RICHARDSON, TEXAS – Seniors
Rashun Williams and
Milan Szabo were each named Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference honorees on the 2023 Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards List.
Williams led the Patriots in scoring on the year with an average of 17.6 points per game while Szabo once again paced the squad in rebounding with an average of 5.8 a contest. Szabo adds the Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference accolade to his selection to the 2022 Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team last season.
Senjor Julius Brown of West Texas A&M was named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, while Tom Brown and Vinay Patel were each recognized as Co-Coaches of the Year as announced at the annual championship banquet at Main Event in Frisco, Texas on Wednesday night. That banquet precludes the start of the 2023 LSC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, set to begin tomorrow inside the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
Williams finished the season ranked fourth in the LSC with his 17.8 points per game, appearing in 23 contests throughout the season. The Arlington, Ga. native went for 20 or more points on eight different occasions in 2022-23, and ended the year with nine straight games in which he posted a scoring total of 15 or more points.
He finished the year with a 38.1 percent (129-339) field goal percentage, and ranked fifth in the LSC with an average of 2.3 made three pointers per game.
Williams had his best outing in his first appearance as a Patriot, debuting with a 35-point effort in the first game of the 2022-23 season for UT Tyler against Louisiana Christian back on Nov. 14
th. He scored 20 or more points in eight different Lone Star Conference match-ups throughout the season, and averaged 17.5 points a game against LSC foes.
Szabo was once again a staple of the UT Tyler front court in 2022-23, ranking 12
th in the LSC with an average of 5.8 rebounds a game. Szabo continued to elevate his scoring ability in his third year of basketball at UT Tyler, averaging a career best of 7.4 points per game.
Szabo appeared in 24 games in 2022-23, making 23 starts while averaging 23.5 minutes per contest. The Levice, Slovakia native notched two double-doubles throughout the year and notched eight games in which he reached double-digit scoring figures.
He ranks sixth all-time in the UT Tyler men's basketball record books with 378 rebounds for his career and in a tie for third place all-time with 50 blocked shots in his career.
UT Tyler finished the season 9-17 overall and 5-17 in Lone Star Conference play. The Patriots cracked the NABC Division II Men's Basketball National Top 25 for the first time in program history at no. 22 back on Dec. 6
th after beginning the season with a 5-0 record.
The complete list of All-LSC honorees can be found below.
2023 LSC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Julius Brown, West Texas A&M
Defensive Player of the Year: Steve Webb, Angelo State
Freshman of the Year: Sean Elkinton, St. Edward's
Newcomer of the Year: Damion Thornton, West Texas A&M
Sixth Man of the Year: Zach Toussaint, West Texas A&M
Co-Coaches of the Year: Tom Brown, West Texas A&M / Vinay Patel, Angelo State
[Each group sorted in alphabetical order by team name]
FIRST TEAM
Player Team Pos. Year Hometown
Kevon Godwin Angelo State G Jr. Blountstown, Fla.
Cameron Kahn DBU G Jr. Sulphur Springs, Texas
Rowan Mackenzie Lubbock Christian G Jr. Perth, Australia
Jermane Carter Midwestern State F Gr. Mount Laurel, N.J.
Sean Elkinton St. Edward's F Fr. Crosby, Texas
Julius Brown West Texas A&M G Sr. Westrville, Ohio
Damion Thornton West Texas A&M G Sr. Edmond, Okla.
Larry Wise West Texas A&M G Jr. Waxahachie, Texas
SECOND TEAM
Willie Guy Angelo State G Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Fredelin De La Cruz Angelo State F Sr. El Seibo, Dominican Republic
Jahcoree Ealy Eastern New Mexico F Jr. Conway, Ark.
Errol White Eastern New Mexico F So. Queen, N.Y.
Russell Harrison Lubbock Christian G/F Gr. Lubbock, Texas
Uche Dibiamaka St. Edward's G Gr. Adelaide, South Australia
Caleb Jordan St. Mary's G Gr. Midlothian, Texas
Emmanuel Ewuzie St. Mary's F Sr. Sant Antonio, Texas
Dillon Gooding Texas A&M-Kingsville G Jr. Killeen, Texas
C.J. Smith Texas A&M-Kingsville G Jr. Mansfield, Texas
THIRD TEAM
Ta'Jay Dunlap DBU G Sr. Columbia, S.C.
Ricky Lujan DBU G Jr. Las Cruces, N.M.
Pierre Sanders Midwestern State G Jr. Hutto, Texas
Blake Nielsen St. Edward's G So. Perth, Texas
Tyler Caron St. Mary's F Jr. Longview, Texas
Jermaine Drewey Texas A&M International G Sr. Houston, Texas
Payton Brown UAFS G Fr. Waldron, Ark.
DaJuan Jones UT Permian Basin G Gr. Killeen, Texas
Tony Alvalos Western New Mexico G Sr.
Zach Toussaint West Texas A&M G Jr. Johnsburg, Ill.
HONORABLE MENTION
Eze Dike Eastern New Mexico G Gr. Nigeria
Greg Johnson Eastern New Mexico G Jr. Little Rock, Ark.
Antonio Gordon Oklahoma Christian F Jr. Lawton, Okla.
Drew Tennial Oklahoma Christian G Jr. Edmond, Okla.
Jeff Gary St. Edward's G Jr. Austin, Texas
Greg Bowie II Texas A&M International G Gr. San Antonio, Texas
Will Chayer Texas-A&M-Kingsville F Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas
Isaiah Payne Texas A&M-Kingsville G Jr. Ville Platte, La.
Cameron Bush UAFS G Jr. Little Rock, Ark.
Milan Szabo UT Tyler G Sr. Levice, Slovakia
Rashun Williams UT Tyler G Sr. Arlington, Ga.
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Player Team Pos. Year Hometown
Steve Webb Angelo State G Gr. St. Louis, Mo.
Errol White Eastern New Mexico F So. Queen, N.Y.
Jermane Carter Midwestern State F Gr. Mount Laurel, N.J.
Emmanuel Ewuzie St. Mary's F Sr. Sant Antonio, Texas
Tiras Morton Texas A&M International G So. Austin, Texas
Julius Brown West Texas A&M G Sr. Westrville, Ohio
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Player Team Pos. Hometown
Caylen Goff-Brown Cameron G Tulsa, Okla.
Blazej Czerniewicz Eastern New Mexico F Gdansk, Poland
Jose Murillo Eastern New Mexico F Chihuahua, Mexico
Sean Elkinton St. Edward's F Crosby, Texas
Ahamed Mohammed West Texas A&M G Glendale, Ariz.
