ATLANTA (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s basketball team has earned the No. 3 seed for the 2017 SIAC Basketball Championship and will face Central State University on Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. Central in the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Ala. The Tigers ended in a three-way tie for first place in the SIAC East Division standings with Claflin and…
ATLANTA – The Benedict College women’s basketball team has earned the No. 1 seed for the 2017 SIAC Basketball Championship and will have a bye until 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Ala. The Lady Tigers earned their third consecutive SIAC East Division title by going 18-7 overall and 14-1 in the SIAC. Benedict, the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College Tigers wrapped up the 2016-17 regular season with a 78-49 victory over Paine College on Monday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. The Tigers improved to 15-11 overall and 12-5 in the SIAC. Paine falls to 2-22 overall and 0-16 in the SIAC. Brandon Morris led the Tigers with 21 points,…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (BENEDICT) – The Benedict College Tigers rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to tie the game, but the Claflin Panthers hit a pair of big 3-pointers late in the game to pull away and take a 69-65 victory in an SIAC basketball contest and leapfrog over Benedict for first place in the SIAC East Division race on Wednesday…
Orangeburg, S.C. — With just four games remaining in the regular season, the Claflin University men’s basketball team continues to be in contention for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Eastern Division Title. The Panthers chances at the top spot will be on the line tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 15, when they host intra-state rivals Benedict College in a SIAC Eastern…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College women’s basketball team moved up one spot to ninth in this week’s edition of the DII SIDA South Region poll. The Lady Tigers won their only game last week in beating Paine, winning their ninth game in a row and improving to 15-7 overall. Benedict takes on rival Claflin on Wednesday night. The poll…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Kel Robinscored a season-high 22 points, including a short jumper with 46 seconds left to give Benedict the lead, as the Tigers defeated Morehouse College 80-77 on Saturday afternoon in an SIAC basketball game. Robin’s basket gave Benedict a 78-77 lead. Morehouse missed a shot on the other end and Quiron Cooke got the rebound and sank…
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Benedict) – Brandon Morris registered his third consecutive double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the Benedict College Tigers to a 66-54 victory over Paine College on Monday at the HEAL Complex. Umar Frost also had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Quayshun Hawkins scored 13 points and Kel Robin added 10…
ATLANTA (Benedict) – Benedict’s Brandon Morris was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Jade Patrick (Lane) was selected as the Newcomer of the Week, announced by the league on Monday. Morris averaged 30.5 points and 12 rebounds per game as the Tigers (12-9 overall, 9-3 SIAC) spilt a pair of games last…
ATLANTA – Brandon Morris scored seven of his game-high 36 points in the fourth overtime as the Benedict College Tigers edged Morehouse College 120-117 in a four-overtime thriller on Thursday night in Forbes Arena. Morehouse’s Omar Alston hit two free throws with seven seconds left at the end of regulation to tie the game at 72 and send the contest…
