NSU players headline All-Americans

NSU players headline All-Americans

NSU players headline All-Americans. Kierra Wheeler, Diamond Johnson and JSU head coach Tomekia Reed highlight HBCU women’s All-America team boxtorow.com Norfolk State forward Kierra Wheeler has helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back MEAC Tournament championships and a No. 13 ranking in the current Women’s Mid Major Top 25 poll. Wheeler’s play this season has earned

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HBCU's in NCAA Tournament

BOXTOROW Podcast: 3/23/24

HBCU’s in NCAA Tournament. Coaches from the HBCUs NCAA Tournament join Donal Ware including Grambling head men’s basketball coach Donte’ Jackson whose team defeated Montana State in the first round, Jackson State head women’s basketball coach Tomekia Reed, and Howard head men’s basketball coach Kenny Blakeney. Download or listen.

Pittman leads D2 All-Americans

Pittman leads D2 All-Americans

Pittman leads D2 All-Americans. boxtorow.com With conference tournaments wrapped up and NCAA Regional play set to begin this week, the 15th annual Division II HBCU All-America teams powered by BOXTOROW are released. West Virginia State guard/forward Anthony Pittman has been named HBCU Division II Player of the Year. The senior from Charleston, W. Va., helped lead

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FAMU HBCU national champions

The HBCU Polls: FAMU, HBCU national champions

FAMU HBCU national champions. boxtorow.com The final HBCU Coaches and Media Polls are here, fresh off of Florida A&M’s win over Howard in the Celebration Bowl. There was not much drama as the Rattlers are crowned HBCU national champions, finishing No. 1 in both polls. This is the first HBCU national championship for FAMU since

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BC Tigers unanimous No.1

HBCU D2 Final Coaches Poll: BC Tigers unanimous No.1

BC Tigers unanimous No.1. boxtorow.com For the second year in a row, the Benedict Tigers finished atop the final HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW. The Tigers’ selection was unanimous. CIAA champion Virginia Union, who was No. 2 for the second half of the season finished No. 2, with CIAA runner-up Fayetteville State

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BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards

BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards

BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards. boxtorow.com The HBCU college football regular season is over. There is a bowl game left to be played which will help determine the HBCU national champion. It is now award season. The HBCU college football All-America team was announced on Monday. Now, North Carolina Central quarterback Davius Richard and Tennessee State

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Cheaper labor? Why the NFL prefers to sign HBCU players as free agents

by Donal Ware Now that the NFL Draft is behind us, there seems to be a tenor of “satisfaction” with just four HBCU players being taken. While that is four more than the embarrassingly low of zero taken in last year’s draft, should we now throw a party? There had been years where the number

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FAMU HBCU national champions

BOXTOROW Polls: FAMU, BSU stay in position, PV drops; JSU still No. 1

boxtorow.com Bowie State received its highest ranking ever at No. 2 with the media, while Jackson State remains No. 1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Prairie View A&M lost to Mississippi Valley State on Saturday, resulting in its third straight loss, but remained in the top five in both polls. Despite its

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BOXTOROW Announces partnership with Memphis Grizzlies/Grind City Media

boxtorow.com DWCommunications, LLC, whose subsidiaries include the nationally syndicated sports talk radio program FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware, also known as BOXTOROW, announces its partnership with Grind City Media, a subsidiary of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. As part of the partnership, BOXTOROW and Grind City Media will collaborate on a

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