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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Council of Presidents and Chancellors recently voted to approve the bid submitted to the league office by The Special Events Center in Garland, Texas to host the SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Championships in 2011, 2012, and 2013. ]]>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:23:35 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/5/5/MBB_0505103605.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

The sounds of whistles blowing, balls bouncing and sneakers squeaking will fill the air again this summer at ASU's Dunn-Oliver Acadome as head basketball coaches Lewis Jackson and Freda Freeman-Jackson announce the plans for their annual summer camps. The Lewis Jackson Basketball Camp will be held June 7-10 while the Freda Freeman-Jackson Girls Basketball Camp is set for June 14-17. Camp brochures for both camps are available online at www.bamastatesports.com. ]]>Wed, 05 May 2010 12:30:13 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/13/WBB_0313103545.aspxWomen's Basketball

The magical run of the No.7-seed Alabama State women’s basketball team came to a heartbreaking end Saturday night as No.1-seed Southern earned a 60-47 victory over ASU in the championship game of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament at the CenturyTel Center. ]]>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:34:18 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/12/WBB_0312103436.aspxWomen's Basketball

On the strong efforts of Tanika Jackson and Shanice Merritt, the No. 7-seed Alabama State women's basketball team continued its inspired run at the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament with a 61-53 victory over No. 3-seed Alabama A&M Friday afternoon in semifinal action at the CenturyTel Center. ]]>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:56 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/10/WBB_0310100359.aspxWomen's Basketball

Alabama State University senior Shanice Merritt made sure that Wednesday’s opening game of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament wasn’t the last of her career as she posted a double-double in leading the No.7-seed Lady Hornets to a 50-48 upset victory over No. 2-seed Prairie View A&M. ]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:01:20 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/9/WBB_0309104232.aspxWomen's Basketball

Bossier City, La. – The Alabama State University women’s basketball team, who finished tied for sixth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the regular season, had two Lady Hornets receive All-SWAC team honors as announced Tuesday night during the annual tournament banquet. Tanika Jackson was named to the first-team while Shanice Merritt was picked third-team. ]]>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:36:31 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/9/MBB_0309105031.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

The Southwestern Athletic Conference will video stream the first two days of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament live free of charge at www.swac.org. All eight quarterfinal games (four women’s, four men’s) will be streamed live on the official Conference website. Audio will be provided by the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN), which will do a live national radio broadcast of all 14 tournament games at www.hsrn.com. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:45:25 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/7/MBB_0307100029.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

The pairings have been set for the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament that will be played March 10-13 at CenturyTel Center in Shreveport/Bossier City La. The Lady Hornets will be the #7 seed and face #2 Prairie View A&M Wednesday at Noon, while the #3 seed Hornets face #6 Alabama A&M Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ]]>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/6/WBB_0306103213.aspxWomen's Basketball

Alabama State’s senior class of Shanice Merritt, Briana Thomas and Jamie Chambers treated Lady Hornet fans to one last thrill as the trio led ASU to a dominating 72-45 victory over Jackson State Saturday afternoon at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. ]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:49 GMThttp://www.bamastatesports.com/news/2010/3/5/MBB_0305103618.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

The 2009-10 regular season basketball schedule comes to an end Saturday with the Alabama State University men’s and women’s basketball teams hosting Southwestern Athletic Conference rival Jackson State in a doubleheader at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. The games are slated to tip-off at 3 p.m. (women) and 5 p.m. (men). ]]>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:33:11 GMT