NEW ORLEANS – Rosters for the inaugural HBCU All-Star Basketball Game were announced Monday with four players from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) being selected to include Fayetteville State’s Jalen Seegars, Livingstone’s Navar Elmore, Virginia Union’s Jordan Peebles, and Winston-Salem State’s Javonte Cooke.

All four players will represent the conference on Team Clarence “Big House” Gaines, a team comprised of standouts from the CIAA and SWAC. They will face Team John McLendon, which will feature standouts from the MEAC and SIAC. 

The roster announcement was made live on CBS Sports HQ and will feature 24 of the country’s top HBCU men’s basketball players.

In addition, FSU’s Seegars was named the Sam Jones Division II National Player of the Year by HBCU All-Stars, LLC.

The Broncos leading scorer this season with 486 points, Seegars was fourth in the CIAA at 16.2 points and 1.2 blocked shots per game while finishing top 15 at 5.4 rebounds per contest. The Greensboro, NC native was named the 2022 CIAA Tournament MVP after helping lead Fayetteville State University to its first CIAA Championship since 1973. He finished with 15 points, five rebounds, and two assists in the Broncos 65-62 victory over Virginia Union in the CIAA Championship game.

Elmore led the CIAA in blocked shots at 2.8 per game while Cooke was a top five scorer (16.2 ppg) in the conference and Peebles was among league leaders in both scoring and rebounds. All four players were All-CIAA selections during the 2021-22 season.

The HBCU All-Star Game, a college basketball showcase highlighting the best HBCU players in the country, will be called by play-by-play announcer Brian Custer, analysts Clark Kellogg and Johnson along with reporter AJ Ross. Custer (Hampton University), Johnson (Southern University) and Ross (Howard University) all attended HBCUs.

The game will be played Sunday, April 3 at 4 PM, ET at the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans during Final Four weekend. It will be aired on the CBS Television Network and stream live on Paramount+.

For more information on the 2022 HBCU All-Star Game, including ticket information, visit https://hbcuallstargame.com/. 

2022 HBCU All-Star Game “Top 24” - “The Best in Black College Basketball”
 
Team John McLendon (MEAC & SIAC HBCU All-Stars)
 
*1. Kam Langley 6’2” 175 North Carolina A&T State University (NCAA Division I Independent) PG
*2. Brandon Miller 6’0” 175 Miles College (NCAA Division II) SIAC PG
*3  Kyle Foster 6’5” 172 Howard University (MEAC NCAA DIVISION I) SG
*4. Trey DeLoach 6’5” 185 Savannah State University (SIAC NCAA DIVISION II) SG
*5.  Myles Carter 6’1”185 Delaware State University (MEAC NCAA DIVISION I) SG
*6.  Randy Miller 6’2” 180 North Carolina Central University (MEAC NCAA DIVISION I) SG
*7. Tahj Green 6’8” 210 Benedict College (SIAC NCAA DIVISION II) SF
*8. Noah Morgan 6’6” 195 Morehouse College (SIAC NCAA DIVISION II) SF
*9. Randall Brumant 6’7” 220 Howard University (MEAC NCAA DIVISION II) PF                                               
*10. Deaquan Williams 6’8” 210 South Carolina State University (MEAC NCAA DIVISION I) F/C                                          
*11. JaQuan Lawrence 6’8” 200 LeMoyne-Owen College (SIAC NCAA DIVISION II) F/C                              
*12. Najee Garvin 6’8” 210 Hampton University (NCAA Division I Independent) F/C

Team Clarence “Big House” Gaines (SWAC & CIAA HBCU All-Stars)
 
*1. Jonas James III 6’0” 200 Jackson State University University (SWAC NCAA DIVISION I) PG
*2. Shawn Williams 6’1” 180 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC NCAA DIVISION I) PG                  
*3. Juwaun Daniels 6’7” 205 Prairie View A&M University (SWAC NCAA DIVISION I) SG                           
*4. Jalen Seegars 6’5” 215 Fayetteville State University (CIAA NCAA DIVISION II) SG                                 
*5  Javonte Cooke 6’5” 200 Winston Salem State University (CIAA NCAA DIVISION II) SG/SF                                                
*6. Kassim Nicholson 6’7” 200 Tennessee State University (NCAA Division I Independent) SF/PF                 
*7. Jordan Peebles 6’7”190 Virginia Union University (CIAA NCAA DIVISION II) SF                                  
*8. Prince Moss 6’7” 180 Grambling State University (SWAC NCAA DIVISION I) SF                                    
*9. Lenell Henry 6’8” 215 Alcorn State University (SWAC NCAA DIVISION I) PF/C                                     
*10. Darian “DJ” Jones 6’9” 200 Florida A&M University (SWAC NCAA DIVISION I) F/C                             
*11. Navar Elmore 6’9” 205 Livingstone College (CIAA NCAA DIVISION II) F/C
*12. Brison Gresham 6’9” 240 Texas Southern University (SWAC NCAA DIVISION I) F/C
 
HBCU ALL-STARS National Coaches & Players of the Year Candidates
 
HBCU All-Stars Ben Jobe NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year              
Robert Jones - Norfolk State University

HBCU All-Stars Jerry Johnson NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year        
Fred Watson - Miles College

HBCU All-Stars Willis Reed NCAA Division I National Player of the Year                                                      
Kyle Foster - Howard University

HBCU All-Stars Sam Jones Division II National Player of the Year                                
Jalen Seegars - Fayetteville State University