Winston-Salem State Guard Jaylen Alston
6-4, Senior, Gibsonville, N.C.
Averaged 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, shot 54 percent from the field, and 86 percent from the free throw line in helping lead the Rams to a 2-0 victory last week. In the Rams’ victory over Fayetteville State (2/13), he scored 35 points, grabbed nine rebounds, recorded two steals, shot 9-of-11 from the field and made 17-of-18 free throws.
Alston leads the CIAA in field goal percentage (.578) and rebounding (8.2), and is third in the CIAA in scoring (17.5). He also leads the CIAA and is 10th in the country in free throw attempts (194). He has been part of two CIAA Tournament championship teams (2019-20, 2022-23) and was named tournament MVP in 2023. He originally attended Gardner-Webb before transferring to WSSU.