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University of Maryland Eastern Shore basketball standout Zion Obanla has earned recognition as a member of the All-MEAC Second Team, the conference announced.<\/p>

The honor recognizes Obanla’s exceptional contributions to the Hawks basketball program throughout the season. The All-MEAC teams celebrate the top performers across the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.<\/p>

Obanla’s selection to the second team represents a significant achievement for both the player and the UMES basketball program. The recognition comes as the conference acknowledges the season’s most outstanding student-athletes.<\/p>

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks compete in the MEAC, where Obanla has established himself as one of the conference’s top talents during his collegiate career.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

University of Maryland Eastern Shore basketball player Zion Obanla has been recognized with a spot on the All-MEAC Second Team. The honor highlights Obanla’s outstanding performance during the basketball season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773332526214.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9bn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25779,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/university-of-maryland-eastern-shores-perry-earns-fourth-meac-rookie-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":35301,"position":0},"title":"University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Perry Earns Fourth MEAC Rookie Award","author":"Admin","date":"February 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"University of Maryland Eastern Shore basketball player Kaliya Perry has been recognized as MEAC Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season. 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