Capital Athletic Conference 2024-25
Tournament Winner: Carolina University
Regular Season Champion: Fisher College
Capital Athletic Conference Final: Carolina University - Spartanburg Methodist College 64-62 Carolina (Jacob Heck): Chris High 24, Aundree Polk 9, Davon Cottle 12, Dakota Sampson 5, Zivko Damjanovic 5, Hugo Maury 2, Cameron Buchanan 3, Trey Crawford 4, Gary Anderson 0 Standings 2024-25
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 Spartanburg Meth.  Carolina University - Champions of Capital Athletic Conference
 Carolina Wins Thrilling 2025 CAC Championship-Mar 5, 2025
Eighth-seeded Carolina University (North Carolina) successfully defended a go-ahead three-point field goal attempt in the closing seconds to defeat No. 6 seed Spartanburg Methodist College (South Carolina) 64-62 to win the 2025 Continental Athletic Conference men's basketball championship on Sunday night in the tournament finale in Lawrence, Kansas. Carolina will now represent the CAC in the NAIA national tournament, starting with first-round games on March 14. Spartanburg Methodist's Bryan Bayonne (6'5''-G) missed the 3-pointer from the left wing in the last-second attempt for the victory. Carolina's 15-1 run late in the first half gave the team a 28-16 lead after Chris High (6'3''-G)'s layup came with 5:03 left. A 3-point field goal by Davon Cottle extended the lead to 36-19 at the 1:35 mark. The Bruins took a 38-23 halftime lead and started the second half strong as Aundree Polk (6'5''-G) made a layup in the opening minutes. However, SMC scored 15 straight points in the second half to trim the deficit to two points, at 40-38, after a basket by Kennedy Aiken-Shannon with 13:02 left. A pair of free throws by Bayonne gave the Pioneers a 46-43 advantage midway through the second half. Both teams swapped the lead in the final minutes after the game was tied at 55-55 following a 3-pointer by High at the 5:21 mark. Cottle converted a 3-point play to give the Bruins a 58-56 lead one minute later. The lead grew to 64-59 after a 3-pointer by Cameron Buchanan with less than two minutes remaining. Spartanburg Methodist had a chance late in the contest after High missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw situation with 10 seconds left. After a timeout and trailing by two points the Pioneers elected to go for the lead. High led the Bruins with 24 points and Cottle chipped in 12 points during the victory. Bayonne recorded a double-double for the Pioneers with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Kelton Teasley (6'3''-G) added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the team. Courtesy of continentalathletics.com CAC Final: Spartanburg Methodist - Carolina 62-64 CAC Semifinals: Arkansas Baptist - Spartanburg Methodist 76-93 Northern New Mexico - Carolina 61-74 CAC Quarterfinals: Florida College - Carolina 80-86 Arkansas Baptist - Haskell Indian Nations 65-55 Washington Adventist - Spartanburg Methodist 67-62 Fisher - Northern New Mexico 80-93 All-CAC Awards 2025-Mar 5, 2025
 Bryan Bayonne, guard from the Spartanburg Methodist College, was voted the Player of the Year at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He received multiple other awards, was chosen to the First Team and Tournament Team.
With finesse and precision, Bayonne claimed the second position in points per game, delivering a stellar over 24 points per game average.
Bayonne also averaged over 6 rebounds per game in the league.
He has totalled 20 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 4 games.
Bayonne registered double-doubles in 4 games during the event.
His 37 points against the Clinton were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Bayonne's team won the CAC Tournament in 2024.
Aundree Polk, guard from the Carolina University, was selected as the All-Tournament MVP of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He collected multiple other honors, was named to the First Team and Tournament Team.
Polk's court vision propelled him to the fourth spot in points per game an outstanding average of almost 24.
He also had almost 11 rebounds per game that season in the league.
Polk has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 4 games.
He logged double-doubles in 7 games at the event.
Polk's 41 points against the William Peace were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards Polk's team won the NWAC North Region Regular Season in 2022.
He was selected to the NWAC All-Tournament First Team back in 2022.
Rande Harper, shooting guard from the Washington Adventist University, was honored as the Co-Defensive Player of the Year at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He received multiple other awards, earned the Newcomer of the Year and was voted to the First Team.
Harper registered 18 points and over 5 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
His 31 points against the Morris were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Nate Braden, point guard from the Arkansas Baptist College, was selected to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He averaged over 13 points and 3 rebounds per game in the league.
Braden has totalled 4 games of 20 or more points on the year.
His 29 points against the Fisk were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Braden's team made it to the NJCAA D1 Mid-South District Semifinals in 2021.
KeAndre Penceal, guard from the Fisher College, was chosen to the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He notched almost 17 points and 6 rebounds per game that season in the league.
Penceal has totalled 7 games of 20 or more points and recorded double-doubles in 2 games on the year.
His 29 points against the Spartanburg Methodist College were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards he was selected to the All-CAC Second Team in 2024.
He was also selected as the All-CAC Honorable Mention back in 2022.
Nate Duda, forward from the Florida College, was named to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He registered almost 15 points and over 5 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
Duda's 35 points against the New College of Florida were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
He played in the final of the AMC Tournament in 2023.
All-Tournament MVP:  Aundree Polk (6'5''-G) of CarolinaPlayer of the Year: Bryan Bayonne (6'5''-G) of Spartanburg Meth.Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Anthony Douglas (5'11''-PG) of FisherCo-Defensive Player of the Year: Rande Harper (6'2''-SG) of WAUNewcomer of the Year: Rande Harper (6'2''-SG) of WAUCoach of the Year: Jerry McFarland of WAU All-CAC First Team 2025  Braden  Polk  Penceal  Duda Bayonne  Harper Nate Braden (5'10''-PG) of Arkansas Bapt. Aundree Polk (6'5''-G) of Carolina KeAndre Penceal (6'2''-G) of Fisher Nate Duda (6'6''-F) of Florida Coll. Bryan Bayonne (6'5''-G) of Spartanburg Meth. Rande Harper (6'2''-SG) of WAUAll-CAC Second Team 2025  Bankston  Douglas  Beauford  Boykins  Quaynor  Cooke  Hylton Deavon Bankston (6'6''-F) of Arkansas Bapt. Anthony Douglas (5'11''-PG) of Fisher Malik Beauford (6'4''-G/F) of Florida Coll. Nehemiah Boykins (6'4''-G) of Haskell Nigel Quaynor (6'6''-SF) of NNMC Chase Cooke (5'11''-PG) of WAU Emanuel Hylton (6'3''-G) of WAUCAC All-Tournament Team 2025 Polk  High  Sampson Bayonne  Lacey  Gordan  Campbell Aundree Polk (6'5''-G) of Carolina Chris High (6'3''-G) of Carolina Dakota Sampson (6'8''-F) of Carolina Bryan Bayonne (6'5''-G) of Spartanburg Meth. Tavarez Lacey (6'4''-F) of Spartanburg Meth. Ryan Gordan (6'5''-F) of Arkansas Bapt. Tahj-Malik Campbell (6'5''-SF) of NNMC |
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