Maryland Coach Brenda Frese. Donal Ware talks Maryland head women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese. Ge also talks all things Ja Morant and Memphis Grizzlies with Mike Wallace, senior editor of Grind City Media. Download or listen.
HBCU National Player of the Week: Spartans’ forward Kierra Wheeler
Spartans’ forward Kierra Wheeler. Norfolk State Forward Kierra Wheeler 6-1, Sophomore, Minneapolis, Minn. Spartans’ forward Kierra Wheeler has been named HBCU National Player of the Week. She was named MEAC Tournament MVP and helped lead the Spartans to their first tournament championship in 21 years after averaging 16.3 points per game, 8.7 rebounds per game,
HBCU National Player of the Week: Golden Tigers’ JuToreyia Willis
Golden Tigers’ JuToreyia Willis Tuskegee guard JuToreyia Willis 5-11, Graduate Student, Chattanooga, Tenn. Golden Tigers’ JuToreyia Willis is HBCU National Player of the Week. She averaged 22.3 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game, and shot 55 percent from the field and made 5-of-7 three-pointers in three victories for the Golden Tigers in
HBCU National Player of the Week: Golden Lions’ Maori Davenport
Golden Lions’ Maori Davenport. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Center Maori Davenport 6-5, Junior, Troy, Ala. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions’ center Maori Davenport is HBCU National Player of the Week. She averaged 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks per game, and shot 80 percent from the field (12-of-15) in two wins for the Golden Lions. In the victory
HBCU National Player of the Week: Yellow Jackets’ Destiny Fields
Yellow Jackets’ Destiny Fields. West Virginia State Forward Destiny Fields 5-10, Senior, Reynoldsburg, Ohio West Virginia State Yellow Jackets’ Destiny Fields is HBCU National Player of the Week. She averaged 24.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals, connected on 16-of-33 fields goals and shot 38 percent from the field in two victories for the Yellow Jackets
HBCU National Player of the Week: Falcons guard Lauren Banks
Falcons guard Lauren Banks. Saint Augustine’s Guard Lauren Banks 5-7, Sophomore, Clinton, Md. Saint Augustine’s Falcons guard Lauren Banks is HBCU National Player of the Week. She averaged 26.0 points, 3.5 rebounds while shooting 50 percent (18-of-36) from the field and three-point range (11-of-22) in helping the Falcons go 2-0 this week. In the victory
HBCU National Player of the Week: Tigers forward Ashiala Jackson
Tigers forward Ashiala Jackson. Tuskegee Forward Ashiala Jackson 6-1, Redshirt-Senior, Merriville, Ind. Tuskegee Golden Tiger forward Ashiala Jackson is HBCU National Player of the Week. She averaged 16.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals while shooting 47 percent (14-of-30) from the field in helping the Golden Tigers go 2-0 this week. In the victory over Miles
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 3/20/21
It’s March Madness and HBCU football as Donal Ware talks with Jackson State head women’s basketball coach Tomekia Reed, North Carolina A&T head women’s basketball coach Tarrell Robinson, and talks with Tennessee State head football coach Rod Reed. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Shmya Ward
Alabama State Forward Shmya Ward 6-0, Junior, Memphis, Tenn. Averaged 18.3 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 2.3 steals in three games for the Hornets last week. She recorded a double double in all three games including a 21-point, 16-rebounds effort in the win over Grambling (3/4). Ward has recorded five straight double doubles and has 11
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Jayla Crawford
Alabama State Guard Jayla Crawford 5-7, Junior, Birmingham, Ala. Averaged 20.0 points, shot 57 percent from the field, 53 percent from three-point range, registered 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in three games for the Lady Hornets. She scored 21 points, had three steals, made 6-of-9 field goals, and shot 4-of-7 from three-point range