BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State’s Daeshun Ruffin, Prairie View A&M’s Tai'Reon Joseph and Alabama A&M’s Koron Davis for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards. 
 
Player
Ruffin was a key contributor for Jackson State during this past week of competition. He averaged a league leading 36.5 points per game to go along with 6.5 assists per game.
 
Impact
Joseph poured in a game-high 31 points while shooting 11-of-23 from the field and knocking down five three-pointers as PVAMU defeated Texas Southern. He played all 40 minutes during the contest and was a key contributor on both ends of the floor.

Newcomer 
Davis helped Alabama A&M go 1-1 over the week as he averaged 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assists. He posted 22 points in games against Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman, while also shooting 44.4 percent (4-of-9) from behind the 3-point line.
 
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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