Category: HBCU Sports

17 January 2023 SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Southern’s Brion Whitley and Alcorn State’s Dominic Brewton for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week– Brion Whitley | Guard | Southern University Whitley helped lead Southern to a league win over rival Grambling State this past Saturday. He scored a game-high and career-high 32 points while grabbing three rebounds. He shot 52.3 percent from the field on 11-of-21 shooting – including 45 percent from…

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17 January 2023 SWAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Texas Southern’s Andriana Avent and Florida A&M’s Dylan Horton for SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play. Player of the Week- Andriana Avent | Guard | Texas Southern University Avent was a key contributor for the Texas Southern Lady Tigers this past week. She averaged a league leading 21.0 points per game while shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc. She shot an impressive 86 percent from the…

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SIAC announces basketballers of the week

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (January 17, 2023) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Diamond Jones (Fort Valley State) was named Player of the Week, while Nadia Thorman-McKey (Tuskegee) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men, Malachi McCoy (Benedict) was named Player of the Week, alongside, Floyd Williams (Lane) who earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK –  Diamond Jones, Fort Valley State| Guard  |  Senior  |  Evergreen, Ala. Senior guard D.J. Jones had an extraordinary week for the Wildcats in two games last week. Jones…

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Howard cleans up Morehouse, 89-65 in MLK Day Classic

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 65 More 89  HOW Team 1 2 F More 23  42  65 HOW 40  49  89 Howard University sophomore guard Elijah Hawkins (Washington) scored a team-high 15 points to lead five players in double figures as the Bison rolled to an easy 89-65 win over Morehouse College in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day Classic at Burr Gymnasium before an overflow crowd. The Bison (10-10) got off to a slow start that was full of turnovers, missed free throws and…

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14 January 2023 SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores & Recaps

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores and Recaps Team Standings Saturday, January 14 Southern 81, Grambling State 73- Box Score I Recap Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67, Florida A&M 54- Box Score I Recap Bethune-Cookman 77, Mississippi Valley State 71- Box Score I Recap Alcorn State 79, Texas Southern 74 OT- Box Score I Recap Prairie View A&M 59, Jackson State 50- Box Score I Recap

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Maryland Eastern Shore sneaks by Delaware State, 68-66

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Title image via FOTOJOE Photography Courtesy of | Nick Lewis, Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics 66 Delaware St. 1-15,0-3 MEAC 68  UMES 9-8,2-1 MEAC Team 1 2 F Delaware St. 32  34  66 UMES 31  37  68 PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball team endured Saturday evening’s bout against its Route 13 rival, securing a 68-66 win over Delaware State at William P. Hytche Athletic Center. The win moved UMES to 7-0 at home this season, the best start on its home floor since 1996. The team currently…

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Morgan State takes care of Coppin , 83-66 behind Isaiah Burke’s 30

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Courtesy of MSU Athletics Communications 83  Morgan St. 9-8,3-0 MEAC 66 Coppin St. 6-14,1-2 MEAC Team 1 2 F Morgan St. 45  38  83 Coppin St. 36  30  66 Score: Morgan State 83 | Coppin State 66Location: PEC Arena, Baltimore, Md.Records: Morgan State 9-8, 3-0 | CSU 6-13, 1-2The short story: Senior guard Isaiah Burke scored 17 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, while Malik Miller added 16 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, as visiting Morgan State defeated crosstown rival Coppin State, 83-66 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) showdown at the Physical Education Complex. OPENING TIP THE…

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Morgan State cleans up rival Coppin State, 61-46

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Kevin C. Paige, MSU Athletics Communications 61  Morgan St. 9-6,2-0 MEAC 46 Coppin St. 4-13,1-1 MEAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Morgan St. 12  12  17  20  61 Coppin St. 12  12  17  5  46 BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 14, 2023)-Charlene Shepherd knocked down 11 of Morgan State’s 24 baskets to score a game-high 27 points and had eight rebounds, while Sunshine McCrae added 12 points and seven rebounds, as visiting Morgan State defeated crosstown rival Coppin State, 61-54 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest at the Physical Education Complex. Taylor Addison pulled down a…

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North Carolina Central defeats South Carolina State 71-67

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Courtesy of Jailen Leach, graduate assistant. N.C. Central Athletics 67 South Carolina St. 3-16,0-3 MEAC 71  N.C. Central 9-8,2-1 MEAC Team 1 2 F South Carolina St. 38  29  67 N.C. Central 38  33  71 DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University men’s basketball team defeated South Carolina State 71-67 in its MEAC home opener inside McDougald-McLendon Arena on Saturday evening. The Eagles remain unbeaten at home this season and extend their home game winning streak to nine, dating back to the end of last season (3/3/22). In the first half, NCCU…

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Late free throws seal win for Norfolk State over Howard

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Title image via Niya Grant Photography Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics 86  Howard 9-10,2-1 MEAC 84 Norfolk St. 12-6,2-1 MEAC Team 1 2 F Howard 37  49  86 Norfolk St. 46  38  84 NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State’s 19-game home win streak came to an end on Saturday night at Echols Hall, falling 86-84 to Howard on three free throws in the final two seconds of regulation. Norfolk State’s Joe Bryant Jr. used the glass gracefully for an acrobatic go-ahead basket in with 1.4 seconds left to play, but an ensuing…

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