Mid-South Conference: Season 2025-26
Mid-South Conference 2025-26
Tournament Winner: Freed-Hardeman University
Mid-South Conference Final: Freed-Hardeman University - Bethel University, Tennessee 72-64 Bethel, TN (Jeff Britt): Chauncey Hughes 17, Ethan Turner 9, Brayden Nunnally 11, Alonzo Rhodes 7, David Starr 11, Jason Leek 5, Taylor Stovall 2, Eli Lewis 0, Isiah Darden 2, Jackson Hayes 0, Russell Williams 0, Jacob Bowles 0 Standings 2025-26
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 Cumberlands  Freed-Hardeman University won Championship of Mid-South Conference 2025-26
 Freed-Hardeman: Mid-South Conference Tournament Champs-Mar 3, 2026
No. 1-seed Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) used a pair of runs to claim its fourth straight Mid-South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament title with a 72-64 win over No. 7-seed Bethel (Tenn.) tonight at Bowling Green Arena. The Lions (29-1) earned the MSC's automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament, which begins on March 13 and 14 on various campus sites across the NAIA. Freed-Hardeman used a 16-2 run midway through the first half and an 11-2 spurt to start the second half to capture the championship. The Lions led by as many as 23 points before Bethel managed to cut the deficit to six points in the game's final minute. That's as close as the Wildcats (18-12) would get. Rodney Henderson (6'2''-G) was named the H&W-Dukes Sports Player of the Game after scoring a team-high 13 points. Phil Horton (6'6''-F) earned the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player award for averaging 17.5 points and six rebounds per game in the two Freed-Hardman wins. Bethel's Chauncey Hughes (6'0''-G) led the Wildcats with 17 points. Final: Freed-Hardeman - Bethel 72-64 Semis: Freed-Hardeman - Campbellsville 79-49 Cumberlands - Bethel 76-80 Courtesy of mid-southconference.org  All-MSC Awards 2026-Mar 3, 2026
 Kenyata Carbon, guard from the Lindsey Wilson College, was named the Player of the Year at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He was also selected to the First Team.
Carbon averaged 20 points and over 5 rebounds per game in the league.
He has totalled 11 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 4 games.
Carbon registered double-doubles in 3 games during the event.
His 33 points against the Cumberland were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Phil Horton, forward from the Freed-Hardeman University, was voted the All-Tournament MVP of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He was also chosen to the First Team.
With Horton's excellent performance, the Freed-Hardeman University achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 27 to 1 in the regular season.
Horton had over 14 points and 6 rebounds per game that season in the league.
He has totalled 4 games of 20 or more points and recorded double-doubles in 6 games on the year.
Horton's 23 points against the Cumberland were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Rico Sain, guard from the Freed-Hardeman University, was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He was also named to the First Team.
Sain logged over 11 points and almost 4 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
He has totalled 4 games of 20 or more points on the year.
Sain's 23 points against the Bethel University, Tennessee were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Triston Conger (6'2''-G)">Triston Conger, guard from the Cumberland University, earned a spot in the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He averaged 19 points and almost 6 rebounds per game in the league.
Conger has totalled 7 games of 20 or more points on the year and registered 30 or more points in 2 games.
His 32 points against the Saint Ambrose University were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Conger's team made it to the MSC Tournament Semifinals in 2025.
Blake Dean, point guard from the Freed-Hardeman University, was voted to the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He notched almost 8 points per game that season in the league.
Dean's 16 points against the Cumberlands were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Kyle Duke-Simpson, Canadian guard from the University of the Cumberlands, was selected to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He recorded over 21 points and almost 4 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
Duke-Simpson has totalled 15 games of 20 or more points on the year and registered 30 or more points in 3 games.
His 32 points against Pikeville were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Dalton Kramer, guard from the Campbellsville Tigers, was chosen to the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He averaged over 17 points and 6 rebounds per game in the league.
Kramer has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points on the year and had 30 or more points in 2 games.
His 37 points against the College of Coastal Georgia were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Among many awards he was selected to the USCAA Division II First Team All-Americans in 2024.
He was also selected to the USCAA Division II All-Tournament Team in 2024.
Darien Lewis (6'0''-G)">Darien Lewis, guard from the Georgetown College, was named to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He recorded 11 points and over 4 rebounds per game that season in the league.
Lewis' 24 points against the Cumberland were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Isaiah Mason, guard from the Georgetown College, earned a spot in the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He logged over 15 points and almost 8 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
Mason has totalled 4 games of 20 or more points and registered double-doubles in 8 games on the year.
His 23 points against the Park were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Andrew McConnell, guard from the University of the Cumberlands, was voted to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He averaged over 13 points and 4 rebounds per game in the league.
McConnell has totalled 4 games of 20 or more points on the year.
His 24 points against the Freed Hardeman University were the most he scored in the 25 26 season.
Among many awards he was selected as the GHSA Georgia Class 6A All-Region 8 Player of the Year as well as GACA Georgia Class 6A North First Team and the All-State Second Team back in 2021.
All-Tournament MVP:  Phil Horton (6'6''-F) of FHUPlayer of the Year: Kenyata Carbon (6'1''-G) of Lindsey WilsonDefensive Player of the Year: Rico Sain (6'2''-G) of FHUFreshman of the Year: Michael Nwoye (6'7''-F) of CumberlandCoach of the Year: Drew Stutts of FHU All-MSC First Team 2026  Carbon  Conger  Dean Duke-Simpson  Horton  Kramer  Lewis  Mason  McConnell  Sain Kenyata Carbon (6'1''-G) of Lindsey Wilson Triston Conger of Cumberland Blake Dean (6'1''-PG) of FHU Kyle Duke-Simpson (6'2''-G-2002) of Cumberlands Phil Horton (6'6''-F) of FHU Dalton Kramer (5'11''-G) of Campbellsville Darien Lewis of Georgetown, KY Isaiah Mason (6'4''-G) of Georgetown, KY Andrew McConnell (6'2''-G) of Cumberlands Rico Sain (6'2''-G) of FHUAll-MSC Second Team 2026  Gavazov  Hughes  Nyekan  Nwoye  Smithers  Mihail Gavazov (6'6''-F-2004) of Lindsey Wilson Chauncey Hughes (6'0''-G) of Bethel, TN Aden Nyekan (6'4''-G) of Georgetown, KY Michael Nwoye (6'7''-F) of Cumberland Brant Smithers (6'1''-G) of CumberlandsChampions of Character Team Brayden Nunnally (6'5''-F) of Bethel Jay Milburn (6'8''-F) of Campbellsville Triston Conger of Cumberland Kyler McLendon (6'0''-G) of Cumberlands Jamarcus Powell (6'6''-F) of Freed-Hardeman Darien Lewis of Georgetown Olson Nicholson (6'3''-G) of Lindsey Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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