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Kyle Poerschke Earns All-SCAC First Team Honors

Photo by Carlos Barron.
Photo by Carlos Barron.

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.