Missouri Southern sophomore Cam Martin has been named a first-team All-MIAA selection as announced by the league office today.
This year, Martin leads the MIAA in defensive rebounds, field goal percentage, free throw attempts and free throws made, while ranking second in double-double's and rebounding. He ranks third in scoring and fourth in total points.
Martin ranks in the top ten nationally in four different categories, while ranking in the top-25 in eight different categories. Earlier in the season, he tied the MSSU school record for points in a game with 49 against Minnesota State and has scored in double-figures in every game this season with 17 double-doubles.
Joining Martin on the All-MIAA team was Elyjah Clark, who was named a third-team selection and Kinzer Lambert and Braelon Walker whom both earned honorable mention nods.
Clark became the all-time leading 3-point shooter at Southern this year as the junior now has the single-season and career marks. He has 276 career 3-pointers going into the MIAA Tournament. This year, Clark averaged 15.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 40 percent from the field and making a team-high 80 three-pointers. He led the MIAA in 3-point attempts, while also leading the league in minutes per game, averaging 36 per contest. Clark also went over 1,000 points in his career this season and currently sits at 1,359 points.
Lambert finished second on the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game, while averaging 6.3 rebounds per contest. He shot 44 percent from the field and 39 percent from long-range, while adding 77 assists and 20 blocks. Lambert currently has 940 points in his career at MSSU.
Walker helped spark the Missouri Southern defense this year and shot flashes of offensive superiority late in the season as he has scored in double-figures in six of the last eight games. He had four 20-point outings this year, tying his career-high with 25 points against Emporia State in each game against the Hornets this year. Walker averaged 10.7 points and 3.2 rebounds, while shooting 44 percent from the field, 43 percent from long-range and 78 percent from the free throw line.
Regular-season league champion Northwest Missouri swept the postseason honors as Joey Witthus was named the Player of the Year, Ryan Hawkins was named Defensive Player of the Year, Trevor Hudgins was named Freshman of the Year and Ben McCollum was named Coach of the Year.
The complete All-MIAA team is listed below and the Lions will open up the 2019 MIAA Tournament this Friday as Southern will take on Pittsburg State at 2:15 pm from historic Municipal Auditorium.
2018-19 MIAA Men's Basketball Postseason Awards
Player of the Year - Joey Witthus - Northwest Missouri, Senior
Defensive Player of the Year - Ryan Hawkins - Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Freshman of the Year - Trevor Hudgins - Northwest Missouri
Coach of the Year - Ben McCollum - Northwest Missouri
2019 Men's Basketball All-MIAA Teams
First-Team
Brady Werth - Fort Hays State, Senior
Cam Martin - Missouri Southern, Sophomore
Trevor Hudgins - Northwest Missouri - Freshman
Joey Witthus - Northwest Missouri - Senior
Javion Blake - Washburn - Senior
Second-Team
Adarius Avery - Central Oklahoma, Senior
Terrance Smith - Lincoln, Senior
Brad Newman - Lindenwood, Senior
Lavon Hightower - Missouri Western, Senior
Ryan Hawkins - Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Third-Team
Elyjah Clark - Missouri Southern, Junior
Caleb Smith - Northeastern State, Junior
Donovan Franklin - Pittsburg State, Senior
Grant Lozoya - Pittsburg State, Senior
Karim Mouliom - Southwest Baptist, Senior
All-Defensive Team
Diego Bernard - Northwest Missouri, Freshman
Ryan Hawkins - Northwest Missouri, Sophomore
Jonell Burton - Lincoln, Junior
Karim Mouliom - Southwest Baptist, Senior
David Salach - Washburn, Senior
Honorable Mentions
Central Missouri: Daniel Farris - Sophomore, Jafar Kinsey - Senior, Jacob Lowrance - Senior
Emporia State: Kooper Glick - Senior, Julius Jackson - Senior
Fort Hays State: Marcus Cooper - Senior, Kyler Kinnamon - Senior
Lincoln: Jonell Burton - Junior, Amariontez Ivory - Senior, Grant Olsson - Senior
Lindenwood: Chandler Diekvoss - Senior, TJ Crockett - Sophomore
Missouri Southern: Kinzer Lambert - Junior, Braelon Walker - Junior
Missouri Western: Tyrell Carroll - Freshman, Bryan Hudson - Senior
Nebraska Kearney: AJ Jackson - Junior, Kanon Koster - Freshman
Northeastern State: Josh Ihek - Junior
Northwest Missouri: Diego Bernard - Freshman, Ryan Welty - Junior
Washburn: Tyler Geiman - Sophomore, David Salach - Senior
Includes Honorable Mentions For All-Defensive Team
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