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Norfolk State and Howard will meet again for MEAC women’s basketball championship

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Howard, Norfolk State. Norfolk State, Howard. We believe you two know each other already. For the fifth consecutive year, the Bison and the Spartans will meet in the MEAC women’s championship game following semifinal victories for both teams in the conference tournament. Two key transfers – Jasha Clinton and Cire Worley – were the standouts […]

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Defending MEAC champion eliminated in men’s quarterfinals

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There will be a new MEAC men’s basketball champion this year. Jayden Johnson‘s 28 points lifted No. 5 seed South Carolina State to an 88-82 win over No. 4 seed Norfolk State, ending the Spartans’ two-year run as the top team MEAC. The Bulldogs (10-21) led from start to finish, opening the game on a

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Defending champions and top 4 seed both advance in MEAC women’s basketball tournament

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The defending MEAC women’s basketball champions will hold onto that title for at least another day. They will be joined in the tournament semifinals by another top 4 seed. Norfolk State and Coppin State both had very little trouble in advancing to Friday’s MEAC women’s hoops quarterfinals; the Spartans suffocated Morgan State 69-43 while the

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5 players to watch in the MEAC men’s basketball tournament

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Thanks to a unique situation, only seven of eight MEAC men’s basketball teams will have a chance at the conference title this year. With that in mind, here’s a look at five players to watch for in the MEAC tournament. Cedric Taylor III, 6’7 jr. guard/forward, Howard Taylor transferred from Morehouse following a stellar two

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Howard men’s and women’s basketball turn MEAC title double play

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Howard University has executed step one in its plan to sweep the men’s and women’s MEAC basketball championships. Now, the MEAC tournament awaits. The Bison men (21-10 overall, 11-3 MEAC) overcame an early second-half deficit to beat Norfolk State 84-76, while the Howard women (23-7 overall, 13-1 MEAC) led wire-to-wire for a 74-59 win over

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MEAC regular season basketball races are becoming too close to call

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First place in the MEAC has not been a safe place for anyone this college basketball season, especially on the men’s side. With just about two weeks left in the regular season, we take a look at both the men’s and women’s races in the MEAC, with tournament position becoming more important each game. Men

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Norfolk State knocks Maryland Eastern Shore from first place in MEAC women’s basketball

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Norfolk State still has something to say in the MEAC women’s basketball race. Sophomore center LeAire Nicks scored 18 points, including a crucial three-point play early in the fourth quarter, to lift the Spartans over host Maryland Eastern Shore 57-51 Thursday night. The loss, combined with Howard’s 68-51 win at Delaware State, knocked the Fighting

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Michael Vick short story nominated for an NAACP Image Award

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Voting ends tomorrow for an ESPN feature story, highlighting Michael Vick’s journey to becoming Norfolk State’s head football coach, which is being nominated for an NAACP Image Award. The documentary known as College Gameday: Michael Vick is a short-form piece taking an inside look into the life and career of the Pro Bowl quarterback, nominated

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Morgan State men take over first place in MEAC basketball standings

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The Morgan State men’s basketball team, picked fourth in the MEAC by preseason pollsters, are proving that preseason polls mean nothing. Senior forward Marland Harris compiled a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds and guard Alfred Worrell Jr. scored a game-high 24 points as the Bears defeated Maryland Eastern Shore 79-71 Saturday afternoon. The

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Norfolk State lost its best player and coach in the offseason. The winning hasn’t stopped

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The Norfolk State women’s basketball team is close to its usual place atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings, trailing Maryland Eastern Shore by half a game. The surprise is how they’ve been able to do it despite losing conference player of the year Diamond Johnson, all-conference forward Kierra Wheeler to West Virginia in the transfer

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