RICHARDSON, TEXAS – UT Tyler men's basketball athlete Sam Phipps has been named the Lone Star Conference Male Athletic Performance Athlete of the year as announced on Wednesday.
 
Lovisa Hevinder of UT Tyler women's basketball was named to the LSC Athletic Performance All-Conference Team.
 
The team recognizes student-athletes who excel in work ethic, dedication to process, attendance, communication, leadership and growth.
 
Phipps, a junior out of Logan, Utah, played in all 28 games for the Patriots and made 26 starts. He averaged 7.0 points per game and grabbed a team high 5.8 rebounds a game while leading the team in blocks.
 
He is the first male or female athlete in UT Tyler history to claim the award. He is also the first men's basketball athlete to win the award.
 
Hevinder, a senior out of Stockholm, Sweden, started all 30 games for the Patriots this season and also broke the record for three pointers made in a career in program history. Hevinder averaged 7.9 points per game and grabbed a team high 5.5 rebounds while dishing out 82 assists.