging 18.6 points…

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MEAC announces Men’s Basketballers of the Week

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title image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of the MEAC  Morgan State’s senior guard Kameron Hobbs was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Howard freshman Blake Harper earned Rookie of the Week honors, while Delaware State graduate guard Martaz Robinson earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively. Kameron Hobbs (G, 5-10, RSr., Stockbridge, Ga.)  led the Bears with 23 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in the 78-74 victory over Norfolk State. Blake Harper (G, 6-5, Fr., Washington, D.C.)  averaged 22.0 points and 10.0…

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