HBCU basketball player named Miss New Jersey USA 2025
Harrington played four seasons at the HBCU from 2013 to 2017, appearing in 114 games and starting 26. She totaled 457 career points and averaged 16.1 minutes per game over her career. Her freshman season was her strongest statistically, averaging 7.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists across 30 games, 20 of them starts. She finished her career with 261 rebounds, 101 steals, and 185 made field goals.
A 5'7" guard out of Neptune Township, New Jersey, Harrington was known for her hustle and team-first mentality. That same drive carried over to her life after basketball.
"Our family dynamic changed drastically after my dad died," she told NJ Advance Media. "And trying to navigate the world during a global pandemic while grieving made it that much harder."
Harrington began competing in pageants in 2021 and faced multiple setbacks before winning the crown in 2025. "The pageant world is such a niche space to be in," she said. "You have to be mentally tough to open yourself up to be critiqued and judged."
Off the stage, Harrington works in education as a social media manager for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District and leads a mentorship program called MVP-Most Valuable Pivot-focused on helping young women in sports. "I want to teach female athletes to become the architects of their identity outside their athletic jersey," she said.
Now, as she prepares for Miss USA 2025, Harrington is once again representing her state-and her HBCU-with pride.
The post HBCU basketball player named Miss New Jersey USA 2025 appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
USA Today
2 hours ago
- USA Today
Lakers coach: Luka Doncic's fitness is 'work in progress'
One of the biggest storylines for the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason and heading into the 2025-26 campaign is Luka Doncic's physical transformation. After being criticized for being fat and out of shape over the last few years, he got in the lab this summer and got into dramatically better shape. He has reportedly dropped 30 pounds since last summer, and he has played very well for his native Slovenia during a few recent tune-up games in advance of EuroBasket 2025. However, he will have to continue to be fully committed to his health and fitness for him to fully tap into his vast potential in the years to come. Lakers assistant coach Greg St. Jean knows that Doncic still has room for improvement. St. Jean is currently with the Slovenian national team, which means he has seen the superstar in an up-close and personal way lately, and he said Doncic can still get better this summer. Via BasketNews: "I think it's still a work in progress," St. Jean told BasketNews. "I think the summer's not over yet. And he's going to continue to get better. I think we'll continue to see as he gets more in-game shape with some rhythm. "He's been doing a lot of training, and now he's going to be playing five-on-five competition. His game last week [the conversation took place on Friday] was the first time he's played five-on-five in a long time. "So it's a work in progress. We'll continue to see him play more and more, and as the tournament progresses, and then getting ready for the Lakers season," the Lakers coach continued. St. Jean wants to see the 26-year-old continue to head forward on the path he's currently on. "I think he's done a fantastic job working hard the entire summer. And that's something that we're going to wait and see. But that's the goal, right, is for him to continue to be able to push and play," he said. "He's somebody who plays a lot of heavy minutes, and he carries a heavy load. So that's going to be important for him as he continues to improve his conditioning. But we're really proud of him and he's done a great job so far," St. Jean concluded. Despite being out of shape and a bit hobbled last season, Doncic still put up 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists a game after being traded to the Lakers. Several people across the league have said recently that they feel the Slovenian native is poised to have an MVP-caliber season and possibly even win the award.
Engadget
2 hours ago
- Engadget
Google says Steph Curry will use its AI to get better at basketball
Google has announced a multi-year partnership with Steph Curry at its Made by Google event, and as part of that team-up, it says the NBA superstar will use AI from Google Cloud to improve his performance on the court. Yep, the company is claiming that Google Cloud AI can help the four-time NBA champ, two-time MVP and two-time scoring champion get even better at basketball. According to the company, AI insights can analyze his shot quality as well as sharpen his workout plans. Google's AI Basketball Coach experience, its AI experiment that turns Gemini into a jump shot coach with help from Pixel cameras, will also analyze his form and give him visual feedback. The basketball icon already tried out AI Basketball Coach during Curry Camp, his three-day basketball camp where he mentors 30 student athletes from across the US. "Through interactive demos and challenges, the next generation of athletes learned how our technology can help them elevate their game," Google said. Curry's partnership with Google goes beyond using AI to make him even better at his sport, though. Google is officially calling him a "Performance Advisor," and he and his team will actively work with the company's health experts and product and AI engineers to help shape the future of Google Health and upcoming Fitbit models. The athlete's team will be testing Google's personal health coach and giving the company feedback on how to improve its ability to create tailored advice for each individual. They will be using Pixel phones, watches and buds, as well. Their input, Google said, will be used to "fine-tune products, train algorithms and design future product experiences." If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission.
USA Today
3 hours ago
- USA Today
Two Cooper Rush positives most hope won't be seen in important games
Despite what we have seen with our own eyes, it feels time for some positive Cooper Rush discussion. Older sports fans like discussing the good old days. That's why you'll often hear that new NBA stars wouldn't have survived in the '90s era. That's why two of the most popular figures in Baltimore Ravens history are a linebacker and a safety, and that also explains why, even in jest, old football jargon is thrown around for the sake of making jokes or driving a point home. Fans of Lamar Jackson may find this hard to believe, but there was once an old saying that 'the most popular player on a team is the backup quarterback.' Do you see what we mean? That isn't true in Baltimore, and that probably isn't true in most of the AFC North towns either, except for Cleveland. The Browns have named former Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco as the full-time starter. Lamar Jackson hasn't thrown a single pass during the preseason, nor should he. The two-time MVP is much too valuable to trot out in a real game and risk an injury. Cooper Rush is the next man up. He didn't play long during the first preseason game vs. the Indianapolis Colts. Sadly, one of his four pass attempts landed in the hands of a man wearing the wrong colored jersey. He was a little better in the second contest, sort of. That one doubled as his mini-revenge game vs. the Dallas Cowboys. Sure, he only raised the 20.8 rating to a less-than-stellar 68.5, and he doubled his interception total from one in game one to a pair of miscues in the second. Sure, one of those interceptions in Arlington was a nasty pick six, but hold those chins up. Here's an offer of some Cooper Rush positivity. Two positive Cooper Rush traits the Ravens would rather not see in meaningful action Raise those glasses, and toast with us. Hopefully, they're full of soda or something tame like Kool-Aid, but here's to a healthy season for Lamar Jackson. Here's to Cooper Rush being a better quarterback than he has shown us in two preseason appearances with the Ravens. Dark clouds often have silver linings. Little rain is expected to fall during Baltimore's possible march to a third Lombardi Trophy, but we'd rather you not be fearful of what may happen if, Heaven forbid, Lamar Jackson gets nicked up and misses a game or two. Cooper Rush has some positive traits. We'd rather not see them in meaningful games, but you can rest assured that those traits are there if he's needed to sub in and win in Jackson's absence. They say sometimes a short memory is a good thing to have if you're a quarterback. Rush didn't play much in the preseason opener, but after a rocky start and spotting the Cowboys six points, he settled in, helping lead the Ravens to 16 points on offense by way of four first-half scoring drives. That isn't exactly setting the world on fire vs. the Cowboys' backups and reserves, but remember, Baltimore was playing their backups too. It's hard to imagine him being less efficient if he has Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, and others at his disposal while leading this offense. If Eric DeCosta, the Ravens' scouting staff, John Harbaugh, and Todd Monken weren't in on Cooper Rush collectively, then trust us on this. He wouldn't be here. He wouldn't be part of this team. Rush wasn't signed because Baltimore needed him to start. They don't need him to be a carbon copy of Lamar Jackson. He's here primarily for what he offers Jackson and company in the QB meeting room. There's no sense in lying. He didn't look good vs. the Colts. He also got off to a rocky start vs. the Cowboys, but he can win games. Remember, this is the same guy who etched out a 9-5 record as a starter in Dallas when, more often than not, everything was working against him. That ought to count for something.
