boxtorow.com With college basketball’s March Madness as its backdrop, BOXTOROW releases its 14th All-America teams for Division I men’s college basketball. Norfolk State guard Joe Bryant, Jr. has been selected the BOXTOROW Player of the Year. Bryant was also named MEAC Player of the Year and led the MEAC in points scored (519) and finished
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Camille Downs
Norfolk State Guard Camille Downs 5-10, Senior, Fredericksburg, Va. Averaged 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.5 steals, 2.0 assists in two wins for the Spartans this week. In the victory over North Carolina Central (2/28), she recorded a double double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go along with six steals, and also made
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Justin Thomas
Alcorn State Guard Justin Thomas 5-11, Senior, Indianapolis, Ind. Scored 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting and hit the game-winning three-pointer as the horn sounded to lift the Braves over Prairie View A&M 72-69 on the road. He was 2-of-4 from three-point range and also added three assists and two steals. The win kept the Braves
BOXTOROW with Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 2/25/22
Alcorn State head men’s basketball coach Landon Bussie talks with Donal about the Braves season and maintaining a share of first place in the SWAC with Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern on the horizon. Donal also discusses North Carolina A&T’s move to the CAA more in depth and discusses the hiring of Art Briles
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Justin Wright
North Carolina Central Guard Justin Wright 6-1, Sophomore, Greenville, N.C. Averaged 25.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game, and shot 49 percent from the field in two wins for the Eagles last week. Scored a career high 32 points and hit the game-tying three pointer against Delaware State (2/19) to send the game
BOXTOROW with Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 2/18/22
South Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Tony Madlock talks with Donal about the turnaround of the Bulldogs program. Donal also discusses North Carolina A&T’s move from the Big South to the CAA. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
BOXTOROW with Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 1/28/22
Donal talks about Hampton University’s move to the CAA, what the future of North Carolina A&T athletics and the Big South conference looks like, and a MEAC/Big South collaboration. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Joe Bryant, Jr.
Norfolk State Guard Joe Bryant, Jr. 6-1, Senior, Norfolk, Va. Averaged 26.5 points, 4.0 assist, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game, and shot 58 percent from the field, 50 percent from three-point range and 94 percent from the free throw line in two victories for the Spartans last week. In the victory over Delaware
BOXTOROW with Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 1/7/22
It the first of 2022 as Donal Ware talks with Norfolk State head men’s basketball coach Robert Jones about the Spartans’ got start to the season. He also talks College Football Playoff, Sidney Portier, and about those we lost in 2021. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
Column: A win that means everything for the MEAC
by Donal Ware Remember that talk about the demise of the MEAC after North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M, and Bethune-Cookman left? The demise of the MEAC was highly exaggerated. With South Carolina State’s 31-10 victory over Jackson State, the Bulldogs did what most didn’t think they could do. They beat a team that was the