2016-17 G-MAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team (PDF)


OWENSBORO, Ky. - On the eve before the tip of the 2017 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship, the league announced its annual all-conference team as decided by the coaches.

A total of 13 different student-athletes comprised this year's first, second and all-freshman teams, while the individual awards were also presented in person at a banquet on KWC's campus.

The talent and star power has never been more evident this year as the conference prepares for the six-team postseason tourney starting at 11 a.m. CST in the Sportscenter. Host Kentucky Wesleyan (26-2 overall) was also announced fifth in yesterday's NCAA DII Midwest Region rankings, officially the third edition leading up to the national tournament.

Davis & Elkins' senior forward/guard Kevin Bracy-Davis was tabbed the fifth annual G-MAC Player of the Year while Alderson Broaddus' Malik Bocook carried the most hardware home as received a trio of conference honors with G-MAC Freshman of the year, first-team all-conference selection and all-freshman team.

Selected by his peers, AB's Greg Zimmerman was the honoree for the G-MAC Coach of the Year as the Battlers secured the No. 2 seed in this year's tournament despite being gutted with the graduation of three 1,000-point career scorers coming into this season.





First Team
The first thing that catches your eye is the versatile, guard-heavy list -- as in all these guys can shoot, slash, pass, defend and possess intangibles that contribute to their respective team's success...Bracy-Davis' slender 6-7 frame and package of skills helped him lead the league in scoring (22.2 ppg) and he was second in rebounding...Embracing the nickname KBD, he is coming off a 43-point outburst to close out the regular season; he's the guy worth price of admission...The league's first 2,000-point career scorer came from KWC's Ken-Jah Bosley and the senior guard is now a four-time all-conference selection in his career; he averaged 18.5 this season and since 2013, is responsible for almost 100 wins in a Panther uniform...Teammate Jordan Jacks recorded the G-MAC's first-ever triple double and joins him on the first-team ballot...Jacks averaged 16.4 ppg and 8.6 rpg while recording 10 double-doubles...Bocook, in a more reserved sample size, was a double-double machine in his own right with a dozen in less games...Malone's Ty Jordan wears #0 like Russell Westbrook and quietly led the Pioneers in scoring with 15.3 ppg, led the league in assists and was up there in steals.

Second Team
Cedarville's J.C. Faubion is lethal from the perimeter and ranks third in the G-MAC in career scoring with 1,381 points...Yellow Jacket teammate Patrick Bain finished with 13.5 points per game and merited his first G-MAC Athlete of the Week selection...The big man from Davis & Elkins, Rickenjee Bellevue, may have been the most improved player across the board; his tenacity with rebounding and blocked shots provide an underrated presence in a guard-dominated style of play...Long range sniper Jacob Williams of Trevecca Nazarene made a G-MAC-best 69 three-point buckets; he can catch fire from beyond the arc in a hurry...KWC's Malek Harris has only played in 12 games, but averaged 11 while shooting over 61 percent from the field in that span.

All-Freshman Team
A lot has already been said about Bocook and it's easy to wonder and speculate about his number if he would have played in eight more of his team's games...Averaging 16 and 10 in his first year on the floor is impressive by any regard...TNU's Devin Whitfield is a major part of the youth movement in the Trojans' program as he finished with a team-high 15.7 ppg as a rookie...D&E's Donte Doleman started 18 of a possible 26 games as a first-year player; his role with the wrist injury to starting to point guard Kevin Simpson (2016 G-MAC Player of the Year) will be something to watch in the tournament...Also seeing action in all 25 games was Malone's Daylan Haynie (4.3 ppg).