Fans of Golden Tigers basketball have been cheering all weekend. The women won the SIAC Championship on Saturday after defeating Miles College 72-65. Now, both teams are heading to the “big dance” to compete in the first round of NCAA Tournament. This is the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the women Golden Tigers since 2008 and the first time for the men since 2014. The women’s championship is the first under Trelanne Powell, who was named SIAC Coach of the Year. The women are heading to Tampa to take on top seeded Tampa in the South Region in the first […]
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TU Women’s Basketball opens the season in Montevallo
The Tuskegee University women’s basketball team will officially open the 2019-2020 season Friday in Montevallo at the Gulf South/SIAC Challenge with its first opponent being Auburn University – Montgomery (AUM) at 5 p.m. The game marks the third straight year the teams have been paired for season their respective season openers. TU is coming off a 78-73 exhibition win over NCAA Division I opponent, Georgia State out of the Sun Belt Conference. It was Skegee’s first victory over a D-1 opponent since Tiny Lassister’s team topped Auburn University 78-54 in 1979. In last week’s game at GSU, India Blakely led […]