Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams Announced

Louisiana College senior Anthony Gaines, Jr. (left) and Sul Ross State senior Alex Harrison were named the East and West Division Players of the Year.

2/29/2016 9:04:15 AM

RICHARDSON, Texas – Louisiana College senior Anthony Gaines, Jr. and Sul Ross State senior Alex Harrison were named the East and West Division Players of the Year announced by the league office in conjunction with the release of the 2016 American Southwest Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference teams on Monday (Feb. 29), following a vote of the league's head coaches.

A three-time all-conference selection, Gaines received his second consecutive Player of the Year honor and is the first Wildcat named East Division Player of the Year since Ryan Vines (2000-01). Ranked second in the ASC in scoring (18.5), rebounds (9.2) and fifth in field goal percentage (.500), Gaines was also named to the all-defensive team and ranked third in the league in blocks (1.7) and tied for third in steals (2.0).

Harrison anchored a Sul Ross State team that won the West Division title and is the first Lobo named West Division Player of the Year since Sidney Hooper (2005-06). Starting 22 games, Harrison scored 13.1 points per game and shot .481 from the floor. Harrison pulled down 127 rebounds, handed out 54 assists and had 29 steals and 11 blocks.

Gaines and Harrison, who were both selected to their respective all-division first team, were also named to the prestigious ASC All-Conference Team. They are joined by East Texas Baptist senior Bret Atkins, Ozarks junior Josh Berard and Hardin-Simmons junior Justin Jones.

In the East Division, Caleb Loggins of LeTourneau was named Freshman of the Year after leading all ASC freshman in blocks (26). LeTourneau junior Jeff Martin received Newcomer of the Year honors and led the ASC in assists (6.8) and minutes played (36.0). In addition to All-Conference honors, Atkins was named Defensive Player of the Year after recording 25 steals and 81 defensive rebounds. Ozarks junior Josh Ferrell received Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year honors and East Texas Baptist Coach Bert West was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. West led ETBU to a league-best 21 wins and a division title.

In the West Division, Sul Ross State received three individual awards. In addition to Harrison, teammates Brock Anders and sophomore Caleb Thomasson were named Freshman and Newcomer of the Year, respectively. Anders shot .531, scored 9.7 points per game and had 106 rebounds. Thomasson led SRSU in scoring (13.8) and rebounds (8.2), both ranked in the top 15 in the ASC. Jones received dual honors as an All-Conference selection and Defensive Player of the Year. Jones set the ASC record for blocks in a game (11), and season (114) and finished the regular season as the top shot blocker in Division III. Concordia Texas senior Clay Marley received Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year honors and Sul Ross State Coach Clif Carroll was named Coach of the Year after leading the Lobos to their first division title since 2005. SRSU was one of the most improved teams in the league moving from five to 10 conference wins and just five overall wins a year ago to 15 this season.

All-Conference Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Anthony Gaines, Jr.³	Sr.	G/F	Louisiana College
Bret Atkins	Sr.	G	East Texas Baptist
Alex Harrison	Sr.	F	Sul Ross State
Josh Berard	Jr.	F	Ozarks
Justin Jones²	Jr.	C	Hardin-Simmons

East Division
Player of the Year – Anthony Gaines, Jr., Louisiana College
Freshman of the Year – Caleb Loggins, LeTourneau
Newcomer of the Year – Jeff Martin, LeTourneau
Defensive Player of the Year – Bret Atkins, East Texas Baptist
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year – Josh Ferrell, Ozarks
Coach of the Year – Bert West, East Texas Baptist

First Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Anthony Gaines, Jr.³	Sr.	G/F	Louisiana College
Bret Atkins	Sr.	G	East Texas Baptist
Josh Berard	Jr.	F	Ozarks
Caleb Banks	So.	G	Texas Dallas
Jeff Martin	Jr.	G	LeTourneau

Second Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Dylan Augustine²	Jr.	G	East Texas Baptist
C.J. Edwards	Sr.	G	LeTourneau
Anthony Gonzales Jr.	Sr.	G	Texas-Tyler
Steve Evans	Jr.	F	Louisiana College
Alec Colhoff	So.	G	LeTourneau

All-Freshman Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Caleb Loggins	Fr.	F	LeTourneau
John Parker	Fr.	G	Louisiana College
Christian Seidl	Fr.	F	LeTourneau
Jay McKnight	Fr.	G	East Texas Baptist

All-Defensive Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Bret Atkins	Sr.	G	East Texas Baptist
Steve Evans	Jr.	F	Louisiana College
Anthony Gaines, Jr.	Sr.	G/F	Louisiana College
Reagan Keogh	So.	F	Texas Dallas
Dylan Augustine	Jr.	G	East Texas Baptist

Honorable Mention

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Kyle Coulter	Jr.	F	Texas Dallas
Jon Hatcher	So.	G	Texas Dallas
Demarcus Metcalf	Sr.	G/F	Texas-Tyler
Jordan Quillian	So.	F	East Texas Baptist
Junior Mitchell	Sr.	G	East Texas Baptist
Raheem Regis	Jr.	F	Louisiana College

West Division
Player of the Year – Alex Harrison, Sul Ross State
Freshman of the Year – Brock Anders, Sul Ross State
Newcomer of the Year – Caleb Thomasson, Sul Ross State
Defensive Player of the Year – Justin Jones, Hardin-Simmons
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year – Clay Marley, Concordia Texas
Coach of the Year – Clif Carroll, Sul Ross State

First Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Alex Harrison	Sr.	F	Sul Ross State
Rocky Feliciano²	Sr.	G	Sul Ross State
Donovan Ford	Sr.	G	Concordia Texas
Justin Jones²	Jr.	C	Hardin-Simmons
Nathaniel Jack	Jr.	F	Hardin-Simmons

Second Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Rickey Guillory	So.	G	Howard Payne
Rashad Coleman	Jr.	G	Concordia Texas
Russell Green	Sr.	C	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Khyce Randall	So.	G	Howard Payne
Caleb Thomasson	So.	C	Sul Ross State

All-Freshman Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Brock Anders	Fr.	F	Sul Ross State
Demarius Cress	Fr.	G	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Ephriam Price	Fr.	G	Concordia Texas
Dervyn Baines	Fr.	F	Concordia Texas
Greg Rollins	Fr.	G	Concordia Texas

All-Defensive Team

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Justin Jones	Jr.	C	Hardin-Simmons
Nathaniel Jack	Jr.	F	Hardin-Simmons
Ben Page	So.	F	Concordia Texas
Ricky Guillory	So.	G	Howard Payne
Dervyn Baines*	Fr.	F	Concordia Texas
Payton B.-Simon*	Jr.	F	Concordia Texas
Jacob Dawson*	Jr.	F	Sul Ross State

Tie in voting*

Honorable Mention

Name	Cl.	Pos	School
Daniel Mills	Jr.	G	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Layton Zinsmeister	Sr.	G	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Duane Hopper	Jr.	F	Hardin-Simmons
Christian O’Neal	Jr.	G	Hardin-Simmons
Brock Anders	Fr.	F	Sul Ross State
Ben Page	So.	F	Concordia Texas
Sidney Deloach	Sr.	G	Mary Hardin-Baylor

Two-Time All-Conference²
Three-Time All-Conference³

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