Fisk, Voorhees, Talladega garner Week 15 HBCUAC MBB Awards

NEW ORLEANS - February 10, 2025 - Fisk University's Doyel Cockrill III wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week. Keshawn Evans from Voorhees University takes home Defensive Player of the Week. Malachi Chavis from Talladega College earns Freshman of the Week. The athletes were recognized for their performance from February 3-9, the conference announced on Monday.

Cockrill averaged 25 points per game in two contests last week, claiming his sixth and seventh weekly award. His 31 points lead the Bulldogs to an 87-80 victory over Rust College on Saturday. Six of his 10 field goals were from 3-point range. Cockrill averaged five rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He improved his scoring average to 19.9 points per game which ranks third in the HBCU Athletic Conference.

Evans posted nine defensive rebounds and 4.5 steals per game to capture his first weekly honor. He recorded a double-double with 34 points, 18 rebounds with 15 on defense and four steals in a 109-99 triple overtime victory over Clinton College on Monday. He followed that performance with five defensive rebounds and five steals against Talladega on Saturday. Evans ranks fifth in the conference with 9.9 rebounds per game.

Chavis picks up his first weekly award after tallying 8.5 points per game and shooting 55 percent from the field in two contests last week. He scored 14 points and stole the ball three times in the Tornadoes' victory over Voorhees on Saturday. For the week he recorded six rebounds, an assist and a block.

Additional men's basketball weekly nominees: Evan Alexander (Philander Smith), JaMarkus Alexander (Oakwood), Khalif Allim (Dillard), Willie Anderson (Tougaloo), Michael Ashley (Fisk), Devon Barshow (Wiley), Jordan Bell (Oakwood), D'Angelo Foster (Stillman), Jamal Gibson (SUNO), Eric Grant (Stillman), Umar Lawson (Voorhees), Tyler Martin (Stillman), Antonio Patterson (Tougaloo), Amayoa'ah Phillips (Virgin Islands), Raymond Reece (Philander Smith), Tyon Thompson (SUNO), Shaun Walker (Talladega)

2024-25 Men's Basketball Players of the Week

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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.