Emotion was running high as Augusta University crowned the new Homecoming king and queen at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Georgia Southwestern Feb. 17.
Je’Bria Fullwood, a forward on the women’s basketball team from Greensboro, North Carolina, was crowned queen, and Jaden Scott from Jesup, Georgia, was crowned king during the festivities. The pair was elected by popular vote from the student body.
![The Augusta University mascot dresses in a suit coat, shirt and tie poses with the past and present Homecoming king dressed in suits with crowns and sashes and holding a Homecoming king plaque and President Brooks A. Keel, PhD, in the middle of the basketball court](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-332-1024x682.jpg)
![The Augusta University mascot dresses in a suit coat, shirt and tie poses with the past and present Homecoming king dressed in suits with crowns and sashes and holding a Homecoming king plaque and President Brooks A. Keel, PhD, in the middle of the basketball court](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-332-1024x682.jpg)
![Augustus the mascot dressed in a suit coat, short and tie poses with the past and new homecoming queens wearing dresses, crowns, sashes and holding a homecoming queen plaque and President Brooks A. Keel](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-370-1024x682.jpg)
![Augustus the mascot dressed in a suit coat, short and tie poses with the past and new homecoming queens wearing dresses, crowns, sashes and holding a homecoming queen plaque and President Brooks A. Keel](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-370-1024x682.jpg)
![woman wearing a green dress cries on the shoulder of a man in a dark blue suit coat and black ball cap with other women in dresses look on and clap](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-347-1024x682.jpg)
![woman wearing a green dress cries on the shoulder of a man in a dark blue suit coat and black ball cap with other women in dresses look on and clap](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-347-1024x682.jpg)
![Woman in a royal blue sequinned dress places a crown on the head of a woman in an off-the-shoulder green dress holding a homecoming queen plaque while a man in a dark blue suit stands in front of them with a sash and other women in fancy dresses clap in the middle of the basketball court](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-362-1024x682.jpg)
![Woman in a royal blue sequinned dress places a crown on the head of a woman in an off-the-shoulder green dress holding a homecoming queen plaque while a man in a dark blue suit stands in front of them with a sash and other women in fancy dresses clap in the middle of the basketball court](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-362-1024x682.jpg)
![Last year's Homecoming king dressed in a blue suit crowns the new Homecoming king dresses in a silvery gray velour suit while a man in a blue suit stands behind them waiting with a sash in the middle of the basketball court while the spectators in the stands cheer](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-321-1024x682.jpg)
![Last year's Homecoming king dressed in a blue suit crowns the new Homecoming king dresses in a silvery gray velour suit while a man in a blue suit stands behind them waiting with a sash in the middle of the basketball court while the spectators in the stands cheer](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-321-1024x682.jpg)
![Last year's Homecoming king wearing a blue suit, sash and crown and Homecoming queen wearing a blue sequinned dress, sash and crown wave to the crowd as they walk onto the basketball court](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-262-1024x682.jpg)
![Last year's Homecoming king wearing a blue suit, sash and crown and Homecoming queen wearing a blue sequinned dress, sash and crown wave to the crowd as they walk onto the basketball court](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-262-1024x682.jpg)
![A young man in a black suit, white top-hat crown and sash is arm-in-arm with a young woman in a feathery light colored dress, crown and sash walk onto the basketball court as the crowd looks on](https://jagwire.augusta.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/02/basketball-267-1024x682.jpg)
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“I was very emotional when I heard my name because of the cheering and chanting for me throughout the gym,” said Fullwood, an undergraduate health, society and policy major. “I imagined this moment happening in my head, but for it to come to fruition was a surreal moment for me.”
“My emotions from being crowned 2024 Homecoming King came from an overwhelming sense of joy and appreciation,” said Scott, an undergraduate psychology major. “I was honored that my peers supported me throughout homecoming week and voted. I was able to look back at all the interactions and work I put in throughout the week and be proud of the result.”
“I was very emotional when I heard my name because of the cheering and chanting for me throughout the gym. I imagined this moment happening in my head, but for it to come to fruition was a surreal moment for me.”
Ja’Bria Fullwood, the 2024 Homecoming queen
Last year’s king and queen, Kalyb Bussey and A’nasia Monford, along with Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel, PhD, had the honor of crowning the pair, who will now serve as ambassadors for the university at various functions over the course of the next year.
“I plan to represent the university to the best of my ability by upholding the standards of collegiality, excellence, compassion, integrity, inclusivity and leadership,” said Scott. “I hope to not only contribute to creating a safe space for students, but I would also like to grow as an individual.”
“I see myself as acting as a positive and motivating representation to and for AU of what it means to surpass any goals you set for yourself, as well as being the best you while doing it,” Fullwood said.
Earlier in the week, John Blalock and Addisen Coker were named duke and duchess of Augusta University and will also be on hand for many university activities.