Hampton, VA…The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches Associations have selected their rosters for the 2012 All-CIAA Basketball Team. This season’s group features Men’s Player of the Year, Malik Alvin of Shaw University and Women’s star, Keyona Bryant of St. Augustine’s College as Women’s Player of the Year.

Alvin, a senior guard from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ranks second in the conference in scoring, 511 pts., 20.4ppg and leads the CIAA in 3-point pct., landing 63-of-117 from downtown (.538avg). This Shaw Bear is responsible for 32 steals, ranks second in the CIAA with 112 of 132 free throws and is credited with 96 assists.

Keyona Bryant, a Springdale, Maryland native and senior center for the Lady Falcons tops the conference in scoring with 435 points, 17.4 ppg., and runs in third with 242 total rebounds. Bryant scores 75% from the free-throw line (106-141) and has erased 26 shots; an average of one block per game.

Alvin and Bryant are joined by Travis Hyman (Bowie State) and Kyria Buford (Shaw) as Defensive Players of the Year. All four honorees and their fellow All-Conference selectees will be formally recognized at the Men’s and Women’s Tip-Off Awards Luncheon; scheduled for Monday, February 27 at the Charlotte Convention Center. The media are welcome to attend this invitation only celebration.

2012 All-CIAA Women’s Basketball Team

2012 All-CIAA Men’s Basketball Team