Category: HBCU Sports

CIAA Student-Athlete Spotlight: Milequa Eason of Saint Augustine’s University

Brandon King

from the CIAA : The CIAA Student-Athlete Spotlight, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, starts off this week with a feature on Milequa Eason of Saint Augustine’s University. Eason is a senior women’s basketball student-athlete from Woodland, NC. She is a psychology major that maintains a 3.5 grade point average. Athletic Accomplishments: Women’s Basketball – Ranked top four or better for SAU with 7.6 points per game (4th), 3.6 rebounds per game (4th), and 45 assists (2nd) during the 2019-20 season.    Women’s Basketball – Ranked second with 11 blocks…

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Shmya Ward leads Alabama State past Grambling

Brandon King

from the Southwestern Athletic Conference: MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Shmya Ward posted her fourth double-double this season, leading Alabama State to a 69-61 victory over Grambling State Wednesday afternoon at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Ward finished with a game-high 19 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for Alabama State (5-1, 5-1 SWAC), shooting 46.7 (7-for-15) percent from the floor and 71.4 (5-for-7) percent from the free throw line in the win. She was joined in double figures by Tyesha Rudolph with 18 points (with three three-pointers) off the bench and Ayana Emmanuel with 13…

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NC Central’s Bryan Mills accepts invitation to Senior Bowl

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletic Communications MOBILE, Ala. – When North Carolina Central senior cornerback Bryan Mills accepted an invitation to participate in the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Wednesday, he became just the third NCCU Eagle in school history to earn an invitation to the nation’s most prestigious college all-star game. Mills, a native of Palmdale, Calif., joins former NFL Pro Bowl selections Doug Wilkerson (1970) and Robert Massey (1989) as the only NCCU representatives invited to play in the Senior Bowl. The Reese’s Senior Bowl is scheduled for Jan.…

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Jackson State alum, NBA analyst and reporter Sekou Smith passes at 48

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From Tim Bontemps of ESPN : Sekou Smith, a longtime NBA reporter and television analyst, died Tuesday after a battle with COVID-19. He was 48. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Smith went to college at Jackson State in Mississippi before starting his career at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson. He then went on to become a fixture in the NBA universe — first as a beat writer covering the Indiana Pacers for the Indianapolis Star and the Atlanta Hawks for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before joining Turner Sports in 2009. For more than a decade,…

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January 24, 2021 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Morgan State 99, Delaware State 83Coppin State 81, Norfolk State 77North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central, PPD Morgan State 99, Delaware State 83 BALTIMORE, Md. (January 24, 2021) — Junior guard De’Torrion Ware scored a career-high 36 points off the bench to help the Bears beat Delaware State 99-83 on Sunday at Hill Field House. Ware, who recorded a 30-point outing at Norfolk State (Jan. 10), made 11 of his 20 shots, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range. He also grabbed four rebounds, two steals and had a blocked…

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January 24, 2021 MEAC Women’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: North Carolina A&T State 86, Delaware State 59North Carolina Central 57, Norfolk State 44 North Carolina A&T State 86, Delaware State 59 DOVER, Del. — Four North Carolina A&T State women’s basketball players scored in double figures as the Aggies used a big fourth quarter to secure their seventh consecutive win, 86-59 over Delaware State at Memorial Hall on Sunday.  N.C. A&T (7-1) put the Hornets (2-7) away with an impressive 32-2 run that started midway through the third quarter and lasted until midway through the…

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From the MEAC: Howard 60, Coppin State 51Morgan State 72, Delaware State 65North Carolina A&T State 49, Norfolk State 32South Carolina State at North Carolina Central, PPD Howard 60, Coppin State 51 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Howard University moved into a first-place tie in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division standings after defeating Coppin State 60-51 inside Burr Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. With the victory, Howard improved to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in league play. Defensively, the Bison held the Eagles to 29-percent (16-of-55) shooting, including 26-percent (5-of-19) behind the arc,…

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January 17 MEAC Men’s Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From the MEAC: Coppin State 89, Morgan State 79Norfolk State 83, Delaware State 79 (OT)South Carolina State at North Carolina Central, PPD (now Feb. 13)Florida A&M at North Carolina A&T, PPD Coppin State 89, Morgan State 79BALTIMORE – Anthony Tarke notched a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds while Koby Thomas added 19 points as Coppin State’s men’s basketball team got revenge on crosstown rival Morgan State with an 89-79 victory over the Bears on Sunday afternoon at Hill Field House.  The Eagles are now 4-9 overall and lead the MEAC North with…

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January 16, 2021 SWAC Women’s Basketball Recap

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Women’s Basketball Final Scores Saturday, January 16Southern 67, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 57 – Box Score I RecapAlcorn State 68, Mississippi Valley State 53 – Box Score I RecapJackson State 63, Prairie View A&M 45 – Box Score I RecapGrambling State 68, Texas Southern 47- Box Score I RecapAlabama State at Alabama A&M – Postponed 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 offered by the league includes…

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January 16,2021 SWAC Mens Basketball Recap

Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Men’s Basketball Final Scores Saturday, January 16Southern 88, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 53- Box Score I RecapAlcorn State 71, Mississippi Valley State 59 – Box Score I RecapGrambling State 78, Texas Southern 72- Box Score I RecapAlabama A&M 70, Alabama State 63 – Box Score I RecapJackson State at Prairie View A&M – Postponed  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 offered by the league…

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