Four Cowboys honored in ASC men's hoops
Senior center Andy Spears was named a first-team all-American Southwest Conference West Division selection to highlight four Hardin-Simmons players that were honored by the coaches of the ASC in their annual postseason awards.
Spears averaged 13.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in his senior campaign, while shooting over 60 percent from the floor. He was also named to the ASC West all-defensive team.
Junior Eric Taylor was named second-team all-ASC West. In his first year with the Cowboys, Taylor averaged 14 points and was second in the league with 121 assists.
Senior John Derr was named honorable mention all-ASC West. Derr averaged 11.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest and was second in the league with 68 made 3-pointers.
Senior Bernard Stiggers was named to the all-defensive team.
Dewayne Patterson of Concordia took top honors in the ASC West. He was named the MVP and also the newcomer of the year. Brian Todd of Mary Hardin-Baylor was named defensive player of the year, Christian Davis of Howard Payne was named the freshman of the year, Zakk Revelle of Sul Ross State was the sportsmanship athlete of the year and Ken DeWeese was named coach of the year.
Kyle Schleigh of Texas-Dallas was named the ASC East MVP and also headlined the All-ASC team that combined the top players in each division. He was joined by Kitrick Bell of UMHB, Patterson, Brandon Blake of Mississippi College and Thomas Orr of UMHB.
2013 AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting)
Kyle Schleigh F Texas-Dallas Jr. Houston, Texas (Kingwood HS)
Kitrick Bell W Mary Hardin-Baylor Jr. Fort Bend, Texas (Marshall HS)
Dwayne Patterson F Concordia Texas Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (Jacksonville JC)
Nick Haynes G Concordia Texas Sr. Irving, Texas (HIS)
Brandon Blake# G Mississippi College Jr. Oxford, Miss. (Spring Hill)
Thomas Orr# G Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Hutto, Texas (HHS)
-ASC WEST DIVISION HONORS AND AWARDS-
(Listed in order of voting point totals; #, &, % indicates tie in voting)
ASC West Division Player of the Year: Dwayne Patterson, F, Jr., Concordia Texas
ASC West Division Defensive Player of the Year: Brian Todd, G, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
ASC West Division Freshman of the Year: Christian Davis, F, Howard Payne
ASC West Division Newcomer of the Year: Dwayne Patterson, F, Jr., Concordia Texas
ASC West Division Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Zakk Revelle, G, So., Sul Ross State
ASC West Division Coach of the Year: Ken DeWeese, Mary Hardin-Baylor
ASC ALL-WEST DIVISION
First Team
Dwayne Patterson F Concordia Texas Jr. Long Beach, Calif. (Jacksonville JC)
Kitrick Bell W Mary Hardin-Baylor Jr. Fort Bend, Texas (Marshall HS)
Nick Haynes# G Concordia Texas Sr. Irving, Texas (HIS)
Andy Spears# C Hardin-Simmons Sr. Abilene, Texas (Cooper HS)
Thomas Orr G Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Hutto, Texas (HHS)
Second Team
Brandon Gould G Howard Payne So. Fort Worth, Texas (Southwest HS)
AJ Myres# G Schreiner Jr. The Woodlands, Texas (Kansas State)
Brian Todd# G Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Pflugerville, Texas (PHS)
Eric Taylor G Hardin-Simmons Jr. Dallas, Texas (Clarendon JC)
James Allen G Mary Hardin-Baylor Jr. The Woodlands, Texas (College Park HS)
Honorable Mention
Josh Sanchez G Concordia Texas So. Houston, Texas (McMurry)
Mychal Pinson# G Sul Ross State Jr. El Paso, Texas (Chapin HS)
Stevan Guerrero# G Schreiner So. Edinburg, Texas (EHS)
Justin Lindsey& F Texas Lutheran Sr. Austin, Texas (Trinidad State JC)
Brandon Potts& P Texas Lutheran Sr. San Antonio, Texas (MacArthur HS)
John Derr% G Hardin-Simmons Sr. Azle, Texas (AHS)
Corey Meals% G Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Whitesboro, Texas (WHS)
ASC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE TEAM
Brian Todd G Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Pflugerville, Texas (PHS)
Andy Spears C Hardin-Simmons Sr. Abilene, Texas (Cooper HS)
Bernard Stiggers G/F Hardin-Simmons Sr. Dallas, Texas (Clarendon JC)
Larry Durand# G Concordia Texas Sr. Galveston, Texas (Bell HS)
Joe Richardson# G Texas Lutheran So. San Antonio, Texas (East Central HS)
ASC WEST DIVISION FRESHMAN TEAM
Christian Davis F Howard Payne San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS)
Layton Zinsmeister G Mary Hardin-Baylor The Woodlands, Texas (College Park HS)
Jared Galvan# G Concordia Texas Texas City, Texas (TCHS)
Brendan Holderread# G Texas Lutheran Kingwood, Texas (KHS)
Donovan Ford G Howard Payne Port Arthur, Texas (PAHS)
-ASC EAST DIVISION HONORS AND AWARDS-
(Listed in order of voting point totals; #, &, % indicates tie in voting)
ASC East Division Player of the Year: Kyle Schleigh, F, Jr., Texas-Dallas
ASC East Division Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Schleigh, F, Jr., Texas-Dallas
ASC East Division Co-Freshmen of the Year:
Kevin Cottonham, G, Louisiana College; Anthony Gaines, F, Louisiana College
ASC East Division Newcomer of the Year: Travis Dykman, G, Jr., Texas-Tyler
ASC East Division Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Marcus Bobb, F, Sr., Ozarks
ASC East Division Coach of the Year: Kenny Bizot, Texas-Tyler
ASC ALL- EAST DIVISION
First Team
Kyle Schleigh F Texas-Dallas Jr. Houston, Texas (Kingwood HS)
Brandon Blake G Mississippi College Jr. Oxford, Miss. (Spring Hill)
Justin Jones F LeTourneau Jr. Waxahachie, Texas (Cedar Valley HS)
Darren Houliston F Texas-Tyler Sr. Euless, Texas (Texas Wesleyan)
Travis Dykman G Texas-Tyler Jr. Crandall, Texas (Emporia State)
Second Team
Jordan Cannon G Texas-Tyler Jr. Las Vegas, N.V. (Feather Ridge)
Ronnie Dodd F Ozarks Sr. Forney, Texas (Eastfield JC)
Jaron Joseph G East Texas Baptist Sr. Dallas, Texas (Ennis HS)
Marcus Bobb# P Ozarks Sr. Ponder, Texas (Lyon College)
Ladaria Brown# G LeTourneau Fr. Henderson, Texas (HHS)
Adam Smith# C Mississippi College Sr. Jackson, Miss. (Hinds CC)
Honorable Mention
Anthony Gaines F Louisiana College Fr. Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd HS)
Kevin Cottonham G Louisiana College Fr. Jonesboro, La. (Jonesboro Hodge HS)
Junior Mitchell G East Texas Baptist So. Marshall, Texas (Cedar Valley)
Joe Stephens& G Texas-Tyler Jr. Flower Mound, Texas (Univ. of Dallas)
Hakeem “Doc” Welch& G Louisiana College Jr. Alexandria, La. (Alexandria Senior HS)
Erby Thompson% G East Texas Baptist So. Pitkin, La. (Plainview HS)
Deitrich Williams% G LeTourneau Sr. Fort Worth, Texas (Grace Prep Academy)
ASC EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE TEAM
Kyle Schleigh F Texas-Dallas Jr. Houston, Texas (Kingwood HS)
Derek Gardner# P Louisiana College Sr. St. Martinville, La. (St. Martinville East HS)
Turmonte Ragland# G Mississippi College Jr. Millbrook, Ala. (Jefferson Davis CC)
Jordan Cannon G Texas-Tyler Jr. Las Vegas, N.V. (Feather Ridge)
Andrew Cummings G Ozarks Jr. Mansfield, Texas (MHS)
ASC EAST DIVISION FRESHMAN TEAM
Kevin Cottonham# G Louisiana College Jonesboro, La. (Jonesboro Hodge HS)
Anthony Gaines# F Louisiana College Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd HS)
Chris Hynes G LeTourneau Missouri City, Texas (Willowridge HS)
Clavoisiea Dupree P East Texas Baptist Mansfield, Texas (MHS)
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