Lincoln (Pa.) Guard Kwanza Murray 5-8, Senior, Summerville, S.C. Averaged 19 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals, and 2.5 assists in two wins for the Lady Lions last week. In the victory over Shaw, Murray scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out three assists and stole the ball seven times. Murray leads the CIAA in
Elizabeth City State Guard Justin Faison 5-11, Junior, Waldorf, Md. Faison averaged 17.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in three games last week while also totaling four steals as the Vikings went 2-1. He shot 49 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range (10-of-20). Faison scored 21 points, four assists, two steals,
by Donal Ware As 2019 dissipates and 2020 is right upon us, BOXTOROW lists its big stories of the decade in HBCU sports. These aren’t in any particular order. Give us your thoughts and some stories that were big to you from 2010-2019. Twitter: @boxtorow Facebook: box2row WSSU plays in national championship game: Connell
boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T topped Alcorn State in the Celebration Bowl to win the HBCU national championship for the third straight year and finish at the top of the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The championship means a lot to second-year head coach Sam Washington. A&T also won the championship in 2015. “What we did
boxtorow.com Florida A&M quarterback Ryan Stanley was selected BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year and heads the list of the BOXTOROW Superlative Awards, part of the BOXTOROW All-America Team, which was released last week. The redshirt senior from Pembroke Pines, Fla. led Florida A&M to a 9-2 record, the best in the MEAC. Stanley leads
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware gives his final grades for all 51 of the HBCU football playing institutions for the 2019 football season including teams in the SIAC, CIAA, MEAC, SWAC and to Tennessee State. CIAA, SIAC, OVC, Big South and independent grades will be posted on December 5 and SWAC and MEAC schools grades will
boxtorow.com The top two teams in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls combined to place eight players on the 13th annual BOXTOROW All-America team. BOXTOROW has administered the All-America team since 2007 and the voters are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football. Alcorn State and North Carolina A&T placed
boxtorow.com The impending Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on December 21 now matches what the coaches and media in the BOXTOROW Polls have been saying for the last several weeks. That Alcorn State is No. 1 and North Carolina A&T is No. 2 with the coaches. Also that North Carolina A&T is No. 1 and Alcorn
boxtorow.com With just two weekends left in the HBCU football season, the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls are starting to take shape. The top three teams in the coaches poll remained the same. Alcorn State remains No. 1 heading into the SWAC championship game and received all but three first place votes. Those votes went
boxtorow.com A huge upset this weekend has changed everything in HBCU football for the moment. Bethune-Cookman’s win over Florida A&M, who had been No. 1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls the previous five weeks, caused massive shakeups in both polls. The Alcorn State Braves, who over the course of the year