CIAA Predictions: Week 1
By Gr8ness97 CIAA Blogger Predictions Game Of The Week: California PA (PSAC) @ Virginia State Last year’s game was a light heavyweight fight. Both teams traded blows and went all four rounds. In the end, Cal simply wore down VSU. Cal and VSU do have one thing in common – both schools have their starting […]
Storylines heading into CIAA Media Day
By Gr8ness97 Thursday’s CIAA Media Day has many of us foaming at the mouth. Football season is just around the corner (along with explanations to our wives and girlfriends on why you’re still unavailable Saturday afternoon midway through the season). Some schools have championship and playoff aspirations while others are hoping to improve upon last season’s […]
HBCUs, D1 hoops took a step back in attendance last season
College basketball attendance at the Division I level took a dip last regular season, and HBCUs were hit harder, as usual. NCAA hoops attendance was down an average of 63 fans from the previous year, according to the attendance statistics released by the NCAA on Monday. The MEAC averaged 1,711 fans last year, down 179 […]
D2 Quarterback Rankings: Stillman’s Straughan and Livingstone’s Powell lead the way
(Hudl photo) Josh Straughan, Stillman College We’ve been doing this list for three years, and Straughan has been on it every year. Now headed into his senior season, he’s at the top thanks to a big junior season. Straughan entered the 2014 season looking to build on a sophomore season that was cut short by […]
Five people who need to be voted into the CIAA Hall Of Fame today
The CIAA is the oldest conference comprised of HBCUs, so it goes without saying that it has plenty of history. Each year the conference allows for alumni, fans and supporters to nominate student-athletes, coaches, teams and administrators to its Hall of Fame. Here are five of the student-athletes and teams we think should be in […]
HBCU players continue to come up short in NBA Draft
HBCU players were still getting picked in the NBA Draft in the 1980s, but as the draft got slimmer, so did their draft chances.
HBCU NBA Draft History: Part I
HBCU players getting picked in the NBA Draft hardly happens now, but that wasn’t always the case.
Shaw, St. Aug advance to second round of the CIAA Tournament
Charlotte, N.C. (Feb. 24, 2015) — Both of Raleigh’s CIAA squads will live to see another day at the 2015 Tournament. St. Augustine’s beat Elizabeth City State 61-54 and Shaw held off Virginia Union 77-70 in the finale of Day One. St. Aug led 29-25 at halftime, and stretched that lead to 36-26 on a […]
MEAC leaders struggling to draw fans, despite success
Norfolk State has been one of the most consistent teams in the MEAC over the last couple of years, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the team’s attendance numbers. NSU (15-9, 8-1) is averaging just 1,670 fans per game so far, according to the Virginian-Pilot. But take away last week’s game against rival […]
Elizabeth City State 2015 Football Schedule
(Daily Advance photo) Elizabeth City State will look to rebound from a 4-6 finish in 2014. Homecoming: Oct. 17 vs. Lincoln Biggest game: Sept. 26 vs. WSSU (Down East Viking Football Classic) 09/05/15 vs. Virginia University-Lynchburg Elizabeth City, N.C. 6:00 p.m. ET 09/12/15 at Benedict Columbia, SC TBA 09/19/15 at Saint Augustine’s Raleigh, NC 6:00 […]
Former Piston Ben Wallace headlines latest CIAA Hall of Fame Class
Former NBA All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace is among the latest class of inductees in the CIAA Hall of Fame. The conference announced that the former Virginia Union star will be inducted into the hall of fame on Friday, Feb. 29th at the Charlotte Convention Center along with eight others. These […]
CIAA/SIAC Challenge: Morehouse, JCSU win on Day One
By Steven J. Gaither Day One of the CIAA/SIAC Challenge is in the books, and right now, it’s either conference’s to win. The SIAC struck first when as Morehouse snuck past Virginia Union with a 70-66 victory. Redshirt freshman Michael Scott led the way with 16 points, including a 4-for-6 performance from three point range. […]
HBCU Homecoming 2014: By The Numbers
North Carolina A&T had the highest attended homecoming game on the East Coast in 2014. By Steven J. Gaither Now that there are now more home games for the remaining HBCUs in college football, we’re taking a look back at the season. Homecoming is pretty much the biggest game for all HBCUs, so we figured […]
HBCU Hoops Scoreboard: 11/15/2014
(WSSU Athletics photo) Men’s Basketball Delaware State 77, Penn 75Virginia Union 76, West Virginia State 71Winston-Salem State 102, Allen 90Fayetteville State 66, Cheyney 64Virginia State 92, UVA-Wise 56USC-Upstate 78, FAMU 65Rollins College 65, Paine 51Kentucky State 103, St. Catharine College 80Lee University 66, Claflin 63West Florida 77, Lane 69Tuskegee 79, Wilberforce 48West Georgia 101, Morehouse […]
WSSU Beats Fayetteville State, wins fourth-straight Southern Division Title
By Tolly Carr Winston-Salem State entered Saturday’s season-finale against Fayetteville State one game away from its fourth CIAA Southern Division title in four seasons. WSSU started slow, but came away with a 17-7 win and a spot in the CIAA Championship Game. The win sets up a rematch of the game that never happened. WSSU […]