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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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Hakim McClellan out at Mississippi Valley State

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According to the Mississippi Valley State athletic director Hakim McClellan is stepping down from his current role to become the Deputy Athletic Director at Jackson State, saying it “was time.” The move to JSU is a return to familiar grounds for McClellan, where he previously worked as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance.  McClellan assumed the role of Athletic Director on June 6, 2022.  In his time as Athletic Director, the field at Rice-Tottem was replaced with FieldTurf and the venue also received a new Jumbotron. Additional upgrades included updates…

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SWAC Announces Attendees for 2024 Football Media Day

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Courtesy of the SWAC BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the student-athletes set to participate in the league’s annual SWAC Football Media Day on Tuesday, July 16 at 10:00 am CST at the Sheraton-Birmingham. All twelve SWAC head football coaches will also be in attendance to address media about the upcoming 2024 football season. A complete listing of the student-athletes slated to be in attendance is listed below. Alabama A&MDonovan Eaglin, Running BackEmari Pait, Defensive Back Alabama State Andrew Body, Quarterback  James Burgess, Defensive Back  Alcorn State Tavarious Griffin, Tight End Malachi Bailey,…

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SWAC extends contract of Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland through 2032

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference Councilof Presidents and Chancellors has unanimously approved a contract extension for SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. The extension which will run through 2032 academic year, wasannounced on Friday afternoon. “Over the course of the past five years the SouthwesternAthletic Conference has made significant strides towards becoming one of the most widely recognized and visibleathletic conferences in the country,” said SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors Chairman Quinton T. Ross Jr., Ed.D. “The visionary and dynamic leadership of CommissionerMcClelland has helped propel our conference to prominence on a national stage while also increasing the availability of financial resources that have positively impacted the overall student-athlete experience. We are undoubtedly excited about the continued upward trajectory of our league under his leadership.” McClelland was named the sixth commissioner of the SWACduring the summer of 2018. Since that time the league has significantly increased its visibility and presence on a nationalstage through the broadcasting of conference football and basketball games on ESPN and HBCUGO platforms. Overall viewership of league football events reached a historic highthis past season with fans able to access the vast…

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Alcorn State football to make 8 appearances on ESPN Networks

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t Courtesy of Alcorn State Sports Information  Alcorn State University football will be featured on various ESPN networks throughout the 2024 season. Head coach Cedric Thomas and Braves football will play in eight televised contests for fans to enjoy.     Alcorn fans can see the Braves play on Aug. 29 at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in Birmingham, Ala. at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. ASU will travel to Vanderbilt University on Sept. 7 on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. On Sept. 21, Alcorn State will face McNeese State University on the road in Lake Charles,…

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Grambling football headed to The Horseshoe in 2025

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Monday Grambling football announced that they would take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2025.  The Tigers are headed to The Horseshoe to replace UCONN, who Ohio State is no longer set to face, on Saturday, September 6.  The Buckeyes were scheduled to face the Huskies on September 18, but according to the OSU athletic department, the decision to cancel the game and alter their schedules was a mutual one between Ohio State and UCONN. The now-open September 18 date for the Buckeyes will be filled by a Big10 opponent…

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Legendary rapper’s son heading to an HBCU

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The son of one of the most legendary rap duos is now an HBCU man.  Cross Patton the son of Big Boi of Outkast, committed to Bethune-Cookman University, according to a post on his Instagram account.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cross Patton † (@crosspatton) After a high school career that concluded with running for 314 yards and 5 touchdowns on 60 carries and garnering an honorable mention All-Region 4-AAAA selection as a Senior, the Woodward Academy (College Park, GA) product began his collegiate career at the University of Oregon.  Patton…

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Mo Williams’ younger son receives offer from Jackson State

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Class of 2026 guard Mason Williams, the son of Jackson State head basketball coach Mo Willians has an official offer from Jackson State.  The younger Willians, a 6’1” guard out of Jackson Academy (MS) in his sophomore season averaged 9.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 21.0 minutes per contest. In a key game this season against then-undefeated Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Williams scored a career-high 27 points in Jackson Academy’s 69-47 defeat of The Raiders went 36-1 this season en route to defeating Jackson Prep 54-53 to win…

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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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