boxtorow.com Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass, Southern defensive end Jordan Lewis, and Alabama State running back Ezra Gray have been selected to the BOXTOROW preseason HBCU college football All-America team, leading a contingent of 30 players. Reigning national champion Alabama A&M also had two other players make the team including wide receiver Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim and
Tarke, Warren named BOXTOROW HBCU Division I Players of the Year, lead All-America Team
boxtorow.com Coppin State, Morgan State, and Texas Southern were all atop respective division and conference standings so it makes sense that each school had multiple players named to the 13th annual BOXTOROW All-America teams for Division I men’s college basketball. Hampton guard Davion Warren and Coppin State guard Anthony Tarke were named BOXTOROW Players of
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 2/26/21
Donal talks with Southern head football coach Dawson Odums and with Hampton head men’s basketball coach Edward Buck Joyner. He also previews the Week 2 of the HBCU football season. Download or listen to the podcast.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Davion Warren
Hampton Guard Davion Warren 6-6, Senior, Buffalo, N.Y. Averaged 27 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and made 20-of-37 field goals (54%) in two games for the Pirates last week against Gardner-Webb. In the victory over G-WU (12/30/20), Warren scored 31 points on 11-of-20 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and two steals. His 31 points are the
It’s now or never for the MEAC
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com The MEAC is officially in trouble. Those are the words I said on last week’s FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. I prefaced it by saying if the MEAC loses another school. The MEAC has lost another school. Bethune-Cookman announced late Thursday that it will join the SWAC beginning in
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 2/29/20
MEAC Commissioner Dr. Dennis Thomas joins Donal for a discussion about North Carolina A&T leaving the MEAC and the state of the MEAC. Donal also talks about the Fury-Wilder fight. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 2/22/20
Donal talks with North Carolina A&T Director of Athletics Earl Hilton, Norfolk State head men’s basketball coach Robert Jones, and DC Defenders (XFL) head coach Pep Hamilton. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Jermaine Marrow
Hampton Guard Jermaine Marrow 6-0, Senior, Newport News. Va. Averaged 28 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.0 rebounds in two wins for the Pirates over Gardner-Webb and Winthrop last week. He scored 33 points, handed out seven assists and had two steals in the victory over Gardner-Webb. Marrow is the reigning BOXTOROW Division I Player of
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Laren Vanarsdale
Hampton Guard Laren Vanarsdale 5-3, Sophomore, Powder Springs, Ga. Averaged 22.5 points, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and shot 62.5 percent from the field in two victories for the Lady Pirates last week. She scored 31 points, registered 6 assists, two steals, and made 11-of-14 field goals (.786) in the win at Longwood. Vanarsdale is fifth
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 2/8/20
Donal gives his thoughts on North Carolina A&T’s move to the Big South. He also ranks the top 10 HBCU FCS recruiting classes. North Carolina A&T acting head men’s basketball coach Will Jones joins the show. And a conversation with three-time Super Bowl winning coach Joe Gibbs. Click to download or listen to the podcast.