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ROCK HILL, S.C. - Anderson University men's basketball players
Chandler Hash and Denzail Jones have earned All-South Atlantic
Conference honors, as announced by the league office on
Wednesday.
Hash, a prolific long-range shooter, earned first-team accolades
after averaging 17.9 points per game, the fourth-highest average in
the league. Hash led the nation in three-point shooting at
48.6-percent and ranks first in the SAC and eighth nationally in
free throw shooting at 90-percent.
The Greer, S.C., native reached double figures in 23 games this
season, including scoring 30+ points on four occasions. Hash was
named SAC Player of the Week twice during the regular season and
drained at least five 3-pointers in a game seven times. Hash
started all 26 regular-season games and has led the Trojans in
scoring 14 times.
Jones was named second-team All-SAC after ranking third in the
league and leading the Trojans in scoring at 18.6 points per
contest. The native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is fourth all-time on AU's
scoring list with 1,333 career points and led the Trojans in
scoring eight times and assists on 15 occasions during the regular
season.
"Individual awards are usually signs of team success," said
Anderson head coach Jason Taylor. "We are very proud of them. They
both had very good seasons and the awards are very
well-deserved."
After finishing as the leading scorer in the SAC men's
basketball regular season, Carson-Newman forward Antoine Davis has
been named the conference's Player of the Year, headlining its list
of award winners that was announced on Wednesday.
Davis averaged 19 points per game during the regular season,
helping lead Carson-Newman to a 19-7 overall record and a
fourth-place finish in the SAC standings. He also averaged six
rebounds and 0.88 blocks per game, both of which were among the
top-10 in the conference.
The junior scored over 20 points in 12 games and eclipsed the
30-point mark on two occasions, including a season-high 36 on Dec.
18 against Queens. He also ranked seventh in Division II in
three-point shooting, making 45.6-percent of his attempts.
Joining Davis on the All-SAC First Team is Carson-Newman
teammate Ishmael Sanders. The sharp-shooting guard finished second
in the conference in scoring this season at 18.7 points per game
and made 3.7 three-pointers per game, the second-most in the
nation. He also ranked third in the conference in assists at 1.9
per game.
Forwards Vincent Bailey and Jake Troyli, who led Lincoln
Memorial to the regular-season SAC title, were both selected to the
All-Conference First Team. Bailey ranked 12th in the league in
scoring at 13.5 points per game fourth in rebounding average at 7.5
per game. Troyli, meanwhile, finished 14th in scoring at 13.4
points per game and eighth in rebounding at 6.3 per contest.
Completing the All-SAC First Team was Lenoir-Rhyne guard Denzel
Dillingham, the conference's fourth-leading scorer at 18.1 points
per game. Dillingham also ranked second in the league in steals at
1.9 per game and ninth in three-point shooting at
42.4-percent.
Wingate led the All-Conference Second Team with two selections,
forward Odell Turner and guard Paidrick Matilus. They are joined by
Jones, Catawba forward Tyrece Little, Newberry forward Dondray
walker and LMU guard Lorenza Ross.
After averaging 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game this
season, Tusculum forward Keith Jumper was named the conference's
Freshman of the Year. Also earning All-Freshman Team accolades were
Catawba guard Elon Edwards, Brevard guard Manzey Miller, Newberry
guard Mitch Riggs and LMU guard Tim Pierce.
Finally, Carson-Newman's Chuck Benson was selected as the SAC
Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. The Eagles'
12-6 conference record marked the program's most league wins since
the 2001-02 season.
The SAC basketball postseason awards were selected by the
conference's head coaches.
The second-seeded Trojans open SAC Tournament action by playing
host to No. 7 seed Catawba Wednesday night at 8 p.m.
2012-13 SAC Men's Basketball Awards
All-SAC First Team
Antoine Davis, Carson-Newman (Jr.)^
Chandler Hash, Anderson (Jr.)
Ishmael Sanders, Carson-Newman (Jr.)^
Vincent Bailey, Lincoln Memorial (Jr.)^
Jake Troyli, Lincoln Memorial (Sr.)
Denzel Dillingham, Lenoir-Rhyne (So.)
All-SAC Second Team
Odell Turner, Wingate (Sr.)+
Denzail Jones, Anderson (Sr.)*
Tyrece Little, Catawba (So.)
Paidrick Matilus, Wingate (Sr.)
Dondray Walker, Newberry (So.)^
Lorenza Ross, Lincoln Memorial (So.)
SAC All-Freshman Team
Keith Jumper, Tusculum
Elon Edwards, Catawba
Manzey Miller, Brevard
Mitch Riggs, Newberry
Tim Pierce, Lincoln Memorial
SAC Player of the Year: Antoine Davis, Carson-Newman
SAC Freshman of the Year: Keith Jumper, Tusculum
SAC Coach of the Year: Chuck Benson, Carson-Newman
* 2011-12 All-SAC First Team selection
^ 2011-12 All-SAC Second Team selection
+ 2010-11 All-SAC First Team selection