HBCUs
Plus a look inside of North Carolina Central’s Aysia Hinton’s 12 3-pointers, Alcorn State’s Maya Hunkin-Claytor & Texas Southern’s Daeja Holmes.
Tai Dillard-Mouton: They’re the yin and the yang
Around the nation with stops at Mississippi Valley State, Florida A&M, Howard & Coppin State
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
