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Anjay Cortez Photo: Courtesy of Anjay Cortez November, 2020 By Anjay Cortez, as told to Melba Newsome For years I dreamed about what it would be like to play my first Division I college basketball game at an HBCU. In some ways, the Alabama A&M season opener, an away game against a small Christian university about 100 miles south, didn’t disappoint. I played 24 minutes, scored seven points and had four rebounds in our 78-76 win. Some things were different than I imagined, though. The season lacks the tradition and a sense of electricity. Instead of raucous, standing-room-only crowds, the few attendees were scattered across a sea of mostly empty bleachers while our voices echoed throughout the building. This is what team sports has become in the age of the coronavirus. It was either this or nothing, and I didn’t hesitate to choose this. ....
The Bulldogs built a 10-0 lead and never trailed. EJ Williams had 12 points for Alabama A&M (3-0, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) and Anjay Cortez and Dailin Smith each scored 11. Smith also hauled in seven rebounds. Kenny Strawbridge had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets (1-4, 1-4). Brandon Battle scored 14 points with 11 rebounds and DJ Heath had six rebounds.