Cuthbertson Earns Honorable Mention All-SAC Honors

ROCK HILL, S.C.- Senior forward Isaiah Cuthbertson earned honorable mention All-South Atlantic Conference honors, league officials announced this morning.

Cuthbertson was second on the team in scoring with an average of 11.8 points per game. He led the league with 103 offensive rebounds and was second with 235 total rebounds. Cuthbertson averaged 8.3 rebounds per game, which was third in the South Atlantic Conference.

On February 14 at Queens, Cuthbertson sank the game-winning layup with 0.3 seconds to play, giving the Lions a 74-73 victory. He scored 21 points in each of his final two games and finished the 2014-15 season with a 55.7 field goal percentage, which is eighth in the SAC.

Sophomore Valentine Bauer was the league statistical champion in Assist-to-Turnover Ratio at 2.76.

Lincoln Memorial guard Lorenza Ross was voted the 2014-15 South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, while Catawba's Jerrin Morrison was voted the Conference's Freshman of the Year.  In addition, Lincoln Memorial mentor Josh Schertz was tabbed the Coach of the Year.

First Team

Lorenza Ross, Lincoln Memorial

Demarkus Smith, Newberry

K.J. Arrington, Catawba

Carson Brooks, Carson-Newman

Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial

Darius Moose, Brevard 

Second Team

Errick Bethel, Coker

Ryan Daye, Wingate

Rob Lewis, Queens

Sean Morgan, Queens

Chase Mounce, Tusculum

Keenan Peterson, Lincoln Memorial 

Honorable Mention

Isaiah Cutherbertson, Mars Hill

Jerrin Morrison, Catawba

Will Perry, Lenoir-Rhyne

Chris Ross, Anderson

Donte Samuels, Coker

Myson Jones, Anderson

All-Freshman

Jerrin Morrison, Catawba

Charles Clark, Carson-Newman

Dorian Pinson, Lincoln Memorial

Jameel Taylor, Catawba

Maurice Howard, Anderson (tie)

James Stepp, Newberry (tie)

Player of the Year

Lorenza Ross, Lincoln Memorial

Freshman of the Year

Jerrin Morrison, Catawba

Coach of the Year

Josh Schertz, Lincoln Memorial

Statistical Champions

Points Per Game - Errick Bethel, Coker, 19.9

Three Pointers Per Game - Javon Price, Tusculum, 3.50

Rebounds Per Game - Matt Shown, Tusculum, 8.9

Blocked Shots Per Game - Chase Mounce, Tusculum, 2.04

Field Goal Percentage - Sean Morgan, Queens, 59.8

Assists Per Game - Lorenza Ross, Lincoln Memorial, 5.6

Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Valentine Bauer, Mars Hill, 2.76

Steals Per Game - Trey Marshall, Coker, 2.38

Three Point Field Goal Percentage - Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial, 43.7

Free Throw Percentage - Myson Jones, Anderson (SC), 92.1

Team Scoring Offense - Newberry, 90.5

Team Steals - Newberry, 267

Team Field Goal Percentage -Lincoln Memorial, 50.3

Team FG Percentage Defense - Lincoln Memorial, 37.0 

Team Assists - Newberry, 500

Team Rebounding - Lincoln Memorial, 1,201

Team Blocked Shots - Lincoln Memorial, 128

Team Three Point FG Percentage - Lincoln Memorial, 42.0

Team Scoring Defense - Lincoln Memorial, 62.5

Team Free Throw Percentage - Carson-Newman, 73

Team Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Lincoln Memorial, 1.37