by Donal Ware boxtorow.com When five-star recruit Makur Maker announced his commitment to Howard University on Twitter around 4 a.m. ET on Friday, picking the Bison over UCLA, Kentucky, Memphis and others, the HBCU world was on fire and the term HBCU – Historically Black Colleges and Universities – was as hot as it’s been.
Five-star basketball recruit Makur Maker has committed to Howard University. Really. Maker chose Howard over UCLA, Kentucky, Memphis, and others. At around 4 a.m. this morning, Maker Tweeted: “I was the 1st to announce my visit to Howard & other started to dream ‘what if.’ I need to make the HBCU movement real so that
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware talks about the murder of George Floyd. He also speaks to SWAC commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland about the possibility of the SWAC 2020 football season beginning on time, keeping the athletes safe, financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2019-20 SWAC season, the financial viability of SWAC, and about the
Former NBA champion and All-Star and the new head men’s basketball coach of Alabama State Mo Williams joins host Donal Ware as does NASCAR rookie driver Tyler Reddick. Donal also shares his thoughts about the modifications to the Rooney Rule. It’s a Memorial Day weekend show with all go-go music. Click above to listen or
Since 2006, BOXTOROW has talked with HBCU football players who have a chance to hear their names called in the NFL Draft. That first year, we spoke with several players including Antoine Bethea (Howard), and Tavaris Jackson (Alabama State) who both went on to be drafted that year. In the midst of COVID-19 the draft
NFL Network analyst Steve Wyche joins Donal to talk CBA, Tom Brady and free agency. Also conversations with Miles head men’s basketball coach Fred Watson and Xavier (La.) head men’s basketball coach Alfred Williams. Click to ownload or listen to the podcast.
Winston-Salem State head men’s basketball coach Cleo Hill, Jr. stops by after the Rams won the CIAA Tournament championship. Plus Donal gives his thoughts on the North Carolina A&T/North Carolina Central basketball game which determined the men’s MEAC regular season championship. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
Donal talks about the retirement of Eli Manning. Plus Texas Southern head men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones and South Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Murray Garvin stop by the show. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
Elizabeth City State Guard Justin Faison 5-11, Junior, Waldorf, Md. Faison averaged 17.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in three games last week while also totaling four steals as the Vikings went 2-1. He shot 49 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range (10-of-20). Faison scored 21 points, four assists, two steals,
As the Final Four approaches, BOXTOROW releases its 11th annual Division I men’s college basketball All-America teams. Hampton guard Jermaine Marrow has been named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. Marrow, a junior from Newport News, Va., is ranked eighth in Division I in scoring, averaging 24.4 points per game. He also averaged 4.9 assists