Asheboro alum Jerquarius Stanback was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the Southwestern Athletic Conference for men’s basketball.
Stanback, a redshirt freshman forward for Alabama State, led the SWAC with nearly two blocked shots per game.
Stanback, a 6-foot-9 player, scored a team-high 16 points in the Hornets’ 77-65 loss to Alcorn State in the SWAC Tournament.
Stanback, a starter in every game, finished the season with averages of 8.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Alabama State finished with a 10-22 record.
