Category: HBCU Sports

Kentucky State Ladies’ Basketball defeats Spring Hill 63-60

Brandon King

Courtesy of Kentucky State Athletics MOBILE, AL – The Kentucky State University women’s basketball team shook off a disastrous start to come back and post a 63-60 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Spring Hill Monday at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center. Kentucky State missed nine of its first 10 shots, while Spring Hill connected on seven of its first 11 shots, and when head coach Terrance Slater called a timeout – the Thorobreds trailed 17-2. However, that would be the largest KSU deficit. The Thorobreds trailed by 10 at the…

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Kentucky States edges Spring Hill 83-81

Brandon King

Courtesy of Kentucky State Athletics MOBILE, AL – As the wide open Spring Hill corner three-pointer was hoisted as time expired, the Kentucky State University men’s basketball team had bouts of déjà vu and the white-clad Badgers started to storm the court. Last season, Kentucky State took the lead with eight seconds remaining only to have Spring Hill win it at the buzzer. New year, new outcome. The three-point attempt hit every part of the rim and was halfway down before popping out and the Thorobreds’ escaped the Arthur R.…

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Week 10 SIAC Basketball Players of the Week

Brandon King

From thesiac.com: ATLANTA, Ga. (February 5, 2019)– The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Katie Krout (Spring Hill) was named Player of the Week, while Jessie Kee (Kentucky State) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men, Justin Allison (Spring Hill) was named Player of the Week, while Tyrell Williams (Albany State) earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Katie Krout, Spring HillForward  |  5’11  |  Redshirt Freshman  |  Tuscaloosa, Alabama Krout has posted a double-double in all three of the Badgers games this week. For the…

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Brandon King

From swac.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- With the 2018-19 Southwestern Athletic Conference league schedule in full swing several pivotal national television match-ups highlight the remainder of the season. On Monday, February 4, Mississippi Valley State will travel to face Grambling State in a contest that is slated to be televised at 8:00 p.m. on ESPNU. Arkansas-Pine Bluff will hosts the league’s third televised contest of the season on Monday, February 18th when the Golden Lions take the hardwood against the Braves of Alcorn State on ESPNU at 6:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M will…

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CIAA, Lowe’s to recognize SAU’s Kelsee Arnold and Tyre Gathright

Brandon King

From theciaa.com: Office of Sports Information RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 29) – The Lowe’s Corporation and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will recognize basketball student-athletes Kelsee Arnold (Sr./Fayetteville, GA) and Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) of Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) during the men’s and women’s doubleheader against Livingstone College on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Emery Gymnasium. Both Arnold and Gathright are SAU nominees for the Lowe’s CIAA Senior CLASS Award, given to a male and female basketball senior who excel in the areas of the four C’s – Classroom, Character, Community…

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Week 9 SIAC Basketball Players of the Week

Brandon King

From thesiac.com: ATLANTA, Ga. (January 27, 2019) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its men’s and women’s basketball Players of the Week. For women, Alexis Carter (Tuskegee)was named Player of the Week, while Reagan Jackson (Clark Atlanta) earned Newcomer of the Week. For men,Shelvick Henry (Clark Atlanta) was named Player of the Week, while Michael Reeves (Central State) earned Newcomer of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Women’s Basketball PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Alexis Carter, TuskegeeForward  |  6’2 |  Senior  |  Atlanta, Ga. Alexis Carter helped lead the Tuskegee University women’s basketball team to a 3-0 last week. The senior was the…

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No. 11 Morehouse falls to Clark Atlanta 68-60

Brandon King

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta Athletics Every L.S. Epps Gymnsium seat filled, the Mighty Marching Panthers Band playing and the 11th ranked team in the country in Atlanta University Center rival Morehouse College had Clark Atlanta University head basketball coach George Lynch fired up as if he were getting ready to play. It was everything Lynch had heard leading up to his first time coaching in the intense, but respectful, Clark Atlanta-Morehouse rivalry. “I was excited.  I wanted to put my uniform on,” Lynch said after Clark Atlanta defeated Morehouse 68-60.  “That’s what college…

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Three point shooting key in SAU’s 76-74 victory over Shaw

Brandon King

From SAU’s Office of Sports Information: RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 26) – Shaw University saw why Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) is the best three-point shooting team in the CIAA. The Falcons rained threes on their crosstown rivals in a 76-74 Southern Division men’s basketball victory inside packed Spaulding Gymnasium on Saturday. SAU was sizzling behind the arc, making a season-high 12 of 21 three-pointers for an astounding 57.1 percent. What’s more amazing is the Falcons have actually shot better from three-point land in three other games this season. The Bears couldn’t tell,…

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Jasmine Carter’s big night leads Virginia Union over Lincoln 76-40

Brandon King

From theciaa.com: JUAN MCCALL PHOTO GALLERY | Virginia Union University’s Jasmine Carter scored 18 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as VUU downed Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 76-40 on Saturday, January 26, at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va. Carter’s 18 boards tied her career high.  She also had 18 rebounds against Edinboro University earlier this season. “It feels exciting to be able to do the things that I do for my team,” Carter said.  “I’ve had a couple of rough games, where I would score just four points or get four rebounds, so…

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Lady Blue Bears finally halt 12-game skid

Brandon King

By Livingstone Sports Information SALISBURY – During a 12-game losing streak that dates all the way back to November. You could have been forgiven for writing off the Lady Blue Bears entering their game against Johnson C. Smith on Saturday in New Trent Gym. Livingstone outscored JCSU 40-30 after the break to defeat the Golden Bulls 76-57 behind 21 points from Daisa Harris. The victory marks the first victory of 2019, and this first time since Jan. 25 of 2016, Livingstone defeated the Golden Bulls. Two season-long trends continued in the…

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