Video: 2022 Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Banquet
The Allstate Sugar Bowl honored new hall of fame inductees and annual award recipients at the Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee’s annual awards banquet on Saturday, July 31.
view moreBilly Ray Hobley to be inducted into Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame
Dillard star went on to longtime career with Harlem Globetrotters.
view moreRonald “Hendu” Henderson selected for Eddie Robinson Award
Ronald “Hendu” Henderson, a legendary New Orleans coach in the 1960s, has been selected to receive the Eddie Robinson Award from the Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
view moreGulf Coast Athletic Conference Council of Presidents elects new leadership
Dr. Carmen J. Walters of Tougaloo to lead GCAC group for the next two years, while Dr. Vann Newkirk of Fisk elected as Vice-Chair
view moreBaker Barnes, Prisco and Summers earn GCAC tearly honors for 2021-22
It’s the fifth time that Barnes was named the league’s athletic director of the year, taking home the honor for the second consecutive year. Prisco and Summers are earning the top league award in their respective fields for the first time.
view moreDillard, Philander Smith claim Thomas Howell Cup
After a year of stellar performances, Dillard University and Philander Smith College will end the year sharing the Thomas Howell Cup for the 2021-22 season.
view moreNAIA Unanimously approves membership for Oakwood University, Southern University at New Orleans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On the final day of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Conference, the national governing body formally accepted and approved membership applications of Oakwood University and Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) to join the association and Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) for the 2022-23 season. The Council of…
view moreNew Orleans native Marco Bourne named Kansas State men’s basketball Chief of Staff
Dilard Hall of Famer and former state championship coach at Helen Cox has joined Jerome Tang’s new staff at K-State.
view moreGCAC Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes joins star-studded lineup for Title IX panel during Final Four weekend
GCAC Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes will take part as a panelist on Saturday, April 2 for The Arena at the Final Four, a one-hour live show taking place at the Orpheum Theater.
view moreDr. Kiki Baker Barnes departs Dillard to become Commissioner of Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes has been appointed commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC)—making history as the first Black woman appointed to this position.
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