On Saturday, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its 2021-22 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams, naming Kyle Poerschke All-SCAC First Team for a second consecutive year.
Poerschke led the conference in scoring, averaging 16.7 points per game, and was fifth in rebounding with 7.2 per game. The senior from Houston, Texas, shot 42.7 percent from the field, including 37.1 percent from the 3-point line on 4.5 attempts per game. He was also fifth in the SCAC in blocks per game with 1.1.
Southwestern guards Chris Smith, Jr. and Preston Hannah earned All-SCAC Honorable Mention honors.
Smith was Southwestern's second-leading scorer, averaging 9.3 points per game, shooting 34.1 percent from behind the 3-point line and 5.0 rebounds per game. Hannah averaged 8.3 points and 3.1 assists per game. He averaged 11.5 points per game on 52.4 percent shooting in eight games in January, including five as a starter, before injuries limited him the rest of the season.
St. Thomas's Christian Alaekwe won SCAC Player of the Year, Schreiner's Marwan Elrakabawy earned Coach of the Year, and Schreiner's Kamden Ross won First-Year Player of the Year.
Southwestern finished the season 9-17 with a 6-10 conference record.
2021-22 ALL-SCAC FIRST TEAM
Christian Alaekwe, St. Thomas, 6-4, Sr., Guard, Fresno, Texas
Enzo Sechi, Trinity, 6-6, Jr., Forward, Houston, Texas
Alex Dehoyos, Schreiner, 6-0, Sr., Guard, Friendswood, Texas
Kamden Ross, Schreiner, 6-5, Fy., Forward, Cibolo, Texas
Kyle Poerschke, Southwestern, 6-4, Sr., Guard, Houston, Texas
2021-22 ALL-SCAC SECOND TEAM
Sebastian Andrade, Texas Lutheran, 6-3, Sr., Guard, El Paso, Texas
AJ Clark, Trinity, 6-3, Sr., Guard, San Antonio, Texas
Tanner Brown, Trinity, 6-3, So., Guard, San Antonio, Texas
Jamir Mason, Texas Lutheran, 6-3, Sr., Guard, Pearland, Texas
Cameron Gims, St. Thomas, 6-2, Sr., Guard, Cypress, Texas
2021-22 ALL-SCAC THIRD TEAM
Jai Love, Dallas, 5-9, Sr., Guard, St. Louis, Mo.
Seth Thomas, Centenary, 6-5, Jr., Forward, Kilgore, Texas
AJ Hall, Centenary, 6-3, Sr., Guard, Thibodaux, La.
Scott Cunningham, Colorado College, 6-0, Sr., Guard, Wilton, Conn.
Andrew Nguyen, St. Thomas, 6-0, Jr., Guard, Cypress, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION (players receiving votes)
Austin College – Tristan Dick (Jr., G), Jason Jones Jr. (So., F); Centenary – Ralph Johnson (Jr., G); Colorado College – Jack McRoskey (Sr., G); Dallas – Jack Boyle (So., F), Letrell Toussaint (Sr., F); Schreiner – Bronson Evans (Jr., G), Darian Gibson (Jr., G/F); Southwestern – Preston Hannah (Jr., G), Chris Smith Jr. (Sr., G); St. Thomas – Juan Hood (Sr., G), Joshua Sanchez (Jr., F); Trinity – Kaleb Jenkins (Jr., G)
Coaches voted for 15 places for All-SCAC with 15 points awarded for first-place votes, 14 points for second-place votes, 13 points for third-place votes, etc., down to one point for a 15th-place vote. All players not elected to the First, Second, or Third Team, but who received at least one vote, were named Honorable Mention. Coaches could not vote for their own players.