BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA -- West Texas A&M senior guard LaDarius Hall, senior forward Jacquiese Holcombe and junior guard Lionel Foster earned Lone Star Conference men’s basketball postseason honors, as announced by the league Tuesday night. The awards announcement came Tuesday night at a pre-tournament banquet in Bartlesville, Okla., where the LSC Men’s Basketball Championship tournament is set to begin on Thursday. Hall was named to the LSC South Division first team, Foster earned second-team honors, while Holcombe was honored as a South Division honorable-mention selection. Rounding out the All-South first team were Midwestern State guard Chris Hagen, Angelo State guard Richard Thomas, Tarleton State guard Corin Henry and Eastern New Mexico guard Stefan Mirabal. Second team honors went to WT’s Foster, Incarnate Word guard Shaun Umeh and forward Tracy Robinson, Midwestern State guard Michael Loyd and Texas A&M-Kingsville guard Antawn Mullins. Other top awards were distributed for defensive player, newcomer, freshman and coach of the year. MSU’s Henry Player of the Year honors, Tarleton State guard Corin Henry was named as Defensive Player of the Year, Angelo State’s Richard Thomas earned Newcomer of the Year honors and Tarleton State’s Lonn Reisman took LSC South Coach of the Year recognition.SOUTH DIVISION -- FIRST TEAM
Pos. Player Team Year
G Chris Hagan Midwestern State Sr.
G Ladarius Hall West Texas A&M Sr.
G Richard Thomas Angelo State Sr.
G Corin Henry Tarleton State Sr.
G Stefan Mirabal Eastern New Mexico Jr.
SOUTH DIVISION -- SECOND TEAM
Pos. Player Team Year
F Tracy Robinson Incarnate Word Sr.
G Michael Loyd Midwestern State Jr.
G Lionel Foster West Texas A&M Jr.
G Antwan Mullins Texas A&M-Kingsville Sr.
G Shaun Umeh Incarnate Word Jr.
SOUTH DIVISION -- HONORABLE MENTION
Abilene Christian: G, Preston Davis, Sr.
Angelo State: G, Steve Moore, Sr.; F, Ridge McKeither, Sr.
Eastern New Mexico: C, Max Carrier, Jr.
Incarnate Word: F, Chris Johnson, Jr.
Midwestern State: F, David Terrell, Sr.
Tarleton State: F, Wes Dipprey, Jr.
West Texas A&M: F, Jacquiese Holcombe, Sr.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Player of the Year: Chris Hagan, Midwestern State
Defensive Player of the Year: Corin Henry, Tarleton State
Freshman of the Year: Andre Adams, Angelo State
Newcomer of the Year: Richard Thomas, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Lonn Reisman, Tarleton State