Talladega College Men’s Basketball Team is No. 1 in the Nation
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on February 19, 2015 By: Matt Cross These guys have totally bought into the vision I laid out before them during the recruiting process and we are all fired up that we have conquered one of our biggest goals in becoming #1 in the country.” To maintain the ranking he says that he will continue to focus on developing the teams intensity, mental toughness and intelligence playing and make sure every player understands the challenge ahead of them to stay on top. Talladega has three regular season games remaining. Next up for the Tornadoes will be its last home game of the season with a match up vs Philander Smith College on Senior Night, February 23rd. With a win over the Panthers the Tornadoes can clinch the GCAC Regular Season Conference Championship. Talladega College currently is 10-0 in the GCAC standings a full three games ahead of second place. The Tornadoes will travel to New Orleans on March 6-8 in defense of their conference tournament title from a year ago. Xavier University of Louisiana will once again host the Gulf Coast Conference Tournament. Talladega College will be making its second consecutive trip to the 2015 Buffalo Funds NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City, MO, March 19-25. Tickets for this event are now on sale by visiting Ticket Master or going directly to the NAIA website at www.naia.org. This will mark only the college’s third appearance at the NAIA National Tournament, the first came in 1996. Last year, Talladega College won its first ever NAIA National Tournament game. The last HBCU to win the NAIA National Championship was Texas Southern in 1978. Talladega College’s Men’s Basketball Team repeated as National Champions of the United States College Athletics Association in 2009 and 2010. ABOUT TALLADEGA COLLEGE The oldest private Historically Black College in Alabama, Talladega College was founded in 1867 by two former slaves, William Savory and Thomas Tarrant. The College has an aggressive tradition of bringing the world to Talladega. Home of the Hale Woodruff Amistad Murals, the murals are on a nationwide tour where it is estimated to be seen by over a half million people and has received rave reviews from the New York Times. For more information, visit www.talladega.edu. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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