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
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Shala Dobbins
Prairie View A&M Guard Shala Dobbins 5-6, Junior, Tulsa Ok. Averaged 34.5 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in leading Prairie View to wins over Jackson State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Dobbins scored a career high of 40 points, handed out six assists, grabbed four rebounds and three steals and made 22-of-23
Bethune-Cookman alum Mervyl Melendez looking for more success as baseball coach at FIU
boxtorow.com FIU head baseball coach Mervyl Melendez had a solid first year in 2017 as the head baseball coach at FIU, as the Panthers went 31-27. Melendez, a Bethune-Cookman graduate and one of the few HBCU graduates to coach at a non-HBCU on the Division I level, got his debut off on the right foot
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Alante Fenner
Savannah State guard Alanta Fenner 6-5, Senior, Lake Wales, Fla. Averaged 31.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and two steals in two victories last week for the Tigers. He poured in 46 points on 50 percent shooting and 16-of-17 free throws made in the victory over Morgan State. Savannah State is in first place in the MEAC with
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Gary Blackston
Gary Blackston 6-2, Jr., Baltimore, Md. Averaged 30.5 points, 6.5 assists, six rebounds and made 18-of-18 free throws in two victories for the Panthers last week. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Christian Mekowulu
Christian Mekowulu 6-9, r-Jr., Lagos, Nigeria Averaged 26 points, 9.5 rebounds and two blocks per game on 59.2 percent shooting from the floor in helping lead the Tigers to two victories last week. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Martaveous McKnight
Arkansas Pine Bluff Guard Martaveous McKnight 6-4, Junior, Wallas, Miss. Averaged 32 points, five rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game on 59 percent shooting from the floor last week in victories over Prairie View A&M and Alcorn State. McKnight scored 39 points, grabbed six rebounds, handed out five assists and had three steals
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Pablo Rivas
North Carolina Central Forward Pablo Rivas 6-6, 210, Sr., Colón, Panama Averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds, 2.5 assists, shot 52 percent from the field and shot 46 percent from three-point range in two victories for the Eagles over Norfolk State and Coppin State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Shakyla Hill
Grambling Guard Shakyla Hill 5-7, Jr., Little Rock, Ark. Averaged 16.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, seven steals and six rebounds per game on 52.8 percent shooting from the floor last week. She also grabbed national headlines by recording 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in Grambling’s 93-71 victory over Alabama State on January
BOXTOROW Blitz: November 18, 2017
HBCU sports highlights from the week of November 18, 2017