Appalachian Athletic Conference 2023-24
Tournament Winner: Union College, Kentucky
Regular Season Champion: Union College, Kentucky
Appalachian Athletic Conference Final: Union College, Kentucky - Columbia International University 77-75 CIU (Tony Stockman): Darrian Oates 19, Dianthony Heathcock 15, Jalen Brinson 12, Christian Howard-Caffey 14, Bryce Causey 4, Brandon Hunt 0, Jaylon Jeter 3, James Davis 2, Johnny Whysong 6, Will Kelly 0, Reid Warga 0 Standings 2023-24
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 Milligan  Union College, Kentucky won Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship
 Last-Second Shot Sends Union Back on Its Throne-Mar 4, 2024
The matchup befitting a championship showdown, and the clash more than delivered as top-seeded Union ascended back to its throne with a 77-75 victory to claim the 2024 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Basketball Tournament championship on Saturday. Union had won nine tournament titles in a row until Columbia International claimed the crown last year. The third-seeded Rams gave the Bulldogs all it had, but in the end, a Deonte Douglas (6'2''-G) last-second layup secured the title for Union. The game was tight throughout with Columbia International's largest lead being six with Union's biggest margin being eight. Union led 37-36 at the half and stayed in front for much of the second half. The Bulldogs appeared to be on their way to having the game locked up when Markelo Sullivan (6'4''-G) scored with 2:42 to play to make it 74-66. However, the Rams cut the margin to 75-70 before quickly tying the game in a ferocious six-second span. Jalen Brinson (6'0''-PG) hit a pair of free throws with 24 seconds to go, and following a Union turnover, Darrian Oates (6'1''-G) converted an old-fashioned, three-point play to make it 75-all with 18 seconds remaining. The Bulldogs held the ball to eat up as much of the clock as possible, and then Douglas drove the lane and hit a layup to make it 77-75 with 2.2 seconds to play. Columbia International attempted a desperation 3-pointer, but it was off target, sealing Union's 10th tournament title in 11 years. Sullivan finished with a game-high 24 points in earning Tournament MVP honors. Joining him on the All-Tournament Team were Douglas and Markelle Turner (6'2''-G) of Union, Dianthony Heathcock (6'7''-F) and Oates of Columbia International, Isaiah Poore (5'11''-PG) of Johnson, and Issac Stanback (6'5''-F) of Pikeville. Union had already earned an automatic berth to the national tournament as the regular-season champions. Therefore, the second automatic bid goes to Pikeville as the regular-season runner-up. AAC Final: Union - CIU 77-75 AAC Semifinals: Union - Johnson 85-73 Pikeville - CIU 86-91, OT AAC Quarterfinals: Union - Tennessee Wesleyan 76-75, OT Pikeville - Truett McConnell 80-73 Columbia International - Bryan 72-68 Milligan - Johnson 70-73 AAC 1/8 Finals: Reinhardt - Truett McConnell 72-95 Tennessee Wesleyan - Montreat 87-77 Courtesy of aacsports.com All-AAC Awards 2024-Mar 4, 2024
All-Tournament MVP:  Markelo Sullivan (6'4''-G) of Union, KYPlayer of the Year: Follie Bogan (6'4''-G) of MilliganDefensive Player of the Year: Markelo Sullivan (6'4''-G) of Union, KYFreshman of the Year: Dallas Carbaugh (6'7''-F) of Johnson, TNNewcomer of the Year: Follie Bogan (6'4''-G) of MilliganCoach of the Year: Tim Curry of Union, KY
First Team Follie Bogan (6'4''-G) of Milligan Bradley Bunch (6'6''-F) of Pikeville Deonte Douglas (6'2''-G) of Union, KY Terrin Hamilton (6'6''-F) of Union, KY Dianthony Heathcock (6'7''-F) of CIU Nate Jones (6'0''-PG) of Reinhardt Darrian Oates (6'1''-G) of CIU Issac Stanback (6'5''-F) of Pikeville Markelo Sullivan (6'4''-G) of Union, KY Kyonte Thomas (6'0''-PG) of Pikeville Elijah White (6'0''-PG) of Bluefield Toris Woods (6'3''-G/F) of Johnson, TN
Second Team Josh Baugher (F) of Bryan Jalen Brinson (6'0''-PG) of CIU Christian Howard-Caffey (6'5''-F) of CIU Dalen Gales (6'2''-G) of Bryan Ian Johnson (6'0''-PG) of Bryan Jalen McAfee-Marion (6'5''-G/F) of St.Andrews Malique Oates (6'10''-C) of Johnson, TN KJ Riley (6'4''-G) of TMU Gabriel Rivera (6'4''-F) of Montreat McCaskill Rivers (6'7''-F) of Milligan Tyler Smith (6'6''-F) of Reinhardt Markelle Turner (6'2''-G) of Union, KY
All-Defensive Team Josh Baugher (F) of Bryan Jalen Brinson (6'0''-PG) of CIU Deonte Douglas (6'2''-G) of Union, KY Dianthony Heathcock (6'7''-F) of CIU Nate Louis (6'6''-F) of Reinhardt Anton Mozga (6'5''-F) of Union, KY Isaiah Poore (5'11''-PG) of Johnson, TN Markelo Sullivan (6'4''-G) of Union, KY Allan Taylor (6'8''-C) of St.Andrews Kyonte Thomas (6'0''-PG) of PikevilleAll-Freshman Team Dallas Carbaugh (6'7''-F) of Johnson, TN Rheyce DeBoard of Ky Christian Brasen James (6'2''-G) of Reinhardt Caden Johnson (6'3''-G) of Bryan Jayden Loydd (5'8''-PG) of Ky Christian Keshawn McPherson (6'6''-F) of TWU LeMar Northington (6'2''-SG) of Ky Christian McCaskill Rivers (6'7''-F) of Milligan Lincoln Thomae (6'3''-G) of Milligan Jadon Yeh of TMU
All-Tournament Team Markelo Sullivan (6'4''-G) of Union, KY Deonte Douglas (6'2''-G) of Union, KY Markelle Turner (6'2''-G) of Union, KY Dianthony Heathcock (6'7''-F) of CIU Darrian Oates (6'1''-G) of CIU Isaiah Poore (5'11''-PG) of Johnson, TN Issac Stanback (6'5''-F) of PikevilleChampions of Character Team Luke Burrows (6'1''-G) of TWU Michael Erbeck (6'2''-G) of Montreat Jay Falls (6'8''-F) of Union, KY Nate Louis (6'6''-F) of Reinhardt Vladan Malavrazic (6'9''-F-2001) of CIU Jacob McDonald (5'10''-PG) of Johnson, TN Kirk Pence (6'3''-G) of Ky Christian Robert Rhodes (6'8''-F) of Bluefield Nick Roberts (6'4''-C) of Bryan Cory Seitz (6'8''-F) of TMU Korbin Spencer (6'2''-G) of Pikeville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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