NSU players headline All-Americans. Kierra Wheeler, Diamond Johnson and JSU head coach Tomekia Reed highlight HBCU women’s All-America team boxtorow.com Norfolk State forward Kierra Wheeler has helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back MEAC Tournament championships and a No. 13 ranking in the current Women’s Mid Major Top 25 poll. Wheeler’s play this season has earned
HBCU DI All-America team
HBCU DI All-America team boxtorow.com With the start of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament on the horizon, the 16th HBCU Division I college basketball All-America teams powered by BOXTOROW were released. Jackson State guard Ken Evans Jr. and Norfolk State guard Jamarii Thomas has been selected HBCU National Co-Players of the Year. Evans
HBCU POW: Diamond Johnson
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HBCU POW: Kierra Wheeler
HBCU POW: Kierra Wheeler Norfolk State Forward Kierra Wheeler 6-1, Junior, Minneapolis, Minn Averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and shot 83 percent from the free throw line in helping lead the Spartans to a 2-0 record last week. In the Spartans’ win at Coppin State (2/24), she recorded her 11th double double (second
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Robert Jones Penny Collins. Donal Ware talks with Norfolk State head men’s basketball coach Robert Jones and Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins about the Spartans and Tigers programs. Donal also talks NFL playoffs. Download or listen.
Donal Ware’s HBCU FDP
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HBCU POW: Donovan Eaglin
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HBCU POW: Q Two
HBCU POW: Q Two Howard Quarterback Quinton Williams 6-5, 205, Graduate Student, Upper Marlboro, Md. It’s rare that a player is named HBCU National Player of the Week twice in a season, but this makes twice for Howard Quarterback Quinton Williams. Williams completed 23-of-33 passes (70 percent) for 277 yards with three touchdowns and no
HBCU POW: Quinton Williams
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