PRESERVING HISTORY & LEGACIES

BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

Legacy Series

Each month we will present time tested stories and tributes of the HBCU legends and legacies that have been treasured or forgotten.

HBCU First Women's Basketball Leading Scorer

Jarrett was inducted into the Tennessee State Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

In the 1981-82 season, Sharon Jarrett became the first female basketball player at any level to score 1,000 points during a career
She began her storied college career at Tennessee State University playing for head coach Maxine Merritt. Jarrett set her first school mark in her sophomore season 1980 when she scored 595 points.
She would go on to break her own record as a senior by 29 points and became the first TSU player to average double-figures in every season.

Jarrett displayed a balanced attack as she added 376 assists during her career. She averaged 30 points a game in her junior and senior years, also a first in team history. She scored a career-high 45 points in one game and finished her career with 1,594 points, which was the sixth-highest shooting percentage in program history.
After graduating in 1982, Jarrett played for the Venezuelan Women’s International Team and led the league with 33 points per game. She returned to TSU in 1984 and became the school’s third women’s basketball coach.

Morehouse Claims 2026 SIAC Men's Commissioner's Cup

The Maroon Tigers won their second consecutive SIAC Men’s Commissioner’s Cup Award. They were tops in cross-country, basketball, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Under Hall of Fame athletic director Harold Ellis, the back-to-back honor reflects the consistency of a department that performed at a championship level. Morehouse won the cup with 48 points earned throughout the year.