FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. – The 15th annual Division II HBCU All-America teams, presented by BOXTOROW, were released on Tuesday. West Virginia State's Anthony Pittman (Charleston, W.Va./Capital) earned his third selection as a First Team All-American as well as being named the Player of the Year.

Pittman earned DII HBCU Player of the Year honors after leading the Yellow Jackets to a semifinal appearance in the Mountain East Conference Tournament and a berth in the NCAA DII Atlantic Region Tournament. He ranked second in the MEC in scoring average (18.7 ppg), first in rebounding (8.1 rpg), fifth in field goal percentage (48.4), 10th in assists (2.9 apg) and first in steals (2.2 spg) this season. He garnered his third All-MEC First Team selection this year after being named HBCU National Player of the Week and MEC Player of the Week two times each.

Pittman has been named all-conference in all five of his seasons at State. He has also been named conference player of the week on five occasions throughout his illustrious career. He has amassed 1,931 points, 1,053 rebounds and 37 double-doubles since his freshman season in 2019. He ranks second in the DII era at WVSU in career rebounds and fifth in career points. He is 1-of-2 Yellow Jackets in the DII era to record over 1,900 points and 1,000 rebounds following Tony Cornett (1,968 points/1,192 rebounds) who accomplished the feat during his run from 2003 until 2007.

Pittman is the third Yellow Jacket to be named HBCU DII Player of the Year. Glen Abram received the award for the 2021-22 season. Darren Jones earned the accolade before him in the 2009-10 season.