NORFOLK, Va. – Junior guard Po'Boigh King of NC Central's men's basketball team was named to the 2024-25 All-MEAC Second Team as voted on by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Tuesday evening. This is the second straight season that King has received postseason conference honors. Last year he made the All-MEAC Third Team.
The Roanoke Rapids, N.C. native started every game and led the Eagles in scoring at a 16.5 points per game clip in the regular season, which was fifth best in the MEAC. King was also top-three on the team in steals (1.2) and assists (1.6) per game.
In the conference, King was ninth in field goal percentage (43.4 percent) and seventh in free throw percentage (78.5 percent). His season-highs include a 28-point game at Gardner-Webb, five three-pointers made at Winthrop, six rebounds on four separate occasions, four assists in three different games and five steals versus Carolina University.
NCCU opens play at the 2025 MEAC Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 13 as the No.6 seed facing No.3 Delaware State in the quarterfinals at 8 p.m. at the Norfolk Scope Arena.
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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
