WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jaylon Gibson from the Winston-Salem State University men's basketball team was named to the Second Team All-America, powered by BOXTOROW, announced Monday morning.

Gibson finished the season with 361 points scored and grabbed 181 rebounds. He also blocked 25 shots. Jaylon was named the CIAA Player of the Week for week five after scoring 25 points in the victory over Clark Atlanta. He also had 11 rebounds and shot 9-of-14 from the field.
For week 12, He was named CIAA Defensive Player of the Week after blocking 1 shot and grabbing 8 rebounds (five defensive).

For week 13, Jaylon Gibson was named CIAA Defensive Player of the Week after blocking four shots and grabbing eight rebounds ( four defensive) in an overtime win against St. Augustine's. Offensively, he finished with 17 points. Gibson was also named to the CIAA All-Tournament team. 
Virginia Union forward Robert Osborne has been named the HBCU has been named HBCU Division II Player of the Year. The senior from Richmond, Va. helped lead the Panthers to the CIAA Northern Division crown and an appearance in the NCAA regionals. He led the CIAA in scoring (20.2) and field goal percentage (.515) and was second in the CIAA in rebounding (8.8). His 15 double doubles led the CIAA and were tied for sixth in Division II.
 
Tuskegee head coach Benji Taylor has been named HBCU Division II Coach of the Year. In his fourth season as the head coach of the Golden Tigers, he led them to the SIAC Western Division crown. The Golden Tigers' 20-9 record was five games better than last year, and earned Tuskegee an at-large berth in the NCAA regionals.
 
BOXTOROW has administered the All-America teams since 2009.
First Team All-Americans
Rodney Battle, Miles (F, Jr., Columbus, Ga.)
Eleik Bowles, Savannah State (F, Sr., Savannah, Ga.)
K.J. Doucet, Fort Valley State (F, Soph., Austell, Ga.)
Terrence Hunter-Whitfield, Virginia State (F, Sr., Chesterfield, Va.)
Beril Kabamba, Spring Hill (F, r-Soph., Clearwater, Fla.)
Robert Osborne, Virginia Union (F, Sr., Richmond, Va.)
Artese Stapleton, Lincoln (Mo.) (G, Senior, Chicago, Ill.)
Khyree Temple, Livingstone (G/F, Soph., West Philadelphia, Pa.)
Malik Tidwell, Bluefield State (G, Jr., Chicago, Ill.)
Korey Williams, Lincoln (Pa.) (G, Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Raemaad Wright, Virginia Union (F, Sr., Suffolk, Va.)
 
Second Team All-Americans
Devin Booker, Tuskegee (G, Sr., Chicago, Ill.)
Greg Boyd, Tuskegee (G, r-Sr., Seat Pleasant, Md.)
Ezekiel Cannedy, Johnson C. Smith (G, Fr., Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Francis "BJ" Fitzgerald, Virginia State (G, Sr., Danville, Va.)
Jaylon Gibson, Winston-Salem State (F/C, Jr., Zebulon, N.C.)
Amadou Faye, Elizabeth City State (F, Soph., Dakar, Senegal
Tyler Foster, Fayetteville State (G, Jr., Baltimore, Md.)
Samier Kinsler, West Virginia State (G, Soph., Philadelphia, Pa.)
Jahmir Marable-Williams, UDC (G, Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.)
Kerry Richardson, Morehouse (F, Sr., Riverdale, Ga.)
Cress Worthy, Fayetteville State (G, Jr., Gastonia, N.C.)
 
AWARDS
HBCU Player of the Year: Robert Osborne, Virginia Union
HBCU Coach of the Year: Benji Taylor, Tuskegee
 
 
 
HBCU National Players of the Year
2022-23 Robert Osborne, Virginia Union
2021-22 Glen Abrams, West Virginia State
2020-21 No awards due to COVID-19
2019-20 Roger Ray, Livingstone
2018-19 Amir Hinton, Shaw
2017-18 Tyrius Walker, Morehouse
2016-17 Ray Anderson, Virginia Union
2015-16 Rodnerius Lewis, Stillman
2014-15 Denzel Dillingham, Paine
2013-14 Mark Thomas, Livingstone
2012-13 Angelo Sharpless, Elizabeth City State
2011-12 Malik Alvin, Shaw
2010-11 Raheem Smith, Shaw
2009-10 Darren Jones, West Virginia State
2008-09 Anthony Hilliard, Elizabeth City State
 
HBCU National Coaches of the Year
2022-23 Benji Taylor, Tuskegee
2021-22 Luke D'Alessio, Fayetteville State and Bryan Poore, West Virginia State
2020-21 No awards due to COVID-19
2019-20 Fred Watson, Miles
2018-19 Lonnie Blow, Virginia State
2017-18 Ricky Jackson, Claflin
2016-17 Jay Butler, Virginia Union
2015-16 Lonnie Blow, Virginia State/Donte Jackson, Stillman
2014-15 Jimmy Link, Paine
2013-14 James Stinson, Livingstone/Leon Douglas, Tuskegee
2012-13 Fred Watson, Benedict
2011-12 Cleo Hill, Jr., Shaw
2010-11 Cleo Hill, Jr., Shaw
2009-10 Lonnie Blow, Saint Augustine's
2008-09 Ron Woodard, Claflin