Tag: Albany State Basketball

A pair of Golden Rams will take part in HBCU All-Star Dream Classic

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title image via Albany State Athletics Albany State guard Reggie James and forward Jordan Simpson were selected to take part in the HBCU All-Star Dream Classic.  James, a 6’4” senior guard out of Trenton, NJ appeared in 20 games, 5 starts, and averaged 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per contest. His season-high 13 points came in a 67-65 win over Edward Waters on January 13.  Simpson was the Golden Rams’ leading rebounder, pulling down 10.9 boards per contest, with a season-best 17 coming in 79-77 nail iter…

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Albany State women’s hoops to begin SIAC Tournament play this afternoon

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title image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy Albany State Sports Information Albany, GA – March 4, 2024 – Albany State University women’s basketball will start their postseason at the 2024 SIAC Women’s Basketball Championship, presented by Cricket, today., Monday, March 4th. The team is slated to compete against the Spring Hill College Badgers. The match-up is scheduled for 5pm at Tiger Arena, on the campus of Savannah State University. Entering the championship, the Golden Rams hold a record of 5-22 (5-14 SIAC), while the Badgers come in with a 6-17 record (6-13 SIAC).…

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Late charge comes up short for Albany State in SIAC opening round

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Courtesy of Albany State Sports Information 69 Albany St. (GA) 9-19,7-14 SIAC 80 Winner Lane 12-16,8-12 SIAC Team 1 2 F Albany St. (GA) 24  45  69 Lane 36  44  80 SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Golden Rams charged hard until the end to kick off tournament week. Albany State fell behind midway in the first half and charged hard in the second half, but Lane College held down the stretch to take the 80-69 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament First Round Sunday decision. The two Conference foes traded short runs midway in…

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Albany State women’s uses late game heroics to down Benedict, 63-62

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title image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Lady Golden Rams rallied in the final seconds to defeat the Benedict College Tigers (63-62) at the Jones Brothers HPER Complex on Monday night. The 1st quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with the Rams trailing (11-15). The Lady Rams shot 36% from the field. The Rams made up some ground during the 2nd quarter as they outscored the Tigers (14-12), ending the half trailing by just 2 points (25-27). In the 3rd quarter, the Golden Rams fell behind…

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Albany State defeated handily by Morehouse, 81-63

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams Men’s Basketball faced the Maroon Tigers and came up short to the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers (63-81) at the Forbes Arena on Wednesday Night.  The Golden Rams were down (31-35) in the 1st half but they were outscored (46-32) in the 2nd half. The Golden Rams faced a challenging match-up but just came up short. The Golden Rams fall to (7-13) overall and (5-9) in the SIAC. The Maroon Tigers improved to (14-7) overall and 11-3) in the SIAC. Two players scored in double…

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Albany State hoops split double tilt with Benedict

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Courtesy of Adam Okashah, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams Men’s Basketball lost a close one to the Benedict College Tigers (84-87) at the HRC Arena on Saturday afternoon.  The Golden Rams fall to (7-9) overall and (5-5) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams fall to (0-5) on the Road.  The Tigers improved to (14-2) overall and (8-2) in the SIAC. Five players scored in double figures for the Golden Rams. Blaise Wallace finished the game with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Jordan Simpson finished the game with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Shakur…

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Albany State women’s comes up short against Miles

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title image via ASU Golden Rams Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams huge 4th quarter rally wasn’t enough as they lost (64-55) to the Miles College Golden Bears on Thursday evening in Fairfield, Alabama.  The Golden Rams fell to (1-14) overall and (1-6) in the SIAC.  The Golden Bears improved to (8-1) overall and (4-0) in the conference.  The Golden Rams led (13-12) at the end of the 1st quarter.  After being outscored by 5 points in the 2nd quarter, the Golden Rams trailed (30-26) at the half. But, a…

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Albany State hoops takes it on the chin from Miles, 72-52

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title image via ASU Golden Rams Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams were defeated (72-52) by the Miles College Golden Bears in Knox-Windham Gymnasium on Thursday evening in Fairfield, Alabama.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (5-8) overall and (3-4) in the SIAC.  The Golden Bears improved to (8-3) overall and (3-2) in the conference.  The Golden Rams shot 37.5% from the field, 23.5% from the 3 point line and 85.7% from the free throw line. The Golden Rams finished with 9 second chance…

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Albany State hoops lay the smack down on Kentucky State, 84-56

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title image via Albany State Athletics÷≥ Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams men’s basketball team snapped their 5-game losing streak after defeating the Kentucky State Thorobreds (84-56) at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday afternoon.  The Golden Rams improved to (5-6) overall and (3-3) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams improved to (5-3) at home.  The Thorobreds fell to (2-7) overall and (0-6) in the SIAC.   The Golden Rams led by as many as 30 points and held the lead for nearly 39 minutes over…

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Albany State women’s hoops beat down by Georgia Southwestern

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams women’s basketball team fell to (1-10) overall and (0-3) at home after being defeated (68-48) by the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday evening.  With the win, the Hurricanes improved to (6-1) overall and (3-0) on the road.  The Golden Rams were 21-52 from the field and shot 23.5% from the 3 point line.  But, the Golden Rams only attempted 2 free throws in the game. Keyra Peterson was the only Golden Rams player to score in…

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