BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2023-24 All-SWAC Men's Basketball teams and individual award winners on Tuesday evening. The all-conference honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.
Jackson State’s Ken Evans, was named Player of the Year while his fellow teammate Jordan O’Neal claimed Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Rashad Williams was tabbed Newcomer of the Year, Alabama A&M’s Chad Moodie was selected Freshman of the Year, and Grambling State’s Donte' Jackson was voted SWAC Coach of the Year.
Evans was one of the top scorers in the SWAC this season, averaging 18.9 points per game (1st in SWAC). He recorded his 1,000th career point earlier this season. Evans had a spectacular non-conference road outing as he recorded a double-double on the road at then No. 15 Gonzaga, scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Evans concluded regular season play ranked sixth in the league in field goal percentage at 41 percent.
O’Neal was the key defensive presence for a Jackson State Tigers Men’s Basketball team that held opponents to 75.6 points per game (6th in SWAC). He led the conference in blocks per game with 1.5 blocks per outing. O’Neal also was a key contributor for JSU offensively averaging 12 .7 points per game.
Williams has stepped in to be one of the top scorers for the Golden Lions this season averaging 17.7 points per game ranking him third in the conference. He also ranks seventh in field goal percentage at 40 percent. Williams concluded the regular season ranked sixth in free throw shooting percentage at 82 percent.
Moodie has played in all 31 games for the Bulldogs this season. He is tied for fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 6.8 points per game and shooting 50 percent from the floor. In addition, he is averaging 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game (2nd in SWAC).
Jackson has led Grambling State to consecutive SWAC Regular Season Championship Titles. The Tigers enter the tournament as the #1 seed after concluding regular season play with a 14-4 record in conference play.
The complete listing of all-conference selections and individual awards winners can be found below.
Coach of the Year
Donte' Jackson, Grambling State
Player of the Year
Ken Evans, Jackson State
Defensive Player of the Year
Jordan O'Neal, Jackson State
Newcomer of the Year
Rashad Williams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Freshman of the Year
Chad Moodie, Alabama A&M
All-SWAC First Team
Ken Evans, Jackson State
Jeremiah Kendall, Alcorn State
PJ Henry, Texas Southern
Zion Harmon, Bethune-Cookman
Kintavious Dozier, Grambling State
All-SWAC Second Team
Jakobi Heady, Bethune-Cookman
TJ Madlock, Alabama State
Kylen Milton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Tidjiane Dioumassi, Southern
Rashad Williams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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