BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Prairie View A&M’s Joey Madimba, Bethune-Cookman’s Jakobi Heady and Texas Southern’s Zytarious Mortle for SWAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards. 
 
Player/Newcomer
Madimba was the leading scorer for Prairie View A&M during this past week of competition. He averaged a team high 23.0 points per game while shooting 53 percent from the field.
 
Co-Impact
Heady contributed 18.5 points per game this past week on 10-18 shooting including a perfect 15-15 at the free throw line to go along with 12 rebounds, four assists, a block, and four steals. 
 
Co-Impact
Mortle was the leading scorer for Texas Southern during this past week as he averaged a team high 18.5.0 points per game.
 
Player/Newcomer
Murray turned in an efficient and impactful week for Grambling State as she averaged 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting an impressive 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the field.
 
Impact
Cotton was a key contributor for Jackson State this past week averaging 15.5 points per game. She also was credited with 7.0 rebounds per game while also assisting on the defensively.

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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