Basketball

NCAA Bans Postseason Play At Several Black Colleges

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Last week, several schools and HBCUs have went under fire for unsatisfactory academic progress after the release of the Academic Progress Rate scores from NCAA. Although as...

Fort Valley State Basketball Players Lead SIAC Basketball Honors

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Fort Valley State University seniors Cecil Bent and Jasmine Birdsong have been named SIAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Week, respectively. Fort...

Magic Johnson at Howard University Hospital

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Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Hall of Fame basketball player turned multi-million dollar entrepreneur, will be at Howard University Hospital from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m....

Former Saint Augustine Star Signs Deal To Play Professional Basketball In Romania

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Meet 2013 former Saint Augustine star and guard, Raheem Jolliffe. Jolliffe is the latest basketball phenomenon taking over the HBCU community with a recent...

Jessica Kern named ninth head women’s basketball coach of Lincoln University Pennsylvania

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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. (April 14, 2011) — Lincoln University is pleased to announce Jessica Kern as the new head coach of the women's basketball...

Jadda Jefferies Wins Third CIAA Player of the Week

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ECSU Lady Viking Jadda Jefferies is CIAA Player of the Week for the third time this season. Jefferies, a ECSU senior from Burlington North Carolina,...

Tuskegee’s Joshua Eichelberger Among Those Recognized In SIAC Basketball Honors

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ATLANTA—Tuskegee University senior Joshua Eichelberger has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week while Kentucky State University sophomore Brandon Darrett was named...

NC Central’s Moton Staying in Durham

There were circulating reports of uncertain truth over the weekend about North Carolina Central's head men's basketball coach LeVelle Moton being interviewed by Iowa...

42 Hampton Student-Athletes Receive Degrees

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Hampton Newsroom HAMPTON, Va. – Forty-two Hampton University student-athletes – past and present – received their degrees this past Sunday at the annual commencement ceremony...

VSU Women Beats Lincoln to Clinch CIAA Women’s Basketball Championship Title

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(VSU Athletics) CHARLOTTE, NC- The wait is over. With a 73-49 victory over The Lincoln University, the Virginia State University Trojans clinched the 2015...

CSU Basketball Standout Demetria Nunley-Lash Performs Well At Combine

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A standout, star player on the Central State Women's Basketball Team, Demetria Nunley-Lash had taken her talents to the 2015 WCL Las Vegas Summer Combine...

Former HBCU Basketball Legend Bob Hopkins Dies At Age 80

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Robert M. “Bob” Hopkins Sr. was a tremendous basketball coach and player. Hopkins, the head basketball coach of Xavier University of Louisiana from 1969-74,...

MEAC Leaders Struggling to Draw Fans, Despite Success

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Norfolk State has been one of the most consistent teams in the MEAC over the last couple of years, but you wouldn't know it...

Shaw University Men’s & Women’s Win CIAA Tournament

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Nothing but Proud for Shaw University Mens and Womans Basketball Team for winning the CIAA Championship 2011 Title.

VIDEO – Highlights NBA All-Stars show off at Morgan State University

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Over the weekend, we noted that an exhibition game chock full of NBA All-Stars was about to go down in Baltimore, Maryland. On Tuesday...

TU’s Joshua Eichelberger, Stillman College’s Phyllice Eubanks Named in SIAC Week 11 Basketball Honors

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Tuskegee University senior Joshua Eichelberger has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Stillman College senior Phyllice Eubanks has been named...

Who Will Win the Men’s CIAA Tournament?

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As the college basketball season winds down, one long honored and respected tradition among HBCUs launches, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Basketball tournament. This...

Livingstone Player Combats Suspension

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Kyra Crosby of Livingstone College, the Lady Blue Bears leading scorer, was recently ruled ineligible for the remainder of the season. In this suspension...