MEAC Announces 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors

NORFOLK, Va. — Howard University sophomore guard RJ Cole was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, the conference has announced. Bethune-Cookman was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the MEAC this season. All awards are voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. Last year’s MEAC […]

MEAC Announces 2018-19 Women’s Basketball Preseason Honors

NORFOLK, Va. – Bethune-Cookman senior guard Angel Golden was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, the conference has announced. North Carolina A&T State was selected as the preseason favorite to win the MEAC this coming season. All awards are voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports […]

BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of The Week

Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through October 20th. DIVISION I (FCS) Offense: Tennessee State redshirt junior quarterback Micheal Hughes completed 22-of-27 passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns as Tennessee State defeated Tennessee Tech 41-14 on Homecoming. It marked the second-straight game […]

HBCU Football Spotlight: Week Eight

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus Webster’s Dictionary defines the word parity as the quality or state of being equal or equivalent. Following another weekend of upsets and last-second finishes, Mr. Webster’s definition can certainly be used as the buzzword for HBCU football so far this season. Whether it’s Southern shutting down Prairie View A&M […]

BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of The Week

Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through October 14th. DIVISION I (FCS) Offense: Howard junior wide receiver Jequez Ezzard, who was also named the CFPA’s FCS National Performer of the Week, made history with his second consecutive three-touchdown contest in the win over Delaware […]

HBCU Football Spotlight: Week Seven

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus For all sports fans, we’re entering that period on the calendar where it’s the most enjoyable time of the year. Major League Baseball is knee deep in their postseason. The NHL has already started with the NBA and college hoops not too far around the corner. On the […]

BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week

Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through October 6th. DIVISION I (FCS) Offense: N.C. Central sophomore quarterback Chauncey Caldwell amassed a career-high 464 yards of total offense, including a career-best 153 rushing yards and the game-winning touchdown run with 24 seconds left in […]

HBCU Football Spotlight: Week Six

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus Before we take a look at this weekend’s games, the staff of BASN Newsroom sends out our prayers and wishes to the family and friends of Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound sophomore transfer from Illinois University was rushed to the hospital during last Saturday’s game between […]

BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week

Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through September 29th. DIVISION I (FCS) Offense: Norfolk State sophomore quarterback Juwan Carter accounted for four touchdowns in Saturday’s win over Delaware State as the sophomore passed for three and ran for a score. Carter was 22-of-31 […]

HBCU Football Spotlight: Week Five

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus NEW HAVEN, Ct. — Morgan State’s huge win at North Carolina A&T last Saturday was not only the biggest story of the weekend but maybe the biggest story of the season. The 16-13 upset snapped a 15-game overall winning streak for the Aggies, an 11-game home winning streak and […]