There are nearly three weeks of standard season video games left in HBCU Division I hoops.
Whereas a couple of groups are making their instances for normal season championships, others are positioning themselves for the most effective seed doable within the convention tournaments, which determine who will symbolize their league within the NCAA event.
Right here’s a recap of a few of this previous week’s most essential matchups.
Yesterday’s value is just not immediately’s value in Tallahassee
The extra Florida A&M’s males’s basketball crew wins, the upper the value can be to maintain head coach Patrick Crarey II.
The Rattlers held off Jackson State 76-71 Saturday afternoon to ascertain a five-way tie for second place within the SWAC with an 8-4 convention file (11-12 general). Rattler guard Sterling Younger led the cost with 28 factors off the bench, together with a 10-for-10 exhibiting from the free throw line.
𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒.
The Rattlers beat the Tigers 76-71.#FAMU | #Rattlers | #FangsUp🐍 pic.twitter.com/pe3rA0n8Ki
— Florida A&M Males’s Basketball 🏀 (@FAMU_MBB) February 16, 2025
Not dangerous for a coach who solely obtained a one-year contract previous to the beginning of the season.
North Carolina A&T girls proceed to guide Coastal Athletic Affiliation
The Aggie girls received their solely sport this week, a 73-55 win at last-place Northeastern Friday. Junior heart Chaniya Clark led the way in which with 17 factors and 12 rebounds.
Due to the win, A&T (14-9 general, 10-2 in convention) continues to carry first place within the CAA by one sport over Drexel and two video games every over Charleston and Campbell.
North Carolina A&T will go to William & Mary on Friday after which host an enhancing College of Delaware crew on Sunday afternoon.
Delaware State males buzzing across the MEAC’s high half
The Delaware State males’s basketball profitable streak is now at 5 video games following a 90-69 win over defending MEAC champ Howard at residence Saturday afternoon.
DSU compelled 18 turnovers and outrebounded Howard 41-31. Grad scholar guard Martaz Robinson had one other stellar efficiency with a game-high 26 factors and 9 rebounds.
The Hornets are 13-10 general and 5-3 in MEAC play, tied with Howard and South Carolina State for second place.
DSU visits first-place Norfolk State on Monday night time at 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee State males shifting in the direction of OVC high 4 seed
Huge Blue had a three-game profitable streak snapped Saturday by SIU-Edwardsville 84-72, however they now sit at 9-7 within the Ohio Valley Convention, tied for fourth place with Morehead State.
TSU visits UT-Martin on Tuesday and Tennessee Tech on Saturday, each of whom are only one sport behind them within the standings. Each video games might be important for Tennessee State’s OVC title hopes.
SWAC girls’s high seed continues to be up for grabs
The SWAC girls have their very own thrilling convention race as three groups – Jackson State, Southern, and Texas Southern – are tied for first place with 11-2 league marks, adopted carefully by Alabama A&M at 10-3.
JSU held off Florida A&M 40-37 on Saturday, with Taleah Dilworth, Jaileyah Cotton, and Diaka Berete scoring eight factors every.
Southern received comfortably over Prairie View A&M 86-42. Each Jaguars participant scored, led by senior ahead Soniyah Reed’s 19 factors and eight boards off the bench.
Texas Southern misplaced a troublesome one to Grambling 71-46, whereas Alabama A&M outscored Mississippi Valley State 95-76. There’s nonetheless plenty of basketball left to be performed, so whereas each SWAC crew will head to Atlanta for the convention event, in what order stays to be seen.
