Eagles’ guard Justin Wright. North Carolina Central Guard Justin Wright 6-2, Junior, Greenville, N.C. Eagles’ guard Justin Wright is HBCU National Player of the Week. He averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and was perfect from the free throw line (8-for-8) in two wins for the Eagles last week. In the 68-60 win over first place Howard
Spartans’ Forward Kris Bankston. Norfolk State Forward Kris Bankston 6-9, Graduate Student, Little Rock, Ark. Spartans’ forward Kris Bankston is HBCU National Player of the Week. He averaged 22.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.5 blocks, shot 82 percent from the field (18-of-22), and 90 percent from the free throw line (9-of-10) for the Spartans who went
Spartans guard Joe Bryant 6-1, Fifth Year, Norfolk, Va. Spartans guard Joe Bryant, Jr. is HBCU National Player of the Week. He averaged 23.5 points, 3.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, shot 68 percent from the field (15-of-22), and 64 percent (7-of-11) from three-point range for the Spartans who went 2-0 last week. In the Spartans’ victory
Malik Miller Morgan State. Morgan State G Malik Miller 6-4, Senior, Washington, D.C. Malik Miller is HBCU National Player of the Week. He averaged 24.0 points, 15.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 3.0 steals per game and shot 55 percent from the field in two wins for the Bears last week. In the Bears’ 90-85 victory
boxtorow.com North Carolina Central defeated Jackson State 41-34 in overtime in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday. With the victory, the Eagles are crowned HBCU national champions, finishing No. 1 in the final BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches and Media Polls. This is the first HBCU national championship for NCCU since 2006. “It feels amazing to win the
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware gives his final grades for the HBCU football playing institutions for the 2022 football season including teams in the SIAC, CIAA, MEAC, SWAC, SAC, and Hampton, Lincoln (Mo.), North Carolina A&T, Tennessee State, and West Virginia State. Listen to BOXTOROW this weekend on a radio station near you to hear his thoughts
boxtorow.com Jackson State leads the BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards with two players and its head football coach receiving three of the six awards, which were announced on Wednesday. The awards are part of The HBCU college football All-America team, released on Monday. Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders was voted Offensive Player of the Year, while
boxtorow.com We’ve almost reached the end of the 2022 HBCU college football season, and some of the top players in HBCU football will have a chance to decide who the national champion will be. No. 1 Jackson State is unbeaten and will face No.2/3 North Carolina Central in Atlanta on Saturday to help decide the
boxtorow.com There wasn’t much movement from the Week 12 BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls and Jackson State remains No. 1 in HBCU football and undefeated after its victory over Southern in the SWAC championship game. In the coaches poll, North Carolina Central moved up one spot from the last poll to No. 2, tied with
Howard Quarterback Quinton Williams 6-5, 200, Sr., Upper Marlboro, Md. Completed 17-of-24 passes for 241 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, completing 71 percent of this passes in the Bison 35-6 victory over Morgan State to secure the Bison a share of the MEAC championship. He also rushed for a touchdown and caught a