Sunday, May 16, 2021

Fitting tribute: N.C. A&T, WSSU players gather to honor legendary Bill Hayes at a dinner on Saturday night

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Former VUU head coach AnnMarie Gilbert transition at Detroit Mercy a calamity

Detroit Mercy plans to have 14 new players for its women's basketball team next season. 

UDM Director of Athletics Robert C. Vowels, Jr., J.D. is a knowledgeable, experienced, well-respected intercollegiate athletics administrator with previous senior roles at the NCAA, serving as Vice President of Membership and Student-Athlete Affairs; served as Commissioner of two intercollegiate athletic conferences at Division I (Southwestern Athletic Conference) and Division II (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference); worked as an Associate Commissioner at the Big Ten Conference and Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at Vanderbilt University.  Attorney Vowels has over 27+ years of higher education experience.  In other words, this is not the first difficult problem to be solved by this Duke and NCCU law school alum. 

Prior to Coach Gilbert being hired, the women's basketball program had a four year record of 39-82, finishing 9th in the 10 team Horizon League at 2-16 in 2018 and 2019 seasons, respectively.  A fresh start for everyone -- players, coaches, fans and supporters of the institution is the appropriate action.   If you are a student of the Bible, Luke 9:5, Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11 and Acts 13:51 will open your eyes on the path forward.  

Collegiate athletics are a privilege, not a right! 
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Curtain Closes on NC Central Baseball at Durham Athletic Park

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Florida A&M baseball falls in regular season finale to North Carolina Central

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Lady Bears Place Four On MEAC All-Tournament Team

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Saturday, May 15, 2021

4-star KaTron Evans, a former Tennessee football signee, commits to Deion Sanders, Jackson State

The Sept. 16 game at ULM is the only FBS game scheduled for the Tigers in 2021.  
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Morgan State Wins 2021 MEAC Softball Championship

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FAMU Lawson Center COVID-19 vaccine site to close Sundays

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Rayshawn Mart became XULA's first GCAC Player of the Year in men's basketball.

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XULA defeats LSUA 4-1 in matchup of top-10 NAIA teams

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Sonn, Simoneaux selected to A.I.I. all-tournament team

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Three from XULA selected for HBCU All-Star Game

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St. Aug's Kabrel Johnson signs with XULA

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XULA's Ford, Trahan qualify for NAIA nationals

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Southern University's Jordan Lewis is 26th Buck Buchanan Award Recipient

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The Big 3: Hall of Fame night awaits Duncan, Garnett, Bryant

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Source: Ex-Detroit Pistons star Ben Wallace (Virginia Union C ' 96) part of Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2021 (Video)

Congratulation to Ben Wallace and Virginia Union University!  This has become an uncommon story for HBCU alumni in every aspect of American life.  Wallace goes UNDRAFTED in the 1996 NBA Draft, sign as a free agent for little money, persevere and becomes NBA Player of the Year for multiple years.  Further, Ben led the Detroit Pistons to the 2004 NBA Championship beating the L.A. Lakers with future Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.  Why are the scouts always wrong on the HBCU student-athletes?  

Ben Wallace is currently the President of  Basketball Operations and Minority OWNER of the Grand Rapids Drive, NBA G League team.

Here are some of the noted accomplishments of Big Ben from Wikipedia: 

Awards and honors

  • NBA champion: 2004
  • 4× NBA All-Star: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • 4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
  • 6× All-NBA Defensive Team:
    • First Team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
    • Second Team: 2007
  • 5× All-NBA Team:
    • Second Team : 2003, 2004, 2006
    • Third Team : 2002, 2005
  • 2× NBA rebounding leader (rebounds per game): 2002 (13.0), 2003 (15.4)
  • 2× NBA rebounding leader (total rebounds): 2001 (1,052), 2003 (1,026)
  • NBA rebounding leader (total defensive rebounds): 2001 (749)
  • 2× NBA rebounding leader (total offensive rebounds): 2003 (293), 2006 (301)
  • NBA blocks leader: 2002 (3.5)
  • NBA blocks leader (total blocks): 2002 (278)
  • Cover player for NBA 2K5
  • Number 3 retired by the Detroit Pistons
  • Michigan Sports Hall of Fame: 2016

NBA records, achievements and milestones
  • Only player in NBA history to record 1,000 rebounds, 100 blocks, and 100 steals in 4 consecutive seasons (2001–2004).[22]
  • One of three players in NBA history to record 150 blocks and 100 steals in 7 consecutive seasons (2001–2007) (along with Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson).[22][40][41]
  • One of five players in NBA history to lead the NBA in rebounding and blocking averages in the same season (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Dwight Howard).
  • One of three players in NBA history to average 15 rebounds and 3 blocks per game over a season (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bob McAdoo).
  • Only undrafted player in NBA history to be voted a starter for the NBA All-Star Game.
  • One of two players in NBA history to receive NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times (along with Dikembe Mutombo). 

Detroit Pistons franchise records
  • Most blocks (all-time): 1,486 (2000–2006, 2009–2012)
  • Most blocks in
  • Highest blocks per game average (all-time): 2.3 (2000–2006, 2009–2012)
  • Highest blocks per game average (season): 3.48 (2001–02)
  • Most efficient defensive box plus/minus career averaging with team: 5.9
  • Best franchise defensive win share: 49
  • Most steals (one game, playoffs): 7 (Game 4, 2003 Eastern Conference First Round)

CAREER Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com

Points6,254 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds10,482 (9.6 rpg)
Blocks2,137 (2.0 bpg)
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'We should be a force every year': Fayetteville State golf back in national championship

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Seahawks Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents Including NCCU DB Bryan Mills

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(Video) Former S.C. State head coach Murray Garvin named head boys basketball coach at Dunbar (KY)

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Aggie Baseball Earns Doubleheader Sweep Over Coppin

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Florida A&M baseball drops doubleheader at NCCU, clinches No. 2 seed in MEAC South

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2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament bracket, schedule, game times

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NCAA announced 20 possible baseball regional sites. Mississippi has three of them

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Alabama State claims SWAC Championship with 8-1 win over Alcorn State

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