Johnson headlines women’s All-Americans boxtorow.com Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson has helped lead the Spartans to three-straight MEAC Tournament championships and a No. 4 ranking in the Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Johnson’s play this season has earned her the HBCU National Player of the Year award as she leads a list of 15 named
Harper leads DI All-Americans. boxtorow.com With the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament set to begin on Tuesday, the 17th HBCU Division I college basketball All-America teams presented by BOXTOROW were released on Monday. Howard true freshman guard Blake Harper has been selected HBCU National Player of the Year and has also received the inaugural
Hinds leads D2 All-Americans. boxtorow.com With conference tournaments wrapped up and NCAA Regional play set to begin this week, the 16th annual Division II HBCU All-America teams powered by BOXTOROW are released. Bluefield State guard Jordan Hinds has been named HBCU Division II Player of the Year. The senior from Tamarac, Fla., helped lead Big
NCA&T’s Jordyn Dorsey, again North Carolina A&T Guard Joydyn Dorsey 5-9, Senior, Augusta, Ga. Averaged 25.0 points, 4.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals, and shot 58 percent from three-points range (7-of-12) and 100 percent from the free throw line (15-of-15) in helping lead the Lady Aggies to a 2-0 week and the CAA regular
SSU Guard Javonte Landy Savannah State Guard Javonte Landy 5-11, Junior, Savannah, Ga. Averaged 19.0 points while shooting 48 percent from the field in helping lead the Tigers to a 3-0 record in SIAC Tournament play last week. In the championship game victory over Tuskegee (3/8), he scored a season high 23 points on 7-of-11
SCSU Forward Drayton Jones. South Carolina State Forward Drayton Jones 6-11, Sophomore, Houston, Texas Averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, shot 47 percent from the field and 81 percent from three free throw line (22-of-27) in helping lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 record last week. In the Bulldogs’ over MEAC first place Norfolk State, he
Tuskegee Guard Hilani Cantone 5-8, Graduate Student, Apopka, Fla. Averaged 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals, and shot 48 percent from the field (13-of-27) and 86 percent (6-of-7) from three-point range in helping lead the Golden Tigers to a 2-0 record last week. In the victory over Albany State (3/1), she scored 26 points on
JSU Center Shannon Grant. Jackson State Center Shannon Grant 6-11, Graduate Student, Sylacauga, Ala. Averaged 22.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 blocked shots, and shot 91 percent from the field (20-of-22) in helping lead the Tigers to a 2-0 record last week. In the Tigers’ victory over Alcorn State (2/22), he scored a season high
Allen Guard Taliah Wesley 5-9, Senior, Blakely, Ga. Averaged 15.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game in helping lead the Yellow Jackets to a 2-1 record last week. In the victory over Benedict (2/22), she scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 4-of-7 from three-point range, grabbed a season high 19 rebounds, and
ASU Guard TJ Madlock. Alabama State Guard TJ Madlock 6-3, Senior, Memphis, Tenn. Averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and shot 52 percent from the field in helping lead the Hornets to a 2-0 record last week. In the Hornets’ over win over Southern – handing the Jaguars their first SWAC loss of the