by Donal Ware This is in a similar vein to the piece about Washington pro sports, done shortly after the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in June, 2018. North Carolina. Come on and raise up. Take your shirt off. Twist around just like a helicopter. Wait a minute. Why am I repeating these lyrics? I’m
As the Final Four approaches, BOXTOROW releases its 11th annual Division I men’s college basketball All-America teams. Hampton guard Jermaine Marrow has been named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. Marrow, a junior from Newport News, Va., is ranked eighth in Division I in scoring, averaging 24.4 points per game. He also averaged 4.9 assists
As Northwest Missouri State won the Division II national championship on Saturday bringing the season to an end, BOXTOROW releases its 11th annual Division II All-America teams. Shaw guard Amir Hinton was named BOXTOROW Division II Player of the Year. In his first season at Shaw, Hinton, a junior from Philadelphia, Pa., led Division II
As the CIAA Tournament begins in Charlotte next week, there are a few questions that linger for the Shaw men’s basketball team. Can it advance beyond the quarterfinal round after securing its third consecutive Southern Division title? The next question is will this be the first and last CIAA Tournament for Bears guard Amir Hinton,
Hampton Guard Jermaine Marrow 6-0, Jr., Newport News, Va. Averaged 25.5 points, eight assists, three rebounds and three steals in helping lead Hampton to victories over Charleston Southern and UNC Asheville last week. He was 12-of-21 from the field including 7-of-11 from three-point range in the victory over Charleston Southern. Marrow is averaging 25.1 points
Virginia Union Guard Shareka McNeill 5-6, Soph., Charlotte, N.C. Averaged 26 points, 3.7 assists and shot 44 percent from three-point range in leading the Lady Panthers to three victories last week. McNeill scored a career high 34 points, making 14-of-29 field goals in the victory over Shaw. She has helped lead the Lady Panthers to
Campbell senior guard Chris Clemons is one of the best men’s basketball players in the country that you’ve never heard of. Last season he was fourth in Division I in scoring, averaging 24.9 points per game. In three years, he’s Campbell’s all-time leading scorer and is second in Big South Conference history. During the 2016-17
boxtorow.com Sitting on a deck in the middle of a lake in Orlando in March as he’s done many times in his career, Cleveland Cavaliers Director of Basketball Communications BJ Evans enjoys the good life, as he relaxes, a day ahead of the Cavaliers scheduled meeting with the Magic. It hadn’t always been this way
As the college basketball season has come to a close, BOXTOROW releases its 10th annual Division II All-America teams. Morehouse guard Tyrius Walker has been named BOXTOROW Division II Player of the Year. Walker helped lead the Maroon Tigers to a 25-3 record and a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. He led the
With the women’s basketball season officially over, BOXTOROW releases its annual All-America Teams. Grambling guard Shakyla Hill was named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. She was the only player in the top 10 in the SWAC in scoring (16.8 points per game, 4th), rebounding (7.5 rebounds per game, 3rd), assists (5.7 assists per game,