Tag: Albany State Basketball

Albany State comes away empty-handed in 2022 ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams participated in the “2022 ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge”, which featured some of the best HBCU players and coaches in the country, on November 18-19, at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.  On day 1, the Golden Rams were defeated (78-73) by Virginia Union University. On Saturday, the Golden Rams were defeated (63-59) by the Livingstone College Blue Bears.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (0-4) overall.  The Blue Bears improved to (1-3). The Golden Rams…

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Albany State women’s hoops look to keep winning streak alive

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The Albany State women’s basketball team will look to keep their winning ways going when they play host to Columbus State Saturday. After dropping their season opener 63-52 to Elizabeth City State, the Rams have won two straight, defeating Johnson C, Smith 74-71 and a surprising 68-60 win over Tuskegee. Senior Kashay Hankerson leads the team in scoring with 15.0 ppg. Juanisha Black is the squad’s other double figure scorer, putting up 13.3 points per game. Their Peach Belt Conference opponent, Columbus State, enters the matchup sporting an identical 2-1…

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Albany State to take part in “ATL Has Something to Say HBCU All-Stars Challenge”

Brandon King

This weekend will see the debut of the inaugural ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge. The event will be held at Morehouse College, it will feature SIAC and CIAA teams squaring off as well as Atlanta public high schools taking each other on. The Challenge tips off with four games, starting at 1pm EST and Saturday, action tips off at 10 AM EST with Atlanta Public School play . The SIAC v CIAA action tips off at 12 pm, with Virginia Union facing LeMoyne-Owen. SIAC versus CIAA basketball games…

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Albany State women’s hoops shocks Tuskegee, 68-60

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics In front of a raucous crowd at the Jones Brothers Health, Physical Education & Recreation Complex, the Albany State Golden Rams women’s basketball team stunned the preseason #1 Tuskegee Golden Tigers from the SIAC West Division (68-60).  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (2-1) overall while the Tuskegee Golden Tigers fell to (2-1).  Both teams remain (0-0) in the SIAC because the game was not considered a conference contest. The game remained close from the opening tip to the final horn. …

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Albany State blown out by University of West Alabama, 87-56

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The Albany State University Men’s Basketball team has continued to stumbled out of the blocks of the 2022-23 season with a 87-56 throttling at the hands of the University of West Alabama. ASU lead this game for all of 2 minutes and 36 seconds before West Alabama tied the game at 4 on the second of a pair of free throws by Kuran Garner. Albany State would tie the game at 6 on a layup from Jovian Johnson with 16:37 left in the first half and that is the closest…

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Albany State women’s hoops prepare for Golden Tigers Tuesday night

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After participating in the SIAC/ CIAA Challenge, the Albany State Golden Rams women’s basketball team will host the Tuskegee Golden Tigers at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, November 15.  The game will be held at the HPER Complex on the ASU East Campus. The Golden Rams enter the game with an overall record of (1-1).  The Golden Rams earned their first win of the season after defeating the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (74-71) in the 2022 SIAC/ CIAA Basketball Challenge Saturday, on November…

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Albany State gets taken to woodshed, 80-50 by Mississippi College in SIAC /GSC Basketball Challenge

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams men’s basketball team were defeated (80-50) by the Mississippi College Choctaws in the SIAC and Gulf South Conference Basketball Challenge on Friday, November 11, in Livingston, Alabama.  The Golden Rams are now (0-1) while the Choctaws are (1-0) on the season. The Golden Rams trailed (36-23) at the half but couldn’t find enough offense to keep pace with the Choctaws after the break.  The Golden Rams were outscored (44-27) in the 2nd half. The Golden Rams shot 16/52 (30.8%) from…

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Albany State women’s hoops squeaks by Johnson C. Smith 74-71 for first win of the season

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams women’s basketball team earned their first win of the season after defeating the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (74-71) in the 2022 SIAC/ CIAA Basketball Challenge Saturday, on November 12, in North Carolina.  The Golden Rams rallied for the win after being down by 15 points at the 6:13 mark in the 3rd quarter.  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (1-1) on the season while the Golden Bulls fell to (0-2).    Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams…

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Albany State basketball adds eight in 2022 recruiting class

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The Albany State University men’s babasketball added eight new players as part of their 2022 recruiting class. ASU brought in players from the prep and high school levels, community College and three D-1 transfers. “We are excited with the 2022 men’s basketball recruiting class that is coming to Albany State University. We look forward to the challenge of competing in the SIAC.” Patrick Gayle, Albany State men’s basketball head coach Here is the full recruiting class: Andy Antoine; 6’9 So. F Advance Prep, Hillsborough CCAndy is a skilled forward that…

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Albany State’s Jordan Simpson named to BOXTOROW All-American Team

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics As the 2021-22 college basketball season begins to wind down, BOXTOROW releases its 13th annual Division II HBCU All-America teams. West Virginia State guard Glen Abrams has been named BOXTOROW Division II Player of the Year. The graduate student from Chicago, Ill. finished seventh in the Mountain East Conference in scoring (19.6), led the conference in three-point field goals made per game (3.0), averaged 4.0 rebounds per game, and averaged 3.0 assists per game. He scored 30 or more points in a game four times,…

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