NSU players headline All-Americans. Kierra Wheeler, Diamond Johnson and JSU head coach Tomekia Reed highlight HBCU women’s All-America team boxtorow.com Norfolk State forward Kierra Wheeler has helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back MEAC Tournament championships and a No. 13 ranking in the current Women’s Mid Major Top 25 poll. Wheeler’s play this season has earned
HBCU DI All-America team boxtorow.com With the start of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on the horizon, the 16th HBCU Division I college basketball All-America teams powered by BOXTOROW were released. Jackson State guard Ken Evans Jr. and Norfolk State guard Jamarii Thomas has been selected HBCU National Co-Players of the Year. Evans
HBCU POW:Diamond Johnson Norfolk State Guard Diamond Johnson 5-5, Junior, Philadelphia, Pa. Averaged 20.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals, and shot 39 percent from three-point range in helping lead the Spartans to a 3-0 record last week and the MEAC Tournament championship. In the semifinal game versus Coppin State (3/15), she scored 30
HBCU POW: Kierra Wheeler Norfolk State Forward Kierra Wheeler 6-1, Junior, Minneapolis, Minn Averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and shot 83 percent from the free throw line in helping lead the Spartans to a 2-0 record last week. In the Spartans’ win at Coppin State (2/24), she recorded her 11th double double (second
Robert Jones Penny Collins. Donal Ware talks with Norfolk State head men’s basketball coach Robert Jones and Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins about the Spartans and Tigers programs. Donal also talks NFL playoffs. Download or listen.
Donal Ware’s HBCU FDP. Click on the link to listen to episodes of the HBCU Football Daily Podcast with Donal Ware. HBCU Football Daily Podcasts 12/21/23 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Takeaways from 2023 season 11/16/23 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Who will win between Morgan/Howard, Alabama State/Prairie View A&M 11/16/23 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Opinion: Firing
Buddy Pough’s legendary career. Buddy Pough: An unsung legend by Donal Ware boxtorow.com With the South Carolina State Bulldogs’ victory at the Norfolk State Spartans on Saturday, a legendary coaching career has come to an end. Buddy Pough, the most winningest coach in SC State history, the man who has put so many players into
HBCU POW: Donovan Eaglin Alabama A&M Running Back Donovan Eaglin 5-11, 226, Sophomore, Houston, Texas Alabama A&M running back Donovan Eaglin has been named HBCU National Player of the Week. Eaglin, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, carried the ball 27 times for 207 yards and two touchdowns and caught a pass for 11 yards as
HBCU POW: Q Two Howard Quarterback Quinton Williams 6-5, 205, Graduate Student, Upper Marlboro, Md. It’s rare that a player is named HBCU National Player of the Week twice in a season, but this makes twice for Howard Quarterback Quinton Williams. Williams completed 23-of-33 passes (70 percent) for 277 yards with three touchdowns and no
HBCU POW: Quinton Williams Howard Quarterback Quinton Williams 6-5, 205, Graduate Student, Upper Marlboro, Md. Completed 14-of-24 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 42 yards on five carries and a touchdown as Howard defeated Norfolk State 27-23. His 15-yard touchdown pass to Jared Hunter with 1:17 completed a nine-play, 64-yard