NewsOne Featured Video Jourdan Smith #11 of the Grambling State Tigers celebrates against the Montana State Bobcats during the First Four round of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at the University of Dayton Arena on March 20, 2024, in Dayton, Ohio. | Source: Ben Solomon / Getty It’s a rarity, but it happened […]
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Greatest Professional Athletes from HBCUs
Photo: Frank Hurley/NY Daily News Archive (Getty Images) The Pearl’s Knicks teammate, Dick Barnett, was a good player in his own right. While in college at Tennessee State, he was a three-time AP Litte College All-American. Although he wasn’t quite that level of star in the NBA, he had an excellent career, winning two championships […]
Read MoreHBCU Alumni Who Became Legendary Professional Athletes
Photo: Frank Hurley/NY Daily News Archive (Getty Images) The Pearl’s Knicks teammate, Dick Barnett, was a good player in his own right. While in college at Tennessee State, he was a three-time AP Litte College All-American. Although he wasn’t quite that level of star in the NBA, he had an excellent career, winning two championships […]
Read More‘SZN Opener’ S2 Episode 1: Grambling State Defensive End Sundiata Anderson Reps HBCU Football
NewsOne Featured Video SZN Opener is back with new episodes dropping every week starting this December. On season two of this dynamic podcast series, host and noted sports analyst Monica McNutt showcases Black college athletes and explores their triumphs, challenges and aspirations along their sports journeys. In episode one, SZN Opener welcomes Sundiata Anderson, a […]
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