Alabama State Forward Britney Wright 5-10, Sr., Detroit, Mich. Averaged 24.5 points and 10 rebounds in two victories for the Lady Hornets over Mississippi Valley State and Alabama A&M last week. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
National Player of the Week: Kiara Colston
Bowie State Guard Kiara Colston 5-6, Junior, Burtonsville, Md. Averaged 21.5 points, four rebounds and three assists in two games for the Lady Bulldogs last week Presented by North Carolina Mutual
National Player of the Week: Troy Thompson
Prairie View A&M Guard Troy Thompson 6-4, Junior, Oakland, Calif. Averaged 25.5 points per and shot 72 percent from the field in helping lead the Panthers to victories over Grambling and Mississippi Valley State Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Former Tennessee State star Robert Covington’s star on the rise along with 76ers
by Donal Ware With 11 seconds remaining in the game between the Portland Trailblazers and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, 89% free throw shooter Damian Lillard stepped to the line for his second free throw after knocking down the first. He missed. The 76ers were down 92-90 at home at that point. Ersan Ilysova
National Player of the Week: Tahjere McCall
Tennessee State Guard Tahjere McCall 6-5, Grad., Philadelphia Pa. Averaged 23.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game in three games for the Tigers. He scored his 1,000 career point in the Tigers victory over UT Martin on Saturday. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
National Player of the Week: Joyce Kennerson
Texas Southern Guard Joyce Kennerson 5-4, Soph., Port Arthur, Texas Averaged 24 points, three steals, four rebounds and shot in excess of 90% from the free throw line in leading the Lady Tigers to a 2-0 record last week. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Meet Juan Dixon: Former Maryland star and UDC women’s basketball coach talks to BOXTOROW
Juan Dixon is the all-time leading scorer in University of Maryland basketball history. He led the Terrapins to the national title in 2012. He played nine years in the NBA, first with the Washington Wizards who drafted hm 17th overall in the 2002 NBA Draft. He spent three years as a special assistant to Maryland
How a Trump administration could take HBCU sports to another level
by Donal Ware It has happened. America has elected Donald Trump as the President. Most national television hosts had a look on their face, the same as Hillary Clinton looked when she gave her concession speech. Disbelief. Bewilderment. And Black America? Highly upset for the most part. See, Trump has a history of giving off
Howard picked to win the MEAC, Daniel out 4-6 weeks
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The Howard Men’s Basketball Team will be in unfamiliar territory to start the 2016-17 basketball season as the Bison has been picked to win the MEAC by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Howard last won the
TSU picked to win, Griffin headlines All-SWAC team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern University was picked to win the 2016-17 Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship in a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The announcement was made by the SWAC during its annual media teleconference on Wednesday, October 12. The Tigers finished 2015-16 with an overall record