Promising Match Ups As Big Dances Begin

For the Week of March 16 - 23, 2021 2021 SWAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS (Results & Honors) 2021 MEAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS (Results & Honors)

MEN WOMEN MEN WOMEN QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS QUARTERFINALS #2 Jackson State 74, #7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62 #2 Alabama State 85, #7 Texas Southern 69 2N Norfolk State 87, 3S NC Central 58 2S Norfolk State 56, 3N Coppin State 46 #1 Prairie View A&M 91, #8 Miss. Valley St. 64 #1 Jackson State 70, #8 Miss. Valley State 47 3N Morgan State 77, Florida A&M 75 2N Morgan State 74, 3S NC Central 64 #3 Texas Southern 78, #6 Alcorn State 55 #3 Southern 73, #6 Alcorn State 49 #4 Grambling State 72, #5 Southern 67 #4 Grambling State 58, #5 Alabama A&M 50 SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS ™ SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS 3N Morgan State 82, #1N Coppin State 61 1N Howard 50, 2S Norfolk State 44 #3 Texas Southern 84, #2 Jackson State 81, OT #2 Alabama State 69, #3 Southern 60 2N Norfolk State def. 1S NC A&T - Forfeit 1S NC A&T 69, 2N Morgan State 54 #1 Prairie View A&M 75, #4 Grambling State 63 #1 Jackson State 65, #4 Grambling State 49

FINALS FINALS FINALS FINALS #3 Texas Southern 80 #1 Jackson State 67 2N Norfolk State 71, 3NMorgan State 63 1S NC A&T 59, 1N Howard 57 #1 Prairie View A&M 61 #2 Alabama State 66 MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER NCAA Photo MOST VALUABLE PLAYER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Joe Bryant Jr., Norfolk State Jayla Jones-Pack, NC A&T NATIONAL CHAMPS: (L. to r.) NC Michael Weathers, Texas Southern Dayzsha Rogan, Jackson State AGGIES A&T sprinters Trevor Stewart, Elijah BREAK Young, Daniel Stokes and Randolph All-Tournament TeaM All-Tournament TeaM OUTSTANDING COACH OUTSTANDING COACH Ross Jr., hold championship trophies Tristan Jarrett, Jackson State Genovea Johnson, Southern Robert Jones, Norfolk State Tarrell Robinson, NC A&T THROUGH for NCAA Div. 1 indoor 4x400 relay. Jawaun Daniels, Prairie View A&M Ayana Emmanuel, Alabama State Faite Williams, Prairie View A&M Shmya Ward, Alabama State Karl Nicholas, Texas Southern Ameshya Williams, Jackson State MEAC AND SWAC HOOPS WINNERS MOVE ON TO Michael Weathers, Texas Southern Dayzsha Rogan, Jackson State NCAAs; LATRELL SCOTT OUT AT NORFOLK STATE

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RECAPS Promising match ups as Big Dances begin SWAC MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP Texas Southern 80, Prairie View A&M 61 LUT WILLIAMS BLACK COLLEGES IN BIRMINGHAM – Third-seed Texas Southern placed five BCSP Editor 2021 DIV. I NCAA TOURNAMENTS players in double figures as it pulled away to an 80-61 win over top Men’s and women’s tournament champions seed Prairie View A&M in the men’s championship game here from the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference and Saturday. MEN The score was tied six times in the first half, the last at 24 Southwestern Athletic Conference enter play FIRST FOUR / EAST REGION on truTV on PV A&M’s Cam Mack’s jumper at the five minute mark. From this week in the NCAA Div. I basketball champi- THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 4:10 P.M. (ET) - Indianapolis, IN there, TSU finished the half on a 12-4 run to lead 36-28 at the onships with different tasks ahead of them. #16 Texas Southern (16-8) vs. #16 Mount St. Mary’s (12-10) break. MEAC men’s champion Norfolk State and winner vs. #1 Michigan (20-4) on The Tigers (16-8) opened the second half on a 9-0 run to SWAC men’s champ Texas Southern will be in- SAT., MARCH 20, 3:00 P.M. (EDT) in West Lafayette, IN on CBS stretch the lead well into double digits at 45-28. Prairie View would volved in winnable First Four games Thursday at scored the next four points to pull within 45-32 but that was close Robert Jones FIRST FOUR / WEST REGION on truTV Johnny Jones as the Panthers (16-5) would come in the second half. the bubble in Indiana looking for opportunities to THURSday, March 18, 8:40 p.m. (ET) - Bloomington, IN Texas Southern would take its largest lead of the game at the take on regional top seeds on Saturday. #16 Norfolk State (16-7) vs. #16 Appalachian State (17-11) 2:44 mark at 77-56. TSU had lost to PV twice by single digits in the MEAC women’s champion North Carolina winner vs. #1 Gonzaga (26-0) on SAT., MARCH 20, 6:20 P.M. (EDT) in Indianapolis, IN on regular season. A&T and SWAC champion Jackson State will TSU’s Karl Nicholas led all scorers begin their quests with highly-seeded teams in with 16 points. Jordan Gilliam and Justin WOMEN Hopkins contributed 15 points each while their opening round games at the ladies bubble in RIVER WALK REGION on ABC SUNDAY, March 21, 3:00 P.m. (ET) - San Antonio, TX Michael Weathers and John Walker tallied Texas on Sunday. 13 and 10 points respectively. For head coaches Robert Jones of Nor- #15 Jackson State (18-5) vs. #2 Baylor (22-2) Weathers, who had 30 points in a semi- folk State, Johnny Jones of Texas Southern and MERCADO REGION on ESPN final overtime win over Jackson State and Tomekia Reed of Jackson State, this will be the SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 4:00 P.M. (ET) - San Antonio, TX 13 in a quarterfinal win over Alcorn State, first time leading their respective teams into bat- #16 North Carolina A&T (14-2) vs. #1 North Carolina State (20-2) was named the tournament MVP. Robinson Reed Faite Williams led Prairie View A&M in Weathers tle in the NCAA Tournament. NC A&T’s Tarrell scoring with14 points. Jawaun Daniels was the Panthers only Robinson will be taking his third Lady Aggies be shown on tru TV. The winner gets to take on Lady Bears are the reigning national champions other double figure scorer as he finished with 13 points and seven team to the tourney. the tournament’s top seed, Gonzaga (26-0) on and have won two other national titles while she rebounds. Saturday at 6.20 p.m. in Indianapolis. has piled up over 600 career wins. Her team is SWAC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MEN App State, led by second-year head coach led by 6-2 junior forward NaLyssa Smith (18.1 Jackson State 67, Alabama State 66 Texas Southern (16-8) will be the first to Dustin Kerns, won two overtime games and ppg., 9.1 rpg.) and 5-11 guard Dijonal Carrington BIRMINGHAM – Top seed Jackson State withstood a furi- take the court when it faces Northeast Confer- four games in four days in the Sun Belt tourna- (13.5). Two others score in double-digits. ous second half rally by second seed Alabama State to p16ull out ence tournament champion Mount Saint Mary’s ment including beating top seed Georgia State in JSU’s 5-4 senior guard Dayzsha Rogan, the a 67-66 win in Saturday’s championship game. (12-10) on Thursday at 4:10 p.m. in an East Re- JSU (18-5) led 37-24 at the half and built that lead up to 46- the title game. This will be ASU’s first tourna- SWAC Tournament MVP and player of the year, 29 midway thru the third quarter before the Lady Hornets stormed gional opener in Indianapolis. The game will be ment appearance since 2000 and first date ever led the SWAC in scoring at 17.2 ppg. Six-four back. ASU finished the period on a 17-5 run to pull to within five, televised on truTV. The winner will play top seed vs. NSU. The Mountaineers start a four guard senior center Ameshya Williams posted 16 dou- at 51-46 headed to the final quarter. Michigan (20-4) on Saturday at 3 p.m. line-up featuring Adrian Delph (13.2 ppg.), Jus- ble-doubles while averaging 15.9 points and 12.0 Six straight points by Ayana Emmanuel late in the period This is the first meeting between TSU and tin Forrest (13.0) and Michael Almoncy (12.9) rebounds. The game will be shown on ABC. gave ASU its first second-half lead at 63-61 with 2:06 to play. After The Mount and TSU’s ninth trip to the tourna- and Donovan Gregord (10.7). Almoncy had 32 a timeout, JSU’s Ameshya Williams tied it In N. C. A&T’s fifth tournament appear-

at 63 with a layup at the 1:49 mark. Dayz- ment. While this is third-year head coach Johnny points in the win over Georgia State. ance, Robinson will lead the Lady Aggies (14-2) sha Rogan canned two free throws with :48 Jones’ first time leading TSU, it is his fourth trip Backcourt mates Devante Carter (15.5 against in-state opponent North Carolina State seconds to play for a 65-63 JSU lead before to the Big Dance after leading LSU to one ap- ppg.) and MEAC Tournament MVP Joe Bryant (20-2), the ACC champion and top seed in the ‘ Farrah Peason’s 3-pointer but ASU back on “ pearance and North Texas to two others. Jr. (11.6) top the scoring chart for the Spartans. Mercado Region, Sunday at 4 p.m. ESPN will top 66-65 with :30 seconds to play. TSU features four double-figure scorers led Carter also leads NSU in rebounds (5.3) and as- After a timeout, JSU’s Cherelle Jones carry the game. rebounded a miss by Williams and was by 6-3 senior Michael Weathers (16.5 ppg.), sists (4.2) per game. A&T last faced NC State to open the 2019 fouled. She calmly sank two free throws to the SWAC Tournament MVP, 6-9 redshirt junior The teams have one common opponent. season falling to the Wolfpack 80-44 in Raleigh. give JSU a 67-66 lead. Alabama State had John Walker III (12.1) and fellow 6-9 junior Rogan NSU beat NC Wesleyan 80-58 on Jan. 13 while This season the teams have two common oppo- a pair of good looks at the basket in the final Karl Nicholas (11.3). Nicholas also gets 7.0 re- ASU prevailed 81-57 in early December. nents – North Carolina Central and Elon. NC three seconds before Jackson State cleared the rebound to claim bounds per game. the win. State beat NCCU 108-70 on Nov. 29 and defeat- The Lady Tigers were led by Rogan with 25 points, who was Five-eight point guard Damian Chong Qui WOMEN ed Elon 76-47 on Dec. 9. A&T posted 87-57 and named the tournament’s MVP. Jones had 13 points while Wil- (15.1 ppg.) and 6-9 center Nana Opoku (10.3, SWAC ladies champion Jackson State (18- 82-72 wins over NCCU on Feb. 13 and 14 and liams, who had double-double in all three rounds, finished with 11 7.0 rpg.) lead the Mountaineers who knocked off 5) earned a 15th seed in the River Walk Region defeated Elon 80-64 on Dec. 20. points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. top seed Bryant for the Northeast tournament ti- of the women’s tournament and will face Big 12 Seventh-year head coach Wes Moore’s Emmanuel led the Lady Hornets with 17 points while Tamirea tle. Chong Qui, a junior, is known as a dynamic champion and 2nd-seed Baylor (22-2) in Sun- fourth NCAA team at NCSU has four players Thomas added a career-high 11 points. closer. Head coach Dan Engelstad is in his sec- day’s first round in San Antonio (3 p.m.). that score in double digits led by Elissa Cunane MEAC MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP ond year leading MSMU and is making his first While the seeding disparity between the (16.8 ppg.), 6-foot sophomore Jakia Brown Turn- Norfolk State 71, Morgan State 63, trip to the tournament. The Mount has been to two is great, their performances against a com- er (13.6) and 6-1 senior Kayla Jones (12.3). Cun- NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk State rode 17 points from Most the tournament five times, most recently in 2017. mon opponent are somewhat similar. Baylor ane, a 6-5 junior center and ACC Tourney MVP, Valuable Player and a balanced offensive attack Joe Bryant Jr. Eighth-year head coach Robert Jones takes beat SWAC member Southern 86-52 on Dec. also grabs a team-leading 8.2 rebounds per game. to a 71-63 win over Morgan State Saturday afternoon in the Mid the Spartans of Norfolk State (16-7) into the Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championship game 16. JSU handled Southern 62-42 on Jan. 11 and Senior Deja Winters, whose late 3-pointer here at The Score Arena. tournament for the first time since their- Cin again on Feb. 8, 59-49. propelled NC A&T to the MEAC title, is the top Playing in his hometown, Bryant, a 6-1 derella run in 2012. Their First Four match up This is JSU’s Tomekia Reed’s first trip to scorer at 14.9 points per game. Chanin Scott junior guard, tallied 13 of his points in the is with Sun Belt tournament champion Appala- the tourney in three seasons at JSU. Baylor’s (13.7 ppg., team best 8.7 rpg.) and freshman second half as the second-seeded Spartans chian State (17-11) Thursday night (8:40 p.m.) at Hall of Fame head coach Kim Mulkey converse- guard Sean Kelly Darks (10.8) are the other (16-7) moved out from a 37-30 halftime lead. Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The game will They opened the second half on a 12-6 run, ly is making her 19th trip to the tournament. Her double-figure scorers. 10 by Bryant including seven straight, to boost the lead to 49-36 at the 16:50 mark. A steal and dunk by Nyzaiah Chambers stretched the lead to 56-40 with 13:27 left. Bryant Jr. BCSP Notes MSU got closest at 67-61 with :31 seconds to play on a layup by Malik Miller. Two dunks on break- Scott resigns from Norfolk State Daniel Stokes won the NCAA indoor national aways by NSU’s Kashaun Hicks in the final half-minute sealed it NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University championship in the 4x400-meter relay to give the for the Spartans. Athletics Director Melody Webb announced last men’s program (indoor or outdoor) its first-ever Hicks had 14 points and 7 rebounds while Devante Carter national championship. tallied 12 points and had a game-high five assists for NSU. Wednesday that head football coach Latrell Scott Ross Jr. finished second nationally in the 400 MSU’s De’Torrian Ware, who had 35 and 29 points in the has resigned his position to accept another career first two rounds, had 16 points in the championship game. Lagio opportunity. meters by running a blazing 44.99 to establish a Grantsaan added 13 points for the Bears (14-8). Assistant head coach William “B.T.” new personal record. Ross Jr.’s time is the eighth- Scott Sherman Sherman will serve as interim head coach while fastest in NCAA history. MEAC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP North Carolina A&T 59, Howard 57 the school begins an immediate search for Scott’s NORFOLK, VA – First team all-conference forward Deja replacement. Sherman is in his fourth year on the Positive COVID-19 test fells FOOTBALL SCORES Winters canned a corner 3-pointer with :03 seconds left to give NSU coaching staff. NC A&T men at MEAC Tournament North Carolina A&T a thrilling 59-57 win over Howard in a battle Scott, the former head coach at the University SATURDAY, MARCH 13 North Carolina A&T, the Southern of top seeds at the Scope Arena Saturday. of Richmond and Virginia State, is expected to Prairie View A&M 17, Grambling State 10 Division’s top seed in the men’s Mid Eastern The game-winner came after Howard sophomore point join the staff at East Carolina, where former James South Carolina State 17, Delaware State 9 guard Iyanna Warren, who led the Lady Bison with 21 points, Athletic Conference, did not play in last week’s Madison coach Mike Houston is in his third year. could not convert on two free throws with :11 seconds left and conference tournament in Norfolk after an assistant SUNDAY, MARCH 7 Howard up 57-56. The Lady Aggies (14-2) ran down the clock Scott was appointed head coach of the Spartans coach had two positive tests for the coronovirus on Jackson State 43, Mississippi Valley State 7 before Winters launched her game-winner. in December of 2014 and guided NSU to a 21-35 Thursday. Tennessee State 21, Eastern Illinois 20 After a timeout, Warren got off a run- record in his five seasons. His best season came in The team, who had a bye through Friday’s ning shot at the buzzer that was no good. 2019, when NSU won three of its final four games The teams went back and forth with the semifinals and was to play the winner of the to finish 5-7 – the program’s best mark since 2011. lead before entering the final quarter tied at quarterfinal game between Norfolk State and Scott, who played tight end at Hampton University FOOTBALL THIS WEEK 44. Howard went up on a layup by Warren North Carolina Central, returned to campus from 1994 to 1998, was Richmond’s coach in 2010 with 8:27 left and led for the rest of the peri- Thursday and reported that the coach had three SATURDAY, MARCH 20 od until Winter’s game winner. (6-5), and Virginia State’s coach in 2013-14 (19-4). Alabama A&M @ Prairie View A&M 12 pm Jayla Jones-Pack, who had a team- negative tests on Friday. Norfolk State, with no Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Grambling State 12 pm high 16 points, was named the tournament’s opponent in Wednesday’s semis, went on to take MVP. Chanin Scott finished with 12 points Jones-Pack NC A&T wins NCAA 4x400 relay the title. This was the last MEAC basketball Jackson State @ Alabama State 3 pm and 11 rebounds. MEAC Player of the Year Jayla Thornton, had Senior Trevor Stewart, sophomore Randolph tournament for the Aggies who are moving to the Southern @ Texas Southern 7:30 pm 12 points for Howard. Ross, Jr., senior Elijah Young and junior Big South Conference next season. Alcorn State @ Miss. Valley State Forfeit