Jackson State University guard Andriana “AD” Avent and other members of the women’s basketball team were sitting in Johnny T’s Bistro & Blues in Jackson, Mississippi, on Selection Day, excited to be a part of the nationally televised broadcast. For some players Selection Day wasn’t a new experience, but Avent, who is in her first...
DAYTON, Ohio — Jimel Cofer scored all 19 of his points in the second half and overtime and Grambling State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Montana State 88-81 to earn its first NCAA tournament win in program history in the First Four on Wednesday night. The Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Tigers (21-14) advance...
NAPA, Calif. – The event appeared to be winding down as Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II delivered closing remarks during his inaugural Pouring Possibilities: A Fundraiser Mixer Benefitting Dyslexia, which raised more than $80,000 on Sunday. The DJ at Eleven Eleven Winery was about to spin R&B and rap on the second floor...
A year ago, Grambling lost as the top seed in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament championship game, which kept the Tigers as the only longtime SWAC member whose players never experienced the ceremonial title game celebration of cutting down nets. The agony of the 2023 SWAC tournament championship game loss is what the five returning...
Howard University men’s basketball coach Kenny Blakeney has a vision of a starting five he’d like to see take the floor in the school’s NCAA tournament First Four game against Wagner on Tuesday. But the reality of going into the NCAA tournament First Four in a season where Howard has played 13 different starting lineups...
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