Ray Rogers

1 month ago | si.com | Ray Rogers

NORFOLK - The electrifying Christian Ings scored 19 points to lead the Norfolk State Spartans to a semifinal victory over the Morgan State Bears, 58-55, in the 2025 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament. Brian Moore Jr. added 14 points to propel top-seeded Spartans to a narrow victory over upset-minded Bears. Morgan State was less than 24 hours removed from a thrilling upset victory over Howard University when they took the court at the Norfolk Scope Arena to face the top-seeded Spartans.

Dec 9, 2024 | si.com | Ray Rogers

Washington, DC — The women's basketball teams for Norfolk State and University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) took part in the fourth annual Coaches vs Racism Roundball Classic (CVR) held at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC, on Saturday, December 7th. It is the fourth installment of this event and marks the first year that women's teams have headlined. Coaches vs Racism identifies its organization as "a national nonprofit dedicated to ending systemic racism through sports.

Nov 25, 2024 | si.com | Ray Rogers

BALTIMORE, Md — The Howard Bison men's basketball team participated in a two-day event on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) campus. Howard's freshman Blake Harper netted a team-high 20 points in a 95 -77 loss to UMBC. The defending MEAC champs entered the event riding a 3-game winning streak capped off by an impressive road victory over Florida International University.

Nov 7, 2023 | miamiherald.com | Ray Rogers

Washington, DC - Before Monday night's contest, there were many questions surrounding the Howard Men's basketball program. The defending MEAC conference champions lost three starters to the transfer portal following last season, where the Bison finished with an impressive 22 victories while ending the university's 31-year NCAA Tournament drought. Many wondered if Kenneth Blakeney could duplicate last season's success.

Jul 3, 2023 | work-bites.com | Joe Maniscalco |Ray Rogers