HAMPTON, Va. – Winston-Salem State’s Wykevin Bazemore and Virgina Union’s Ashle Freeman were named the CIAA Men’s and Women’s Rookies of the Year, respectively, the conference announced on Tuesday. The CIAA All-Rookie Team and Rookie of the Year are selected by the CIAA Sports Information Directors Association.
 
Bazemore, a 6-foot-4 forward from Kelford, N.C., has led the CIAA in rebounding in his first season with 8.2 per game, pulling down 17 boards against Virgina Union on Jan. 7 in a game in which he added a season-high 24 points. Bazemore averages 11.1 points per game, tops among rookies in the CIAA.
 
Freeman, a 5-6 guard from Richmond, Va., led all CIAA rookies in scoring with 10.8 points per game. She scored a career-high 27 points in a win over Fayettevile State on Jan. 19, and is shooting 44.6 percent from the field.
 
Rounding out the Men’s CIAA All-Rookie team is Kyree Bethel of Chowan, Elizabeth City State’s Glenn Patterson, Fayetteville State’s Anthony Shelton and Lincoln’s Derrick Washington.
 
Joining Freeman on the Women’s CIAA All-Rookie team is Chowan’s Summer Curtis, Fayetteville State’s Bria Robinson, Livingstone’s Cierra York and Virginia Union’s Danielle Ferguson.
 
The members of the All-Rookie team will be honored at a banquet on the eve next week’s CIAA Tournament in Charlotte.