BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Southern’s Michael Jacobs, Prairie View A&M’s Tai'Reon Joseph and Bethune-Cookman’s Jakobi Heady for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards. 
 
Player
Jacobs averaged a league leading 24.0 points per game along with 5.0 rebounds this past week during non-conference outings for Southern.
 
Impact
Joseph was a key contributor for Prairie View A&M during this past week of competition as he averaged 21.3 points per game.

Newcomer 
Heady tallied 19.5 points per game for Bethune-Cookman in non-conference outings. 
 
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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