ATLANTA (Wednesday, December 15, 2021) HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced 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 December 5th-12th, 2021: 

Led his team with 12 points and 5 rebounds in big victory vs. High Point University on the road   

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

South Carolina State University  

Win vs. High Point on the road for two-game winning streak 

Had 8 points and 13 rebounds in school’s historic 69-54 win vs. #20 ranked Florida 

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

Texas Southern University 

First SWAC school to beat a ranked team in the AP poll era with a 69-54 victory vs. #20 ranked  Florida out of the SEC 

  • HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division I Independent HBCU Player of the Week (Rick Mahorn Center):

Najee Garvin, Hampton University (Back to Back Winner) 

Averaged 21.5 points per game and led his team to a tough road win this week

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

Tennessee State University  

Finished 2-0 with back to back victories this week  

  

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

(Bobby Dandridge Small Forward): 

Xavier Jones, Johnson C. Smith University 

Averaged 21.5 points this week in two games and had 10 rebounds in one of the games 

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

Lincoln University  

Team has a three-game winning streak and finished 3-0 for the week 

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

Benedict College 

Team went 2-0 again this week and currently has a five-game winning streak  

Averaged 17.5 points per game and led team to 2-0 record this week 

According to Travis L. Williams, HBCU All-Stars, LLC Founder/CEO, and former Head Coach at two  prestigious HBCUs (Tennessee State and Fort Valley State University): “The nation is witnessing some  of the most historic Black College Basketball being played across the country from our distinguished,  talented, and hard-working teams, players, coaches, and support staff. Our men’s basketball programs are  playing at such a very high level with huge upsets recently at the University of Florida in the Southeastern  Conference (SEC) and South Florida in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), and quality victories against mid-major basketball programs and conferences, including Illinois State in the Missouri Valley  Conference (MVC), Bowling Green in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), William & Mary and  University of North Carolina-Wilmington in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), IUPUI in the Horizon League Conference, along with Lipscomb University in the ASUN.” 

HBCU All-Stars Player of the Week selections will continue highlighting HBCU legends Dick Barnett  Point Guards, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe Shooting Guards, Bobby Dandridge Small Forwards, Ben  Wallace Power Forwards, and Rick Mahorn Centers.

The 2022 HBCU All-Star Game, a college basketball showcase highlighting the best HBCU players in  the country, will be held at UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on Sunday, April 3 at 4:00 PM, ET. 

Tickets for the game are available now and can be purchased through UNO Lakefront  Arena here and at www.arena.uno.edu. 

The HBCU All-Star Game, which begins this season, will feature the best talent from the four Historically  Black Athletic Conferences, representing the legendary coaches Team John McClendon (MEAC &  SIAC) and Team Clarence “Big House” Gaines (SWAC & CIAA) along with Tennessee State, Hampton,  and North Carolina A&T State Universities. The game will be held annually on the Sunday of Final Four  weekend in the host city. 

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

For more information, please contact [email protected] or go  

to www.HBCUAllStarGame.com.

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