Hutchinson, KS - John A. Logan took home the 2023 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship title inside the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The No. 1 seeded Vols defeated reigning national champions Northwest Florida State 73-70.
John A. Logan received the No.1 seed after a two-loss season and boasted a 27 game winning streak entering the national tournament. John A. Logan finished the season with a 33-2 record and won four games in six days en route to the national title. The 2023 title marked the first in program history.
Curt Lewis (6'5''-G) led the offense with 18 points while Quimari Peterson (6'1''-G) was close behind with 15 points.
Northwest Florida State led most of the first half with a score of 43-39 after 20 minutes of play. Chad Baker-Mazara (6'7''-G/F-2000) led the Raiders with 12 points going into halftime.

First title for the Vols
The 2023 national tournament marked the sixth appearance in program history for John A. Logan. This was the Vols' first time ever appearing in the championship game.
The Vols received a first-round bye to begin the tournament. Under the leadership of first-year head coach Tyler Smithpeters, John A. Logan defeated No. 16 Monroe College 105-85 in the second round of the 2023 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship tournament.
In the quarterfinal round, John A. Logan defeated No. 8 Midland with a score of 74-70. In the semifinals, the Vols defeated No. 12 Tallahassee 94-89.

Quimari Peterson earns MVP honors
John A. Logan's Quimari Peterson was awarded the William French Most Valuable Player award. The sophomore guard scored 58 points during the national tournament. He also had 18 rebounds and 20 assists over four games in Hutchinson.

All-Tournament Recognition
Dodge City's Chris Robinson (6'2''-G) was named the Bud Obee Outstanding Small Player Award recipient.
The award is presented annually to the player displaying good character, leadership, and loyalty to his fellow players and coaches with special consideration given for defensive ability.
Indian Hills (IA) received the Charles Sesher Sportsmanship Award.

12 student-athletes from 10 teams were named to the 2023 NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team.
All-Tournament Team honorees included Dejour Reaves (6'0''-PG) of Trinidad State (CO), Tayton Conerway (6'3''-G) of Ranger (TX), Doug Young (6'0''-PG) of Midland (MS), Jason Edwards (6'0''-PG) of Dodge City (KS), Kiree Huie (6'10''-F) of Odessa (TX), Kasean Pryor (6'10''-F) and Chad Baker-Mazara of Northwest Florida State, Malachi Davis (6'4''-G) of Tallahassee (FL), Enoch Kalambay (6'6''-G-2002) of Indian Hills (IA), Melvin Council (6'4''-G) Jr. of Monroe College (NY), and Curt Lewis and Isaiah Stafford (6'2''-G) of John A. Logan (IL).

Danville, IL - The Milwaukee Area Tech Stormers defeated Macomb (MI) 86-65 to win a thrilling 2023 NJCAA DII Men's Basketball Championship at the Mary Miller Center. The title is the first in program history.
The seventh seeded Stormers won a tournament in which three of the top four seeds did not make the semifinals and saw many games decided in the last few minutes.

Stormers, Casey win the first title in school history
Milwaukee Area Tech's Randy Casey (5'11''-G) completes his 12th season as head coach with a National Championship and the teams fourth appearance in the last five years.
The Pin Ryan Most Valuable Player Mason Johnson (6'7''-F) scored 14 points and also nabbed seven rebounds. Ke'Varius Taylor (6'3''-SG) showed an impressive performance, scoring 20 and grabbing 5 boards.

Tale of the Tape
Milwaukee Area Tech entered the championship game after upsetting No. 6 Orange County in the semifinals and No. 2 Niagara County in the quarterfinals. Macomb as the No. 8 seeded also took a path of upsets by beating the No. 4 seed Danville Area in the semifinals with a packed house and handing the No. 1 seed and undefeated Davidson-Davie in the quarterfinals.
Macomb scored the first basket of the game but Milwaukee Area Tech responded quickly and took 45-36 lead at the half. The Stormers continued the trend in the second half and held their largest lead at the 14:14 of the second half by 21. The Stormers were able to keep the Monarchs from mounting a comeback and earned the title of national champions.
The Stormers used their hot shooting of 56.1% from the field a strong defense to secure the victory.

Monarchs earn send place finish
The No. 8 seed brought the energy on the court and used that to pull off two consecutive upsets to earn their spot in the title game. Macomb defeated the No. 1 team Davidson-Davie in the quarterfinals and the hometown team No. 4 seed Danville Area.

Tournament Awards
The Jack Cistriano Best Small Man Award was presented to Danville Area's Ramelle Arnold and the Fred Pohlman Sponsorship Award was given to Danville Area.

The Brookdale (NJ) Jersey Blues defeated Sandhills (NC) 90-82 to win the 2023 NJCAA Division IIII Men's Basketball Championship. This is the third championship in school history. The third-seeded Jersey Blues put together one of the most impressive seasons among NJCAA Division III. Sophomore guard Kevin Mateo (6'2''-PG) saved his best game for last, scoring a game-high 31-points and earning Tournament MVP honors in the process. Both teams proved they were two of the best offensive teams in the country, scoring nearly at will. Across both teams, nine players concluded the game scoring in double figures. Both teams showed there will in the first half, with Sandhills jumping out to an early lead and holding it for the majority of the game. Jamori McDougald (6'0''-PG) started off hot scoring 12 first-half points. The second half saw the Jersey Blues come out firing. It seemed like Kevin Mateo could not miss throughout the second half, scoring 24 points. Brookdale's 52 points in the second half propelled them to the national championship. The Flyers showed why they were the top overall seed and the top-ranked scoring offensive in the country. They came out of the gate scoring at will, scoring 45 points in the first-half. All-tournament team selection Jamori McDougald led them in scoring with 12 points in the first half. Sandhills was able to keep the Jersey Blues at arm's length for a majority of the second half before a Darnell Askew (6'5''-F) layup gave Brookdale the lead and they never looked back. The Flyers finished their incredible season with a 30-4 record. Guards Jamari McDougold and LeNijel Robinson (6'0''-PG) were named to the all-tournament team.
Rochester (MN) entered the national tournament as the No. 10 overall seed. In the first round, they faced No. 7 seed Butler County (PA). With four seconds to play in a tie game, sophomore Andre Crockett drove the baseline and lifted up for a floater, knocked it down, and was fouled. This gave the Yellowjackets a shot against the defending champs. In a tough matchup, Kameron Givens led Rochester to a ten-point win over Dallas-North Lake. The Yellowjackets became the first double-digit seed to reach the final four in NJCAA DIII Men's Basketball History. Despite falling to eventual champion Brookdale in the semifinals, Rochester secured a third-place finish after winning 68-53 against Northampton.
Rochester won the Team Sportsmanship Award for their efforts and sportsmanship throughout the NJCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship. The Yellowjacket guard Quincy Burland was named the Small Man of the Tournament. Brookdale head coach Paul Cisck was named Coach of the Tournament for the third time in his career. Jersey Blue sophomore guard Kevin Mateo was named Most Valuable Player.
Courtesy of: njcaa.org

Most Valuable Player: Kevin Mateo (6'0''-PG) of Brookdale CC
Best Small Man Award: Quincy Burland (5'11''-PG) of Rochester CTC
Best Coach: Paul Cisek of Brookdale CC

NJCAA D3 All-Tournament 1st Team 2023

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Elliott

Marable

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Givens

Dunham

All-Tournament Team
Luis Reynoso (6'6''-F) of N.Essex CC
Matthew Elliott (6'4''-F) of DuPage JC
Michael Marable (6'4''-F) of Northampton
Titus Wilkins (6'5''-G) of Northampton
Kameron Givens (6'1''-G) of Rochester CTC
Peyton Dunham (6'4''-F) of Rochester CTC
Jamori McDougald (6'0''-PG) of Sandhills CC
LeNijel Robinson (6'0''-PG) of Sandhills CC
Darnell Askew (6'5''-F) of Brookdale CC
Nick Williams (6'4''-G) of Brookdale CC