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Norfolk State draws Florida in NCAA First Round

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image via Courtesy of Alysse Scripter, Director of Strategic Communications, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference  The 2025 MEAC tournament champion Norfolk State University men’s basketball team drew the Southeastern Conference (SEC) tournament champion Florida (30-4) as their opponent in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. The announcement came Sunday nightduring the annual Selection Show on CBS. 16-seeded Norfolk State earned the MEAC’s automatic bid to the postseason tournament and will battle top-seeded Florida in the first round on Friday, March 21, hosted by North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C.   Norfolk State (24-10, 11-3…

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Norfolk State women’s hoops claims third straight MEAC Tournament

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image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID, Norfolk State Athletics  The Norfolk State women’s basketball team punched its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 68-56 win over Howard in the MEAC Championship on Saturday afternoon. Kierra Wheeler led the Spartans with 19 points, adding seven rebounds, six blocks, and four steals, while Diamond Johnson tallied 16 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Wheeler was named MEAC Most Outstanding Player while head coach Larry Vickers earned Most Outstanding Coach honors. Norfolk State started off strong, opening the championship game on…

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Norfolk State erases 11-point deficit to win fourth MEAC Tournament

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image via Nick Sutton It did not come easy and there were times of uncertainty but Norfolk State showed the heart of a champion, battling back from an 11-point deficit to defeat South Carolina State 66-65 to take the MEAC Tournament.  South Carolina showed the way until Norfolk State tied the game at 10 on Chris Fields Jr’s layup at the 13:06 mark After ties at 15 and 17 apiece, the teams swapped the lead South Carolina Stare reclaimed the point when Wilson Dubinsky connected from downtown that put the…

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Florida Memorial’s Kamesha Moore and Kevin Herod earn major Sun Conference Honors

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The Sun Conference announces its major award winners for the 2024-25 women’s basketball season, as Florida Memorial University took two major awards, including Kamesha Moore who was named 2024-25 SUN Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year along with her head coach Kevin Herod, who earned conference Coach of the Year honors. Kamesha Moore of Florida Memorial has been named the Sun Conference Player of the Year. This senior guard from Pasadena, California, led the Lions to a 13-3 conference record, securing the Regular Season Title. Moore leads FMU’s scoring, averaging 14.6 points, 4.3…

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Morgan State bounces defending champs Howard 91-90

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image via the MEAC Courtesy of Kylon LewisStrategic Communications Intern  Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Fifth-seeded Morgan State built a commanding 15-point lead late in the game but needed a clutch driving layup by Kameron Hobbs with 9.2 seconds remaining to escape with a 91-90 victory over fourth-seeded Howard in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s basketball quarterfinals Thursday night at the Norfolk Scope Arena. Hobbs, whose jumper at the 2:52 mark put the Bears ahead 86-71, finished with a game-high 33 points and seven rebounds in the dramatic win. The Bears seemed to have…

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MEAC announces Women’s Basketballers of the Week

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image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of Kylon Lewis Strategic Communications Intern  Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player and Defensive Player of the Week, while North Carolina Central’s Shakiria Foster earned Rookie of the Week honors.   ​Johnson (G, 5-5, Gr., Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Spartans to a 2-0 record, averaging 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 5.5 steals. In the victory over North Carolina Central, she recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and six steals. Johnson followed with 25 points,…

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Norfolk State Men’s hoops to open MEAC Tournament with UMES

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image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communicatio, Norfolk State University #1 NORFOLK STATE [21-10, 10-3 MEAC] vs. #8 UMES [6-24, 2-12] Date / Time Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 | 6 p.m. Location Norfolk, Va. | Norfolk Scope Arena Tickets Purchase Tickets Here NSU Game Notes Norfolk State Notes Live Stats statbroadcast.com Live Stream espn.com/watch Tournament Info meachoops.com All-Time Series NSU leads 55-18 First Meeting UMES 81, NSU 37 [1953-54] Last Meeting NSU 75, UMES 63 [2024-25] Series Current Streak NSU – 3 Social…

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SWAC Men’s Basketball 2024-25 postseason honorees

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Coach of the Year, Kevin Johnson, Southern  In just his second season in Bagon Rouge,Coach Johnson led Southen to a 20-11 overall record and 15-3 mark within the SWAC and earning the Jaguars the SWAC regular season crown. The 20 wins were the first the first time the program had broken that barrier since the 2012-13 season. Player of the Year Sterling Young, Florida A&M The Charlotte transfer was named SWAC Player of the Week multiple times on the season as well as garnering Newcomer of the Week honors. The…

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Tennessee State comes up short in OVC semis, 71-69 to SIUE

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image via Tennessee State Basketball Tennessee State’s comeback bid fell short as they were defeated 71-69 by SIUE in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Friday evening, heartbreakingly ending the Tigers’ season.  The opening minutes of the contest was a back-and-forth affair that featured 2 ties and 6 lead changes before SIUE took a 10-9 lead on a Myles Thompson jump hook at the 15:28 mark.  The Cougars seized control of the half, building as much as a 12-point lead and ultimately taking a 42-32 lead into halftime.…

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Tennessee State to take on SIUE in OVC semis Friday night

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image via TSU Basketball OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball team has reached the OVC semifinals for the first time since the 2012-13 seasonwaaaā and will face No. 2 seed SIUE on Friday evening. The Matchup: Tennessee State vs. SIUE CougarsDate/Time: Friday, March 7 at 9:30 PM CTLocation: Ford Center || Evansville, Ind. TV: ESPNU SERIES INFORMATION VS. SIUE: Tennessee State holds a 14-8 all-time record against SIUE but was swept by the Cougars in the regular season. TSU IN THE OVC’S: The Tigers enter the tournament with a 16-30 mark since making their first appearance in…

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