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: Rayshawn Neal
South Carolina State Guard Rayshawn Neal 5-10, Junior, Greenville, S.C. Averaged 20 points, 5.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds, and shot 60 percent from the field in two wins for the Bulldogs last week overDelaware State and Coppin State. In the victory over Coppinb State, Neal scored 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and handed out 12 assists
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: La’Deja James
Norfolk State Guard La’Deja James 5-8, Redshirt-Senior, Virginia Beach, Va. Averaged 31.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.0 steals, and shot 59 percent from the field in two wins for the Spartans last week. With the victories, the Spartans remain tied for first place in the MEAC (Bethune-Cookman). Against North Carolina Central, James poured in
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.
BOXTOROW Top 10 Recruiting Classes will be announced this weekend on FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW
For 14 years, BOXTOROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS recruiting classes. I will reveal the classes this weekend on the nationally syndicated radio program FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. The two best HBCU FCS classes were Tennessee State and Florida A&M. I will give you a sneak peek by reviewing these
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Kameron Langley
North Carolina A&T Guard Kameron Langley 6-2, Junior, Greensboro, N.C. Averaged 13 points, 11.5 assists, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.5 steals in two victories for the Aggies last week. Recorded his first triple double with 15 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds in a win over Delaware State. Recorded 11 points and 11 assists as the
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Cinia McCray
North Carolina A&T Guard Cinia McCray 5-9, Senior, Broadview, Ill. Averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, three steals, 2.5 assists, and 60 percent shooting from three-point range in two Lady Aggie victories last week. McCray scored 23 points, on 7-of-10 shooting from three-point range and also had seven rebounds in the victory over Delaware State (1/13).
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Chanette Hicks
Norfolk State Guard Chanette Hicks 5-6, Redshirt-Senior, Norfolk, Va. Averaged 27 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 7.0 steals in two wins for the Spartans last week. She was 22-40 from the field (55 percent). Against Howard (1/12), Hicks scored 30 points, seven assists, nine steals, and five rebounds. Hicks leads the MEAC and is
BOXTOROW: The decade in review, 2010-2019
by Donal Ware As 2019 dissipates and 2020 is right upon us, BOXTOROW lists its big stories of the decade in HBCU sports. These aren’t in any particular order. Give us your thoughts and some stories that were big to you from 2010-2019. Twitter: @boxtorow Facebook: box2row WSSU plays in national championship game: Connell