South Atlantic Conference: Season 2022-23

Q.Finals Semis Final 2023 Semis Q.Finals
UVA Wise72
Newberry71
Coker73
LMU100
UVA Wise86
LMU78
UVA Wise69
Catawba101
Tusculum73
Catawba84
Wingate71
Tusculum73
Limestone70
Catawba90
South Atlantic Conference Final: Catawba College - The University of Virginia's College at Wise 101-69

Catawba (Rob Perron): Javeon Jones 19, DeAngelo Epps 17, Kris Robinson 14, Peyton Gerald 11, Adrian Scarborough 2, Dre Nelson 13, Jerome Bivins 12, Kaleb Wallace 8, O'Mazeon Tinsley 3, Ray Kowalski 2, Andrew Peacock 0
UVA Wise (Blake Mellinger): Bradley Dean 21, Luke Lawson 17, Ben Bryson 2, Patrick Shelley 10, Calen Lightford 6, Rron Ukaj 2, Zion Fruster 4, Kervens Yacinthe 7

Standings 2022-23
#
Team
W-L
Mountain Division
2
11-7 (16-11)
4
8-10 (14-14)
5
8-10 (13-16)
6
6-12 (15-13)
7
4-14 (9-19)
Piedmont Division
1
15-3 (23-7)
2
12-6 (19-10)
3
10-8 (15-13)
4
6-12 (9-19)
5
6-12 (11-15)
6
6-12 (12-17)
Stats Leaders 2022-23
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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UVA Wise
6'2'' G 23y
Avg: 21.4 ppg

1
21.4
2
16.9
3
16.4
5
15.8
6
15.7
8
15.3
9
15.3
10
15.2
Catawba College won South Atlantic Conference Championship
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Tournament MVP
Regular Season MVP & Top Scorer
Catawba Takes Down UVA Wise 101-69 to Claim 2023 SAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship-Mar 6, 2023
The Catawba College Indians picked up their first South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Championship since 2019 with a 101-69 win over UVA Wise on Sunday (March 5). With the win the Catawba Indians earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Tournament.
Catawba came out of the gate firing on all cylinders as they poured in 54 points and allowed just 28 points in the first half of action.
The Catawba turned up the heat in the second half scoring 47 more points and finished the game hitting 46.4 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from three-point range. The Catawba Indians set several records during the game including the largest point differential, most rebounds in a game (57), most field goals made (39), most field goals attempted (84), and most assists (20).
Leading the way for Catawba was Javeon Jones (6'2''-G) with 19 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two assists. Also scoring in double figures were DeAngelo Epps (6'5''-G-2000) with 17 points, Kris Robinson (6'2''-G) with 14 points, Dre Nelson (6'5''-G-2002) with 13 points, Jerome Bivins (6'9''-F) with 12 points, and Peyton Gerald (6'9''-F) with 11 points.
UVA Wise was led by Bradley Dean (6'2''-G-2000) with 21 points, followed by Luke Lawson (6'8''-F) with 17 points, and Patrick Shelley (6'4''-G) with 10 points. Dean ties a SAC Men's Basketball Tournament record for most points in the tournament with 84.

Courtesy of thesac.com

All-SAC Awards 2023-Mar 5, 2023
All-Tournament MVP: USA Javeon Jones (6'2''-G) of Catawba
Player of the Year: USA Bradley Dean (6'2''-G-2000) of Miami, OH
Defensive Player of the Year: USA Bryant Thomas (6'9''-C) of C-N
Freshman of the Year: USA Kory Davis (6'1''-F) of Mars Hill
Coach of the Year: Rob Perron of Catawba

All-SAC First Team 2023
Cottingham
Cottingham
Dean
Dean
Kennedy
Kennedy
Legiste
Legiste
McCollum
McCollum
Rankin
Rankin

First Team

USA Jarren Cottingham (6'1''-G-1999) of Wingate
USA Bradley Dean (6'2''-G-2000) of Miami, OH
USA Quay Kennedy (6'8''-F) of LMU
USA Inady Legiste (6'7''-F-2002) of Tusculum
USA Quandaveon McCollum (6'6''-F) of Newberry
USA Chase Rankin (6'1''-G-1999) of LMU

All-SAC Second Team 2023
Epps
Epps
Gahlert
Gahlert
Jones
Jones
Jones
Jones
Lawson
Lawson
Nesmith
Nesmith

Second Team

USA DeAngelo Epps (6'5''-G-2000) of Catawba
Germany Ben Gahlert (6'8''-F-2000) of Limestone
USA Javeon Jones (6'2''-G) of Catawba
USA Jordan Jones (6'0''-PG) of Coker
USA Luke Lawson (6'8''-F) of UVA Wise
USA TJ Nesmith (6'8''-C) of Lenoir-Rhyne

All-SAC Third Team 2023
Brown
Brown
Burries
Burries
Clark
Clark
Davis
Davis
Jenkins
Jenkins
Thomas
Thomas

Third Team

USA Gabe Brown (6'5''-G/F) of E&H
USA Me'Kell Burries (6'3''-G-2000) of LMU
USA Destin Clark (6'3''-G) of Wingate
USA Kory Davis (6'1''-F) of Mars Hill
USA Myles Jenkins (6'4''-G) of Anderson
USA Bryant Thomas (6'9''-C) of C-N

SAC All-Freshman Team 2023
Bangura
Bangura
Byrd
Byrd
Davis
Davis
Lightford
Lightford
Shelley
Shelley

All-Freshman Team

USA Mahmoud Bangura (6'7''-G) of Coker
USA Caleb Byrd (6'1''-PG) of Newberry
USA Kory Davis (6'1''-F) of Mars Hill
USA Calen Lightford (5'11''-PG) of UVA Wise
USA Patrick Shelley (6'4''-G) of UVA Wise

SAC All-Tournament Team 2023
Brown
Brown
Jordan
Jordan
Dean
Dean
Lawson
Lawson
Gerald
Gerald
Epps
Epps

All-Tournament Team

USA Martez Brown (6'9''-F-2000) of LMU
USA Connor Jordan (5'10''-PG) of Tusculum
USA Bradley Dean (6'2''-G-2000) of Miami, OH
USA Luke Lawson (6'8''-F) of UVA Wise
USA Peyton Gerald (6'9''-F) of Catawba
USA DeAngelo Epps (6'5''-G-2000) of Catawba
USA Javeon Jones (6'2''-G) of Catawba