BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Florida A&M’s Sterling Young, Jackson State’s Shannon Grant, and Bethune-Cookman’s Trey Thomas its SWAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past week.
 
Player of the Week
Young averaged a league leading 27.0 points per game this past weekend for the Rattlers during league road games at Alabama State and Alabama A&M.
 
Impact Player of the Week
Grant had a career day as he finished with a career-high 25 points on 11-of-11 shooting from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free throw line versus Alcorn State. 
 
Newcomer of the Week
Thomas takes home the award after a pair of wins at Alabama A&M and Alabama State in which he scored 35 points with three assists and two steals for Bethune-Cookman. 
 
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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