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

ATLANTA (WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023) HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced its fifth 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 8-14: 

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

Isaiah Burke, Morgan State University (Fred “Curly” Neal Point Guard) 

Averaged 37.5 mpg, 30 points, 3.5 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, and shot 48 FG%, 55 3P%, and 81 FT% for the week. 

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

Morgan State University 

Went 2-0 for the week with a home win against South Carolina State University (90-85) and huge road win over cross-town rival Coppin State University (83-66). The team is undefeated in MEAC league play with 3-0 record and currently has a five game winning streak. 

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

Brion Whitley, Southern University (Purvis Short Small Forward)

Averaged 29 mpg, 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1 steal for the week. 

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

Southern University 

Went 2-0 for the week with home wins over Bethune-Cookman University (102-75) and rivalry game against Grambling State University (81-73). 

Alcorn State University 

Went 2-0 with a home win against Alabama State University (92-76) and on the road overtime win versus Texas Southern University (79-74). 

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

North Carolina A&T State University 

Went 2-0 with a road win at Elon University (80-70) and home win against Stony Brook University (61-59) for a two game winning streak. 

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

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

Averaged 28.5 mpg, 24.5 points, 8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists for the week. 

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

Fayetteville State University 

Went 2-0 with a win on the road at Bowie State University (61-49) and a home win against Johnson C. Smith University (44-43). Lead the Southern Division with 5-2 overall record in CIAA league play. 

Virginia Union University 

Went 2-0 for the week with a home win over St. Augustine University (84-61) and big road win against unbeaten CIAA leader Virginia State University (77-69) for a three game winning streak. Overall 14-4 record and 4-2 in CIAA Northern Division for second place. 

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

Kong Kong, Kentucky State University (Purvis Short Small Forwards) 

Averaged 37 mpg, 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks for the week. 

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

Clark Atlanta University 

Went 2-0 on the week with a road win over Allen University (67-61) and a home win against Edward Waters University (66-63). 

Kentucky State University 

Went 2-0 with a win at home against Spring Hill College (80-70) and a road win over Central State University (75-71). Overall 9-3 record and 8-2 in SIAC league play in the West Division. 

• HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week 

Isaiah Burke, Morgan State University (Fred “Curly” Neal Point Guard) 

Averaged 37.5 mpg, 30 points, 3.5 assists, 1 rebound, and 1 steal per game, and shot 48 FG% (16-33), 55 3P% (11-20), and 81 FT% (17-21) for the week. Burke helped his team go 2-0 for the week with a win at home against South Carolina State University (90-85) and a huge road win versus cross-town rival Coppin State University (83-66). 

• HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Team of the Week 

Morgan State University 

Sits at the top of MEAC with 3-0 record and currently has a five game winning streak. 

According to Travis L. Williams, HBCU All-Stars, LLC Founder/CEO “For the past five weeks we have recognized the Best in Black College Basketball weekly player and team honors and their strong non-conference and conference play. Some of the nation’s top 66 HBCU players on the 2023 HBCU All-Star Game Watch List have played at a very high level throughout the season. We are already in a very important tough three to five games conference stretch for teams competing in the SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, SIAC, and OVC. Many of these teams are protecting home court at all costs and winning crucial games on the road at the halfway point in the month of January. Some of the best in Black college basketball has been played so far with many games going down to the wire, with big shots, key rebounds, steals, free throws, and so on. There are still a few teams undefeated in SWAC & MEAC league play with three and five game winning streaks. 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+. 

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