Anjay Cortez
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...