Brooks named to All-SAC First Team

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lincoln Memorial guard Courvoisier McCauley was voted the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, while teammate Cameron Henry was voted the Conference's Defensive Player of the Year and Anderson's Crosby James II was voted the SAC Freshman of the Year.  In addition, Lincoln Memorial head coach Josh Schertz was tabbed as the Coach of the Year, the Conference announced today.

McCauley, a sophomore from Indianapolis, Ind., ranks second in the SAC in points per game and field goal percentage, averaging 20.5 points per game, while shooting 50.8 percent from the floor. He also averages 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists and 1.2 assists per game. He won SAC AstroTurf Player of the Week honors three times during the season and helped lead the Railsplitters to a SAC and team record 30 consecutive victories. In addition to being named Player of the Year, McCauley is also a first team All-SAC selection.

Henry, a sophomore guard from Chesterfield, Va., is one of the top defenders in the SAC, leading the league in defensive rebounds with 7.18 per game. He is second in the conference in total rebounds, averaging 8.2 rebounds per game, and he leads the SAC in steals per game at 2.2. Henry also averages 14 points and 3.7 assists per game. In addition to being named Defensive Player of the Year, Henry is also a second team All-SAC honoree.

James, a guard from Columbia, S.C., helped lead Anderson to a No. 5 seed in the SAC Pilot Flying J Men's Basketball Championship while averaging 12.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. He scored in double figures in 15 games this season, including scoring a career-high 27 points twice. He was named SAC AstroTurf Player of the Week once for his efforts.

Schertz led the Railsplitters to their eighth SAC Regular Season title in the last 10 years this season, while compiling a record of 30-1 overall. He also guided his team to their third undefeated conference record in the last five years, going 22-0 in league play. Currently, Lincoln Memorial is riding a 30-game winning stream, the longest streak among all levels of NCAA basketball. This is Schertz's seventh time being named SAC Coach of the Year.

In addition to McCauley, Queens' Daniel Carr received First Team honors, along with Lincoln Memorial's Devin Whitfield, Catawba's Devin Cooper, Mars Hill's Ja'Shawn Brooks, and Lenoir-Rhyne's R.J. Gunn.

2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference

First Team

Courvoisier McCauley, Lincoln Memorial
Daniel Carr, Queens
Devin Whitfield, Lincoln Memorial
Devin Cooper, Catawba
Ja'Shawn Brooks, Mars Hill
R.J. Gunn, Lenoir-Rhyne

Second Team

Quin Nottingham, Anderson
Shawn Benard, Anderson
Angelo Sales Jr., Newberry
Cameron Henry, Lincoln Memorial
Cameron Whiteside, UVa-Wise
Anthony Brown, Lincoln Memorial

Honorable Mention

Marcell Haskett, Catawba
Jarren Cottingham, Wingate
Darius Simmons, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jamari Smith, Queens
Trenton Gibson, Tusculum
Van Turner Jr., Queens

All-Freshman

Crosby James II, Anderson
Gavin Rains, Queens
Cooper Fowler, Lenoir-Rhyne
Zim Field, Lenoir-Rhyne
Joshua Scott, Tusculum

Player of the Year

Courvoisier McCauley, Lincoln Memorial

Freshman of the Year

Crosby James II, Anderson

Defensive Player of the Year

Cameron Henry, Lincoln Memorial

Coach of the Year

Josh Schertz, Lincoln Memorial

Statistical Champions
Points Per Game – Cameron Whiteside, UVa-Wise, 20.8
Three-Pointers Per Game – Van Turner Jr. Queens, 3.32
Rebounds Per Game – Angelo Sales Jr., Newberry, 8.7
Blocked Shots Per Game – Nassyr Daniel, Mars Hill, 2.21
Field Goal Percentage – Devin Whitfield, Lincoln Memorial, 52.4
Assists Per Game – Anthony Brown, Lincoln Memorial, 5.6
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio – Anthony Brown, Lincoln Memorial, 3.32
Steals Per Game – Cameron Henry, Lincoln Memorial, 2.17
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage – Luke Gibson, Newberry, 45.9
Free Throw Percentage – Austin Gilyard, Mars Hill, 88.5
Team Scoring Offense – Lincoln Memorial, 93.7
Team Steals – Tusculum, 268
Team Field Goal Percentage – Lincoln Memorial, 52.1
Team FG Percentage Defense – Lincoln Memorial, 37.2
Team Assists – Lincoln Memorial, 580
Team Rebounds – Tusculum, 1,223
Team Blocked Shots – Lincoln Memorial, 126
Team Three-Point FG Percentage – Lincoln Memorial, 41.5
Team Scoring Defense – Lincoln Memorial, 70.2
Team Free Throw Percentage – Mars Hill, 79.3
Team Assist-to-Turnover Ratio – Lincoln Memorial, 1.51