theSAC 2022-23
Tournament Winner: Langston University, OK
Regular Season Champion: Langston University, OK
theSAC Final: Langston University, OK - Wayland Baptist University 80-68 Langston (Chris Wright): AJ Rainey 14, Toru Dean 17, D'Monte Brown 13, Tristan Harper 12, Cortez Mosley 6, Anthony White 9, James Ellis 6, Chereef Knox 3, Kristian Baccus 0 Standings 2022-23
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 Langston Collects SAC Tournament Crown-Mar 1, 2023
Fifth-ranked Lions top Wayland Baptist 80-68 in conference tournament championship
Langston boasted of its first Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament title after an 80-68 win over Wayland Baptist on Tuesday at the Gaulke Activity Center in the Oklahoma Ford Dealers SAC Tournament championship game. Toru Dean delivered 17 points and five rebounds to fuel Langston, ranked fifth in the NAIA. The Lions (29-2) swept the SAC regular-season and tournament championships for the first time. Both Langston and Wayland Baptist are assured spots in the NAIA Championship Tournament. Langston reached the national tournament for the first time since 2018. The Lions will host an NAIA Championship Opening Round on March 7-8 at C. Felton Gayles Field House. Wayland Baptist (23-8) snatched up the league's other bid. The NAIA will release the opening-round bracket 7 p.m. CST Thursday. Langston's A.J. Rainey (5'10''-PG) put up 14 points, four rebounds and two steals while scooping up SAC Tournament most valuable player. Rainey, a senior from Gray, La., averaged 19.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.67 steals throughout the tournament. Tristan Harper (6'6''-F) collected Langston's other all-tournament nod after turning in 12 points and four rebounds. Wayland Baptist's D'Michael Bellfield (6'9''-C) led all scorers with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and RJ Mason (6'0''-PG) produced 15 points and four rebounds. Bellfield and Mason made the all-tournament team. The Lions padded their lead to 68-54 after scoring eight unanswered points. A.J. Rainey punctuated the Langston run with a dunk off Cortez Mosley (6'5''-F)'s steal with 5:42 showing. White propelled the Lions by burying a 3-pointer. Langston unleashed a 10-0 surge early in the second period to move ahead 50-41 with 14:11 left. White dropped in a 3-pointer to spark the run. D'Monte Brown (6'4''-G) capped the onslaught with five points, including a 3-point play. The Lions overcame an eight-point deficit to lead 36-33 at halftime. Dean sank a trey at the 1:02 mark to put Langston in front 34-31, and Harper added a putback with 17 seconds to go. Langston had a 45-40 rebounding edge and held Wayland Baptist to 37.3 percent shooting from the field. Courtesy of soonerathletic.org All-SAC Awards 2023-Mar 2, 2023
All-Tournament MVP:
 AJ Rainey (5'11''-PG-1998) of LangstonPlayer of the Year: Tristan Harper (6'6''-F) of LangstonDefensive Player of the Year: Cortez Mosley (6'5''-F) of LangstonFreshman of the Year: Avery Jackson (6'3''-G) of Okla CityNewcomer of the Year: Tristan Harper (6'6''-F) of LangstonSixth Man of the Year: Tyler Kinghorn (6'7''-F) of SAGUSportsmanship Award: Noah Boling (5'11''-PG) of SAGUCoach of the Year: Chris Wright of Langston
First Team Cortland Blake (6'6''-F) of SAGU Samkelo Cele (6'6''-G-1997) of USAO Tristan Harper (6'6''-F) of Langston Jules Moor (6'6''-F) of UNT Dallas Tedrick Wolfe (6'5''-G/F-1997) of WBU
Second Team Rayquan Elliott (6'4''-G) of OPSU Parrish Hewitt (6'3''-G-1999) of WBU Avery Jackson (6'3''-G) of Okla City Cortez Mosley (6'5''-F) of Langston Akili Vining (6'2''-G) of TxWes
Third Team Toru Dean (6'0''-PG) of Langston Kori Guest (6'6''-F) of Okla City Payton Guiot (6'1''-G) of John Brown Luiz Machado Jr. (6'6''-F) of SW Christian Gerard Makuntae (6'6''-G) of USAO
Honorable Mention D'Michael Bellfield (6'9''-C) of WBU Dravon Clayborn (6'2''-G) of Okla City Langston Gaither (6'5''-G) of USAO Eylan Goodwyn (6'4''-G/F) of MACU Brooks Haddock (6'3''-G) of SAGU Seth Hurd (6'6''-F-1999) of MACU Brandon Jackson (6'6''-F) of Okla City Vernon Johnson (6'4''-G) of UNT Dallas Tyler Kinghorn (6'7''-F) of SAGU RJ Mason (6'0''-PG) of WBU AJ Rainey (5'11''-PG-1998) of Langston Peyton Sallee (6'1''-G-2000) of TxWes Reece Warren (6'3''-G) of CCC Philbert Weekes (6'10''-F) of SAGU
All-Defensive Team  James Beckom (6'3''-G-2000) of John Brown Toru Dean (6'0''-PG) of Langston Dylan McDougal (6'4''-G) of WBU Cortez Mosley (6'5''-F) of Langston Philbert Weekes (6'10''-F) of SAGU
All-Freshman Team JJ Boling (6'6''-F) of SAGU Lukas Gabani (6'7''-F) of John Brown Avery Jackson (6'3''-G) of Okla City Jack McWilliams (7'1''-C-2003) of Okla City Malachi Reeves (6'4''-G) of John Brown
All-Tournament Team D'Michael Bellfield (6'9''-C) of WBU Cortland Blake (6'6''-F) of SAGU Dravon Clayborn (6'2''-G) of Okla City Tristan Harper (6'6''-F) of Langston RJ Mason (6'0''-PG) of WBU AJ Rainey (5'11''-PG-1998) of Langston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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