BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the student-athletes set to participate in the league’s annual SWAC Men’s Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10:00 am CST at the Embassy Suites in Birmingham.
 
All twelve SWAC head men’s basketball coaches will also be in attendance to address media about the upcoming 2026-27 basketball season and the event will be broadcast live on SWAC TV. 
 
A complete listing of the student-athletes slated to be in attendance is listed below.
 
Alabama A&M
Bilal Abdur-Rahman
James Graham III
 
Alabama State
Mike James
Trey Miller
 
Alcorn State
Trey Thomas
Saxby Southerland
 
Bethune-Cookman
Jameel Morris
Mari Jordan
 
Florida A&M
Ralph Martino 
Antonio Baker
 
Grambling State
Brandon Hardy
Hassan Washington
 
Jackson State
Dorian McMillian
Mike Williams
 
Mississippi Valley State
Eli Pippins
Tymias Williams
 
Prairie View A&M
Elijah Mitchell
Jaelyn Lee
 
Southern
Aaron Hall
Julian Greer
 
Texas Southern
Jason Kimbrough
Xander Wedlow
 
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Jai Hayes
Jalen Tatum
 
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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