Three SAC Men's Basketball Players Named to D2CCA All-Southeast Region Teams
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) unveiled North Georgia sophomore forward Frank Champion as its 2022-23 Southeast Region Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Champion's honor highlights the D2CCA Southeast Region Men's Basketball All-Region Teams.
A 6-foot-7 forward from Lithonia, Georgia, Champion enters the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Southeast Regional averaging 20.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year, Champion is on the Bevo Francis Top 50 Watch List for this season. Champion is the first Nighthawk to ever be named the PBC Player of the Year. He had 14 double-doubles during the regular-season.
Champion is joined on the first team by Conference Carolinas Player of the Year KJ Jones II of Emmanuel, Tyshaun Crawford of Augusta, South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year Bradley Dean of UVA Wise and Michael Brown of Mount Olive.
The second team featured Marcus Boykin of Barton, Miguel Arnold of Augusta, Tehree Horn of USC Aiken, Inady Legiste of Tusculum and Chase Rankin of Lincoln Memorial.
Athletic communication professionals from NCAA Division II Southeast Region schools and conferences selected the D2CCA all-region teams. The process concludes with All-American selections announced later in the month.
The NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners sponsor the All-Region teams.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
Conf. |
F |
Frank Champion |
North Georgia |
So. |
Lithonia, Ga. |
PBC |
20.7 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.6 SPG, PBC Player of the Year, Bevo Francis Top 50 Watch List |
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FIRST TEAM |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
Conf. |
F |
Frank Champion |
North Georgia |
So. |
Lithonia, Ga. |
PBC |
G |
KJ Jones II |
Emmanuel |
Jr. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
CC |
C |
Tyshaun Crawford |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Griffin, Ga. |
PBC |
G |
Bradley Dean |
UVA Wise |
So. |
Gate City, Va. |
SAC |
G |
Michael Brown |
Mount Olive |
Sr. |
Winchester, Va. |
CC |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
Conf. |
G |
Marcus Boykin |
Barton |
So. |
Clinton, N.C. |
CC |
G |
Miguel Arnold |
Augusta |
Sr. |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
PBC |
G |
Tehree Horn |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Toledo, Ohio |
PBC |
F |
Inady Legiste |
Tusculum |
Jr. |
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
SAC |
G |
Chase Rankin |
Lincoln Memorial |
Gr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
SAC |