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Kentucky State University alumnus joins Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame
A notable Kentucky State University alumnus was recently selected to join the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (KSHOF). Elmore Smith, member of the 1970 and 1971 NAIA championship men’s basketball teams, joined the KSHOF class of 2021. Smith set a national record for rebounds in 1971 with 799 and averaged 22.3 points per game in his Kentucky State career. Smith was known as “The Rejector” for his skill at blocking shots and set a sing...
January, 2019
Kentucky State University hires former Atlanta Falcons assistant coach Kentucky State University recently announced its new head football coach. Kentucky State University student ombudsperson named Kentucky’s ACT College and Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion The Kentucky State University student ombudsperson was recently named Kentucky’s ACT College and Career Readiness...
October, 2016
Congratulations to our Thorobred football team Way to go, Thorobreds! On Saturday, the Thorobreds defeated the undefeated No. 5 ranked Tuskegee University. This was a history- making game, and we couldn’t be more proud. KSU aquaculture professors present research in Scotland Professors in the Kentucky State University’s Division of Aquaculture traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland,...
Kentucky State University men’s basketball national championship teams honored and remembered
The Kentucky State University men’s basketball NAIA national championship teams from 1970-72 have been recently featured and honored in various publications. The teams were remembered and their paths to the championships were chronicled in the March 2022 edition of Kentucky Monthly. The nostalgia of the piece brings alive the swagger of the squads and the raucous crowds that came to watch them play. Travis Grant and Elmore Smith...