Jackson State falls at home to Prairie View 71-62

title image via Shantalle Deirjian 71 Winner PVAM 62 JSU Team 1 2 F PVAM 31  40  71 JSU 26  36  62 JACKSON, Miss. – Jordan O’Neal recorded his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds, but the Jackson State men’s basketball team fell to the Prairie View A&M Panthers 71-62 Saturday night at the Lee E. Williams Athletics & Assembly Center. O’Neal had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tigers (7-10, 3-1 SWAC), who had two players score in double figures. Ken Evans Jr.added 19…

19 January 2024 NBA StatCap

Player Spotlight – Devin Booker Last night against the New Orleans Pelicans Devin Booker dropped 52 points, connecting on 18-30 field goals, including 6-11 from downtown in the Suns 123-109 win. On the season the three-time All-Star is averaging 27.0 points, 7.7 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per contest on .489/.380/.892 splits. Jan 19, 2024 Top Performers pt rb ast Devin BookerPHO @ NOP 52 4 5   6-11 3-pt Joel EmbiidPHI @ ORL 36 7 2   11-11 ft Anthony DavisLAL vs. BRK 26 12 6   3 stl , 2 blk Nikola…

Who Will, Who Might and Who Won’t: 16 January 2024 NBA Injury Report

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS EST. RETURN DATE STATUS COMMENT Wesley Matthews SG Jan 17 Out Jan 14: Matthews (calf) will not play Monday against San Antonio, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. Vit Krejci G Jan 17 Out Jan 14: Krejci (shoulder) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Spurs, Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jan 19 Out Jan 9: Hunter will be re-evaluated this week prior to ramping up physical activity amid recovery from a non-surgical procedure to…

January 15, 2024 NBA StatCap

Jan 15, 2024 Top Performers pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI vs. HOU 41 10 3   16-17 ft Trae YoungATL vs. SAS 36 6 13   6-11 3-pt Kyrie IrvingDAL vs. NOP 42 7 7   13-15 ft Jimmy ButlerMIA @ BRK 31 5 4   15-16 ft D. MitchellCLE vs. CHI 34 3 7   2 stl  Lauri MarkkanenUTA vs. IND 32 10 3   10-10 ft T. HardawayDAL vs. NOP 41 2 2   9-15 3-pt Anthony DavisLAL vs. OKC 27 15 5   2 stl  Alec BurksDET @ WAS 34 2 2   8-12 3-pt V.…

“Old Royal” Nike Air Max 2 CB coming in early January

Making its last retail run in 2021, the opening days of 2024 will see the return of the “Old Royal” doorway of the classic Nike Air Max2 CB. Just as with previous iterations, the upcoming version will sports a white leather perforated upper with overpays that also act as undergirding to the lace loops. Black appears at the tongue and inner, while old royal takes care of the inner bootie. Air Max2 logo is seen on the tongue, with block “NIKE” and “NIKE AIR” appears on the lateral side and…

Evans’ 32-point night powers Jackson State past Arkansas State 75-71

title image via Ian Penny Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 75 Winner JSU 71 ASU Team 1 2 F JSU 35  40  75 ASU 38  33  71 JONESBORO, Ark. – Ken Evans collected 32 points to help lead the Jackson State men’s basketball team to a 75-71 road win over the Arkansas State Red Wolves Tuesday night at the First National Bank Arena. Evans added five rebounds and two steals to his 32-point game to lead the Tigers (2-6). Jordan O’Neal helped out with four points, seven rebounds, and five blocks, and Chase Adams chipped in with 10…

“Eggplant” Nike Air Foamposite One coming January 2024

The “Eggplant” Nike Air Foamposite One debuted back into 2009 and was ran back out in 2017 as part of the silhouette’s 30th anniversary. In 2024 the “Eggplant” Foam Ones are being primed for their third retail run. Like its 2009 and 2017 forbears, the 2024 iteration will sport an iridescent purple Foamposite upper paired with black nubuck at the eyerows, with the same hue present at the collar, tongue and inner. One Cent logos can be seen on the rear heel and in jeweled form on the tongue. Varsity…

FAMU defeats Jackson State 28-10 in Orange Blossom Classic

Courtesy of FAMU Athletics 10 JSU 28 Winner FAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 0 0 3 7 10 FAM 21 7 0 0 28 Florida A&M used a big 207-yard showing on the ground to pick up a 28-10 win against Jackson State Sunday afternoon at home at Hard Rock Stadium. The Rattlers improved to 1-0 on the year and 1-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 1-1 and 0-1. Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M’s passing attack with 150 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns…

Ja Morant sat down for 25 games

When the Memphis Grizzlies tip off the 2023-24 NBA season they will do so without Ja Morant as the NBA announced Friday morning it handed down a 25 game suspension to the star guard due to his penchant for fliahing guns on social media. Ealier in the season, Morant received an unplanned 8-game vacation when brandished a weapon on an Instagram live video. That seemingly did not get Morant’s attention as barely two months later, Morant was captured in another social media video displayiing a weapon. However Morant will not…

Jackson State defeats Prairie View in overtime 62-60

Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 60 Prairie View 13-19,9-9 SWAC 62 Winner Jackson St. 14-18,12-6 SWAC Team 1 2 OT 1 F Prairie View 28  26  6  60 Jackson St. 16  38  8  62 BIRMINGHAM, AL —The Jackson State men’s basketball team went into the halftime break trailing Prairie View A&M 28-16, but rallied from the deficit to tie the game at 54-54, force overtime and eventually take down the Panthers 62-60 at Bartow Arena Thursday. The Tigers (14-18) had two players score in double figures, led by Ken Evans, who had 22…