Week after week, the student-athletes of Morgan State University continue to excel, not only in competition but also in the classroom and beyond. The 'Beneath the Surface Spotlight' provides a glimpse into the lives of these extraordinary student-athletes, revealing the human stories behind their athletic achievements. These individuals are not only exceptional athletes but also outstanding scholars, leaders, and role models for generations to come. 

Kameron Hobbs
Men's Basketball
Class: Redshirt Senior
Hometown: Stockbridge, Ga. 
Major: Strategic Communications

Morgan State's men's basketball team is poised for a successful season with the return of veteran leader Kameron Hobbs. As a redshirt junior in the 2023-24 campaign, Hobbs played a crucial role as the team's primary facilitator, averaging an impressive 3.4 assists per game. His ability to create scoring opportunities for his teammates earned him the No. 4 spot in the MEAC rankings.

Hobbs' contributions extended beyond his play-making abilities. He averaged 10.1 points per game, showcasing his offensive versatility. His efficiency from the field and beyond the arc, shooting 40% and 35%, respectively, further solidified him as one of the top shot-makers in the league..

The Stockbridge, Ga. product set a new Morgan State record by dishing out 15 assists vs. Virginia-Lynchburg on Dec. 9 … the previous record was 14 held by Jerrell Green versus Coppin State on Dec. 7, 2006.

As the twilight of his collegiate career approaches, Hobbs is expected to guide the Bears to even greater heights in the 2024-25 season. He is determined to lead his team to the pinnacle of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), a championship that has eluded the Bears for far too long.

Student Life

• What is the best time of year on campus? Homecoming time definitely! I love to see the old heads come out and support their University.
   
• What is your major and why did you choose it? I'm a strategic communications major. I picked it because of the diversity I could use that diploma for. I love a good productive conversation too.
   
• What is your favorite class? My favorite classes are the classes I have the most interactions in. So my communication classes where I work in groups or have lots of classrooms discussion are the best.
   
• Describe your first day as a student at Morgan State?  My first day at Morgan as a student was a regular day. Class, then workouts, then eat, then class again and then I had practice. Same ol' same ol'.
   
• What do you like most about Morgan State?  Coming from a PWI, I feel the connection of being around my type of people and the unspoken love have for each other.
   

Pop Culture

• What is your favorite social media?  Instagram. Even though I'm spending less and less time on socials. I think Instagram is the most tolerable.
   
• Would you rather read the book or watch the movie?  Watch the movie definitely. I want to see how it went.
   
  

• Favorite TV show?  Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Boondocks,  Rick and Morty
   
• Favorite book or magazine?  Slam Magazine
   
• Do you have a favorite celebrity?  Female - Nia long, Lauren London and Skylar Diggins; Male - Allen Iverson, James Brown and Shaq. 
   
• Favorite music artist?  Nocap/Rylo, Hunxho and Young Thug
   
• Favorite childhood cartoon character?  Spider-Man/Ben 10
   
• What is the most interesting place you've visited?  Europe with the basketball team last summer.
   
• Where would you like to visit?  Brazil
   
• Favorite home-cooked meal? Rasta pasta/Spaghetti
   
  

• Favorite breakfast cereal as a kid?  Captain Crunch/Oops All Berries, Apple Jacks and Cookie Crisp

Sports

• When did you start basketball?  At 2 I was dribbling a ball and I started playing basketball games at age 4.
   
• Which team do you most look forward to competing against?  All the money games we play. In conference it is definitely Howard.
   
• Do you have any pregame superstitions or rituals?  To be ready and feel relaxed, but make sure you're in attack mode. So to have my mind ready.
   
• What is your favorite part about playing your sport?  The joy it brings even when I lose. It's also a family thing so I have ties into it.
   
• What is your favorite athletic memory?  Winning the state championship in 12th grade. Also playing on TNT my first year at Morgan where I was interviewed after the game.
   
  

• What is your favorite professional sports team? The Boston Celtics. Boston is where I grew up with my granny and all my family is from there.
   
• When you're not at practice, what could someone find you doing?  Playing the game…More than likely NBA 2k. 
   
• What do you most look forward to during this upcoming season?  Winning the  MEAC and going on the trips.
   
• My teammates think I am?  A shooter.

Miscellaneous 

• If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?  The same super power as Doctor Strange.
   
• Do you have an interesting nickname?  Bam or Bamski.
   
• What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?  To keep the main thing the main thing.
   
• If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?  I'm cool with myself, but maybe being in Boston more or less when I was a kid.
   
• Most prized possession?  A dollar bill my grandma gave me before she passed in middle school.
   
• The hardest thing you've ever done?  Dealing with injuries, death and family tragedy in 8th and 9th grade.
   
• If you could have dinner with 3 people who would they be?  Mike Epps, Gilbert Arenas and 50 cent.
   
• Your hometown is known for?  It's known for hip hop and for being black and beautiful. 
   
• Early bird or night owl?  I'm an early bird when it comes to workouts because I like to get workouts in the beginning of the day.
   
• Funniest person on the team? Amahrie or Kiran, but Wynston and Will have the most jokes.
   
• After meeting Coach Broadus, you thought...? We're going to win a ring before it's said and done.

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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu