Courtesy of the SWAC
ATLANTA, Ga.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will host its annual Men’s and Women’s Basketball Media Days on Thursday, September 19 (WBB) and Friday, September 20 (MBB) at 9:00 a.m. CST on both days at the Georgia International Convention Center located in Atlanta. All SWAC head men’s and women’s basketball coaches and two student-athletes from each HBCU basketball team will be in attendance to address the media regarding the upcoming 2024 basketball seasons. The league will also announce the 2024 SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preseason Teams as well as the Predicted Order of Finish at the events.
The 2024-25 Preseason Women’s Basketball Awards and Predicted Order of Finish are listed below.
Offensive Player of the Year
Destiny Brown, Alcorn State
Defensive Player of the Year
Alisha Wilson, Alabama A&M
All-SWAC First Team
Coriah Beck, Alabama A&M
Destiny Brown, Alcorn State
Cordasia Harris, Alabama State
Alisha Wilson, Alabama A&M
Sh’Diamond McKnight, Mississippi Valley State
All-SWAC Second Team
Jaida Belton, Texas Southern
Olivia Delancy, Florida A&M
Kayla Clark, Bethune-Cookman
Zy’Nyia White, Alcorn State
Chanelle McDonald, Bethune-Cookman
Predicted Order of Finish
- Grambling State- 276 (10)
- Southern- 232 (2)
- Alabama A&M- 226 (4)
- Jackson State- 211 (4)
- Florida A&M- 178 (3)
- Prairie View A&M- 165 (1)
- Alcorn State- 157
- Bethune-Cookman- 142
- Texas Southern- 117
- Alabama State- 114
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff- 86
- Mississippi Valley State- 46
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 competitions are offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.