Coaches All-Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Teams

Player of the Year
Isaiah Miller, Jr., G, UNCG

Freshman of the Year
Keyshaun Langley, G, UNCG
Travis Evee, G, VMI

Defensive Player of the Year
Isaiah Miller, Jr., G, UNCG

Coach of the Year
Steve Forbes, ETSU

First team
Bo Hodges, ETSU
Jordan Lyons, Furman
Isaiah Miller, UNCG
Carlos Dotson, Western Carolina
Mason Faulkner, Western Carolina

Second team
Tray Boyd III, ETSU
Djordje Dimitrijevic, Mercer
Ethan Stair, Mercer
Matt Ryan, Chattanooga
Nathan Hoover, Wofford

Third team
Noah Gurley, Furman
Clay Mounce, Furman
James Dickey, UNCG
Josh Sharkey, Samford
Ramon Vila, Chattanooga

All-freshman team
Fletcher Abee, The Citadel
Kamar Robertson, Mercer
Keyshaun Langley, UNCG
Travis Evee, VMI
Messiah Jones, Wofford



SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA)

Malcolm U. Pitt Player of the Year
Isaiah Miller, Jr., G, UNCG

Freshman of the Year
Travis Evee, G, VMI

Anton Foy Coach of the Year
Steve Forbes, ETSU

First team
Tray Boyd III, ETSU
Jordan Lyons, Furman
Djordje Dimitrijevic, Mercer
Isaiah Miller, UNCG
Carlos Dotson, Western Carolina

Second team
Bo Hodges, ETSU
Ethan Stair, Mercer
Josh Sharkey, Samford
Matt Ryan, Chattanooga
Mason Faulkner, Western Carolina

Third team
Noah Gurley, Furman
Clay Mounce, Furman
James Dickey, UNCG
Ramon Vila, Chattanooga
Nathan Hoover, Wofford

All-freshman team
Fletcher Abee, The Citadel
Kamar Robertson, Mercer
Keyshaun Langley, UNCG
Travis Evee, VMI
Messiah Jones, Wofford

No Lucas. A bit surprising to me...

I kept hearing all morning on the radio that ESPN has awarded Coach Forbes "Mid-Major Coach of the Year" in a list of various awards for the past season. Turns out it was as below.

"Small-school Coach of the Year: Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State Buccaneers

While East Tennessee State's terrific season hasn't been unexpected, the Bucs were arguably the best bet for a mid-major first-round upset, and Forbes has them rolling. He has won 130 games in five seasons in Johnson City and was poised for his second NCAA tournament appearance in the past four seasons. They're an experienced and versatile team that won at LSU in a nonconference game and then navigated a very good Southern Conference."

I wholeheartedly agree with the decision, but "Small-school Coach" is a bit awkward sounding.

(03-18-2020 02:45 PM)BigIslandBuc Wrote:  I kept hearing all morning on the radio that ESPN has awarded Coach Forbes "Mid-Major Coach of the Year" in a list of various awards for the past season. Turns out it was as below.

"Small-school Coach of the Year: Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State Buccaneers

While East Tennessee State's terrific season hasn't been unexpected, the Bucs were arguably the best bet for a mid-major first-round upset, and Forbes has them rolling. He has won 130 games in five seasons in Johnson City and was poised for his second NCAA tournament appearance in the past four seasons. They're an experienced and versatile team that won at LSU in a nonconference game and then navigated a very good Southern Conference."

I wholeheartedly agree with the decision, but "Small-school Coach" is a bit awkward sounding.

Must have been thinking of Wofford. Seriously we can all agree that 15,000 students is hardly a small school.

(03-18-2020 02:45 PM)BigIslandBuc Wrote:  "Small-school Coach of the Year: Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State Buccaneers

I wholeheartedly agree with the decision, but "Small-school Coach" is a bit awkward sounding.

Right. That seems to completely ignore the job Pitts has done at King - again and again.

National Association of Basketball Coaches announce their "district" awards. Apparently the SOCON is District 21. Boyd - First Team; Hodges - Second Team and Coach Forbes - Coach of the Year

"District 21

First Team

Isaiah Miller, UNCG

Jordan Lyons, Furman

Tray Boyd III, ETSU

Mason Faulkner, Western Carolina

Carlos Dotson, Western Carolina



Second Team

Bo Hodges, ETSU

Djordje Dimitrijevic, Mercer

Nathan Hoover, Wofford

Matt Ryan, Chattanooga

Clay Mounce, Furman



Coach of the Year: Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State"

Bo Hodges named to Lute Olson All-America Team.

2019-20 LUTE OLSON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Udoka Azubuike * 7-0 Sr. Kansas
Saddiq Bey 6-8 So. Villanova
Jared Butler * 6-3 So. Baylor
Vernon Carey Jr. * 6-10 Fr. Duke
Devon Dotson * 6-2 So. Kansas
Anthony Edwards * 6-5 Fr. Georgia
Malachi Flynn * 6-1 Jr. San Diego State
Jordan Ford * 6-1 Sr. Seton Hall
Luka Garza 6-11 Jr. Iowa
AJ Green 6-4 So. Northern Iowa
Kevon Harris 6-6 Sr. Stephen F. Austin
Bo Hodges 6-5 Jr. ETSU
Caleb Homesley 6-6 Sr. Liberty
Markus Howard * 5-11 Sr. Marquette
Carlik Jones 6-1 Jr. Radford
Tre Jones * 6-3 So, Duke
Nathan Knight * 6-10 Sr. William & Mary
Anthony Lamb * 6-6 Sr. Vermont
Sam Merrill * 6-5 Sr. Utah State
Isaiah Miller 6-0 Jr. UNCG
Jordan Nwora * 6-7 Jr. Louisville
Filip Petrusev 6-11 So. Gonzaga
Myles Powell * 6-2 Sr. Seton Hall
Payton Pritchard 6-2 Sr. Oregon
Immanuel Quickley 6-3 So. Kentucky
Jalen Smith 6-10 So. Maryland
Lamar Stevens * 6-8 Sr. Penn State
Killian Tillie * 6-10 Sr. Gonzaga
Obi Toppin * 6-9 So. Dayton
Cassius Winston * 6-1 Sr. Michigan State
Marcus Zegarowski 6-2 So. Creighton


* Named to Lute Olson Preseason Watch List

NOTE: There was a tie in the voting so there are 31 finalists.


https://www.luteolsonaward.com/