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By SWAC Media Relations: Posted on Tuesday, April 09, 2013 8:32 PM
 GRAMBLING, La. – Grambling State University (GSU) basketball legend Bob Hopkins has been named as a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction class of 2013.
As a player, Hopkins averaged 30 points and 17 rebounds a game for the Tigers from 1953-56.
He was a two-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American under Eddie Robinson – who was not only Grambling’s football coach but also the Tigers’ basketball coach at the time – and was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1961. |
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By NSU Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:16 PM
 NORFOLK, Va. -- The Norfolk State men’s basketball team, winners of the regular season MEAC title, will face Virginia on Tuesday night in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament, as the complete NIT bracket was announced Sunday night on ESPNU. NSU, the No. 8 seed in the 32-team NIT, will play at No. 1 seed Virginia at 9 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Spartans secured the MEAC’s automatic bid to the NIT for winning the regular season title outright with a 16-0 conference record. |
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By L.A. Batchelor, The Batchelor Pad: Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:39 PM
 Norfolk, Va. -- The 2013 MEAC Tournament can be described in two words: PREDICTABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE
There were many on both sides of the isle at the SCOPE Arena in Norfolk and here are some of them.
Predictable
The Hampton Lady Pirates won their fourth consecutive MEAC Tournament Championship jumping out early on rival Howard before ultimately taking a 59-38 win.
They're the first MEAC squad to do that since Howard from 1987-90. Oh by the way, they finished conference play undefeated as well. |
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By Steven J. Gaither, The Shadow League: Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 7:52 PM
 NORTH CAROLINA -- Much like the other conference made up entirely of HBCUs, the SWAC, the MEAC is generally viewed as one of the weaker conferences in Division I.
As such, the winner of its conference tournament is usually rewarded with a low seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Part of this perception is based off on the fact that often the winner of the conference tournament is often not the best team in the conference, usually resulting in a weak showing and a quick exit out of the Big Dance. |
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By Tony McClean, The Batchelor Pad: Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 11:12 AM
 NEW HAVEN, Ct. (BP) -- Fresh off their third straight CIAA women's basketball crown, the Lady Bears of Shaw University (25-4) will now face their biggest task of the season -- trying to defending their NCAA Division II National Championship.
Jacques Curtis' crew will open its NCAA run on Friday, March 15, when they take on Glenville State in the Atlantic Region at Gannon University, the top seed in the region. The Lady Bears enter the Atlantic Regional as the third seed, while the Lady Pioneers are the sixth seed.
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By Tony McClean, The Batchelor Pad: Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 10:43 AM
 NEW HAVEN, Ct. (BP) -- Despite their loss to Bowie State in last week's CIAA men's basketball final, many within the Livingstone College community and the league felt that the Blue Bears (22-6) were worthy of an NCAA playoff bid.
Sunday night, it became a historic reality.
James Stinton's team earned their first ever bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship as announced by the NCAA Division II basketball committee. The Blue Bears earned the fifth seed in the Atlantic Region after finishing a history-setting season and earning the school’s first CIAA Southern Division championship. |
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By SWAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:00 PM
 BIRMINGHAM -- Prairie View A&M's Latia Williams was named 2012-13 Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Alcorn State's Carolinsia Crumbly was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
Texas Southern's Te'era Williams earned Freshman of the Year and Grambling State's Joanna Miller was selected as the Newcomer of the Year. Arkansas-Pine Bluff head coach Nate Kilbert was named Coach of the Year to round out the top superlatives. |
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By SWAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:55 PM
 BIRMINGHAM -- Senior guard Omar Strong of Texas Southern University has been named Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year as announced by the conference on Friday.
The conference also released the rest of the 2012-13 superlative winners along with the All-SWAC teams for the season.
The All-SWAC basketball teams are voted on exclusively by the league coaches.
Strong finished the regular season second in the SWAC in scoring, averaging 17 points per game. He was the SWAC's top shooter from 3-point range knocking down 120 (3. |
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By MEAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:50 PM
 NORFOLK, Va. -- Hampton senior forward Keiara Avant was named the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year as announced by the conference on Sunday.
North Carolina A&T's Eboni Ross was selected as Rookie of the Year and Hampton's Alyssa Bennett garnered the Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Hampton Head Coach David Six was named the MEAC Coach of the Year.
All awards are voted on by the conference's head women's basketball coaches and sports information directors. |
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By MEAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:45 PM
 NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk State junior guard Pendarvis Williams was named the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year as announced by the conference on Sunday.
Hampton's Deron Powers was selected as Rookie of the Year and North Carolina A&T State's Austin Witter garnered the Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Norfolk State Head Coach Anthony Evans was named the MEAC Coach of the Year.
All awards are voted on by the conference's head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors. |
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By MEAC Media Relations: Posted on Friday, March 08, 2013 9:08 AM
 NORFOLK, Va. -- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its women's pairings for the 2013 MEAC Basketball Tournament, March 11-16, at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
The three-time defending MEAC Tournament champion Hampton Lady Pirates will enter the tournament as the top seed after concluding the regular-season with a 16-0 mark in MEAC play.
Hampton's unblemished record marked the fifth time in conference history that a women's basketball team has gone undefeated in MEAC play. |
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By MEAC Media Relations: Posted on Friday, March 08, 2013 9:01 AM
 NORFOLK, Va. -- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced its men's pairings for the 2013 MEAC Basketball Tournament, March 11-16, at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Norfolk State Spartans clinched the No. 1 seed after posting an undefeated record in conference play with a 16-0 mark.
The Spartans became the first team to post an undefeated record in conference play since Coppin State in 1993-94.
NSU, the 2012 tournament champion, earned an overall record of 21-10 including a perfect 11-0 showing at home. |
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By NCCU Media Relations: Posted on Friday, March 08, 2013 12:02 AM
 TENNESSEE -- Harold Hunter, the first African-American player to sign an NBA contract and the first African-American to coach the U.S. Olympic basketball team, passed away early Thursday morning at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn.
He was 86 years old.
Hunter was a stand-out guard from North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C.). He led NCC to the 1950 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association-CIAA) Tournament championship. |
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By Xavier (La.) Media Relations: Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:55 PM
 NEW ORLEANS — Had her calendar been open, Quvenzhané Wallis would have been the honorary coach when Xavier University of Louisiana's women's basketball team played Dillard in the Crosstown Classic at the Convocation Center on Feb. 23.
However, another event — the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood — commanded her attention that weekend.
But Wallis, 9 years old and a best actress nominee for Beasts of the Southern Wild, visited the Gold Nuggets after they concluded their Thursday practice. |
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By Xavier (La.) Media Relations: Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2013 9:24 PM
 NEW ORLEANS — The basketball teams of Xavier University of Louisiana will play again.
Based on their high rankings in Wednesday's coaches polls, both the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush received at-large bids to next week's NAIA Division I National Championships.
The Gold Nuggets (24-5) fell from 10th to 12th in the women's poll. The Gold Rush (24-7) fell from 13th to a tie for 16th in the men's poll.
The XU women received one of 14 at-large bids, and the men received one of 17 at-large bids. |
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By SWAC Media Relations: Posted on Monday, March 04, 2013 8:42 AM
 BIRMINGHAM -- The regular season came to an end on Saturday, with the Tigers of Texas Southern claiming the 2013 regular season title.
The Tigers caught up with Southern, who had led the conference since the opening game, right at the wire.
TSU beat SU on Thursday to take over first place, then locked up the title on Saturday with a win over Alcorn State on Senior Night.
However, along with Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State, TSU is ineligible for the post |
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By SWAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2013 1:18 PM
 BIRMINGHAM -- With the regular season complete, the brackets are set for the 2013 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament which will take place March 12-16 at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.
Here is the complete schedule for the Women's Basketball tournament.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
#10 Alcorn vs. #7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 5:30 p.m.
#9 Grambling vs. #8 Alabama State – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Alcorn/Ark.-Pine Bluff vs. #2 Southern – 3:00 p.m.
Grambling/Alabama State vs. #1 Texas Southern – 5:30 p.
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By SIAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:54 AM
 ATLANTA -- Conisha Hicks was named MVP of the 2013 SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament, as she had game highs of 20 points, seven assists, and five steals to lead #2E Clark Atlanta over #1E Benedict College 75-58 Saturday evening in the SIAC Women's Championship Game played at Morehouse College's Frank L. Forbes Arena. The win secured Clark Atlanta's first SIAC Tournament Championship since 1999 and fifth in school history. Lady Panther's head coach Vanessa Moore said afterwards that she knew her team was special. |
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By CIAA Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:48 AM
 CHARLOTTE -- Byron Westmorland had a huge night in leading Bowie State to the CIAA championship.
The senior forward scored a career-high 38 points including 26 points in the second half to outduel Livingstone's Mark Thomas and help Bowie State break open a tight game for an 85-74 victory over Livingstone in the CIAA finals at Time Warner Cable Arena on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (16-13 overall) won their second championship, including the first under Head Coach Darrell Brooks, after entering the tournament as the No. |
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By SIAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:40 AM
 ATLANTA -- Marcus Goode was named 2013 SIAC Men's Basketball Tournament MVP as the 6-10 senior All-American recorded a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead Benedict College to its second consecutive SIAC Men's Basketball Championship with a 68-60 victory over Morehouse College Saturday evening at Forbes Arena. Lamar Adkins added 15 points off the bench for the Tigers, who won their fourth tournament title since 2004 under head coach Fred Watson. "We knew that they [Morehouse] were going to come out aggressive," Watson said. |
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