Wilberforce, SUNO take home Week 15 HBCUAC Men's Basketball Awards

Daiquan Coach and Jaylon Hicks provided dominant performances.

February 9, 2026

NEW ORLEANS - Wilberforce University forward Daiquan Coach captures Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week. Southern University at New Orleans wing Jaylon Hicks garners Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week. The men were recognized for their performance between February 2-8, the conference announced on Monday.

Coach averaged 26.5 points per game, leading the Bulldogs to two victories, including against Talladega College, which is ranked second in the HBCUAC East. On Wednesday, Coach put up 27 points, hitting 11 of 17 shots from the field in a 92-86 victory at Ohio Christian. He added four assists and two offensive rebounds. In Saturday's game against Talladega, Coach scored 26 points, hitting six shots and converting 14 of 18 free throw attempts. He provided three assists. This is Coach's second and third weekly honors.

Hicks recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds with eight on defense in a 96-66 rout over the University of Virgin Islands on Thursday. He added seven assists, five blocks and three steals. This is his 12th and 13th weekly honors.

Additional men's basketball weekly nominees: Joshua Barnett (Oakwood), Dorian Booker (SUNO), Gary Davis (Voorhees), Kayden Diggs (Voorhees), Allister Dixon (Stillman), Jordan Ealey (Tougaloo), Rydarius Hill (Voorhees), Chase Jackson (Oakwood), Devin Lewis (Dillard), Jesse Olverson Jr. (Wilberforce), Antonio Patterson (Tougaloo), Kialen Phillips (Dillard), Josh Price (Stillman), Ethan Smith (Talladega), Eric Steward (Tougaloo), Shaun Walker (Talladega), Arthur Williams (Talladega), Caleb Williams (SUNO), Gabriel Wright (Voorhees)

2025-26 Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Date	Offensive	Defensive	Freshman	Newcomer
Oct. 20-26	Jordan Bell, Oakwood	Jamal Gibson, SUNO	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Simeon Williams, Fisk
Oct. 27-Nov. 2	Jamal Gibson, SUNO	Cortez Collins, Wiley	Kaleb Jeffries, Fisk	Jordan Hill, Oakwood
Nov. 3-9	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	Aumad Hackett, SUNO	Dorian Booker, SUNO
Nov. 10-16	Jamal Gibson, SUNO	Jamal Gibson, SUNO	Aumad Hackett, SUNO	Simeon Williams, Fisk
Nov. 17-23	Shaun Walker, Talladega	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	John Kelly III, Dillard
Nov. 24-30	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	N/A	Brandon Rasmussen, Virgin Islands
Dec. 1-7	Dasean Sellers, Stillman	Antonio Patterson, Tougaloo	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Dorian Booker, SUNO
Dec. 8-14	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	Mekhi Johnson, Paul Quinn	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Daiquan Coach, Wilberforce
Dec. 15-21	Dorian Booker, SUNO	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Dorian Booker, SUNO
Dec. 22-Jan. 4	Kaleb Jeffries, Fisk	Kahvonn Williams, Fisk	Kaleb Jeffries, Fisk	Kahvonn Williams, Fisk
Jan. 5-11	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	Kemondreon Cansler, Huston-Tillotson	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Josh Alexander II, Fisk
Jan. 12-18	Antonio Patterson, Tougaloo	Jermaine Lawrence, SUNO	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Joshua Barnett, Oakwood
Jan. 19-25	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Jermaine Lawrence, SUNO	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Dasean Sellers, Stillman
Jan. 26-Feb. 1	Shamir Mosley, Wiley	Raymond Reece, Philander Smith	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Dasean Sellers, Stillman
Feb. 2-8	Daiquan Coach, Wilberforce	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Jaylon Hicks, SUNO	Daiquan Coach, Wilberforce

About the HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Huston-Tillotson University (TX), Oakwood University (AL), Paul Quinn College (TX), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.