MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University Athletics celebrated 25 student-athletes who received their respective degrees during two fall graduation commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
"To say we are proud of our graduating student-athletes is an understatement," Alabama State Athletic Director Dr. Jason Cable said. "This is a great accomplishment! It is an accomplishment that is not easy and takes discipline to achieve. Our student-athletes work hard on the field and in the classroom often navigating through busy schedules. ASU Athletics wishes our graduates much success and we look forward to them returning to campus and giving back to Alabama State. Remember "Pride Never Graduates"!
2023 Fall Graduates
| Robert Alston IV |
Football |
| Demaurez Bellamy |
Football |
| Rebecca Bernardin |
Track and Field |
| Matthew Clarke |
Men's Tennis |
| Lizaveta Dzemchanka |
Women' Tennis |
| Jeffrey Flowers |
Football |
| McKenzie LeDuff |
W. Golf |
| Jayce Medlock |
Football |
| Xavius Mitchell |
Football |
| Chauncey Moore |
Football |
| Isaiah Scott |
Football |
| Malik Smiley |
Men's Basketball |
| Bryan West Jr |
Football |
| Shamone Young |
Football |
| Jayden Sloan |
Baseball |
| Damien Madison |
Men's Basketball |
| Colton Adams |
Football |
| David Arrington |
Football |
| Sam Blackshear |
Football |
| Josh Knight |
Football |
| Chris Andre |
Men's Tennis |
| Bailee Chapman |
Bowling |
| Emani Davis |
Bowling |
| Urska Velec |
Women's Tennis |
| Ashton McClelland |
Men's Basketball |
Alabama State University claimed the SWAC Academic Achievement Award in 2022-23 while also leading the league with the most student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
The SWAC Academic Success Award is an award decided based upon each member institutions collective ranking in the categories of highest four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) average, highest single year APR average, and highest Graduate Success Rate (GSR).
Alabama State (65 percent) claimed the All-Academic Achievement Award which is presented annually to the athletic program that has the highest percentage of student-athletes that earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better during the academic year.
