MEAC Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

8. Brandon Tabb

Tabb is a 6’5 wing from Hampton, Virginia who proved himself as an excellent shooter. He began his college career in 2014 at the College of Central Florida, starring there for two seasons before transferring to Bethune-Cookman. His two seasons in the MEAC were pretty successful, with his senior year especially so for the Wildcats.

In his junior year, Tabb showed no signs of difficulty making the transition to D1 basketball, averaging 17.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, making a decent clip from outside the arc. Tabb’s senior season was even better, putting up 18.9 points a game and leading Bethune-Cookman to an unexpected MEAC regular season title. He had a handful of 30-point efforts, including in a season-ending loss to Morgan State in the MEAC Tournament.

After a satisfying junior year, where Tabb earned Second Team All-MEAC honors, he was named the conference’s Player of the Year as a senior, helping Bethune-Cookman to a major bounce-back season. Tabb was a great scorer and one of the nation’s top free throw shooters during that final collegiate season. He was among the top outside shooters in the MEAC and fit in well with the Wildcats, playing for two different head coaches while in Daytona Beach.