Emile, Malachi named All-SAC second team

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Sammy Emile and Dion Malachi were named to the All-South Atlantic Conference second team, the league announced today.

Emile ranked second in the league in scoring, averaging 18.8 points per game. Malachi was 11th in the conference in scoring with an 14.5 average.

The 2011 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference men's basketball semifinals are Saturday at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, N.C. The men's award winners will be recognized after the 5:30 p.m. game between Lincoln Memorial and Tusculum.

2011 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS
MEN'S TEAMS
ALL-SAC FIRST TEAM
Brandon Young, Anderson
Josh Roper, Brevard
Dominick Reid, Catawba
D'Mario Curry , Lincoln Memorial
Desmond Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
Odell Turner, Wingate

ALL-SAC SECOND TEAM
Kevis Cornwell, Anderson
Sammy Emile, Mars Hill
Dion Malachi, Mars Hill
Tony Davis, Newberry
Robert Troutman, Tusculum
Jaime Vaughn, Wingate

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Denzail Jones, Anderson
Ishmael Sanders, Carson-Newman
Keon Moore, Catawba
Allan Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne
Vincent Bailey, Lincoln Memorial

COACH OF THE YEAR: Josh Schertz, Lincoln Memorial
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Desmond Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Keon Moore, Catawba
SAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Nick Trull, Anderson

MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS
The SAC Statistical Champion Award recognizes those individuals and teams that have finished the regular season as SAC leaders in various overall statistical categories. Individual leaders must have participated in 75 percent of the team's games.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Points Per Game - Josh Roper, Brevard, 21.2
Rebounds Per Game - Josh Jordan, Brevard, 8.9
Field Goal Percentage - Taylor Shugart, Anderson, .651
Assists Per Game - Bradley Tumer, Carson-Newman, 6.24
Steals Per Game - Josh Roper, Brevard, 2.56
3-Point Field Goal Percentage - Cam Carden, Lincoln Memorial, .453
3-Pointers Per Game - Ishmael Sanders, Carson-Newman, 2.81
Blocked Shots Per Game - Dion Malachi, Mars Hill, 2.88
Free Throw Percentage - Rob Troutman, Tusculum, .848
Assist-To-Turnover Ratio - Dominick Reid, Catawba, 1.67
Team Scoring Offense - Newberry College, 85.9
Team Field Goal Percentage - Lincoln Memorial University, .500
Team Field Goal Percentage Defense - Lincoln Memorial University, .387
Team Steals - Newberry College, 12.69
Team Assists - Lincoln Memorial University, 15.65
Team Rebounding - Newberry College, 43.6
Team Blocked Shots - Mars Hill College, 5.23
Team 3-Point Field Goal Percentage - Wingate University, .392
Team Scoring Defense - Tusculum College, 64.8
Team Free Throw Percentage - Tusculum College, .779
Team Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Lincoln Memorial University, 1.00