Ewing Named First Team All-SWAC, Men’s Basketball Picked 2nd

TSU senior forward Eden Ewing was named to the 2019-20 Preseason All-SWAC men’s basketball first team while the Tigers were picked to finish second in this year’s preseason poll.

Even though Ewing joined the team in December of 2018, the 6-8, 22-pound senior from Richmond, Texas averaged 9.5 points and ranked sixth in the SWAC with 7.2 rebounds. He posted seven double-doubles on the season while shooting 53 percent from the field. He had eight games with 10-plus rebounds with a high of 13 against Grambling State (twice) and Jackson State. Ewing came on strong in the CIT Invitational as he scored 23 points and grabbed 11 boards at Louisiana Monroe while scoring 11 points and nine rebounds at Green Bay.

Under the direction of second-year head coach Johnny Jones, TSU’s season kicks off on Nov. 5 at San Diego State in San Diego, Calif.