Southern States Athletic Conference: Season 2022-23

Southern States Athletic Conference Final: Loyola University New Orleans - Faulkner University 82-73

Faulkner (Scott Sanderson): CJ Hines 24, Trace Hill 18, Daniel Garmendia 19, Derek Murphy 6, Isaiah Brooks 4, Jonathan Garcia 0, Derrick Donigan 0, Aidan Carter 2
Loyola, LA (Donald Reyes): Mike Harden 19, Jalen Galloway 19, Matthew Mondesir 15, Milan Mejia 11, Alex Hammond 4, Zach Muller 11, Leonard Jackson 0, Bradley Alcime 3, Josh Tolbert 0, Blake Burkey 0, Eddie Burgess 0

Standings 2022-23
#
Team
W-L
2
16-4 (26-5)
3
12-8 (18-11)
4
11-9 (16-14)
5
11-9 (16-13)
6
11-9 (18-11)
7
11-9 (19-10)
9
6-14 (12-17)
10
6-14 (8-21)
11
3-17 (7-21)
Stats Leaders 2022-23
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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Avg: 21.4 ppg

1
21.4
3
17.0
4
16.8
5
16.2
7
15.2
8
15.1
9
15.0
10
14.8
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Tournament MVP
Regular Season MVP & Top Scorer
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Loyola Wins 2023 SSAC Men's Basketball Championship-Feb 27, 2023
No. 1 seed Loyola (La.) defeated No. 2 seed Faulkner (Ala.) 82-73 to win the 2023 SSAC Men's Basketball Championship, presented by Newk's Eatery.
Both teams receive automatic bids to the 2023 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First and Second Rounds, and both will host brackets. It is the second-straight tournament title for the Wolf Pack.

Inside The Box Score
Loyola got 19 points and 11 rebounds from Jalen Galloway (6'7''-F), 19 points and four assists from Michael Harden (6'1''-G, college: Dalton St.) and 15 points from Matthew Mondesir (6'6''-G)
Faulkner got 24 points from C.J. Hines (6'3''-G), 18 points and eight rebounds from Trace Hill (6'4''-G) and 19 points and four assists from Daniel Garmendia (6'1''-G-1997)
Loyola shot 45% from the field and dominated the glass with a 41-29 edge in rebounds
Both teams shot over 80% from the charity stripe

How It Happened
Loyola's lead was cut to 67-64 with 4:33 to play, but the Wolf Pack answered with a 6-0 spurt over the next two minutes to hold on
The last time the game was tied was at 38-38 with 17:02 to play, but after a layup from Mondesir with 16:44 to go to claim a lead, the Wolf Pack never trailed

Courtesy of ssacsports.com

All-SSAC Awards 2023-Feb 28, 2023
All-Tournament MVP: USA Jalen Galloway (6'7''-F) of Loyola, LA
Player of the Year: USA CJ Hines (6'3''-G) of Faulkner
Defensive Player of the Year: USA Vatangoe Donzo (6'7''-F) of BMC
Freshman of the Year: USA Joshua Ward (6'2''-G) of Life
Newcomer of the Year: USA Mike Harden (6'1''-G) of Loyola, LA
Sixth Man of the Year: USA Jonathan Garcia (5'11''-PG) of Faulkner
Coach of the Year: Donald Reyes of Loyola, LA

All-SSAC First Team 2023
Hines
Hines
Galloway
Galloway
McKenna
McKenna
Hill
Hill
Harden
Harden
Jones
Jones

First Team

USA CJ Hines (6'3''-G) of Faulkner
USA Jalen Galloway (6'7''-F) of Loyola, LA
USA Ezra McKenna (6'8''-F) of Mobile, AL
USA Trace Hill (6'4''-G) of Faulkner
USA Mike Harden (6'1''-G) of Loyola, LA
USA Damariee Jones (6'5''-G) of Mobile, AL
USA Ryan Sanders (6'6''-F-2000) of BMC
USA Derrick Finklea (6'4''-G) of Stillman
USA Lance Smith (6'1''-G) of Brewton Parker
USA Joshua Ward (6'2''-G) of Life

All-SSAC Second Team 2023
Elgohary
Elgohary
Frazier
Frazier
Martin
Martin
Cobb
Cobb
Johnson
Johnson
Warren
Warren

Second Team

Egypt Mohamed Elgohary (6'7''-F) of Life
USA Pooh Frazier (6'3''-G) of Mobile, AL
USA Brice Martin (6'7''-F-2001) of UWA
USA Sean Cobb (6'7''-F) of Dalton St.
USA Khalil Johnson (6'8''-F-1999) of Stillman
USA JonDarius Warren (6'1''-G-2000) of BMC
Venezuela Daniel Garmendia (6'1''-G-1997) of Faulkner
USA Earl Smith (6'3''-G) of William Carey
USA Ethelbert Anum (6'4''-F) of Talladega
USA Donavan Miller (6'0''-PG) of Dalton St.

SSAC All-Freshman Team 2023
Ward
Ward
Story
Story
Hammond
Hammond
Jackson
Jackson
Smith
Smith

All-Freshman Team

USA Joshua Ward (6'2''-G) of Life
USA Devin Story (6'3''-G) of Life
USA Alex Hammond (6'3''-G/F) of Loyola, LA
USA Leonard Jackson (6'3''-G) of Loyola, LA
USA Milique Smith (6'5''-F) of MGA

All-SSAC Champions of Character Team 2023
Lang
Lang
Hatcher
Hatcher
Story
Story
Ladner
Ladner
Hill
Hill
McGrath
McGrath

Champions of Character Team
USA Alan Lang (6'8''-F) of Mobile, AL
USA Chance Hatcher (6'4''-G) of Brewton Parker
USA Devin Story (6'3''-G) of Life
USA Luke Ladner (6'3''-G-2001) of Loyola, LA
USA Trace Hill (6'4''-G) of Faulkner
USA Cole McGrath (6'2''-G) of BMC
USA Jordan Crumbley (6'0''-PG) of Talladega
USA Champ Dawson (6'2''-G) of MGA
USA Jaelin Ferrell (6'2''-G) of Dalton St.
USA Tyler Martin (6'0''-PG) of Stillman
USA TJ Ward (6'3''-G) of William Carey

SSAC All-Academic Team 2023
Hill
Hill
Garcia
Garcia
Garmendia
Garmendia
Kazeneza
Kazeneza
Herrick
Herrick

All-Academic Team

USA Trace Hill (6'4''-G) of Faulkner
USA Isaiah Brooks (6'4''-F) of Faulkner
USA Jonathan Garcia (5'11''-PG) of Faulkner
Venezuela Daniel Garmendia (6'1''-G-1997) of Faulkner
Rwanda Emile Kazeneza (6'8''-F-2000) of William Carey
USA Derrick Herrick (6'4''-G) of William Carey
USA Willie Moody (6'0''-PG) of William Carey
Australia Jalen Barker (6'3''-G) of Dalton St.
USA Brad Milliorn (6'5''-G) of Dalton St.
USA Ezra McKenna (6'8''-F) of Mobile, AL
USA Trenton Moye (6'7''-G) of Mobile, AL
Czech Republic Tadeas Manas (6'7''-F-2001) of Mobile, AL
USA Alan Lang (6'8''-F) of Mobile, AL
USA TJ Morgan (5'11''-PG) of MGA
USA Kyin Healey (6'8''-F) of Stillman
USA Tyler Martin (6'0''-PG) of Stillman
USA Bailey Talley (6'7''-F) of Stillman
USA Jalen Taylor (6'4''-G) of Stillman
USA Dominic Brown (6'1''-G) of Loyola, LA
USA Jalen Galloway (6'7''-F) of Loyola, LA
USA Leonard Jackson (6'3''-G) of Loyola, LA
USA Milan Mejia (6'2''-G-2001) of Loyola, LA
USA Andrew Stagni (5'10''-PG-2001) of Loyola, LA
USA Troy Thomas (6'1''-G) of Loyola, LA
USA Josh Tolbert (5'10''-PG-2000) of Loyola, LA
USA Tylan Green (6'4''-F) of Life
USA James Leible (6'7''-F) of Life
Serbia Aleksa Skoko (6'7''-F-2002) of Life
USA Benjamin Underwood (6'8''-F) of Life
USA Jordan Johnson of Brewton Parker
USA Ridge Turner of Brewton Parker
USA Chance Hatcher (6'4''-G) of Brewton Parker
USA Ethelbert Anum (6'4''-F) of Talladega
USA Wilfred Campbell (5'10''-G) of Talladega
USA Jevon Tatum (6'1''-G) of Talladega
USA Keshawn Pegues (6'4''-F) of Talladega
USA Timothy Moneyham (6'6''-F) of Talladega
USA Jordan Crumbley (6'0''-PG) of Talladega
Bahamas Corey Sands (6'3''-G-1999) of Talladega

SSAC All-Tournament Team 2023
Galloway
Galloway
Mondesir
Mondesir
Hines
Hines
Hill
Hill
Sanders
Sanders
Bates
Bates

All-Tournament Team

USA Jalen Galloway (6'7''-F) of Loyola, LA
USA Matthew Mondesir (6'6''-G) of Loyola, LA
USA CJ Hines (6'3''-G) of Faulkner
USA Trace Hill (6'4''-G) of Faulkner
USA Ryan Sanders (6'6''-F-2000) of BMC
USA Marcus Bates (6'8''-F) of Stillman