HBCU All-Star Game to Air Live on CBS at 4:00 PM ET 

ATLANTA (WEDNESDAY, February 22, 2023) HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced its ninth 2022-23 HBCU All-Stars “Player of the Week and Team of the Week” honors featuring the nation’s top HBCU student-athletes from the MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, SIAC, Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Hampton Universities.

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS FROM FEBRUARY 12 – FEBRUARY 18

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I MEAC  Player of the Week  

Kris Bankston, Norfolk State University (Anthony Mason Power Forward)

Averaged 29.5mpg, 22.5 points, 7 rebounds and 5.5 blocks and shot 81 FG% (18-22) and 90 FT% (9-10) for the week

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I MEAC Co-Teams of the Week

Howard University

Went 2-0 for the week with a home win against University of Maryland Eastern Shore (78-69) and a road win at Coppin State University (80-70) for nine game winning streak and sit out one game from first place in MEAC league play. 

Norfolk State University

Went 2-0 for the week with home wins against Delaware State University (97-58) and Morgan State University (72-50) for a six game winning streak and one game out for first place in MEAC league play.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I SWAC  Player of the Week                               

John Walker III, Texas Southern University (Anthony Mason Power Forward)

Averaged 34.5 mpg, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1 steal, and shot 41 FG% (10-24), 43 3FG% (2-5), and 85 FT% (6-7) for the week.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I SWAC Co-Teams of the Week                       

Grambling State University

Went 2-0 for the week with a home win over Prairie View University (68-64) and neutral court game against Southern University (69-64) in the NBA x HBCU Classic for five game winning Streak and one game out of first place in SWAC League.

 Alcorn State University 

Went 2-0 with road wins against Florida A&M University (67-64) and Jackson State University (76-74) for a six game winning streak and first place in SWAC league play.

All-Stars NCAA Division I Independent Player of the Week

JR Clay, Tennessee State University (Fred “Curly” Neal Point Guard)

Averaged 36 mpg, 24.5 Points, 5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2 steals for the week

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I Independent Team of the Week

Tennessee State University

Went 1-1 for the week with home loss to Morehead State University (78-64) and a home win over SIU Edwardsville University (100-85)

 HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II CIAA Player of the Week

Robert Osborne, Virginia Union University (Purvis Short Small Forward)

Averaged 34.5 mpg, 22.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.5 steals, and shot 46 FG% (19-41), 77 FT% (7-9) for the week.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II CIAA Co-Teams of the Week 

Fayetteville State University

Went 2-0 with wins at Claflin University (71-67) and at home against St. Augustine University (54-41).

Virginia Union University

Went 2-0 with a road win against Shaw University (60-53) and home win against Virginia State University (87-69).

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II SIAC Team of the Week

Miles College

Went 2-0 on the week with a road win over Oakwood University (54-51) and home win versus LeMoyne-Owen College (66-61).

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week

Kris Bankston, Norfolk State University (Anthony Mason Power Forward)

Averaged 29.5 mpg, 22.5 points, 7 rebounds and 5.5 blocks, and shot 81 FG% (18-22), and 90 FT% (9-10) for the week.  Led his team with two home wins over Delaware State and Morgan State Universities for a six game winning streak and one game out of first in MEAC league standing.

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Team of the Week

Howard University 

Went 2-0 for the week with a home win against University of Maryland Eastern Shore (78-69) and a road win at Coppin State University (80-70) for nine game winning streak and first place in MEAC league play.

According to Travis L. Williams, HBCU All-Stars, LLC Founder/CEO “We are coming down to the final stretch of the 2022-23 basketball regular season and for the past 10 weeks have recognized the Best in Black College Basketball in weekly player and team honors.  I enjoyed attending the NBA x HBCU Classic last week in Salt Lake City during NBA All-Star Weekend and witnessed Grambling State victory over Southern University and their highly contested battle in SWAC league play to the end with big shots, key rebounds, steals, free throws, and so on.  There are many teams still vying for MEAC and SWAC regular season and tournament championships with 4-6 games left to play.  The CIAA Tournament Championship begins this week in Baltimore, Maryland and the SIAC Tournament Championship next week in Savannah, Georgia.  Our HBCU All-Stars National Scouts will continue attending games and evaluating, scouting, and recruiting the nation’s top 24 players across the country.

HBCU All-Stars Player of the Week selections will highlight and showcase the nation’s best HBCU student-athletes and brilliant coaches on a national stage.

HBCU All-Stars LLC will honor the illustrious playing careers of Fred “Curly” Neal, Johnson C. Smith University (CIAA), Sam Jones, North Carolina Central University (MEAC), Purvis Short, Jackson State University (SIAC), Caldwell Jones, Albany State University (SIAC), Anthony Mason, Tennessee State University (Independent).  All of these amazing HBCU legends made their mark in this great game of basketball and reached the highest level of success in the NBA and Harlem Globetrotters.  We will recognize their impact on our HBCU basketball culture during the 2022-23 basketball season and host the first ever HBCU All-Star Game on an HBCU campus at Texas Southern University.

This event is far more than a basketball game.  HBCU All-Stars LLC will stage the HBCU All-Star Game Experience, a week-long festival that will kick off the week on Tuesday, March 28 and conclude the following Tuesday after the Championship game (April 4).  It will celebrate the HBCU Experience and will be highlighted by a HBCU All-Stars College Admissions Fair, Community Outreach and Engagement, Pro Day Combine, Welcome Reception, Awards Ceremony, and Social Justice & Civil Rights panel discussion.

The HBCU All-Star Game will air live on the CBS Television Network and be available to stream on Paramount+.  

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

To request media credentials email [email protected] 

TICKET SALES

For tickets and group sales inquiries email [email protected]

“Celebrating the Best in Black College Basketball”