Oct. 18, 2007

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its men's basketball preseason honors for the upcoming 2007-08 season.; In a poll conducted by the conference office in which votes were received from the league's head coaches and sports information directors, Jackson State University forward Grant Maxey was named to the All-SWAC preseason second team.

Maxey finished the 2006-07 campaign as JSU's second leading scorer with 8.9 points/game and the team's leading rebounder with 201 for the season.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff forward William Byrd was named preseason player of the year and Mickell Gladness was named the preseason defensive player of the year selection.

Jackson State will open the 2007-08 season on Thursday, Nov. 1 with an exhibition game against Springhill College at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on the JSU campus.