For the second consecutive season, the Fort Lewis Skyhawks cut down the nets of Brownson Arena as the 2024 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Champions. The Skyhawks took down top-seeded and regular season champions Colorado Mesa 86-75 in front of a crowd of 2,047 on Saturday, Mar. 9 in Grand Junction, Colo.
For the third time in this year’s tournament, Fort Lewis started the game cold, allowing the Mavs to open the game on a 12-0 run. After two successful free throws, the Skyhawks settled in and were able to play their brand of basketball. Six different players recorded multiple steals in the contest, amassing 13 takeaways on Saturday.
As for their offense, Fort Lewis looked to junior Obi Agbim (6'3''-G) to get them the title. It became apparently quickly that the Texan would have an excellent shooting performance leading the Skyhawks with 12 first-half points. Agbim finished with a career-high 33 points, 10-for-12 from the field and perfect behind the arc, draining four triples. His dominance pushed his Skyhawks to the lead late in the first half, a lead that they would not relinquish. Agbim received the 2024 RMAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player, awarded to the best performing player in the tournament from the championship winning team.
Despite letting the game get away from them early, the Mavs found a way to stay in the game. Redshirt junior Trevor Baskin (6'9''-F) set the tone with two three-pointers in the first six minutes and tallied 14 total points in the first 20 minutes. The CMU standout finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists, to keep the Mavericks hanging around late, while also being recognized as an All-Tournament Team selection.
With the championship acquired, the Skyhawks won their sixth RMAC tournament title in program history and their third crown since 2016. In addition to defeating the Mavericks for the championship, Fort Lewis also secured their second win at Brownson Arena in 2024. The Skyhawks held off CMU 87-79 on Friday, Jan. 26 in a very similar final score.

RMAC Final: Colorado Mesa - Fort Lewis 75-86

RMAC Semifinals:
Colorado Mesa - Black Hills State 86-59
Fort Lewis - Colorado School of Mines 87-73

RMAC Quarterfinals:
Colorado Mesa - Chadron State 84-74
Fort Lewis - CSU Pueblo 102-96
Colorado School of Mines - Regis 90-71
Black Hills State - MSU Denver 75-72

Courtesy of rmacsports.org

All-Tournament MVP: Obi Agbim (6'3''-G) of Fort Lewis
Player of the Year: Trevor Baskin (6'9''-F) of CMU
Defensive Player of the Year: Mac Riniker (6'5''-G) of CMU
Freshman of the Year: Alex Romack (6'7''-F) of Colorado Mines
Coach of the Year: Mike DeGeorge of CMU

All-RMAC First Team 2024

Ragsdale

Baskin

Riniker

Beskind

Deng

Agbim

First Team
Matthew Ragsdale (6'4''-G) of BHSU
Trevor Baskin (6'9''-F) of CMU
Mac Riniker (6'5''-G) of CMU
Sam Beskind (6'4''-G) of Colorado Mines
Majok Deng (6'4''-G) of Colorado Mines
Obi Agbim (6'3''-G) of Fort Lewis
Malik Whitaker (6'6''-G) of Fort Lewis
Brayden Maldonado (6'0''-PG) of MSU Denver
Caleb McGill (6'8''-F) of MSU Denver
Chase Harmon (6'3''-G) of Regis Univ.

All-RMAC Second Team 2024

Williams

Latimer

Robinson

Jessup

Koonce

Second Team
Destan Williams (5'9''-PG) of ASU
Bryce Latimer (5'10''-PG) of Chadron St.
Joshua Robinson (6'6''-F) of Chadron St.
Isaac Jessup (6'2''-G-2002) of CMU
Owen Koonce (6'5''-G/F-2001) of CMU
Makiah Morris (6'3''-G) of CSU-Pueblo
Brayden Carter (6'9''-F) of Fort Lewis
Junior Garbrah (6'1''-G-2000) of Fort Lewis
Cameron Cohn (6'4''-G) of SD Mines
Alejandro Rama (6'1''-G-2000) of SD Mines

Honorable Mention
Austin Fadal (6'4''-G-1999) of ASU
Caelin Hearne (6'4''-G) of BHSU
Noah Kon (6'0''-PG) of CCU
Bradley Land (6'6''-F) of CCU
Christopher Speller (6'5''-G) of CMU
Cade Mankle (6'5''-G) of Colorado Mines
Armon Muldrew (6'2''-G) of CSU-Pueblo
Brevin Walter (6'4''-G-2001) of CSU-Pueblo
KJ Garrett (6'1''-G) of MSU Denver
Mario Lacy Jr. (6'8''-F) of MSU Denver
Kenard Richardson (6'4''-G) of NMHU
Kyrie Thomas (5'8''-PG) of NMHU
Eddy Egun (6'4''-G) of Regis Univ.
Keagen Smith (6'6''-G) of SD Mines
Xavier Martinez (5'11''-PG) of UCCS
Kade Juelfs (6'1''-G) of WCU
Trey Wood (6'8''-F-1999) of Westminster, UT

RMAC All-Tournament Team 2024

Ragsdale

Baskin

Koonce

Deng

Carter

Miller

All-Tournament Team
Matthew Ragsdale (6'4''-G) of BHSU
Trevor Baskin (6'9''-F) of CMU
Owen Koonce (6'5''-G/F-2001) of CMU
Majok Deng (6'4''-G) of Colorado Mines
Brayden Carter (6'9''-F) of Fort Lewis
Amondo Miller (6'6''-G/F-2003) of Fort Lewis
Isaiah Thompson (6'6''-F) of Fort Lewis
Obi Agbim (6'3''-G) of Fort Lewis