Howard men’s basketball is a MEAC dynasty after claiming a third conference championship in four seasons. The Bison, which won the regular season championship, beat up on North Carolina Central 70-63 on Saturday at the Scope Arena to earn another NCAA Tournament trip. It was
HOUSTON — Selection Sunday delivered electrifying news for HBCU women’s basketball as Howard University captured a No. 14 seed and Southern University charged into the First Four, propelling these storied programs onto the sport’s brightest stage and igniting excitement across HBCU communities.
By Rohan Nadkarni With four minutes and 35 seconds left in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 110-97 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday, Luka Dončić — upset over what he considered a missed call — made a gesture
The fallout from a widening sports betting scandal tied to North Carolina A&T has taken another step forward. It adds a troubling new chapter to a story that has shaken the HBCU and college basketball world. Jalen Smith is a Charlotte, North
ATLANTA, Ga. | Alabama A&M University guard Kalia Walker earned her second award in as many weeks on Tuesday afternoon as she was named the HBCU GO Women’s Basketball National Player of the Year. Walker, who was selected the Southwestern Athletic Conference
The SWAC Tournament semifinals will feature one of the weekend’s most anticipated matchups as Southern University faces Florida A&M on Friday at Gateway Center Arena in College Park. With two of the largest HBCU alumni bases in the Atlanta metro area, the
Two former HBCU men’s basketball players who the NCAA wanted to speak with regarding a federal gambling investigation have been ruled ineligible to play. Former North Carolina A&T athletes Landon Glasper and Ryan Forrest refused to cooperate with the NCAA’s investigation, a
by Marlena Chertock | March 5, 2026 Rust College, a UNCF-member institution, has won the HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Women’s Basketball Championship, renamed last year from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Rust defeated Talladega College, another UNCF-member institution, 67-60 in the 2026 Hope Credit Union
Howard University has introduced a new Howard national anthem policy that changes how student-athletes participate in pregame ceremonies across all athletic programs. Under the updated protocol, athletes must either stand for the national anthem or remain in the locker room while it plays. The
Florida A&M (FAMU) men’s basketball coach Charlie Ward remains one of the most respected figures not just in HBCU but in all of American sports. Ward first built his legacy as a two-sport star at Florida State University. He won the 1993
