In recent D2 rankings and top-ten statistics for men’s and women’s hoops, several HBCU teams and athletes are ranked throughout multiple categories. Virginia Union has the most stat leaders for the CIAA and Morehouse represents the most for the SIAC.
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Six schools are ranked for the CIAA. The Virginia Union women are nationally ranked, have a top-ten defense, and have respective players leading assists and points-per-game. The Bowie State women are still at the top of D2 hoops in defense and the men’s team has a top-ten leader in average rebounds. Winston-Salem State’s women have one of the
The SIAC has four representing schools in the rankings. Morehouse remains nationally ranked, has a top-ten defense and a player top-ten in rebounds-per-game in D2 men’s basketball. Benedict has two top-ten leaders in women’s hoops: one in points per-game and one in rebounds per-game. Tuskegee women have a top-ten leader in rebounds per-game and the men have a top-ten defense. Miles men and women close it out with respective top-ten ranked defenses.
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Women’s Basketball
WBCA Coaches Poll (National Ranking)
| Team | Conference | Rank |
| Virginia Union | CIAA | 8 |
Assists per game
| Player | Conference | Rank | Average assists per game |
| Rejoice Spivey (Virginia Union) | CIAA | 6 | 6.7 |
Points per game
| Player | Conference | Rank | Average points per game |
| Ay’Anna Bey (Benedict) | SIAC | 8 | 22.9 |
| Shareka McNeill (Virginia Union) | CIAA | 9 | 22.7 |
Rebounds per game
| Player | Conference | Rank | Average rebounds per game |
| Alexis Carter (Tuskegee) | SIAC | 8 | 11.9 |
| Ay’Anna Bey (Benedict) | SIAC | 9 | 11.7 |
| Brionna Pate (Winston-Salem State) | CIAA | 10 | 11.6 |
Scoring Defense
| Team | Conference | Rank | Average points allowed |
| Bowie State | CIAA | 1 | 49.1 |
| Virginia Union | CIAA | 4 | 51.7 |
| Miles | SIAC | 10 | 54.3 |
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Men’s Basketball
NABC Coaches Poll (National Ranking)
| School | Conference | Rank |
| Morehouse | SIAC | 13 |
| Virginia State | CIAA | 23 |
Points per game
| Player | Conference | Rank | Average points per game |
| Amir Hinton (Shaw) | CIAA | 1 | 31.5 |
Assists per game
| Player | Conference | Rank | Average assists per game |
| Gus Rowland (Chowan) | CIAA | 2 | 7.5 |
| Micheal Omert (Morehouse) | SIAC | 3 | 7.1 |
Rebounds per game
| Player | Conference | Rank | Total rebounds |
| Omar Alston (Morehouse) | SIAC | 6 | 11.2 |
| Saiquan Jamison (Bowie State) | CIAA | 8 | 11.1 |
Scoring Defense
| School | Conference | Rank | Average points per game allowed |
| Miles | SIAC | 1 | 56.0 |
| Morehouse | SIAC | 7 | 64.1 |
| Tuskegee | SIAC | 9 | 65.0 |
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