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SWAC Announces Basketball Player  Suspensions

SWAC Announces Basketball Player Suspensions

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has suspended Alabama A&M women’s basketball player Chelsea Marshall and Jackson State men’s basketball player Phillip Williams one game each for unsportsmanlike conduct. Both Alabama A&M University and Jackson State University have also been fined $500.
Marshall was ejected for fighting in the first half of the Bulldogs’ Farmers Insurance [...]

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Tigers fall 81-67 to Bulldogs in NIT opener

Tigers fall 81-67 to Bulldogs in NIT opener

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Despite a game high 32 point effort from SWAC Player of the Year Garrison Johnson the Jackson State Tigers fell 81-67 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the opening round of the National Invitational Tournament Tuesday night at the Humphrey Coliseum.
Johnson scored a career high 32 points in the final game of [...]

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UAPB defeats Winthrop in NCAA Tournament Men's Opening Round Game

UAPB defeats Winthrop in NCAA Tournament Men’s Opening Round Game

DAYTON, OH – Allen Smith scored 14 points and Tyree Glass added 10 as the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeated Winthrop 61-44 in the 2010 NCAA Tournament Opening Round Game. The Golden Lions advance to play Duke Friday at 6:25 p.m. CT in Jacksonville, FL.
The win by the Golden Lions was the first by [...]

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2010 SWAC Tournament All-Tournament Teams Announced

2010 SWAC Tournament All-Tournament Teams Announced

WOMEN
Gabrielle Rosigi, Texas Southern
Katrich Williams, Alabama A&M
Shanice Merritt, Alabama State
Hannah Kador, Southern
Ashley Augerson, Southern
MVP: Hannah Kador, Southern
MEN
Garrison Johnson, Jackson State
Tramayne Moorer, Alabama State
Junior Treasure, Texas Southern
Deandre Hall, Texas Southern
Allen Smith, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
MVP: Allen Smith, UAPB

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SWAC Tournament Men's Final: #2 Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50, Texas Southern 36

SWAC Tournament Men’s Final: #2 Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50, Texas Southern 36

Tavaris Washington 14 points and tournament MVP Allen Smith added 11 as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff defeated Texas Southern 50-36 in the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Men’s Championship.
#2 seed UAPB (17-15) qualifies for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Texas Southern, the #5 seed, finished 17-16.
The lead changed [...]

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SWAC Tournament Men's Semifinal: #5 Texas Southern 60, #8 Grambling State 57

SWAC Tournament Men’s Semifinal: #5 Texas Southern 60, #8 Grambling State 57

Travele Jones’ blocked shot as time expired preserved Texas Southern’s 60-57 victory over Grambling State in the men’s semifinal of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
Texas Southern (17-15) advances to the tournament final vs. #2 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Grambling State, the #8 seed which upset top-seeded Jackson State Wednesday night, ends its season at [...]

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SWAC Tournament Men's Semifinal: #2 UAPB 46, #3 Alabama St. 44

SWAC Tournament Men’s Semifinal: #2 UAPB 46, #3 Alabama St. 44

Terrance Calvin’s baseline jumper with one second to play gave #2 seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff a 46-44 victory over #3 seed Alabama State in a men’s semifinal of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
UAPB (16-15) advances to the SWAC Tournament final for the first time since 2006 where it will face the Texas Southern – [...]

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SWAC TOURNAMENT MEN: #5 Texas Southern 66, #4 Prairie View A&M 49

SWAC TOURNAMENT MEN: #5 Texas Southern 66, #4 Prairie View A&M 49

Deandre Hall scored 19 points and Junior Treasure and David Burrell each added 11 as #5 Texas Southern defeated #4 Prairie View A&M 66-49 in a men’s quarterfinal game of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
Texas Southern (16-15) will take on upset-minded #8 seed Grambling State at 8 p.m. Friday. Prairie View A&M’s season ends [...]

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SWAC Tournament Men: #3 Alabama St. 56, #6 Alabama A&M 45

SWAC Tournament Men: #3 Alabama St. 56, #6 Alabama A&M 45

Tramayne Moorer’s game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds led Alabama State to a 56-45 win over Alabama A&M in a men’s quarterfinal at the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.
The Hornets (15-14) advance to Friday’s semifinal vs. #2 Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Alabama A&M’s season ends as 11-15.
Alabama State never trailed in the game and took a [...]

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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 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 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 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 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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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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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