Two years later, he worked the first of 11 consecutive CIAA Finals (1981-92). In 1979, he began officiating in the CIAA Tournament. In 2003, Rose was awarded the Naismith Award, an accolade given to the best collegiate men's basketball official of the year.īefore coming to Division I, Rose worked at the Division II level, officiating in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) from 1976-92. Rose has worked in 16 Sweet Sixteens, 16 Elite Eights and six Final Fours (1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 20. The first African-American to officiate the ACC Tournament Championship, Rose also officiated 19 straight NCAA Tournaments (1989-2007). In seven of those conferences (ACC, A-10, CAA, C-USA, MEAC, Southern and Sun Belt), Rose has officiated in 49 conference tournaments, including 27 tournament finals. Thus far, Rose has officiated in 10 NCAA Division I conferences consisting of the ACC, A-10, Big East, Big 12, Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), C-USA, MEAC, SEC, Southern and Sun Belt. The 2023 MEAC Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday, March 8, and runs through Saturday, March 11, at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.įor more information, log on to Rose has had a long and outstanding career as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officials, a position he began in 2007. Joining Bryant on the 2023 All-MEAC First Team are Coppin State’s Sam Sessoms, Howard University’s Hawkins, Morgan State’s Isaiah Burke and Norfolk State's Kris Bankston. Blakeney is the first Howard coach to be named Coach of the Year since Alfred Beard in 1991-92.

Among Howard’s notable non-conference wins in 2022-23 are Buffalo, Austin Peay, FIU, Harvard and Mount St. Medley-Bacon, the first NCCU player to ever be named MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, also ranked seventh in the conference in rebounding.īlakeney earned his first MEAC Coach of the Year honor after leading the Bison to their first outright MEAC regular-season title since 1986-87, going 11-3 in conference play and 19-12 overall. His 56 total blocks rank 29 th in the nation, and he recorded multiple blocks in a single game 14 times on the season (including a career-high eight against Howard on Feb. Medley-Bacon was one of the nation’s best shot blockers this season, with his 2.0 blocks per contest leading the MEAC (an average that jumped up to 3.2 per game in conference play) and ranking 25 th in all of NCAA Div. Odom was named MEAC Rookie of the Week eight times on the season. His 10.6 points per game for the season rank third on the team behind Hawkins and Steve Settle III, and he scored in double figures 14 times on the season – including a pair of 22-point efforts (La Salle on Dec. Odom gives the Bison their second straight MEAC Rookie of the Year honoree (Elijah Hawkins in 2021-22) after ranking top-15 in the league in scoring in conference play (12.0 ppg). Bryant is the first MEAC player to be named Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons since Delaware State’s Jahsha Bluntt in 2005-07. Bryant was also fifth in the MEAC in field goal percentage (.432) and he had 11 20-point performances on the season – including a season-high 29 against Hampton in the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic. Howard University’s Kenneth Blakeney was named Coach of the Year.Īll awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors and announced Tuesday evening in the Attucks Theater during the inaugural MEAC BBT Awards.īryant was named Player of the Year for the second straight season after leading the MEAC in free throw percentage (.842) and ranking second in 3-point field goals per game (2.3), third in scoring (17.3 ppg), fifth in assists (3.3) and sixth in steals (1.7). Shy Odom of Howard University was named Rookie of the Year, while North Carolina Central graduate center Brendan Medley-Bacon earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year, the conference office announced today. NORFOLK, Va., March 7, 2023- Norfolk State fifth-year guard Joe Bryant, Jr.

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