Tag: SWAC basketball

UAPB women’s hoops adds Freddie Murray as Associate Head Coach

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Courtesy of Arkansas Pine Bluff Athletics The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball head coach Erica Leak announced the addition of Freddie Murray as the Golden Lion’s newest Associate Head Coach, the program announced on Friday. Murray, who has a 20-plus-year career in coaching college basketball, brings a resume to the UAPB office that indicates success at various game levels.   Leak expressed her excitement about the addition, saying, “On behalf of the entire UAPB women’s basketball program, I am thrilled to welcome Freddie Murray to our coaching staff. Murray’s expertise…

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Alabama A&M women’s hoops recipient of sizablele donation

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 The Alabama A&M women’s basketball program received a large donation as the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ) donated a golf cart on Tuesday morning at the AAMU Event Center. “We have a walking campus,” Thornton said about the much-needed gift. “This golf cart will allow us to transport recruits, alumni and potential donors who come to visit our amazing campus. It has endless possibilities and we are so thankful to Dr. Catherine Coleman Flowers and the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice for is donation.” Thornton enters…

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SWAC Spring Meeting Recap: SWAC to make changes to Conference Basketball Tournaments

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference recently held its annual SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors Spring meeting. A wide range of agenda items were discussed at the meeting, listed below are some of the highlights of new legislation that was passed for the 2024-25 academic year.     The league voted to expand the number of teams that will participate in the SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments from eight to ten teams on both sides for the 2025 tournaments. The 2026 SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball…

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Donte’ Jackson signs multi-year extension with Grambling

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Grambling head basketball coach Donte’ Jackson signed an extension that will keep him as the Tigers coach through 2029.  “Coach Jackson is without a doubt one of the best basketball coaches in the country and we are blessed that he’s the leader of our men’s basketball program,” said Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Trayvean. Scott. “He has taken our program to heights that haven’t been seen for decades and we are confident that he will continue to be successful and mold our student-athletes into men who represent our institution the…

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Donkey-kicking from ULM ends Grambling season, 102-76

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title image via Grambling Basketball Courtesy of Grambling Athletics 76 Grambling 23-10,15-3 SWAC 102 Winner ULM 20-13,10-8 Sun Belt Team 1 2 3 4 F Grambling 11  19  18  28  76 ULM 23  25  33  21  102 The Grambling State University women’s basketball team concluded its season on Monday night with a 102-76 loss to Louisiana-Monroe in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.  The loss wrapped up a monumental season for first-year head coach Courtney Simmons and the Lady Tigers. GSU finished the 2023-24 campaign 23-10…

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Florida A&M to part ways with basketball coach Robert McCullum

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title image via The Daily Gazette Courtesy of FAMU Athletics After seven seasons leading the Florida A&M men’s basketball program, head coach Robert McCullum will not return to the Rattlers. Vice President and Director of Athletics Tiffani-Dawn Sykes announced Wednesday that McCullum’s contract, which expires June 30, will not be renewed.  “I want to thank Coach McCullum for his dedication to FAMU and our basketball student-athletes,” said Sykes. “He has led this program with integrity and has positively influenced countless young men, both players and coaches. We wish Coach McCullum and his family…

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Alabama A&M defeats Austin Peay 81-71

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title image via Carlton Rice Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M Athletics CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. | The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball shot over 53 percent from the floor in the opening half and led by as many as 17 points as the Bulldogs stunned Austin Peay, 81-71, during the Hugh Durham Classic in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, presented by BSN SPORTS, on Wednesday night at the F&M Bank Arena. Alabama A&M (12-22) advances to semifinals and will travel to Norfolk State for the John McLendon Classic on…

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Grambling knocks off Montana State in NCAA play-in game 88-81

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title image via Marcus Plummer Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 88 Winner GSU 81 MSU Team 1 2 OT 1 F GSU 33  39  16  88 MSU 42  30  9  81 DAYTON, Ohio | In the first-ever Division I NCAA Tournament appearance for the Grambling State University men’s basketball program, the Tigers won an overtime thriller over Montana State, 88-81, at the University of Dayton Arena. Grambling State(21-14)  eliminated a 14-point second half deficit and withstood 13 Montana State three-pointers to snatch the victory.  Jimel Cofer was the unlikely hero for…

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Jackson State emphatically stamps ticket to SWAC Tourney Finals with 70-48 beatdown of UAPB

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48 UAPB 70 Winner JSU Team 1 2 3 4 F UAPB 10  10  14  14  48 JSU 17  21  13  19  70 BIRMINGHAM, Ala.| The Jackson State women’s basketball team got a 24-point showing from the bench on the way to a 70-48 victory against the UAPB Golden Lions at Bartow Arena Friday to advance to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship game on Saturday. The Tigers had four players score in double figures, led by Andriana Avent, who had 19 points and two steals. Ti’lan Boler tacked on 19 points and…

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March 13 SWAC Men’s Tournament Recap

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title image via the SWAC Buick SWAC Men’s Basketball Final Scores: Mar. 13 Game Statistics/Final Scores Please click the link above for more information.  About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis. Women’s…

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