North Carolina Central has it way with Toccoa Falls at home, 98-52

Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics: 52 TF 98  NCCU Team 1 2 F TF 20  32  52 NCCU 43  55  98 DURHAM, N.C. – Devin Butts scored a season-high 16 points to top five Eagles in double figures and Dan Oladapo registered his first double-double of the season as North Carolina Central University remains undefeated at home with a 98-52 victory over Toccoa Falls College on Tuesday night inside McDougald-McLendon Arena. Butts connected on 5-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, and converted both free throws for his season’s best scoring…

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MEAC announces Weekly Men’s Basketball Honourees

Courtesy of the MEAC NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 3, 2023 – Senior guard Malik Miller of Morgan State has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the league announced today.Howard University freshman forward Shy Odom was named Rookie of the Week, and graduate forward Nathaniel Pollard, Jr. of Maryland Eastern Shore was announced as the Defensive Player of the Week.  Malik Miller (6-4, Sr., G, Washington, D.C.)  Miller was one rebound shy of a double-double against Hartford, dropping a game-high 28 points to go along with nine boards,…

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December 27, 2022 MEAC Men’s basketballers of the week

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 27, 2022 – Senior guard Sam Sessoms of Coppin State has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the league announced today. Howard University freshman forward Shy Odom was named Rookie of the Week, and junior forward Justin Steers of Coppin Statewas announced as the Defensive Player of the Week. Sam Sessoms (6-0, r-Sr., G, Philadelphia, Pa.) Sessoms posted a game-high 28 points in the Eagles’ double overtime 107-100 win over JMU and poured in 17 points against…

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MEAC announces women’s basketballers of the week

Title image courtesy of NSU Sports Information Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 27, 2022 – Sophomore forward Kierra Wheeler of Norfolk State has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the league announced today. Sophomore guard Niya Fields of Norfolk State was announced as the Defensive Player of the Week. Kierra Wheeler (6-1, So., F, Minneapolis, Minn.) Kiera Wheeler averaged 11.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per contest in wins over William & Mary and UNCW last week. She scored 15…

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Nc Central’s Khalil Baker named to AFCA All-America First Team

Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics WACO, Texas – North Carolina Central University junior Khalil Baker has been announced as a member of the 2022 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaches’ All-America Team, earning First Team distinction as a defensive back. Baker (6-0, 185, Winston-Salem, N.C.) is the first NCCU Eagle to earn First Team All-America honors from the AFCA on the NCAA Division I-FCS level. Defensive back Bryan Mills (2019) and center Carl Jones (2016) received AFCA All-America Second Team recognition. When NCCU was competing as a Division…

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18 December 2022 MEAC basketball recap

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association: Howard 66, Harvard 54Norfolk State 70, North Carolina A&T State 66 Howard 66, Harvard 54 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Howard University freshman Shy Odom made his home debut a memorable one, scoring a career-high 18 points to lead the Bison to a 66-54 win over Harvard at the Laviete Pavilion before 1,473. It marked the first time that the Bison (6-8) have defeated the Crimson in seven games. Odom, a 6-6 forward from nearby Chestnut Hills, Mass., got Howard going, tallying 15 points in the first 20…

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Norfolk State takes a donkey-kicking from Alabama, 92-30

Courtesy of Notfolk State Athletics 30 Norf 92  Bama Team 1 2 3 4 F Norf 7  14  3  6  30 Bama 19  25  32  16  92 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | The Norfolk State University women’s basketball team returned to the court after being off for a week as the Spartans started slow and could not recover in a 92-30 loss to Alabama on Sunday afternoon at Coleman Coliseum.  Norfolk State (9-3), which hadn’t played since a 65-44 road loss last Sunday to Old Dominion, trailed 19-7 at the end of one…

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Norfolk State gets by North Carolina A&T, 70-66

Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk state Athletics 70  Norf 66 NCA&T Team 1 2 F Norf 34  36  70 NCA&T 28  38  66 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Norfolk State survived a late push from North Carolina A&T on Sunday afternoon at the Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge Hosted by Chris Paul, defeating the Aggies 70-66 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Dana Tate Jr. propelled the Spartans to their third straight victory, hitting six 3-pointers en route to a career-best 24 points. NSU finished the event 2-0 for the weekend, and also secured…

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Norfolk State to face former MEAC foes in Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul

Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State men’s basketball team faces two familiar opponents this weekend, but in unfamiliar territory. MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. will play host to the 2022 Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul, where the Spartans (6-4) will battle Hampton (3-7) and North Carolina A&T (4-5). Norfolk State’s matchup with Hampton is set for a 4 p.m. ET tipoff (1 p.m. local) on Saturday, before meeting the Aggies at 2 p.m. on Sunday (11 a.m.…

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Rebounding clips Eagles against LSU

Title image courtesy of LSU Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central University Athletics: 57 NCCU 67  LSU Team 1 2 F NCCU 26  31  57 LSU 40  27  67 BATON ROUGE, La. – North Carolina Central University received 14 points from junior guard Justin Wright, but LSU took advantage of its rebounding and free-throw edge for a 67-57 victory on Tuesday night inside Maravich Assembly Center.  LSU (9-1) out-rebounded the visiting Eagles, 45-31, including 15 offensive rebounds that resulted in 18 second-chance points. The Tigers also converted 11-of-18 free throws, while…

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