FRISCO, Texas - UAFS men's basketball player
Matthew Wilson claimed Third Team All-Conference honors while senior guard
Brian Halums earned Newcomer of the Year Award and First Team All-Conference Award. All-Conference honors were announced by league officials Wednesday after the Lone Star Conference Championship Banquet.
Although the Lions have not advanced further in the Lone Star Conference tournament, Halums and Wilson have been deservingly recognized for their contributions to the young UAFS Lions team. Halums has led the team, conference and was second in nation in scoring (28.8 ppg) on 52.2 percent shooting from the field, 36.8 percent from the three point line and 78.2 percent from the charity stripe. Halums was also averaging team-high 8.6 rebounds while also adding 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game. This season
Brian Halums has already earned two Offensive Player of the Week Awards as well as National Player of the Week Award.
Matthew Wilson transferred from Delta State as a junior and already assumed the leadership position on the team. Along with Halums, he has led the Lions in scoring with 16.6 points per game (top 10 in conference) while shooting 40 percent from the field, 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 80.3 percent from the free throw line. Wilson was also averaging 2.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals on the season. Wilson will be back for another year in the Lions uniform.
The Lions have concluded their season on Tuesday night against A&M-Commerce on the road in the first round of Lone Star Conference Tournament. Read bellow for full list of all-conference awards.
2020 LSC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Player of the Year: Qua Grant, West Texas A&M
Defensive Player of the Year: Carter Brown, DBU
Newcomer of the Year:
Brian Halums, UAFS
Sixth Man of the Year: Rashon Thomas, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Freshman of the Year: Ty Caswell, Lubbock Christian
Coach of the Year: Tom Brown, West Texas A&M
FIRST TEAM
Player Team Pos. Year Hometown
Chandler Jacobs DBU G Jr. Missouri City, Texas
Lloyd Daniels Lubbock Christian G Jr. Colts Neck, N.J.
Ashton Spears St. Edward's G Sr. Independence, La.
August Haas St. Edward's PG Sr. Copenhagen, Denmark
Wayne Stewart Texas A&M-Commerce F Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
Brian Halums UAFS G Sr. Hollandale, Miss.
Qua Grant West Texas A&M G So. Waxahachie, Texas
Joel Murray West Texas A&M G So. Rowlett, Texas
SECOND TEAM
Andres Ibarguen Angelo State F Sr. Santa Marta, Columbia
Collin Turner Angelo State G Sr. Poolesville, Maryland
Carter Brown DBU G Sr. Plano, Texas
Parker Hicks Lubbock Christian F Jr. Decatur, Texas
Dedrian Parmer Jr. Oklahoma Christian F Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dorian Lopez St. Edward's F Sr. San Antonio
Josh Hawley Tarleton F Sr. Irving
Rashon Thomas Texas A&M-Kingsville G Sr. Houston, Texas
Tre Flowers Texas A&M-Kingsville G Jr. Bryan, Texas
Pat Dembley UT Permian Basin G Sr. Minneapolis, Minn.
THIRD TEAM
Devin Pullum Eastern New Mexico G Jr. Little Elm, Texas
Cameron Copley Lubbock Christian G So. Canadian, Texas
D'monta Harris Midwestern State G Sr. Pontiac, Mich.
Kobe Magee St. Mary's G Jr. San Antonio
Clashon Gaffney Tarleton F Jr. Clarksville, Texas
Randall Broddie Tarleton G Sr. Temple Hills, Md.
Deonta Terrell Texas A&M-Commerce G/F Sr. Chicago, Ill.
Matthew Wilson UAFS G Jr. Farmington, Ark.
Ty Glover UT Tyler G Sr. San Bernadino, Calif.
Derrick Geddis West Texas A&M G So. Houston, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION
Kendall Scott Cameron F So. Houston, Texas
Darius Thompson Midwestern State G Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
Aubrey Johnson Oklahoma Christian G Sr. Mustang, Okla.
Will Lienhard Oklahoma Christian F Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla.
Corey Shervill St. Edward's F Jr. Perth, Australia
Jake Krafka St. Edward's F Jr. Austin, Texas
Caleb Jordan St. Mary's G So. Midlothian, Texas
Chauncey Thomas Texas A&M-Kingsville G Sr. Plano, Texas
Jon'il Fugett West Texas A&M G So. Denver, Colo.
Elijah Holifield Western New Mexico G Grad. Atlanta, Ga.
2020 LSC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Player Team Pos. Year Hometown
Carter Brown DBU G Sr. Plano, Texas
Ashton Spears St. Edward's G Sr. Independence, La.
Clashon Gaffney Tarleton F Jr. Clarksville, Texas
Qua Grant West Texas A&M G So. Waxahachie, Texas
Joel Murray West Texas A&M G So. Rowlett, Texas
2020 LSC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Player Team Pos. Year Hometown
Ty Caswell Lubbock Christian G/F Fr. Wichita Falls, Texas
Aamer Muhammad Lubbock Christian G Fr. Rio Rancho, N.M.
Isaiah Range Tarleton G Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas
Javontae Hopkins Tarleton G Fr. Houston, Texas
Zach Toussaint West Texas A&M G Fr. Johnsburg, Ill.
