Tag: HBCU Basketball

Clark-Atlanta defeats West Florida 61-51

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title image via Lamanuel Donaldson Courtesy of Justin Mordecai, Director of Athletic Communications, Clark Atlanta Athletics 61 Winner Clark 51 UWF Team 1 2 F Clark 29  32  61 UWF 17  34  51 The reigning SIAC Champions kicked off the 2024 season with a wire-to-wire 61-51 win over West Florida in game one of the SIAC/GSC Crossover. Shemani Fuller led the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with a double-double performance (15 points, 12 rebounds). Kharye Cayne continued his defensive dominance in the paint with a game-high five blocks.  Clark Atlanta (1-0) jumped out to an…

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Alabama A&M takes it on the chin from Alabama , 84-59

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title image via AAMU Basketball Courtesy of Aliyah McDaniel | Assistant Athletics Communications Director The Alabama A&M women’s basketball team opened their regular season by making history as it recorded the highest attendance that the AAMU Event Center has seen in a women’s game. Senior guard Kalia Walker paced the Bulldog offense with 13 points in the 84-59 loss to the No.24 Alabama Crimson Tide.    Thursday night’s headlining contest made notched another AAMU Event Center first, as the Crimson Tide were the first Southeastern Conference (SEC) women’s team to be hosted…

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Alabama A&M blows out Oakwood 121-78

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title image via AAMU Basketball Courtesy of Alabama A&M Athletics THE HILL | Five Alabama A&M University men’s basketball players reached double figures in scoring as the Bulldogs posted their most points during the Division I era on Thursday night with a 121-78 rout of Oakwood in front of the third largest crowd in AAMU Event Center history. Alabama A&M (1-0) for just the fifth time in the Division I era reached the century mark and the first time since the 2011-12 season when the Bulldogs beat Talladega (100-79). AAMU’s 121…

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Arkansas Pine-Bluff defeats

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title image UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 57 CC 99 Winner UAPB Team 1 2 F CC 29  28  57 UAPB 52  47  99 Klemen Vuga and Robert Lewis each recorded double-doubles to help lead the UAPB men’s basketball team over Champion Christian 99-57 at home Wednesday at the H.O. Clemmons Arena.  The Golden Lions (1-1) had four players score in double figures, led by Vuga, who put together a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Christian Moore tacked on 20 points, four assists and three steals and Quentin Bolton Jr. helped out with…

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2025 HBCU All-Star Game coming to San Antonio

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At a press conference Wednesday morning it was announced that the 4th annual HBCU All-Star Game will take place in San Antonio, Texas.  Set to take place April 6 at Freedom Coliseum, the game brings together the crème de la crème of HBCU basketballers from the CIAA, MEAC, SIAC, and SWAC as well as the independent ranks to showcase their talents in front of a national audience.  Additionally, it was announced there will be the first women’s iteration of the game, giving the ladies the opportunity to also display their…

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Grambling women’s hoops decimated Centenary 131-30

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image via Grambling Athletics Courtesy of Leon Mitchell, GSU Athletic Communications 30 Cent 131 Winner GSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Cent 6  3  11  10  30 GSU 51  40  22  18  131 The Grambling State women’s basketball team turned in a performance for the ages on Tuesday night, demolishing Centenary 131-30 at Willis Reed Court inside the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. The Lady Tigers exploded out of the gates with fast-paced, full-court pressure that left Centenary scrambling all game long. The win marked one of the most dominant…

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Norfolk State blows out Penn State Wilkes-Barr, 96-41

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title image via Matt Patterson Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication 41 PSUWB 96 Winner Norf Team 1 2 F PSUWB 22  19  41 Norf 47  49  96 Robert Jones began his 12thseason as head coach of the Norfolk State men’s basketball program on Monday night. And for the sixth consecutive season, his team opened the year with a victory. The Spartans (1-0) spread the wealth in a 96-41 rout over Penn State Wilkes-Barre at Joseph G. Echols Hall. Making his first appearance for his new squad, Brian Moore…

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Grambling hammers SUNO 92-42 in season opener

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title image via Grambling Basketball Courtesy of Grambling Athletics Box Score GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team got the season off to a strong start, earning a 92-42 victory over Southern University at New Orleans on Monday night on Willis Reed Court at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Monday’s win marked the first time GSU won a game by at least 50 points since defeating North American 101-42 on Dec. 29, 2022.  GSU (1-0) had six different players score is double-figures with Antwan Burnett leading the way 19 points on…

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Norfolk State will lean on experience this season

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title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of By Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication The last time Norfolk State fans packed Echols Hall for a home showdown, the night culminated in a net-cutting ceremony after countless hours of work paid off with a victorious performance. When the Spartans return to Echols on Monday evening to face Penn State Wilkes Barre, the schedule will flip. The night will open with a celebratory presentation of championship rings, before the work begins for the next five months. Norfolk State tips-off the…

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South Carolina State Men’s hoops to take on Claflin in exhibition action

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Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics The South Carlina State men’s basketball team will tipoff off the 2024-25 campaign in exhibition play Tuesday (Oct.29) versus neighboring Claflin in the “Battle of the Burg” inside Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tipoff is 7 p.m. Coach Erik Martin in his 3rd season brings back nine (9) veterans to a very experienced team in the likes of Preseason All-MEAC performers graduate guard Omar Croskey and point guard Mitchell Taylor. Also returning to the team along with Taylor and Croskey are Michael Teal, Caleb McCarty, John Seay-Oliver, Wilson Dubinsky, Drayton Jones, James Morrowand Davion Everett. The Bulldogs welcome six…

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