2018-19 All-Southland Conference Men's Basketball Teams
First Team
Cameron Delaney | Sam Houston State
Marlain Veal | Southeastern Louisiana
Ishmael Lane | Northwestern State
Moses Greenwood | Southeastern Louisiana
Nick Garth | Lamar

Second Team
Kevon Harris | SFA
Josh Nzeakor | Lamar
Jaren Lewis | Abilene Christian
Shannon Bogues | SFA
Ian DuBose | Houston Baptist

Third Team
Jaylen Franklin | Abilene Christian
Josh Delaney | Sam Houston State
Kai Mitchell | Sam Houston State
Ezekiel Charles | New Orleans
Kareem South | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Honorable Mention
Roydell Brown | McNeese
Jeremiah Jefferson | Nicholls
Payten Ricks | Abilene Christian
Thatch Unruh | Central Arkansas

All-Defensive Team
Ishmael Lane | Northwestern State
Jaylen Franklin | Abilene Christian
Braxton Bonds | Houston Baptist
Marlain Veal | Southeastern Louisiana
Hayden Koval | Central Arkansas

Player of the Year: Cameron Delaney | Sam Houston State
Defensive Player of the Year: Ishmael Lane | Northwestern State
Freshman of the Year: Gerrale Gates | New Orleans
Newcomer of the Year: Kai Mitchell | Sam Houston State
Coach of the Year: Joe Golding | Abilene Christian

Don't know that I am totally surprised.

I thought one of our guys MIGHT get 1st team...but losing 8/11 to end the year and 4 in a row takes the sting out of any accomplishments individually.

I think we'd all agree they are among the top-5 most talented players.

Winning, in the eyes of voters, matter. (Outside of Lane, all 1st team are on winning teams, and NWST bashed us twice and hes a GD stud anyway in the middle).

What is probably the most telling, not that this is new...NO ONE other than Kevon/Shannon did anything worth being recognized for.

I guess winning is everything....

No-look said:

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I guess winning is everything....

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Not necessarily. Lane is a 1st Team selection from a Non-Tournament team.

However, it appears, for the most part, you need to at least qualify for the tourney.

SFA went 1-6 against the guys listed on the 1st team.

On the flip side...ACU has their best season EVER in D-1 and only has one guy on 2nd team and a handful of others below

The record certainly hurts, but I suspect the bigger issue for Shannon was having to play out of position most of the season. PG vs SG. His on ball defense and low assists are not positives for a PG.

I can't disagree with any of the first team.

Are those guys who were picked good? No doubt.

Are Shannon and Kevon the two best players in the league?
No doubt.

TallTexan said:

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Are those guys who were picked good? No doubt.

Are Shannon and Kevon the two best players in the league?
No doubt.

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Both of these things can be and are true.

But, winning matters. (At least to the folks who voted here...and frankly, myself included).

SFAJack_76 said:

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The record certainly hurts, but I suspect the bigger issue for Shannon was having to play out of position most of the season. PG vs SG. His on ball defense and low assists are not positives for a PG.

I can't disagree with any of the first team.

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Ditto

Lots to celebrate with the LadyJacks!

Pilotgirl said:

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Lots to celebrate with the LadyJacks!

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Winning matters. Lamar and SFA, top of the standings, represented as such on 1st team.

Great job ladies!

I'm good with the decisions. Frankly, there wasn't really anything surprising about Kevon and Shannon's stats with the lack of other scorers on the team. Honestly, I bet most voters would have expected them to be higher.