HBCU All-Stars Basketball: Players of the Week And Teams of Week 14 From Division I and Division II

HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced its 14th 2023-24 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.

The HBCU All-Stars Winners From February 4 -10 (Week 14)

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

Seth Towns, Howard University (Robert Earl “Bob” Love Small Forward)

Averaged 29 mpg, 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals

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

South Carolina State University
Went 2-0 with wins over Coppin State University (77-65) and Chicago State University (78-55)

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

Brandon Davis, Southern University (Alvin Attles. Jr. Point Guard)

Averaged 33.5 mpg, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal

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

Southern University
Went 2-0 with wins against Mississippi Valley State University (78-54) and Alcorn State University (71-70); the team is on a 5-game winning streak and tied for first place

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

Chris Martin, Clark Atlanta University (Alvin Attles, Jr. Point Guard)

Averaged 29 mpg, 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2 steals

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

Clark Atlanta University
Went 2-0 with wins over Albany State University (73- 54) and Savannah State University (72-54); the team is on a 12-game winning streak tied for first place in the East Division.

HBCU All-Stars NCAA Division II 

CIAA Player of the Week

Jaylen Alston, State University 

(Robert Earl “Bob” Love Small Forward)

Averaged 34.5 mpg, 19.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.5 blocks, and 0.5 steals.

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

Virginia Union University

Went 2-0 with wins over Lincoln University (PA) (78-64) and Bluefield State University (89-77); the team is in second place in the Northern Division and is one game behind the first-place team.

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

Kinyon Hodges, Tennessee State University (John Chaney Shooting Guard)
Averaged 31mpg, 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.0 steals

Jason Jitoboh, Tennessee State University (Zelmo “Big Z” Beaty Centers)
Averaged 28 mpg, 10.5points, 5.5rebounds,1.5 steals, and 3.5 Blocks

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

Tennessee State University

Went 2-0 with wins over Lindenwood University (65-55) and Southeast Missouri State University (77-74)

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Division I Player of the Week

Brandon Davis, Southern University (Alvin Attles, Jr. Point Guard)

Averaged 33.5 mpg, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Division II Player of the Week

Jaylen Alston, Winston Salem State University (Robert Earl “Bob” Love Small Forward)

Averaged 34.5 mpg, 19.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2 assists,1.5 blocks, and 0.5 steals

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Division I Teams of the Week

Southern University

Went 2-0 with wins against Mississippi Valley State University (78-54) and Alcorn State University (71-70); the team is on a five-game winning streak and is tied for first place· HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Division II Team of the Week

HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Division II Team of the Week

Clark Atlanta University

Went 2-0 with wins over Albany State University (73- 54) and Savannah State University (72-54); the team is on a 12-game winning streak tied for first place in the East Division

According to Travis L. Williams, HBCU All-Stars, LLC Founder/CEO, “Week #14 is a pivotal stretch for so many teams and they did not disappoint throughout the week. With only two weeks remaining for the CIAA Regular Season Conference Championship and CIAA Tournament Championships, Lincoln University (PA) still sits at the top in the Northern Division of the CIAA and first place. Fayetteville State University is still currently in first place in the Southern Division of the CIAA. 

There are also two weeks remaining for the SIAC Regular Season Conference Championship and SIAC Tournament Championships. Clark Atlanta (20-3) is the hottest team in the SIAC and has a 12-game winning streak and (12-3) in league play. Morehouse College (16-7) is tied for first in the SIAC East Division (13-3). 

Miles College (17-5) is playing some great basketball and holding on in the West Division (12-4) with a six-game winning streak. Southern University (15-9) has a six-game winning streak and is in first place in the SWAC at (9-2). Grambling State (8-3) is in second place and sits one game back. The MEAC is still in a two-way battle at the top with Norfolk State

University (5-2) and North Carolina Central University (5-2) in league play. The HBCU All-Stars Tour continued in Las Vegas during Super Bowl Weekend, and I attended numerous NFL and HBCU events, and did some outstanding promotions and marketing for the third annual HBCU All-Star Game at Grand Canyon University.”

HBCU All-Stars LLC will honor the illustrious playing careers of Alvin Attles, Jr., North Carolina A&T State University (CIAA), John Chaney, Bethune-Cookman University (SIAC), Leonard Eugene “Truck” Robinson, Tennessee State University (Independent), Robert Earl “Bob” Love, Southern University (SWAC), Zelmo “Big Z” Beaty, Prairie View A&M University (SWAC). 

Each of these amazing HBCU legends made their mark in this great game of basketball and reached the highest level of success in the NBA. We will recognize their impact on our HBCU basketball culture during the 2023-24 basketball season and host the third annual HBCU All-Star Game at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ.

The HBCU All-Star Game 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 Tuesday, April 2, and conclude the following Tuesday after the Championship game, April 9. 

It will celebrate the HBCU Experience and will be highlighted by an 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+.

GET TICKETS Now! For more information, visit www.hbcuallstargame.com and www.hbcuallstargameexperience.org.

ABOUT HBCU ALL-STARS, LLC

HBCU All-Stars, LLC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and was founded in 2019 with the mission to advocate, educate, expose, mentor and invest in hardworking, talented, ambitious, and very deserving students, student-athletes and brilliant coaches at our distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Along with its mission, in April 2022 and 2023 the company also launched the first-ever and second HBCU All-Star Game and ancillary experiences and events surrounding the historical endeavor in New Orleans and Houston. Also, in November 2022 and 2023, HBCU All-Stars LLC founded ATL Has Something to Say HBCU All-Stars Challenge at Morehouse College Forbes Arena featuring some of the best teams from the four premier Black college conferences MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, and SIAC.