Tag: Morehouse Basketball

Morehouse falls to Clayton State 83-76

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Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics 76 More 83 CSU Team 1 2 F More 33  43  76 CSU 36  47  83 The Maroon Tigers winning streak was broken by Clayton State yesterday afternoon, 83-76. Morehouse would jump out to an early 19-8 lead in the first seven minutes of the game.  For the Lakers, Tyler Shirley would knock down pair of threes and Aaron Pitts would also add some points on the board to help close the gap on the Maroon Tigers.  At the score, 23-10, a jumper by the Lakers would spark…

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Morehouse takes down Livingstone College, 69-53

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Title image via Morehouse Athletics 69 Winner TIGERS~1 53 LC Team 1 2 F TIGERS~1 32  37  69 LC 24  29  53 Atlanta, GA- After a rough start to the season, Morehouse Basketball is back!  The Maroon Tigers are currently on a two-game winning streak after going undefeated in the HBCU All-Stars Classic this weekend. Saturday night, the Maroon Tigers played Livingstone College, winning by a score of 69-53 in a game where both teams were vocally going back and forth throughout the game. The Maroon Tigers struggled shooting in the first…

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Morehouse basketball announces 2023-24 non-conference schedule

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Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics The rest of the schedule has arrived! The Morehouse College basketball team and third year head coach Douglas Whittler have finalized the Maroon Tigers’ 10-game 2023-24 non-conference schedule featuring five home games on Arthur J. McAfee Jr. Court in Forbes Arena, three NCAA Division I exhibition games, and more. The Maroon Tigers officially open up their season with an Oct. 29 away exhibition game against Georgia State University. The very next day, Morehouse will travel to Birmingham, AL. on Oct. 30 to face off against the University of Alabama Birmingham…

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Albany State basketball takes pair of Ls courtesy of Morehouse

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Couretsy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams lost (66-56) to the Morehouse Maroon Tigers on Saturday afternoon at the Forbes Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.  It was the Maroon Tigers second time defeating the Golden Rams this week. With the loss, the Golden Rams are now (6-15) overall and (6-9) in the SIAC while the Maroon Tigers improved to (10-8) overall and (7-6) in the SIAC.  Malik Parker was the lone Golden Ram in double figures.  Parker finished with 19 points in 28 minutes of action for Albany…

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Albany State drops close one to Morehouse, 60-58

Brandon King

The Albany State men’s basketball team, (6-13 6-8 SIAC) had its three-game winning streak halted, and lost a chance to get back to .500 in conference play, by the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College in closely contested 60-58 matchup Thursday night. After an opening six and a half minutes that saw the teams swap leads 5 times and a tie, Morehouse took a 10-8 lead on a jumper from Ian Williams. For the balance of the half, the Maroon Tigers would shows the way, building as much as a 11-point…

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Howard cleans up Morehouse, 89-65 in MLK Day Classic

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 65 More 89  HOW Team 1 2 F More 23  42  65 HOW 40  49  89 Howard University sophomore guard Elijah Hawkins (Washington) scored a team-high 15 points to lead five players in double figures as the Bison rolled to an easy 89-65 win over Morehouse College in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day Classic at Burr Gymnasium before an overflow crowd. The Bison (10-10) got off to a slow start that was full of turnovers, missed free throws and…

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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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