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

ATLANTA (WEDNESDAY, February 1, 2023) HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced its seventh 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 January 22-28: 

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

Nathaniel Pollard Jr, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Purvis Short Small Forward) 

Averaged 28 mpg, 16 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1 steal for the week while shooting 52 FG% (9-17) and 77 FT% (14-18). 

Joe Bryant Jr, Norfolk State University (Fred “Curly “Neal Point Guard) 

Averaged 34.5 mpg, 17.5 points, 7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals for the week and scored 23 points, on 9-16 FG%, 3-4 3PT, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals in home win versus South Carolina State University. 

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

University of Maryland Eastern Shore 

Went 2-0 for the week with a road win against North Carolina Central University (59-58) and home win over Coppin State University (94-75). The team currently has a five game winning streak. 

Howard University 

Went 2-0 for the week with home wins against North Carolina Central University (71-67) and Coppin State University (70-67), and currently has a five game winning streak. 

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

Brion Whitley, Southern University (Purvis Short Small Forward) 

Averaged 31.5 mpg, 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1.5 steal, and shot 

62 FG% (15-24), 56 3pt% (9-16), and 75 FT% (6-8) for the week. 

Cameron Christon, Grambling State University (Purvis Short Small Forward) 

Averaged 35 mpg, 16.5 points 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, and shot 

63 FG% (14-22), 57 3pt% (4-7), and 81% FT (9-11) for the week. 

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

Southern University 

Went 2-0 for the week with a road win over Mississippi Valley State University (80-70) and home win against Alcorn State University (80-68). 

Grambling State University 

Went 2-0 with a road win against University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (77-70) and a home win versus Jackson State University (78-66). 

• HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I Independent Co-Players of the Week 

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

Averaged 34 mpg, 19 points, 5.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 2steals, and shot 71 FG% (15-21) and 35 3pt% (5-14) for the week. 

Demetric Horton, North Carolina A&T State University (Sam Jones Shooting Guard) 

Averaged 35 mpg, 14.5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals and shot 

55 FG% (11-20) and 50 3pt% (5-10) for the week. 

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

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

Averaged 30 mpg, 17.5 points, 11 rebounds, and 1.5 assists for the week. 

Cress Worthy, Fayetteville State University (Sam Jones Shooting Guard) 

Averaged 36.5 mpg, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.5 steals, and shot 

42 FG% (11-26), 81 FT% (9-11) 

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

Winston-Salem State University 

Went 2-0 with a win on the road at Livingstone University (88-83) and a home win against Johnson C. Smith University (69-60) 

Virginia Union University 

Went 2-0 for the week with a road win over Elizabeth City State University (59-53) and home win against Shaw University (73-70) for a seven game winning streak. 

• HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II SIAC Player of the Week 

Kelvin Allen Lane College (Fred “Curly” Neal Point Guard) 

Averaged 23 mpg, 16 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.6 steals for the week. 

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

Morehouse University 

Went 3-0 on the week with road wins over Fort Valley State University (73-68) and Albany State University (60-58) and a home win against Albany State University (66-56) 

Lane College 

Went 3-0 with a win against Central State University (82-75) and back-to-back wins over Kentucky State University. 

• HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week 

Joe Bryant Jr, Norfolk State University (Fred “Curly “Neal Point Guard) 

Averaged 34.5 mpg, 17.5 points, 7 rebounds, 3.5 assist, 1.5 steals for the week with a big game versus South Carolina State University where he had 23 points, 9-16 FG%, 3-4 3PT, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals in 33 minutes to keep Norfolk State University in the top standings of MEAC league play. 

• HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Team of the Week 

University of Maryland Eastern Shore 

Went 2-0 for the week with a road win against North Carolina Central University (59-58) and home win over Coppin State University (94-75). The team currently has a five game winning streak. 

According to Travis L. Williams, HBCU All-Stars, LLC Founder/CEO: “We are preparing to make history once again by showcasing the “Best in Black College Basketball” on a national platform and hosting the first ever HBCU All-Star Game on an HBCU campus during College Basketball’s Biggest Weekend. It was a blessing meeting Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner and his Chief of Staff Marvalette Hunter, numerous community and business partners, faith leaders, and educators attending HBCU All-Stars Community Breakfast meet and greet hosted by NAACP Houston Branch, doing television and radio interviews, and attending the Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M University rivalry game in a sold-out H&PE arena. This was a big-time college basketball atmosphere that went into double overtime and TSU and PVAMU bands, cheerleaders, dance teams, fraternities, sororities, and fans in attendance dancing, stepping, singing, smiling, screaming, and cheering to the very end.” 

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+.  

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