Category: College

Fuquay-Varina, N.C. – Hampton and Morgan State are atop the Boxtorow.com HBCU Division I national basketball power ranking poll, while Xavier (La.) remains on top in the Division II/NAIA poll. Hampton and Morgan State received an equal amount of first and second place votes to tie for the No. 1 spot. Bethune-Cookman (8-8) moves up […]

Bowie State University’s Darrell Brooks was named the Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) men’s basketball Coach of the Week on Jan. 17 after leading the Bulldogs to conference wins over Winston-Salem State University, Shaw University and St. Augustine’s College last week. This marked the third time this season Brooks has been named CIAA Coach of […]

Howard University had no answer for the North Carolina A&T Aggies, falling 78-65 in their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) matchup at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. Jan. 15. Sophomore forward Dadrian Collins scored a team-high 17 points for Howard, while senior guard Kyle Riley and sophomore guard Anton Dickerson added 13 and 12, respectively. But […]

The Morgan State University (MSU) Bears men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to three games after cruising to a 71-55 victory over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opponent South Carolina State University (SCSU) on Jan. 15 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. Junior guard Aric Brooks showed off for the ESPN2 cameras that broadcast the […]

The UDC Lady Firebirds women’s basketball team has won 9 of its last 10 games and is currently on its third three-game winning streak of the season after a big win over the Central State University Marauders on Jan. 9. UDC (10-6) used its impressive defense and three-point shooting to take out CSU, 67-54, in […]

The Howard Bison extended their losing funk to five games after their latest trip up i295 to Baltimore. Howard fell to the Morgan State Bears, 75-62, on Jan. 8, and then followed up with an 84-53 loss to fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opponent Coppin State on Jan. 10. The Bison made it a fairly […]

The No. 1 ranked Auburn University Tigers captured the 2011 Bowl Championship Series college football title after edging out the No.2 Oregon University Ducks, 22-19, on Jan. 10 at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Cam Newton passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 64 tough-gained yards, but […]

The Morgan State University (MSU) women’s basketball team began the new year on the right track, as senior forward Theresa Davis scored a game-high 15 points and senior guard Brittany Dodson added 12 points to lead Morgan State to a 56-46 victory over visiting Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contest at Hill […]

Morgan State Bears’ star junior forward Kevin Thompson scored 15 points and racked up 15 rebounds to help the MSU men’s basketball team defeat the Howard University Bison, 75-62, on Jan. 8 at Hill Field House in Baltimore. Thompson’s performance marked his seventh double-double of the season, but more importantly helped advance Morgan State to […]

Fuquay-Varina, N.C. – Hampton University and Winston-Salem State University top the Boxtorow.com HBCU Division I basketball top-five and Division II/NAIA top-10 power ranking polls released on Jan. 3. Hampton has gotten off to a hot 11-3 start to the season, including at one point reeling off seven straight wins. They are also 1-0 in the […]

The University of the District of Columbia Lady Firebirds snapped a three-game losing skid and advanced to an impressive 8-6 overall record on the season after a blowout victory over the Fayetteville State University Lady Broncos. UDC cruised by Fayetteville State, 77-54, in a home game at the UDC Sports Complex on Jan. 3. Junior […]

Bowie State University’s Donna Polk was named Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) Coach of the Week on Jan. 3 for her outstanding coaching throughout two games last week. The third-year coach led the BSU Lady Bulldogs basketball team to two impressive wins, defeating nationally ranked Gannon, 70-52, on day one of the BSU Lady Bulldogs […]