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Langston’s Anthony Roy named Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week

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title image via Langston Basketball Courtesy of Langston Sports Information  Anthony Roy of Langston and Megan Nestor of Wayland Baptist were named this week’s Oklahoma Ford Dealers Sooner Athletic Conference Basketball Players of the Week for their efforts during the week that ended Jan. 21, 2024. Roy led the No. 2 ranked Lions to a pair of conference wins last week as he averaged 25 points per game while grabbing six boards per contest and handing out 2 assists per game. In the Langston 83-40 win over Panhandle State, Roy scored…

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Langston extends win-streak to four with 72-67 win over OCU

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information, Langston University Athletics 72  LU 67 OCU Team 1 2 F LU 28  44  72 OCU 30  37  67 EDMOND, Okla. – The No. 3 Langston University Lions pushed their win streak to four games by knocking off Oklahoma City University 72-67 on Thursday night. Despite suiting up a depleted roster, the Lions never wavered. Leading 64-63 with 2:04 remaining, the Lions collected back-to-back free throws from Cortez Mosley. The Langston defense held the Stars in check the rest of the way and…

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Langston Basketball hangs on to no.3 ranking in latest NAIA Men’s Basketball Top 25 rankings

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information, Langston University KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Langston University men’s basketball team remained in the No. 3 slot in the fifth edition of NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced. Langston is currently 19-1 on the season and 13-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference play and ranked third overall with 513 total votes. The Lions are the highest rated team in the Sooner Athletic Conference and ranked in the NAIA Top-25 for the fourth consecutive NAIA Coaches Top 25 Poll.  Statistically, the…

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Langston University women’s hoops boat races UNT-Dallas 84-43

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title image via Richard Clifton Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information 84  Langston University 12-4 (7-4 SAC) 43 UNT-Dallas 9-5 (7-5 SAC) Team 1 2 3 4 F Langston University 19  19  32  14  84 UNT-Dallas 17  14  10  2  43 LANCASTER, Texas – Three players scored in double figures for the Langston University Lady Lions as they rolled the University of North Texas-Dallas Trailblazers 84-43 on Saturday at Cedar Valley College. The Lady Lions never trailed in Saturday’s contest, entering halftime in front 38-31. In the second half, Langston…

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Langston Basketball ranked 3rd in NAIA Basketball Top 25 Poll

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Langston University men’s basketball team enters the top five for the first time since the 2018-19 season in the fourth edition of NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced. Langston is the only undefeated team in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll at 15-0 and ranked third overall with 520 total votes and also received one first-place vote. The Lions are the highest rated team in the Sooner Athletic Conference and ranked in…

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Langston Basketball wins AAUL HBCU Invitational

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor, Langston Sports Information 62 Huston-Tillotson 0-1, 0-0 85  Langston 1-0, 0-0 Team 1 2 F Huston-Tillotson 32  30  62 Langston 49  36  85 Three players scored in double figures as the Langston University Lions defeated the Huston-Tillotson Rams 85-62 to claim the inaugural AAUL HBUC Invitational championship at the H-E-B Center. The Lions roared to a strong start in the first half, leading by as much as 21 points when Anthony White knocked down a three-pointer to put Langston in front 26-5 at the 10:12 mark.  Langston led at the…

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Langston’s Hailey Jordan named SAC Player of the Week

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Langston University forward Hailey Jordan was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week. In the course of helping the Lions to an undefeated 3-0 week, which consisted of wins over Avila University, Wiley College and Harris-Stowe, Jordan averaged 20.7 points and 10.0 rebounds on a very efficient 57% from the floor and 80% from the foul line. Her best stat line of the past week was a beastly 29 points and 14 rebounds she put up against in their road matchup against Avila University. On the season, the…

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