LSU Alexandria returned to the top of the mountain as the champion of the 2024 RRAC Men's Basketball Tournament. The top-seeded Generals overwhelmed No. 6 Southwest for a 90-72 victory in Sunday's championship game at Rapides Parish Coliseum.
It was the first tournament title for LSUA since 2018, when the Generals won three in a four-year span. This year was a return to that glory under first-year head coach Dimario Jackson who made the jump from high school and immediately put the LSUA back in the top echelon of the RRAC.
It helped that Jackson has RRAC Player of the Year Kashie Natt (6'3''-G) and JD Allen (6'2''-G) on the roster. In the title game, the dynamic duo accounted for 44 of LSUA's points with Natt scoring 24 and Allen dropping in 20 along with four three-pointers. Natt was named the tournament MVP after scoring 26, 24 and 24 points on three consecutive nights. Allen joined Natt on the all-tournament team for his efforts with 50 total points and 24 total rebounds.
LSUA's next step is to wait to see where they will be playing when the NAIA national tournament field and schedule is announced this week.
This was a historic year for Southwest. The Mustangs reached their first championship game in their 26 years as a member of the RRAC. They delivered upset wins over the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds before getting another crack at No. 1 in the final. Rahkiem Petterson (6'3''-G/F) registered 19 points and Anthony Scott compiled 17 as both players earned all-tournament recognition.

RRAC Final: LSU Alexandria - Southwest 90-72

RRAC Semifinals:
LSU Alexandria - LSU Shreveport 89-74
Texas College - Southwest 57-69

RRAC Quarterfinals:
LSU Alexandria - Paul Quinn77-67
Texas College - Jarvis Christian 80-68
Xavier - Southwest 65-75
LSU Shreveport - Our Lady of the Lake 84-71

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All-Tournament MVP: Kashie Natt (6'3''-G) of LSUA
Player of the Year: Kashie Natt (6'3''-G) of LSUA
Defensive Player of the Year: Cory Wells (6'7''-F) of Xavier, LA
Co-Freshman of the Year: Isaiah Howard (6'2''-PG) of LSUA
Co-Freshman of the Year: Richard Lemboye of Paul Quinn
Newcomer of the Year: Najee Jones (6'3''-G) of Texas Coll.
Coach of the Year: Dimario Jackson of LSUA

All-RRAC First Team 2024

Allen

Carpenter

Chatman

Jones

Law

Natt

First Team
JD Allen (6'2''-G) of LSUA
Calvin Carpenter (6'2''-G) of LSUS
Auston Chatman (6'7''-G/F) of Huston-Tillotson
TJ Jones (5'8''-PG) of Xavier, LA
Tommie Law (6'3''-G) of OLLU
Kashie Natt (6'3''-G) of LSUA
Anthony Scott (5'10''-PG) of Southwest
Cory Wells (6'7''-F) of Xavier, LA
Norris Williams II (6'2''-G) of Paul Quinn
Najee Jones (6'3''-G) of Texas Coll.

All-RRAC Second Team 2024

Akabueze

Clark

Dabon

King

Perry

Petterson

Second Team
Jude Akabueze (6'6''-F) of LCU
Jalon Clark (6'5''-SF) of NAU
Qyrique Dabon (6'8''-C) of Texas Coll.
Paul King (5'10''-PG) of LSUS
Jason Perry (6'4''-G) of LSUA
Rahkiem Petterson (6'3''-G/F) of Southwest
Tyler Washington (6'9''-F-2000) of LSUS
Lance Williams (6'1''-G) of Xavier, LA
Levelle Zeigler (6'1''-G) of A&M Texarkana
James Russell of Jarvis Christian

Honorable Mention
Damon Davis (6'2''-G) of LSUS
J'Quan Ewing (6'9''-F) of Xavier, LA
Melvion Flanagan (5'10''-PG-2001) of LSUS
Isaiah Howard (6'2''-PG) of LSUA
Richard Lemboye of Paul Quinn
Jeremy Lindsey (5'11''-PG) of Xavier, LA
EJ McQuillan (6'3''-G) of LSUA
Kaleb Parks (6'8''-F) of Texas Coll.
Lonzo Rand (6'4''-G) of OLLU
Gary Smith (6'2''-G) of LCU
Damione Thomas (6'8''-F/C) of NAU

RRAC All-Tournament Team 2024

Natt

Allen

Scott

Petterson

Minjoth

All-Tournament Team
Kashie Natt (6'3''-G) of LSUA
JD Allen (6'2''-G) of LSUA
Anthony Scott (5'10''-PG) of Southwest
Rahkiem Petterson (6'3''-G/F) of Southwest

Champions of Character Team
Charles Hallmon (6'6''-F) of Huston-Tillotson
Paul Minjoth (6'6''-G-2003) of OLLU
Anthony Whorton (6'5''-F) of Jarvis Christian
John Harrison of Paul Quinn
Sam Wren (G) of LCU
Caleb Wilson (6'5''-G/F) of Southwest
Grant Kemp (5'10''-PG) of LSUA
Chauncey Williams (6'1''-G) of A&M Texarkana
Keldyn Schubert (6'1''-G) of LSUS
Elochukwu Nwodo (6'3''-G) of Texas Coll.
Jamarric Hammond (6'2''-G) of Harris-Stowe St.
Justice Kelly (6'6''-F) of Xavier, LA