Mack Lankford, Hillari Adam, and Zach Williams received post-season honors Tuesday night following the end of the regular basketball season.
Lankford was named first team all-LSC for the second consecutive year, and added to the women’s all-academic team. The sophomore guard led the Lone Star Conference in scoring, averaging nearly 21.5 points a game. The closest competition to Lankford was Precious Herrin of Eastern New Mexico, who averaged 16.1.
Lankford finished seventh in assists with 3.1, fourth in three-pointers with 1.9, and second in steals averaging 2.5 a game.
Sophomore forward Hillari Adam was named first team academic all-district, and in addition was voted onto the all-academic team.
LSC Player of the year and Defensive Player of the Year went to Sabelle Diata of Cameron University. Three players were named Newcomers of the Year: Cameron’s Julie Paunovic, Tarleton’s Peyton Adamson, and West Texas A&M’s Devin Griffin. Haylee Oliver of Angelo State and Dianna Jones of Midwestern State share the title of Freshman of the Year. Midwestern State also claimed the Coach of the Year award, celebrating Noel Johnson’s successful year.
The members of the LSC Women’s All-LSC first team included Midwestern State’s Savannah Carver, Tarleton State’s Shelby Adamson, Texas Women’s Jessica Hanna, West Texas A&M’s Kenisha Harris, and Abilene Christian’s Mack Lankford.
Senior guard Zach Williams represented the men’s basketball team, voted honorable mention all-LSC, averaging 11.9 points a game.
Milton Garner of Cameron University received the men’s Player of the Year averaging 19.7 points  and 2.5 three-pointers a game. Two players split the Defensive Player of the Year award: Incarnate Word’s Shaun Umeh, and Midwestern State’s Keonte Logan. Tez Dumars of West Texas A&M was tabbed Freshman of the Year, and his teammate Donald Sims was named Newcomer of the Year. Midwesten State claimed a second LCS Coach of the Year title, after head coach Nelson Haggerty led his team to a 23-3 overall season and finishing first in the LSC.
The men’s first team All-LSC consists of Cameron’s Milton Garner, Midwestern State’s Michael Lloyd, Incarnate Word’s Chris Johnson, Eastern New Mexico’s Reggie Nelson, and Fabian Wilson of Tarleton State.
