by Donal Ware boxtorow.com To my HBCU family, Makur Maker is out indefinitely. The Howard guard/forward, a former five-star recruit from California, is reportedly the most highly rated recruit to ever sign at an HBCU. The thing is, we know that’s not true. Great high school players have always played at HBCUs, going back to
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com When five-star recruit Makur Maker announced his commitment to Howard University on Twitter around 4 a.m. ET on Friday, picking the Bison over UCLA, Kentucky, Memphis and others, the HBCU world was on fire and the term HBCU – Historically Black Colleges and Universities – was as hot as it’s been.