Just because black colleges are getting their brains beat in by power conference opponents (just the men, at least) doesn’t mean that there aren’t good things happening for the hardest working squads in the mid-majors.

Here are a few highlights you may have missed this season.

The Brilliance of Morgan State’s Reggie Holmes – Did you know that Reggie Holmes was the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA Division I? At 24.6 points per game, the senior guard is shooting 34.5 percent from the three point line and is averaging careers highs in free throw shooting (85.6 percent) and steals at 2.1 per contest.

The Giant-Killing FAMU Lady Rattlers – With wins over in-state rivals and power conference opponents South Florida and the University of Florida, the Lady Rattlers are the standard bearers in the MEAC thus far – men’s or women’s.

The Upstart Lady Jaguars of Southern University – The Lady Jags are 6-4 on the year, with out -of-conference wins over mid major counterparts Louisiana Lafayette, IUPUI and Nicholls State.

Xavier University(La.) Among the Greatest NAIA Basketball Programs - The NAIA released a list of its winningest basketball programs, and the Gold Rush and Nuggets were both ranked sixteenth all-time in victories.

Johnson C. Smith, Virginia State Climb in National Division II Rankings - The Golden Bulls and the Trojans are ranked 18th and 19th respectively in the last USA Today/ESPN women’s basketball national rankings.

Clark-Atlanta’s Stifling Defense - The Panthers are the second-ranked defense in the nation, limiting opponents to 48.5 points per game, and just 22 percent on three-point shooting.

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