LSC Men’s Basketball Championship Central
LSC Men's Basketball Schedule and Results
LSC Men’s Basketball Standings (
Conference Only - final)
LSC Statistics
LSC Digital Network
The Lone Star Conference men’s basketball regular season is complete and the LSC Men’s Basketball Championship is set for March 7-9-10 at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
The eight teams to qualify for the conference tournament (as determined by the
conference-only standings) are: No. 1 seed West Texas A&M (regular season and West Division champions); No. 2 seed DBU (East Division champions); No. 3 seed Lubbock Christian; No. 4 seed Eastern New Mexico; No. 5 seed Angelo State; No. 6 seed St. Edward’s; No. 7 seed Texas A&M International; and No. 8 seed Cameron. To see the entire schedule, click
here.
LSC tournament
tickets are available and you can also watch on the
LSC Digital Network (each game is $15. However, fans who have a monthly or yearly pass will have access to all games).
WT has won six straight LSC tournament titles. TAMIU is making its first appearance in the event. ENMU enters on a league-best five-game winning streak.
In the latest NCAA Division II South Central Regional rankings released on Feb. 28, the LSC had six teams listed: No. 1 WT; No. 3 DBU; No. 6 ENMU; No. 7 LCU; No. 9 ASU; and No. 10 CU.
After the close of the regular season, ENMU has the league’s top-scoring offense (89.9 points per game), while Texas A&M International is tops in the conference by allowing just 65.1 points per game.
Individually, ENMU’s Jahcoree Ealy leads the league in scoring at 20.7 points per game, followed by DBU’s Cameron Kahn (20.1) and WT’s Larry Wise (19.9). UTPB’s Lathaniel Bastian pulled down a league-high 10.4 rebounds per game, followed by St. Mary’s Lachlan Bofinger (8.8) and LCU’s Tiras Morton (8.2). St. Edward’s Blake Nielsen is the LSC’s assists leader (5.2 per game). WT’s Ryland Holt has the most blocked shots (42), while DBU’s Ta’Jay Dunlap and Texas A&M-Kingsville’s C.J. Smith average a league-high two steals per game. Midwestern State’s Pierre Sanders has the best assist to turnover ratio at 2.7.
LSC teams carry a combined 42-33 (.560) record against NCAA Division II non-conference opponents. Region-by-region: South Central (RMAC) 21-20; Atlantic 1-0; Central 13-8; East 1-0; Midwest 1-1; South 2-0; Southeast 1-0; and West 2-4.
The league’s all-conference and all-academic awards will be announced on Wednesday evening (March 6) at the LSC’s Basketball Championship Banquet. You can watch the announcements for free on the
LSC Digital Network.
NABC Division II Top 25 Poll / Feb. 26: #41 WT (2 of 16 first-place votes); #12 DBU;
Next ranking. March 5.
D2CSCTop 25 Poll / Feb. 27: #3 WT (3 of 16 first-place votes); #11 DBU.
Next ranking March 5.
D2CSC South Central Region Poll / Feb. 19 (final of the regular season): #1 WT (4 of 4 first-place votes); #3 DBU; #6 LCU; #7 ASU; #9 ENMU; #10 CU; Receiving Votes: TAMIU.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Games Feb. 27-March 2
OFFENSIVE
Cameron Kahn, DBU, G, Sr., Sports Management, Sulphur Springs, Texas (SSHS)
Kahn averaged 24.5 points on 73.9 percent shooting, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in just 41 total minutes of action to lead DBU to a pair of wins over UT Tyler. Kahn, who won the league’s top weekly defensive award twice this season, also added seven steals. He made 3 of 5 shots from 3-point range and hit 12 of 14 free-throw attempts. Kahn is the league’s second leading scorer at 20.1 points per game.
DEFENSIVE
John Achebe, Texas A&M International, G, Sr., Business Administration, Wylie, Texas (WHS)
Achebe had a double double (21 points, 11 rebounds) with four steals to help lead Texas A&M International to a 78-53 road win over Texas A&M-Kingsville that secured the seventh seed in the LSC tournament. It will also be the Dustdevils’ first appearance in the event. Achebe, who added four assists, led a unit that held TAMUK to 40 percent shooting. Seven of his rebounds were on the defensive end.
Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 7 Sean Elkinton, St. Edward's
Nov. 14 Davion Coleman, St. Mary's
Nov. 21 Pierre Sanders, Midwestern State
Nov. 27 Cortaviaus Seales, Western New Mexico
Dec. 4 Jahcoree Ealy, Eastern New Mexico
Dec. 11 Jahcoree Ealy, Eastern New Mexico (2)
Dec. 18 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson, Angelo State
Dec. 20 Hunter Staten, Oklahoma Christian
Jan. 2 Kendall Dow, Lubbock Christian
Jan. 8 Kevon Godwin, Angelo State
Jan. 15 Greg Johnson, Eastern New Mexico
Jan. 22 Larry Wise, West Texas A&M
Jan. 29 Larry Wise, West Texas A&M (2)
Feb. 5 Larry Wise, West Texas A&M (3)
Feb. 12 Tiras Morton, Lubbock Christian
Feb. 19 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson, Angelo State (2)
Feb. 26 Greg Johnson, Eastern New Mexico (2)
March 4 Cameron Kahn, DBU
Defensive Player of the Week
Nov. 7 No Award
Nov. 14 Duncan Alevok, Midwestern State
Nov. 21 Cameron Kahn, DBU
Nov. 27 Larry Wise, West Texas A&M
Dec. 4 Ryland Holt, West Texas A&M
Dec. 11 Lathaniel Bastian, UT Permian Basin
Dec. 18 Kevon Godwin, Angelo State
Dec. 20 Ryland Holt, West Texas A&M (2)
Jan. 2 Tiras Morton, Lubbock Christian
Jan. 8 Lathaniel Bastian, UT Permian Basin (2)
Jan. 15 Cameron Bush, UAFS
Jan. 22 Cameron Kahn, DBU (2)
Jan. 29 Ryland Holt, West Texas A&M (3)
Feb. 5 Tiras Morton, Lubbock Christian (2)
Feb. 12 Olaverr Camacho, Texas A&M International
Feb. 19 Olaverr Camacho, Texas A&M International (2)
Feb. 26 Bennett Mohn, St. Edward’s
March 4 John Achebe, Texas A&M International