Selection Process

  • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

  • Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

  • Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)

  • Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)

  • Independent HBCUs Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Hampton University will be included in the selection process.

  • These 4 premier black college conferences and the 49 participating HBCUs will be included in the selection process.


The 2024 HBCU All-Star Game Players will be selected at the end of the 2023-24 basketball season from the NCAA Division I & Division II Conferences (Representing 49 Colleges and Universities from the Meac, SWAC, SIAC, and CIAA Conferences as well as the participating Independent Colleges and Universities).

Qualification

  • HBCU All-Stars national scouting staff, and Selection Committee members determine the selection process. 
  • 24 of the nation’s top players in Black College Basketball will be able to participate in the 2024 HBCU All-Star Game in Phoenix, AZ representing Team Rick Mahorn versus Team Ben Wallace.
  • There will be 12 Prestigious HBCU All-Stars selected per team.
  • Only graduating seniors who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility will be able to participate.
  • Season statistics, accolades, recognition, postseason experience, character, and integrity will be taken into consideration by our national scouting staff and committee members.
  • MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, & SIAC All-Conference and Player of the Year candidates will be considered to participate in the game and determined by national scouting staff and committee members..
  • The 2024 HBCU All-Star Game Head Coaches will be selected by the HBCU All-Star Game Selection Committee members and NCAA Division I MEAC & SWAC Coaches of the Year candidates will be considered.  No HBCU All-Star Game Coach will be able to repeat in the 3 years after their first selection.
  • The 2024 HBCU All-Star Game Assistant Coaches will be selected by the HBCU All-Star Game Selection Committee members and NCAA Division II SIAC & CIAA Coaches of the Year candidates will be considered. No HBCU All-Star Game Assistant Coach will be able to repeat in the 3 years after their first selection.
  • The HBCU All-Star Game Selection Committee will select the third assistant coach or celebrity guest coach.
  • The HBCU All Star Game Selection Committee will announce the HBCU All-Star Game player and coach selections after the CIAA, SIAC, SWAC, MEAC, and Independent Team’s Conference Tournament Championships.