Top-seeded Wabash (20-8) captured its third-consecutive NCAC Tournament title after defeating second-seeded Wooster (18-10), 75-64, on Saturday afternoon at Wabash College’s Chadwick Court. As tournament champions, the Little Giants have earned the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament and will find out who and where they will play on Monday, February 26 at 1:00 p.m. during the NCAA selection show. The NCAA Tournament will open with first and second round games next weekend on campus sites.

#1 WABASH (20-8) 75, #2 WOOSTER (18-10) 64
In a tightly contested first half, the Little Giants went into the locker room with a two-point advantage, 37-35, after making the most out of second-chance points with 13.
A three by Wooster junior guard Ashton Price (6'2''-G) (Bay Village, OH/Bay) would give the Fighting Scots a 40-39 advantage 51 seconds into the second, but Wabash senior forward Ahmoni Jones (6'4''-F) (Indianapolis, IN/Pike) answered back with a three of his own and the Little Giants never relinquished the lead.
Three Wabash players reached double-figure scoring, including Jones, junior guard Vinny Buccilla (6'3''-G) (Fishers, IN/Hamilton Southeastern) and senior guard Avery Beaver (6'2''-G) (Lafayette, IN/Jefferson).
The Little Giants were led by Jones’ game-high 22 points, while junior post Noah Hupmann (7'2''-C) (Sunset, SC/Covington Catholic) collected a game-high 11 rebounds and five blocks.
The Scots also saw three players reach double-digit scoring, including sophomore guard/forward Jaiden Cox-Holloway (6'6''-G/F) (Cleveland, OH/Richmond Heights), junior guard Jamir Billings (5'11''-PG) (Lorain, OH/Lorain) and senior forward Nick Everett (6'8''-F) (Salem, OH/West Branch).
Cox-Holloway led Wooster with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Billings dished a game high seven assists.
As a team, Wabash connected on 25-of-57 field goal attempts and made 11-of-17 chances at the line, while Wooster shot.433 (26-of-60) from the floor and went 5-for-8 at the charity stripe.
The Little Giants outrebounded the Fighting Scots 40-31, while Wooster was more effective in the paint with 36 points compared to Wabash’s 22.

NCAC Final: Wabash - Wooster 75-64

NCAC Semifinals:
Wabash - Denison 78-63
Wooster - Wittenberg 79-62

NCAC Quarterfinals:
Wabash - Kenyon 84-65
Wooster - DePauw 83-80, OT
Wittenberg - Ohio Wesleyan 71-59
Denison - Oberlin 78-62

Courtesy of northcoast.org

All-Tournament MVP: Ahmoni Jones (6'4''-F) of Wabash
Player of the Year: Nick Everett (6'8''-F) of Wooster
Defensive Player of the Year: Jamir Billings (5'11''-PG) of Wooster
Newcomer of the Year: JJ Gray (6'7''-G) of Oberlin

All-NCAC First Team 2024

Everett

Hinkle

Jones

Killens

Price

First Team
Nick Everett (6'8''-F) of Wooster
Henry Hinkle (6'0''-PG) of Ohio Wesleyan
Ahmoni Jones (6'4''-F) of Wabash
Trey Killens (6'1''-G) of Wittenberg
Ashton Price (6'2''-G) of Wooster

All-NCAC Second Team 2024

Beaver

Billings

Gray

Jacobs

Radtke

Second Team
Avery Beaver (6'2''-G) of Wabash
Jamir Billings (5'11''-PG) of Wooster
JJ Gray (6'7''-G) of Oberlin
Sam Jacobs (6'4''-F) of DePauw
Ricky Radtke (6'8''-F) of Denison

All-NCAC Third Team 2024

Bar-Cohen

Comer

Jakacki

Okubo

Stevenson

Third Team
Gefen Bar-Cohen (6'4''-F) of Kenyon
Sam Comer (6'5''-F) of Wabash
Trent Jakacki (6'1''-G) of Hiram
Yuuki Okubo (5'8''-PG) of Oberlin
Reph Stevenson (6'8''-F) of DePauw

NCAC All-Tournament Team 2024

Smith

Killens

Everett

Price

Hupmann

Jones

All-Tournament Team
Cameron Smith (6'2''-G) of Denison
Trey Killens (6'1''-G) of Wittenberg
Nick Everett (6'8''-F) of Wooster
Ashton Price (6'2''-G) of Wooster
Noah Hupmann (7'2''-C) of Wabash
Ahmoni Jones (6'4''-F) of Wabash