The South Atlantic Conference Announces Men’s Basketball Annual Award Winners
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Queens forward Jamari Smith was voted the 2021-22 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, while Carson-Newman forward Bryant Thomas was voted the Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, and Mars Hill guard Kadyn Dawkins was voted the SAC Freshman of the Year. In addition, Lincoln Memorial head coach Jeremiah Samarrippas was tabbed as the Coach of the Year, the Conference announced today.
Kadyn Dawkins(Eastern Guilford High School), a freshman from Greensboro, N.C., was the leading scorer for the Mars Hill Lions this season averaging 13.9 points per game. He also hauled in 2.6 rebounds per game with 2.5 assists per game. He finished the season ranked in the top-20 in the league in scoring, field goal percentage, and free throw percentage.
2021-22 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball All-Conference
First Team
Jarren Cottingham, Wingate
Kenny Dye, Queens
Trenton Gibson, Tusculum
Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial
Caleb Robinson, Catawba
Jamari Smith, Queens
Second Team
TJ Brown, Newberry
Mekell Burries, Lincoln Memorial
Tripp Davis, Carson-Newman
Jordan Guest, Lincoln Memorial
Crosby James II, Anderson
Quandaveon McCollum, Newberry
Third Team
Alex Dahling, Lincoln Memorial
Parker Dortch, Anderson
Ben Gahlert, Limestone
Inady Legiste, Tusculum
TJ Nesmith, Lenoir-Rhyne
Bernard Pelote, Catawba
All-Freshman
Kadyn Dawkins, Mars Hill
Myles Jenkins, Anderson
Joel Pettiford, UVA Wise
Kris Robinson, Catawba
Matthew Sells, Lincoln Memorial
Player of the Year
Jamari Smith, Queens
Freshman of the Year
Kadyn Dawkins, Mars Hill
Defensive Player of the Year
Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman
Coach of the Year
Jeremiah Samarrippas, Lincoln Memorial