HBCUs
Ashanti Lynch and Brianna Barnes are focused on leading UMES to a great season. The duo are among the MEAC’s leaders in scoring and steals.
Preseason favorite Southern is seeking a return trip and third in four years to the NCAA Tournament despite plenty of top contenders
Domond: ‘I think they’re just special young individuals’
Johnson: ‘I just wanted to represent and remind everybody you know, no matter what level you’re at, the [scouts] are going to see you’
Diamond Johnson: ‘It’s not just for us; it’s for literally every HBCU in the world’
Thornton: ‘I knew this team would be special’
Also, double-doubles abound from Bethune-Cookman’s Asianae Nicholson and Coppin State’s Laila Lawrence
Alabama State head coach Freeman Jackson: ‘She’s always been a double-double machine’
Worley: ‘I know every game I play she is always with me’
Also, a look at Delaware State, Texas Southern, South Carolina State & Morgan State.
