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Friday, March 22, 2024

How Grambling's First Four victory brings big money to the SWAC | Randall Barnes

How Grambling's First Four victory brings big money to the SWAC - ClutchPoints https://t.co/UZccSvPPEu via @GoogleNews
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 22, 2024

Wildcats Host Defending Champs This Weekend

𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆: 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 🐍🔥🐱

The Rattlers are in Daytona Beach to remind those silly little wildcats who’s boss as they face off in a weekend series against rival bcu. 🧡💚🔥⚾️#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/IvFgkVwyvq
— Florida A&M Baseball ⚾️ (@FAMU_Baseball) March 22, 2024

Wildcats Host Defending Champs This Weekend https://t.co/ode8l2tz5H
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 22, 2024

Norfolk State squares off against Alabama A&M in TBC matchup

Norfolk State squares off against Alabama A&M in TBC matchup https://t.co/6LlOf1r5jJ via @csgazette
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 22, 2024

Highlight | Jazmyne Jackson's 3-pointer with 22 seconds left gives @GSU_WBK the victory over Oral Roberts in the @WomensNIT first-round thriller in Tulsa!

𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 ➡️

Jazmyne Jackson's 3-pointer with 22 seconds left gives @GSU_WBK the victory over Oral Roberts in the @WomensNIT first-round thriller in Tulsa! #SWACWBB | #BuildingChampionsForLife pic.twitter.com/KghI28UJNT
— Southwestern Athletic Conference (@theswac) March 22, 2024

CLUTCH! @Jazzy2x1 with the dagger tonight!#GramFam | #ThisIsTheG | #ChampionshipTalk🐯🏆 pic.twitter.com/RRxpUw8QPb
— Grambling State University Women's Basketball (@GSU_WBK) March 22, 2024

Grambling State Outlasts Oral Roberts to claim WNIT Win https://t.co/TgzDJPsKdD
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 22, 2024

WATCH | Congratulations to Coach Kim, the ⁦ @MEACSports ⁩ coach of the Year!!! Also congrats to Lauren, MEAC Bowler of the Year!!

HOFer @NCATBowling Head Coach Kim Terrell-Kearney on 2024 MEAC Bowler of the Year, Lauren Tomaszewski!!👏🏽👏🏽 #AggiePride 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/ROOu7jEMgc
— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) March 22, 2024

Congratulations to Coach Kim, the ⁦@MEACSports⁩ coach of the Year!!! Also congrats to Lauren, MEAC Bowler of the Year!! #aggiepride ⁦@NCATBowling⁩ pic.twitter.com/BKdWuKQPI5
— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) March 22, 2024

The Rattlers are in Jackson, Mississippi for a weekend series against JSU

𝙒𝙀 𝘿𝙊𝙉’𝙏 𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙄𝘾!

We are less than 15 minutes away from the first pitch against the Lady Tigers. Click the link below to view the live stats.

📊 https://t.co/RjhTR1Ame5
🎥 @shotsbybryant_ #FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/gP4DljiwN6
— Florida A&M Softball 🥎 (@FAMU_Softball) March 22, 2024

𝙄𝙏’𝙎 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙔!!

The Rattlers are in Jackson, Mississippi for a weekend series against JSU. The first game of the series is today at 1 PM ET.

📊 https://t.co/RjhTR1Ame5 #FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/Ep8f3Ax4wG
— Florida A&M Softball 🥎 (@FAMU_Softball) March 22, 2024

𝙇𝙀𝙏’𝙎 𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙀𝘿!!

Tune in now to support the Rattlers.

📊 https://t.co/RjhTR1Ame5
📸 @shotsbybryant_/IG#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/Bk6Lg2zPr9
— Florida A&M Softball 🥎 (@FAMU_Softball) March 22, 2024

A complete history of HBCU men's basketball in the NCAA tournament’s First Four and play-in games | Stan Becton

https://t.co/eKnaa8yhCR
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 22, 2024

For Jackson State’s Andriana Avent, NCAA tournament has been a long time coming | Mia Berry

For Jackson State's Andriana Avent, NCAA tournament has been a long time coming https://t.co/cIWM1AoDPZ
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 22, 2024

Thursday, March 21, 2024

National Tournament Primer: Men's Basketball

National Tournament Primer: Men's Basketball #goLions X #WeRoar https://t.co/tnYd7MIZVP
— Langston Athletics (@LangstonSports) March 22, 2024

The Jackson State Women's Basketball team is on their way to compete in the first round of the NCAA Tournament!

Jackson State Head WBB Coach Tomekia Reed board plane for Bradley International Airport (CT) for Saturday NCAA Tournament game against UConn
Thx-Marcus pic.twitter.com/CGAfOHBYtS
— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) March 21, 2024

Jackson State WBB prepare to board plane for Bradley International Airport (CT) for Saturday NCAA game against UConn
Thx-Marcus pic.twitter.com/VtMZb7lf2x
— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) March 21, 2024

The Jackson State Women's Basketball team is on their way to compete in the first round of the NCAA Tournament! They will face UConn on Saturday, March 23 at noon. Good luck, @GoJSUTigersWBB! pic.twitter.com/9oqTV2ryhf
— WJTV 12 News (@WJTV) March 21, 2024

WATCH | Florida A&M's Eric Smith runs a 4.38 at today’s pro day.

4.38!

Eric Smith runs a 4.38 at today’s pro day. #FAMU | #Rattlers | #RELOAD | #REPEAT pic.twitter.com/pGyjbXYN3p
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) March 21, 2024

WATCH | 📍𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗱. | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝟲𝟰 😎

📍𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗱. | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝟲𝟰 😎#GramFam | #ThisIsTheG🐯 pic.twitter.com/QJJKuldNZh
— Grambling State Men’s Basketball (@gsutigers_mbb) March 21, 2024

"To play in the NCAA Tournament and get a first-round win, man this is just amazing! I think that it's just major exposure for our program."

—Donte' Jackson on @gsutigers_mbb's OT victory in the First Four pic.twitter.com/xaoQPzYm3u
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 21, 2024

#Gramfam #Gramfam we have a LIMITED amount of tickets left! Call 318-274-2625 to purchase your ticket!

Purchased tickets will be sent via email from the GSU ticket office tomorrow by 1pm EST. #ThisIsTheG pic.twitter.com/35NsoTUHPl
— Grambling State Athletics (@GSU_TIGERS) March 21, 2024

In their first ever Division 1 NCAA Tournament appearance, Grambling defeats Montana State!

SWAC showing out! @theswac pic.twitter.com/AVe9DmH9LK
— Blake Levine (@blake_levine) March 21, 2024

Highlights | Otis Hughley Jr and the Alabama A&M men's basketball team advanced to the next round of the CIT by defeating Austin Peay | Mo Carter

Otis Hughley Jr and the Alabama A&M men's basketball team advanced to the next round of the CIT by defeating Austin Peay.

Check out the highlights:https://t.co/0XDKxUTMPD @MyBCSN1 @paulbryant34 @theswac @hbculegends @TheYardHBCU @FromTheHill1875 @HBCUMic @Bulldogs_Hoops
— Mo Carter (@MoCarterFOX54) March 21, 2024

𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝟮𝟰 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗔𝗠𝗨 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰...

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽... 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗞, 𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗔#NoBarkAllBite https://t.co/yV9cW4Uhgg
— Alabama A&M Athletics (@_AAMUAthletics) March 21, 2024

IHL names newest Alcorn State University president

#BREAKING: An Alcorn State great football player and the current interim president, Dr. Tracy Cook, has been announced as the 21st president of Alcorn State University! He will assume the role on April 1.

Congratulations, Dr. Cook! 👏https://t.co/wGMIwiWxXr pic.twitter.com/YfW9id6BNE
— WLBT 3 On Your Side (@WLBT) March 21, 2024

How Norfolk State and Jackson State can earn monumental victories | Rob Knox

You're hearing a lot about Stanford and UConn, and rightly so. But our @knoxrob1 digs into what the first-round matchups mean for @GoJSUTigersWBB, @NorfolkStateWBB, and women's HBCU programs. #MarchMadness https://t.co/k3zWmAdF4E
— The Next: A women's basketball newsroom at The IX (@TheNextHoops) March 21, 2024

Five Allen Wrestlers Earn All-American Honors

RECAP: Five Allen Wrestlers Earn All-American Honorshttps://t.co/2dpInS0F1R
— Allen University Athletics (@auyellowjackets) March 21, 2024

WATCH | May I Have This Dance

Thank you VP Kamala Harris for recognizing our G-Men.

Reposted from @vp As a proud HBCU graduate, I was thrilled to see @gsutigers_mbb fight their way back for a historic win in their NCAA tournament game last night. This team defines excellence and makes us all so proud. pic.twitter.com/5RYmxO4eI0
— Grambling State Univ (@Grambling1901) March 21, 2024

May I Have This Dance #GramFam | #ThisIsTheG
#MarchMadness2024 #HBCUHoops #SWACHoops #NCAAFirstfour #SWACWBB #NCAATournament pic.twitter.com/jmeAV4z0WA
— HBCU PASS (@HbcuPass) March 21, 2024

With today's announcement, President Biden and I have now forgiven nearly $144 billion in student loan debt for almost 4 million Americans.

This is historic progress — and we’re not stopping here. pic.twitter.com/2xQfkoRHZC
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 21, 2024

Blue Tigers Play First MIAA Home Games of 2024 This Weekend

PREVIEW: @LUMO_Softball Plays First Home MIAA Games of the Season on Friday & Saturday - https://t.co/Cmg12rqLSw #miaasb
— Lincoln University (Missouri) Athletics (@GoBlueTigers) March 21, 2024

Southern heads to Alcorn State looking for first win against SWAC opponent | Jim Kleinpeter

Southern heads to Alcorn State looking for first win against SWAC opponent https://t.co/MlM7Y6YwNc via @theadvocatebr
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 22, 2024

Out here at Bragg where 18 FAMU football players are scheduled to workout in front of NFL scouts. 🏈 | G. Thomas III

Javan Morgan and Nick Dixon just jumped a 36” vertical. 🐰🐰🐰 https://t.co/YANaCO9KRc
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) March 21, 2024

Unofficial 40 times:

CB Dank Smith 4.41 💨
WR Marcus Riley 4.47 💨 https://t.co/hBie6ZIXXG
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) March 21, 2024

#Norland HS (FL) alum #FAMU DB Eric Smith (@OchoDineroo) runs a 4.38 in the 40 at #Rattlers Pro Day @FAMUAthletics | @FAMU_FB pic.twitter.com/3Zhr2Srl4H
— Sleeper Athletes (@SleeperAth1etes) March 22, 2024

WATCH | Germanie Bozeman catches up with quarterback Jeremy Moussa following Pro Day

Germanie Bozeman catches up with quarterback Jeremy Moussa following Pro Day. #FAMU | #Rattlers | #RELOAD | #REPEAT pic.twitter.com/u1PVTM9jet
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) March 21, 2024

The Moose on Pro Day.#FAMU | #Rattlers | #RELOAD | #REPEAT pic.twitter.com/8KTw00iKQ0
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) March 21, 2024

WATCH | Pro Day 2024 is in the books!

Pro Day 2024 is in the books!#FAMU | #Rattlers | #RELOAD | #REPEAT pic.twitter.com/PVj7oqTdfP
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) March 21, 2024

WATCH | Germanie Bozeman catches up with linebacker Isaiah Major following Pro Day

Germanie Bozeman catches up with linebacker Isaiah Major following Pro Day. #FAMU | #Rattlers | #RELOAD | #REPEAT pic.twitter.com/ShdXGf5nYS
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) March 21, 2024

Lady Hornets Begin Quest for SWAC Bowling Title on Friday

Lady Hornets Begin Quest for SWAC Bowling Title on Friday https://t.co/1oS5b7UiA2
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 21, 2024

WATCH | Dr. Cavil's Inside The HBCU Sports Lab | Episode 494 | March 21, 2024

Dr. Cavil's Inside The HBCU Sports Lab | Episode 494 | March 21, 2024 https://t.co/aGYEHupCRu via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 21, 2024