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2021 BCSN Postseason Basketball Honors: Player and Coach of the Year

BCSN Staff • April 9, 2021

2021 BCSN Postseason Men and Women Basketball Honors

Players of the Year and Coach of the Year selected for NAIA, NCAA D-II and D-I levels

ATLANTA (April 9, 2021) -- Candidates for the BCSN Women and Men’s Basketball Player of the Year came from the NAIA, NCAA Division-II and Division-I All-American First Team. To learn more about the candidates, read BCSN Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Candidates and BCSN Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Candidates

NAIA Women’s Basketball Player of the Year

La’Quanza Glover, Edward Waters College 

Glover is a 5’9” senior guard from Jacksonville, Fla. She led the EWC Tigers to a 12-5 record (5-1 GCAC) and were GCAC regular season co-champion.  She was 1st team All-GCAC, 2x BCSN Player of the Week (POW), and 3x GCAC POW. Statistically, she #2 in scoring and #1 in rebounds in the GCAC. Nationally (NAIA), she was #5 in offensive rebounds, #7 in total rebounds, #11 in double/doubles (11). She was also one of 3 HBCU women’s basketball players to have a “20-20,” 20+ points and 20+ rebounds in a game, which she did twice. 

Season Statistics:  17 GP, 17.2 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 3.4 APG, 2.7 SPG, 50.4 FG%, 60.2 FT%.

NCAA Division-II Women’s Basketball Player of the Year

Ashiala Jackson, Tuskegee University 

Jackson is a 6’1” redshirt-junior forward from Merrillville, Ind. She led the Golden Tigers Team to a 12-2 record and NCAA Division-II Tournament At-Large bid. She was the BCSN POW after helping Tuskegee end an 11-game losing streak to Benedict college that dated back to 2013 with 3 wins in four games played that week.  Those wins against the defending SIAC champion are credited with giving Tuskegee enough recognition to earn an at-large bid. 

Season Statistics:  14 GP, 17.4 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 1.9 SPG, 58.2 FG%, 78.4 FT%. 

NCAA Division-I Women’s Basketball Player of the Year

Dariauna Lewis, Alabama A&M University. 

Lewis is a 6’1” forward from Omaha, Neb. led the Bulldogs to a 10-7 (8-6 SWAC) team record. She led the conference in scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage. Lewis was a 1st team All-SWAC selection for the second consecutive season, 4x SWAC POW, 2x BCSN POW, and one of three HBCU women’s basketball players to record a “20-20,” 20+ points and 20+ rebounds. Season Statistics:  17 GP, 17.8 PPG, 13.0 RPG, 2.1 BPG, 60.4 FG%, 62.6 FT%.

NAIA Men’s Basketball Player of the Year

Rayshawn Mart, Xavier-Louisiana

Mart is a 6’3” senior guard from Houma, La.  He led Xavier to a 14-5 (8-1 GCAC) record and a GCAC tournament championship. He was the GCAC Player of the Year, GCAC Tournament MVP and a first-team NAIA All-American, along with being a 3x GCAC POW, and 2x BCSN POW. Mart led conference in scoring and steals per game, and was #5 in rebounds per game.  Nationally, he was #4 in steals, #16 in scoring per game.   

Season Statistics: 19 GP, 21.6 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.8 SPG, 46.0 FG%, 35.2 3PT%, 69.3 FT%.

NCAA Division-II Men’s Basketball Player of the Year

Gregg Boyd, Tuskegee University 

Boyd is a 5’10” senior guard from Seat Pleasant, Md.  In 31.5 minutes per game, Boyd led the Golden Tigers in scoring, assists and free throw shooting percentage. Boyd’s 94% FT percentage was the best in the nation (NCAA-DII) among players that played at least 10 games and had 50 attempts. 

Season Statistics:  10 GP, 16.7 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.8 APG, 44.1 FG%, 40.0 3PT%, 94.0 FT%.

NCAA Division-I Men’s Basketball Player of the Year

Tristan Jarrett, Jackson State University

Jarrett is a 6’4” senior guard from Brownsville, Tenn. He helped lead the Tigers to an unbeaten conference regular season and a share of the SWAC regular season title with a 12-6 (11-0 SWAC) record. Jarrett was selected the SWAC’s Player of the Year, 1st team All-SWAC, 2x SWAC POW, and 2x BCSN POW. He led the SWAC in scoring, and was #2 in total points, 3pt FG per game, and FT percentage. Nationally, he had the 14th best scoring average in NCAA-DI. 

Season Statistics: 18 GP, 21.1 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.4 SPG, 57.4 FG%, 35.8 3PT%, 84.2 FT%.

BCSN COACH OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to coaches Charmaine Wilson, Trelanne Powell, Tomekia Reed, John Teasley, Fred Watson, and Byron Smith who were selected at the BCSN’s Women and Men’s Basketball Coaches of the Year during the 2020-21 season.  Each coach navigated their teams and programs through a global pandemic, where the uncertainty and challenges of scheduling and playing games was a week-to-week, and often day-to-day, battle. We commend each of them for helping their teams through this season safely and playing with the spirit of champions.


Charmaine Wilson, Edward Waters College

Coach Wilson completed her 10th season as head coach at EWC. She was recognized as the GCAC Coach of the Year in 2021 for the first time. The Lady Tigers were 13-5 this past season, won a share of the  regular season for the first time in school history and appeared in the tournament championship game for the third time in the last four years. Coach Wilson has a career record 171-110 (.608)



Trelanne Powell, Tuskegee University

Coach Powell completed her 4th season as head coach of the Lady Golden Tigers. Her team went 12-2 and earned an at-large bid to the Division-II playoffs. Tuskegee finished conference runner-up in 2020 and  two seasons ago (2018-19) she achieved the school's best record in 19 years, finishing with a 20-6 overall mark, the program's first 20-win season since 2000. Tuskegee also advanced to the semi-finals of the conference tournament and ended the year with a 13-3 league record.


Tomekia Reed, Jackson State University

Coach Reed completed her 3rd season at JSU with back-to-back regular season championships, consecutive conference tournament appearances, including a win in dramatic fashion this year. Reed has amassed a 42-9 conference record in her three seasons. This year, the Tigers finished 18-6 after a 19-10 season last year was cut short due to the COVID pandemic. JSU has a 19 game home winning streak dating back to Nov 21, 2019.


John Teasley, Stillman College

Stillman went 17-4, won the SSAC West Division and advanced to the Rd. of 16 in the NAIA National tournament. Since taking over the Stillman College men's basketball program in June 2017, Coach Teasley has produced four-straight NAIA national tournament appearances. Teasley went 91-25 in these past four years - the .784 win percentage is the best among NAIA HBCU programs during that span.


Fred Watson, Miles College

Coach Watson finished his 3rd season at Miles with a 10-1 record. The only loss was to rival Tuskegee by 1 point. Miles did not earn a berth into NCAA playoffs despite their record. In two previous seasons, he has produced the highest winning percentage in school history (45-13, .776) with a slew of individual and team accomplishments never seen before at Miles. During the 2019-20 season, Miles won the regular season and tournament championships in the SIAC, which resulted in an automatic berth in the NCAA Division II South Region postseason tournament. The Golden Bears finished 24-4 overall, 16-3 in the SIAC, but could not compete due to the COVID pandemic.


Byron Smith, Prairie View A&M University

Coach Smith recently received the Hugh Durham Award from CollegeInsider.com, which is awarded annually to the nation's top mid-major coach in Division I basketball.  He was also recognized for the third-straight season as the SWAC Coach of the Year.  Smith has established himself among the country's elite coaches. This past season, he led the Panthers to a third-straight SWAC regular-season title and an undefeated record in league play. The 2020-21 Panthers posted a 16-5 record and were ranked No. 25 in the final regular-season Mid-Major Top 25®


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