South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard is the two-time reigning BOXTOROW Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year. And with his former teammate Javon Hargrave being drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, he’s in good company. Most expect Leonard’s name to be called in this week’s NFL Draft. He could be
boxtorow.com Sitting on a deck in the middle of a lake in Orlando in March as he’s done many times in his career, Cleveland Cavaliers Director of Basketball Communications BJ Evans enjoys the good life, as he relaxes, a day ahead of the Cavaliers scheduled meeting with the Magic. It hadn’t always been this way
With the women’s basketball season officially over, BOXTOROW releases its annual All-America Teams. Grambling guard Shakyla Hill was named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. She was the only player in the top 10 in the SWAC in scoring (16.8 points per game, 4th), rebounding (7.5 rebounds per game, 3rd), assists (5.7 assists per game,
As the Final Four approaches, BOXTOROW releases its 10th annual Division I men’s college basketball All-America teams. Texas Southern sophomore guard Damontrae Jefferson was named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. The 5-7 sophomore from Milwaukee, Wis. helped to lead the Tigers to the SWAC tournament championship and an appearance and win in the NCAA
In the title of this piece, we had to add the 2018 disclaimer. That’s because exactly one year ago, BOXTOROW had a one-on-one conversation with North Carolina Central head coach LeVelle Moton. The Eagles make it to the Big Dance for the second year in a row, coming off an improbable 2018 MEAC Tournament championship
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware talked extensively on FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW this past weekend about the press release the MEAC sent last week that it said set the record straight about Hampton leaving the conference to join the Big South and what it means for MEAC, its member schools and Hampton moving
Virginia Union guard Todd Hughes 6-3, Senior, Smyrna, Del. Averaged 19 points, 5.5 rebounds, shot 55 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range in helping lead the Panthers to the CIAA Tournament championship. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com The Mid Eastern Athletics Conference has officially and finally responded to Hampton leaving the MEAC for the Big South Conference. In a press release issued by the league, the MEAC wanted to ” to set the record straight regarding the University’s pending departure from the conference. In essence the MEAC broke proper
Bethune-Cookman guard/forward Isaiah Bailey 6-6, Junior, Compton, Calif. Averaged 23.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 10.0 assists and two steals in two victories last week for the first place Wildcats. Bailey recorded a triple double of 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the victory over Savannah State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
by Donal Ware After some re-evaluation over the last few days, this class is a bit different than what I mentioned this past weekend on FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. As has been the case for 12 years now, FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS