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SWAC Tournament Men: #8 Grambling State 65, #1 Jackson State 57

SWAC Tournament Men: #8 Grambling State 65, #1 Jackson State 57

Grambling State pulled off the shocker of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament by knocking off the top-seeded Jackson State Tigers 65-57 in a men’s quarterfinal game.
The G-Men (7-20) ended a seven-game losing streak in become the first 8th-seeded men’s team to beat the #1 seed in the SWAC Tournament since Alcorn State beat Mississippi Valley [...]

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SWAC Tournament Women: #1 Southern 64, #8 UAPB 60

SWAC Tournament Women: #1 Southern 64, #8 UAPB 60

Hannah Kador’s 20 points led four players in double figures as #1 seed Southern defeated #8 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64-60 in a quarterfinal game of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament.
Ashley Augerson scored 16 points, Tiffany Foster 12 and Freda Allen 10 points for Southern (21-8), which advances to the semifinals on Friday where it [...]

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SWAC Tournament Men: #2 UAPB 69, #7 Miss. Valley St. 66

SWAC Tournament Men: #2 UAPB 69, #7 Miss. Valley St. 66

Allen Smith scored 16 points and George Davis added 10 off the bench as #2 seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff outlasted Mississippi Valley State 69-66 in a men’s quarterfinal of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
UAPB (15-15) advances to Friday’s semifinal against the Alabama State – Alabama A&M winner. Mississippi Valley State (9-23) missed a [...]

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SWAC Tournament Women: #7 Alabama State 50, #2 Prairie View A&M 48

SWAC Tournament Women: #7 Alabama State 50, #2 Prairie View A&M 48

Shanice Merritt’s layup with 1:18 to play gave #7 seed Alabama State a 50-48 win over #2 seed Alabama State in the opening game of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
Alabama State (12-16) advances to Friday’s semifinal where it will play the winner of Alabama A&M-Alcorn State. Prairie View A&M (15-13), was the defending [...]

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SWAC to Video Stream First Two Days Of Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament

SWAC to Video Stream First Two Days Of Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament

Entire quarterfinal round to be streamed live free of charge
BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference will video stream the first two days of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament live free of charge at www.swac.org.
All eight quarterfinal games (four women’s, four men’s) will be streamed live on the official Conference website. Audio will [...]

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2009-10 Men's Basketball ALL-SWAC Team Announced

2009-10 Men’s Basketball ALL-SWAC Team Announced

Jackson State’s Johnson, Prairie View A&M’s Hugee lead awardees
BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009-10 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honors with Jackson State’s Garrison Johnson voted as the Player of the Year, and Prairie View A&M’s Darnell Hugee was voted the Defensive Player of the Year.
Honors were voted on by the league’s [...]

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SWAC Announces 2010 Women's Basketball All-Conference Honors

SWAC Announces 2010 Women’s Basketball All-Conference Honors

Alabama A&M’s Williams earns top honors;
Grambling State’s Rogers Named Coach of the Year
Bossier City, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2010 Women’s Basketball All-Conference postseason honors with Alabama A&M’s Katrich Williams voted as the Player and Defensive Player of the Year and Grambling State’s Donnita Rogers selected as the Coach of the Year. [...]

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SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Mar. 4, 6)

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Mar. 4, 6)

WOMEN
PLAYER
F Tanika Jackson, Alabama State; 6-1, JR; Saginaw, MI
Averaging a double-double last week, Jackson registered 14.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and one blocked shot in two wins for the Lady Hornets. Jackson currently leads the conference with 16 double-double performances this season. This is her third Player of the Week honor.
NEWCOMER
G Secret Anderson, Grambling [...]

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TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

The HBCU Men’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:
Name———————————-Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Next
1. #-St. Augustine’s——-(26-4)-(8)-—-97——1–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
2. *-West Virginia State-(28-3)-(2)—90——2–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
3. Central State——–—(22-5)—(1)-—-75-—–4–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
4. @-Clark-Atlanta-———-(24-6)———62-—–3–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
5. &-Tuskegee——-——–(20-10)——–56——10-(NCAA Division II Tournament)
6. Texas College——–—(22-10)—–—51——7–(NAIA Division I [...]

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TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division II Basketball Poll (3-8-2010)

The HBCU Women’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:
Name———————————–Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Next
1. @-Fort Valley State——(26-2)—(5)-—-91-—–1–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
2. %-*-Langston—-———(25-7)-(3)—85-—–4–(NAIA Division I Tournament)
3. ~-Xavier————–—(27-5)—(2)—83——2–(NAIA Division I Tournament)
4. #-Virginia State——-(22-6)—-—–72——3–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
5. &-Benedict————-(20-9)——-—-68——5–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
6. ^-Fayetteville State—(20-9)——-—-56——9–(NCAA Division [...]

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TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

The HBCU Men’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:
Name——————————–Record-–1PV-Points–PWR–Next Game-(3-7-10/3-14-10)
1. %-@-Morgan State——(24-9)–(6)—94–—–1-—(Beat Coppin State (74-54), MEAC Tournament, #1 seed)
2. #-Jackson State——-(19-11)—(4)—92—–2-—(Beat then #4 Alabama State (60-59), SWAC Tournament #1 seed)
3. Arkansas P. B.——(14-15)–——75——-3-—(Beat Miss. Valley State [...]

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TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-7-2010)

The HBCU Women’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:
Name———————————-Record-–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(3-7-10/3-14-10)
1. %-@-N. C. A & T State-(21-9)-—(5)—96——1-—(Beat Norfolk State (79-59), MEAC Tournament #1 seed)
2. Morgan State–————(17-12)-(1)–—92-—–2-—(Beat Coppin State (65-56), MEAC Tournament #3 seed)
3. Hampton—————–-(17-11)—(1)—73-—–3-—(Beat then #10 Howard [...]

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Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced

BOSSIER CITY, LA – The pairings have been set in next week’s Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament as the Southern Jaguars will be the top women’s seed and the Jackson State Tigers will be the top men’s seed.
The 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament will be played March 10-13 at CenturyTel Center in Shreveport/Bossier City [...]

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SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Feb. 27, Mar. 1)

SWAC Basketball Players of the Week (Games of Feb. 27, Mar. 1)

WOMEN
PLAYER
G Dominique Smith, Prairie View A&M; 5-10, SO; Vallejo, CA
Smith averaged 30.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 assists in a pair of wins for the Lady Panthers last week. Smith scored a season-high 34 points against Alabama A&M on Saturday for her third 30-plus game of the season. Her efforts helped PV [...]

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TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-1-2010)

TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-1-2010)

The HBCU Men’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:
Name——————————–Record-–1PV-Points–PWR–Next Game-(2-28-10/3-7-10)
1. %-Morgan State———-(22-9)–(6)—94–—–2-—(Beat then #10-Norfolk State (88-87-2OT), vs-N. C. A & T State, vs-Coppin State)
2. Jackson State———(16-11)—(4)—91—–1-—(Beat Miss. Valley State (63-51), vs-#3-Arkansas P. B., at-Alabama A & M, [...]

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TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-1-2010)

TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division I Basketball Poll (3-1-2010)

The HBCU Women’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:
Name——————————–Record-–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(2-28-10/3-7-10)
1. %-N. C. A & T State-(20-8)-—(7)—98——1-—(Beat Coppin State (72-53), at-Morgan State, vs-Norfolk State)
2. Morgan State————(15-12)———91-—–2-—(Beat Norfolk State (80-62), vs-N. C. A & T State, vs-Coppin State)
3. [...]

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Swac Basketball Players of the Week (Feb 23)

Swac Basketball Players of the Week (Feb 23)

WOMEN
CO-PLAYER
G Katrich Williams, Alabama A&M; 5-8, SR; Chattanooga, TN
Williams averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals as the Bulldogs posted two wins last week. With the wins the Bulldogs are currently tied for second place in the SWAC standings. This is Williams’ third Player of the Week honor this season.
G Dominique Smith, [...]

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TSPNsports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division II Basketball Poll (2-23-2010)

TSPNsports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division II Basketball Poll (2-23-2010)

The HBCU Men’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:
Name——————————–Record–1PV-Points-PWR
1. West Virginia State-(22-3)-(4)—92——2
2. Clark-Atlanta-———-(21-4)-(4)–—91-—–3
3. St. Augustine’s——-(23-4)-(3)-—-82——1
4. Central State———(18-5)——-—-65-—–4
5. Tougaloo————(19-6)———53——5

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TSPNsports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division II Basketball Poll (2-23-2010)

TSPNsports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Women’s Division II Basketball Poll (2-23-2010)

The HBCU Women’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:
Name———————————Record–1PV-Points-PWR
1. Fort Valley State——(25-1)-(6)-—-93-—–1
2. Xavier————–—(23-5)-(3)—83——2
3. %-Langston—-—-——-(20-7)-(1)—80-—–4
4. Virginia State——-(21-5)—-—–63——3
5. Benedict————-(19-8)——-—-61——5
6. Bowie State——-——-(16-7)—–—-46-—–6
7. St. Augustine’s——(18-9)——-32——10
8. Elizabeth City State-(17-9)–——29——7
9. Johnson C. Smith—–(18-9)——-24——NR
10. Fayetteville State—(17-9)—–—-11——9
Dropped Out: [...]

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Texas Southern's Treasure and Clayborn Suspended For One Game

Texas Southern’s Treasure and Clayborn Suspended For One Game

BIRMINGHAM – Texas Southern men’s basketball players Junior Treasure and Aaron Clayborn have been suspended one game by the Southwestern Athletic Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct during Saturday’s game vs. Mississippi Valley State. Texas Southern University has also been fined $1,000 ($500 per ejection).
Treasure and Clayborn were each accessed two technical fouls and were ejected in [...]

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TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (2-21-2010)

TSPNSports/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Men’s Division I Basketball Poll (2-21-2010)

The HBCU Men’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:
Name——————————–Record-–1PV-Points–PWR–Next Game-(2-22-10/2-29-10)
1. Jackson State———(15-11)—(6)—93—-1-—(Beat Grambling State (84-79OT), Open, vs-Miss. Valley State)
2. %-Morgan State———-(20-9)–(4)—92-—–2-—(Lost to Murray State (75-66), at-#9-Maryland E. S., vs-#10-Norfolk State)
3. Delaware State—-—-(15-9)———-77——3-—(Lost to #1-Morgan State (68-65), [...]