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:Bryce Harris Howard Guard Bryce Harris 6-4, Junior, Brentwood, N.Y. Averaged 20.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, and shot 48 percent from the field (19-of-40) in helping lead Howard to its second straight MEAC Tournament championship. In the quarterfinal win against Morgan State (3/14/24), he scored a season high 28 points on 10-of-21 shooting, grabbed nine
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
Pittman leads D2 All-Americans. boxtorow.com With conference tournaments wrapped up and NCAA Regional play set to begin this week, the 15th annual Division II HBCU All-America teams powered by BOXTOROW are released. West Virginia State guard/forward Anthony Pittman has been named HBCU Division II Player of the Year. The senior from Charleston, W. Va., helped lead
HBCU POW:Will Thomas Morgan State Forward Will Thomas 6-6, Redshirt-Senior, Baltimore, Md. Averaged 27.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, shot 51 percent from the field (19-of-37) and shot 85 percent from the free throw line (17-of-20) in helping lead the Bears to a 2-0 record last week. In the Bears’s victory over North Carolina Central (3/4), he
HBCU POW: Feliah Greer Miles Guard Feliah Greer 5-8, Junior, Lafayette, Ala. Averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and shot 53 percent from the field in helping lead the Golden Bears to the SIAC Tournament championship. In the championship game against Kentucky State (3/10), she scored a season high 33 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had three
HBCU POW: Deywilk Tavarez Delaware State Guard Deywilk Tavarez 6-2, Freshman, Pennsauken, N.J. Averaged 26.0 points, 7.0 assists, 3.0 steals, and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 58 percent from the field and 62 percent from three points range (8-of-13) in helping lead the Hornets to a 2-0 record last week. He had season highs in points
HBCU POW: Pittman, again West Virginia State Guard/Forward Anthony Pittman 6-5, Redshirt-Senior, Charleston, W. Va. West Virginia State guard/forward Anthony Pittman has once again been named HBCU National Player of the Week. He averaged 25.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and shot 50 percent from the field and 95 percent from the free throw line
HBCU POW: Bryant, again Fayetteville State Guard Aniylah Bryant 5-7, Senior, Havelock, N.C. Rarely does a player get recognized as HBCU National Player of the Week, but that is just what happened to Fayetteville State guard Aniylah Bryant. She averaged 22.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 3.0 assists in helping lead the Broncos to