NORFOLK, Va., March 11, 2025 – South Carolina head men's basketball coach Erik Martin was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year, while 6th-Player of the Year laurels went to South Carolina State's Davion Everett in the Chrysler Hall during the third annual MEAC BBT Awards.    

All awards were voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. 

Everett was the third-leading scorer for his team, averaging 10.1 points per game throughout the season. He ranks 12th in the league in rebounds averaging 4.6 per game. He recorded 15 double-digit scoring performances including two games of 20 points or more points including a season-high 23 points in the win over Coppin State on February 17.  He helped his team win a share of the MEAC regular season crown for the first time since 2002-03. 

Coach Erik Martin led his team to an 11-3 mark in MEAC regular season action and an 18-12 overall record while closing out the regular season on a nine-game win streak. His team ranks second in the MEAC in scoring offense averaging 80.1 points per game while holding their opponents to just 70.9 points per game for the second-best scoring defense. S.C. State leads the MEAC in steals per game averaging 9.53 which also ranks 12th in the NCAA. Coach Martin has led his team to rank second nationally in bench points per game averaging 36.8 points, third in turnovers forced per game at 16.53, seventh in free throw attempts per game at 25.9 and eighth in free throws made per game with 18.3.   

Others earning honors were, Howard freshman guard Blake Harper was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player and Rookie of the Year, Coppin State's Toby Nnadozie earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Norfolk State's Brian Moore, Jr., garnered the Newcomer of the Year honors.

2025 All-MEAC Men's Basketball Honors  
Coach of the Year – Erik Martin, S.C. State  
Player of the Year – Blake Harper, Howard  
Rookie of the Year - Blake Harper, Howard  
Defensive Player of the Year – Toby Nnadozie, Coppin State  
Newcomer of the Year – Brian Moore, Jr., Norfolk State  
6th Player of the Year – Davion Everett, S.C. State  
  
First-Team All-MEAC  
Martaz Robinson, Delaware State   
Blake Harper, Howard  
Kameron Hobbs, Morgan State   
Brian Moore Jr., Norfolk State  
Drayton Jones, S.C. State  
  
Second-Team All-MEAC  
Robert Smith, Delaware State   
Marcus Dockery, Howard   
Will Thomas, Morgan State  
Po'Boigh King, N.C. Central   
Omar Croskey, S.C. State  
  
Third-Team All-MEAC  
Toby Nnadozie, Coppin State  
Kaseem Watson, Delaware State  
Cameron Shockley-Okeke, Howard   
Ketron "KC" Shaw, Maryland Eastern Shore  
Christian Ings, Norfolk State  
  
All-Rookie Team  
Ponce James, Delaware State  
Blake Harper, Howard  
Calvin Robins Jr., Howard   
Kyrell Shaw, Maryland Eastern Shore  
Jayden Johnson, S.C. State  
  
All-Defensive Team  
Toby Nnadozie, Coppin State   
Ayodele Taiwo, Howard  
Daniel Akitoby, Morgan State   
Kuluel Mading, Norfolk State  
Drayton Jones, S.C. State