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LSC Men's Basketball postseason awards announced; LCU's Miller Jr. named Player of the Year

Lubbock Christian senior guard/forward Amondo Miller Jr. claimed Lone Star Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year honors to headline the league’s postseason awards, which were announced Wednesday (March 4).
 
The awards were revealed at the annual championship banquet at Main Event in Frisco, Texas ahead of the LSC Basketball Championship, which is set to tip off Thursday at Comerica Center. 
 
Miller Jr., who is a 6-foot-7 and a native of Littleton, Colo., won the conference regular season scoring title with 21.1 points per game. He also averaged 8.5 rebounds, three assists and 1.5 steals per contest. Miller Jr. shot 51.3 percent and had three of the top four single-game scoring performances of the season (a league-best 38 points, 37 and 34).
 
LCU also had the LSC Newcomer of the Year in junior Antonio Pusateri, who was the only player in the league to average a double double (16.4 points and a conference-high 10.8 rebounds).
 
DBU senior Xavion Brown was named LSC Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He had 78 steals, 16 blocked shots and 105 defensive rebounds. DBU also had the LSC Sixth Man of the Year in senior guard TJ Thomas (9.8 points per game and 48 steals). The duo helped lead the Patriots to the regular season conference title.
 
St. Edward’s guard Ryder Bradley was voted LSC Freshman of the Year after averaging 13.9 points and 3.9 assists per game.
 
Miller Jr., Pusateri and Brown were also LSC First Team selections. Pusateri and Brown also landed on the All-Defensive Team. Bradley was a second-team pick and a member of the All-Freshman Team.
 
Western New Mexico’s Mark Bunker was voted Coach of the Year after guiding the Mustangs to 22 wins and their first LSC tournament appearance. Bunker’s leadership also helped WNMU receive votes in the Division II national poll for the first time in program history.
 
Overall, 46 student-athletes earned recognition. The awards are voted on by the league’s 17 head coaches.
 
 
2026 LSC MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
 
Player of the Year: Amondo Miller Jr., Lubbock Christian
Defensive Player of the Year: Xavion Brown, DBU
Freshman of the Year: Ryder Bradley, St. Edward’s
Newcomer of the Year: Antonio Pusateri, Lubbock Christian
Sixth Man of the Year: TJ Thomas, DBU
Coach of the Year: Mark Bunker, Western New Mexico
 
Each group is sorted alphabetically by team.

FIRST TEAM                                                                                  
Player                               Team                              Pos.    Year       Hometown
Xavion Brown                    DBU                               G        Sr.          Sacramento, Calif.
Jose Murillo                       Eastern New Mexico        F        Sr.          Chihuahua, Mexico
Amondo Miller Jr.               Lubbock Christian            G/F     Sr.          Littleton, Colo.
Antonio Pusateri                Lubbock Christian            F        Jr.           San Francisco, Calif.
Blake Nielsen                    St. Edward’s                   G        Gr.          Perth, Australia
Damani Claxton                 St. Mary’s                       G        Sr.          Bronx, N.Y.
Fontaine Williams              West Texas A&M            G        Jr.           Wichita, Kan.
Andre Harris                      Western New Mexico       F        Jr.           Mesa, Ariz.
                                                                                                      
SECOND TEAM                                                                              
Trevor Frank                      DBU                               G        Jr.           Katy, Texas
Mo Austin                          Eastern New Mexico        G        So.         Pueblo, Colo.
Cooper Jackson                 Eastern New Mexico        G        Sr.          Lawrence, Kan.
Kendall Dow                      Lubbock Christian            G        Sr.          San Antonio, Texas
Miles Gibson                     Oklahoma Christian         G        Jr.           Allen, Texas
Ryder Bradley                    St. Edward’s                   G        Fr.          Leander, Texas
Jamison Kay                      St. Edward’s                   F        Sr.          Yuma, Ariz.
Olaverr Camacho               St. Mary’s                       F        Sr.          Barberena, Santa Rosa, Guatemala
Brock Mishak                     West Texas A&M            G        Jr.           Fort Collins, Colo.
Cortaviaus Seales              Western New Mexico       G        Sr.          Rock Island, Ill.
                                                                                        
THIRD TEAM                                                                                  
Jhordan Ryan                    Angelo State                   F        Jr.           St. John’s, Montserrat
Drew Calderon                  DBU                               G        Sr.          The Woodlands, Texas
Treyvon Byrd                     Eastern New Mexico        G/F     Sr.          Durham, N.C.
Lucas Mercandino             Lubbock Christian            F        Jr.           Cordoba, Argentina
Jason Clark                       Oklahoma Christian         F        Sr.          Katy, Texas
Caylen Goff Brown             Texas A&M International  G        Sr.          Tulsa, Okla.
Allen Singleton                  Texas A&M-Kingsville      G        Sr.          League City, Texas
Tash Lunday                     UT Permian Basin           F        Gr.          Flandreau, S.D.
Isaiah Broady                    Western New Mexico       G        Jr.           Chandler, Ariz.
Carson Kelly                      Western New Mexico       G        Sr.          Chandler, Ariz.
                                                                                                      
HONORABLE MENTION                                                                 
Jordan Crawford                Angelo State                   G        Sr.          Ruston, La.
Michael Jones                   Cameron                        F        Jr.           Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Terrance Ramirez              Midwestern State            G        Jr.           Grapevine, Texas
Justin Britt                         St. Mary’s                       G        Jr.           Goose Creek, S.C.
Bryson Goldsmith              Texas A&M-Kingsville      G        Jr.           El Paso, Texas
Bryce Smith                       Texas A&M-Kingsville      PG     Jr.           Baytown, Texas
Sharrod Taylor                   UT Permian Basin           G        Sr.          Youngstown, Ohio
Hudson Goellner                UT Dallas                        C        Fr.          Poetry, Texas
Sean Emfinger                   UT Tyler                         G        Jr.           Philadelphia, Pa.
Sam Phipps                       UT Tyler                         F        Sr.          Wellsville, Utah

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Player                               Team                                Pos.    Year     Hometown
Xavion Brown                    DBU                                 G        Sr.        Sacramento, Calif.
Cooper Jackson                 Eastern New Mexico          G        Sr.        Lawrence, Kan.
Jose Murillo                       Eastern New Mexico          F         Sr.        Chihuahua, Mexico
Antonio Pusateri                Lubbock Christian              F         Jr.        San Francisco, Calif.
Olaverr Camacho               St. Mary’s                          F         Sr.        Barberena, Santa Rosa, Guatemala
 
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Player                               Team                                Pos.    Hometown
Ryder Bradley                    St. Edward’s                      G        Leander, Texas
Jadon Sautter                    Texas A&M-Kingsville        F/G     Overland Park, Kan.
Hudson Goellner                UT Dallas                          C        Poetry, Texas
Zach Brown                       West Texas A&M               G        Amarillo, Texas
NoNo Brown                      Western New Mexico         G        Gilbert, Ariz.