ATLANTA — HBCU All-Stars announced official team rosters for the third annual HBCU All-Star Game slated to take place Sunday, April 7, in Phoenix at Grand Canyon University’s Global Credit Union Arena.
This year’s game will feature 24 top-ranked men’s basketball players from the 2023-24 HBCU All-Star Game Watch List, composed of 65 student-athletes nationwide. The selected student-athletes will form two elite rosters, named in honor of HBCU and NBA legends Rick Mahorn and Ben Wallace.
Team Rick Mahorn features student-athletes from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Independent All-Stars from Tennessee State and Hampton. The team will be coached by North Carolina Central University Head Men’s Basketball Coach LeVelle Moton and Clark Atlanta University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Alfred Jordan.
TEAM RICK MAHORN ROSTER
| NAME |
POSITION |
INSTITUTION |
CONFERENCE |
| Fred Cleveland Jr. |
PG |
North Carolina Central |
MEAC |
| Chris Martin |
PG |
Clark Atlanta |
SIAC |
| Raquan Brown |
SG |
South Carolina State |
MEAC |
| Ja’Darius Harris |
SG |
North Carolina Central |
MEAC |
| Christian Brown |
SG |
Tennessee State |
Independent All-Star |
| Allen Betrand |
SG |
Norfolk State |
MEAC |
| Asanti Price |
SG |
Benedict |
SIAC |
| Christian Wells |
SF |
LeMoyne-Owen |
SIAC |
| Tedrick Wilcox Jr. |
SF |
Hampton |
Independent All-Star |
| Seth Towns |
SF/PF |
Howard |
MEAC |
| Jordan Simpson |
PF/C |
Albany State |
SIAC |
| Jason Jitoboh |
C |
Tennessee State |
Independent All-Star |
Team Ben Wallace features student-athletes from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The team will be coached by Texas Southern University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Johnny Jones and Lincoln University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jason Armstrong.
TEAM BEN WALLACE ROSTER
| NAME |
POSITION |
INSTITUTION |
CONFERENCE |
| PJ Henry |
PG |
Texas Southern |
SWAC |
| Dhashon Dyson |
CG |
Bethune-Cookman |
SWAC |
| Brandon Davis |
CG |
Southern |
SWAC |
| Rashad Williams |
SG |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
SWAC |
| Tra'Michael Moton |
SG |
Grambling State |
SWAC |
| Jaylen Alston |
SF |
Winston-Salem State |
CIAA |
| Tre Richardson |
SF |
Elizabeth City State |
CIAA |
| Charles Smith |
SG |
Prairie View A&M |
SWAC |
| Rayquan Brown |
SG |
Mississippi Valley State |
SWAC |
| Jordan O’Neal |
PF |
Jackson State |
SWAC |
| Jeremiah Kendall |
PF |
Alcorn State |
SWAC |
| Jourdan Smith |
PF |
Grambling State |
SWAC |
HBCU All-Stars will kick off its lineup of events Wednesday, April 3, during the HBCU All-Stars Tip-Off Celebration & Awards Ceremony at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, honoring select Division I and Division II coaches and student-athletes.
2024 HBCU ALL-STARS HONOREES
HBCU All-Stars John McLendon NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year
Donte’ Jackson, Grambling State University
HBCU All-Stars Art McAfee NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year
Alfred Jordan, Clark Atlanta University
HBCU All-Stars Sam Jones NCAA Division I National Player of the Year
Fred Cleveland Jr., North Carolina Central University
HBCU All-Stars Earl "The Pearl" Monroe NCAA Division II National Player of the Year
Chris Martin, Clark Atlanta University
The third annual HBCU All-Star Game will air live on the CBS Television Network and stream via Paramount+ Sunday, April 7, at 1 p.m. PST/4:00 p.m. EST.