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Hayes-Perry Named New Head Women’s Basketball Coach At Texas Southern

HOUSTON-Texas Southern University Director of Athletics Dr. Charles McClelland has announced that current TSU associate head coach Johnetta Hayes-Perry has been named the next head women’s basketball coach at Texas Southern. Hayes-Perry arrived to Texas Southern after a two year stint at UNC-Wilmington, where she spent two seasons as an assistant coach on former TSU [...]

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Report: Texas Southern’s Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Will Become New Head Coach At USC

MyFoxHouston.com is reporting that the University of Southern California will hire Texas Southern’s Cynthia Cooper-Dyke as the school’s new head women’s basketball coach. From MyFoxHouston.com: University of Southern California will hire Texas Southern University coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke as the Trojans’ new head women’s basketball coach. “It’s a great opportunity for me,” said Cooper-Dyke in an [...]

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Texas Southern To Face Kansas State In WNIT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern University will face Kansas State in the first round of 2013 WNIT. The WNIT committee made the announcement and pairings of the 64-team field were released on Monday night following the NCAA Tournament selections. The game is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, inside Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. The time [...]

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SWAC Basketball Tournament Recaps: Day 2

Women’s Tournament #7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63, #2 Southern 58 GARLAND, Texas – The No. 7 seeded University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff scored 32 points in the paint to upset No. 2 seed Southern University, 63-58, on Wednesday at the Curtis Culwell Center. UAPB (13-17) advances to the semifinals of the 2013 Toyota SWAC Basketball [...]

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2013 SWAC Basketball Tourament Bracket Is Set

The 2013 SWAC Basketball Tournament brackets have been created now that the regular season is over. The men’s regular season champion is Texas Southern, but the Tigers are not eligible to compete in the tournament due to NCAA sanctions.  Additionally, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State are ineligible to compete in the tournament due to [...]

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Texas Southern Hires Michael Vite As Defensive Coordinator

Houston -The Texas Southern Tigers football program welcomed Michael Vite to its coaching staff.  Vite is the Tigers’ new defensive coordinator.  He spent the last four years as head coach at the Apprentice School in Newport News, Va., a Division III program. Vite has extensive experience as a defensive coordinator at all levels of college [...]

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National Signing Day 2013: SWAC Football Signees (Updated)

Here are the 2013 signees of the each SWAC school.  The lists will be updated as new information is provided. (Updated: 2/7/2013 @ 5:00pm CT) Alabama A&M Jabari Baker RB 5-11 210 Forest Hill, Miss. Hinds Comm. Coll. Bryran Bower RB 5-9 185 Millbrook, Ala. Stanhope Elmore HS Byran Bower LB 5-10 210 Millbrook, Ala. [...]

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Michael Strahan, Aeneas Williams Named Finalists For NFL Hall Of Fame

Birmingham, Ala. – Former Southwestern Athletic Conference standouts, Michael Strahan (Texas Southern) and Aeneas Williams (Southern) are among the 15 modern-era finalists to be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall’s Selection Committee meets in New Orleans, La. on Saturday, February 2, 2013. Strahan and Williams join the list [...]

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Mississippi Valley State Ends Season On A Winning Note Against Texas Southern

HOUSTON, Texas – A Mississippi Valley State season that began with a disappointing loss to Concordia College has turned into one to remember – in a good way. The Delta Devils used its stingy defense and rejuvenated offense to defeat Texas Southern 34-3 at BBVA Compass Stadium to close out the 2012 season. The win [...]

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[AUDIO]: SWAC Football Coaches Teleconference (Week 12) – 11/12/2012

This week’s SWAC coaches teleconference is the last for all 10 coaches.  There will be one more teleconference once the SWAC East Division representative is determined.   Only 9 SWAC head coaches were present for Monday’s teleconference.  Reggie Barlow of Alabama State was not present, but defensive coordinator Cedric Thornton spoke on Barlow’s behalf. Anthony Jones [...]

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