Southern Athletic Association: Season 2025-26
southern Athletic Association 2025-26
southern Athletic Association Final: Rhodes College - Trinity University, TX 79-76 Rhodes College (Steven Goodson): Jackson Huxtable, Cass Ramberg, Sam Maddox, Shawn Jones, Tyler Jasek, Riley Michels, Michael Wilson, Ryan Scott, Philip Dotson, Trevor Lombard, Mike Wagner, Jack Dempsey, Mason Bennett, Jayson Njoga, Nick Lewis, Heath Seawright, Brady Donlon Standings 2025-26
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- qualified to the play-offs  Rhodes College - Champions of southern Athletic Association 2025-26
 Rhodes Clinches the 2026 SAA Tournament Championship-Mar 2, 2026
Rhodes Men's Basketball claimed the Southern Athletic Association Tournament Championship on Saturday night, defeating Trinity (Texas) 79–76 at The Cage Center to secure the program's first SAA tournament title since the 2016–17 season. With the win, the Lynx improve to 23-4 overall and earn the SAA's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship. Rhodes will learn its NCAA Tournament destination during the selection show on Monday, March 2 at 1 p.m. ET. The victory capped a dominant season series for Rhodes, which went a perfect 3-0 against Trinity this year. Jackson Huxtable (6'6''-F) led the Lynx with a game-high 25 points on an efficient 7-of-11 shooting performance, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and a perfect 8-of-8 at the free throw line. He added four rebounds, four assists, and two steals in a complete championship effort. Philip Dotson (6'0''-PG), who was named Tournament MVP, finished with 18 points while shooting 4-of-6 from three-point range and adding four assists and three steals. Both Dotson and Huxtable were selected to the SAA All-Tournament Team following their standout performances throughout the weekend. Shawn Jones Jr. provided a strong presence on both ends with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and four steals, while Trevor Lombard (6'1''-G) contributed eight points and four rebounds. Jack Dempsey (6'6''-F) controlled the glass with a team-high nine rebounds to go with seven points. As a team, Rhodes shot 50.0 percent from the field and an impressive 45.8 percent (11-of-24) from three-point range while converting 76.2 percent at the free throw line. The Lynx defense generated nine steals and turned Trinity miscues into 22 points. Rhodes established control early, building a halftime lead and later pushing the margin to more than 20 points in the second half before closing out the championship victory in the final minute. With the conference trophy secured, the Lynx now await their postseason fate. Rhodes will represent the Southern Athletic Association in the NCAA Division III Championship field, which will be announced Monday afternoon. Courtesy of saa-sports.com SAA Final: Rhodes - Trinity 79-76 SAA Semifinals: Rhodes - Southwestern 83-70 Trinity - Centre 83-57 SAA Quarterfinals: Millsaps - Southwestern 79-89 Centre - Sewanee 87-79  All-SAA Awards 2026-Mar 2, 2026
 Fletcher Bigham, forward from the Sewanee Tigers, was voted the Player of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He was also selected to the First Team.
Bigham's team was the regular season runner-up in the SAA in 2025.
Philip Dotson, point guard from the Rhodes College, was selected as the All-Tournament MVP of NCAA Division III.
He received multiple other awards, was chosen to the First Team and Tournament Team.
Among many awards he played in the final of the SAA Tournament in 2024.
He was selected to the All-SAA Second Team in 2025.
Dotson was also selected as the All-SAA Honorable Mention back in 2023.
Jackson Huxtable, Australian forward from the Rhodes College, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He also earned a spot in the Tournament Team.
Huxtable's team won the A-Sun Tournament in 2024.
Will Bronson, forward from the Trinity University, TX, was voted to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Bronson's team won the SCAC Gold Division Regular Season in 2025.
Drake Ingram, guard from the Centre College, was selected to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was also chosen to the Tournament Team.
He played in the final of the SAA Tournament in 2025.
All-Tournament MVP:  Philip Dotson (6'0''-PG) of RhodesPlayer of the Year: Fletcher Bigham (6'8''-F) of SewaneeDefensive Player of the Year: Zach Fenn (6'2''-G) of Trinity, TXRookie of the Year: Nikolas Avaliani (6'4''-G) of SewaneeCoach of the Year: Steven Goodson of Rhodes All-SAA First Team 2026  Huxtable  Bigham  Bronson  Ingram  Dotson  Jackson Huxtable (6'6''-F) of Rhodes Fletcher Bigham (6'8''-F) of Sewanee Will Bronson (6'9''-F) of Trinity, TX Drake Ingram (6'2''-G) of Centre Philip Dotson (6'0''-PG) of RhodesAll-SAA Second Team 2026  Enakpene  Jones  Avaliani  Wahl Jackson Lawson (6'5''-F) of Trinity, TX Shobby Enakpene (6'2''-G) of Southwestern Shawn Jones (6'6''-F) of Rhodes Nikolas Avaliani (6'4''-G) of Sewanee Nolan Wahl (6'6''-F) of CentreAll-SAA Honorable Mention 2026  Thomas  Toney  James  Kent  Dooley  Kemp  Carrier  Fenn  Balo Cameron Pope (6'2''-G) of Berry Kalib Thomas (6'1''-G) of Centre Jaxon Toney (6'7''-C) of Millsaps Davion James (6'2''-G) of Millsaps Caleb Kent (6'2''-G) of Millsaps Malachi Dooley (5'11''-G) of Oglethorpe Jackson Kemp (6'3''-G) of Oglethorpe Reid Carrier (6'0''-G) of Sewanee Aedan Lewis (6'3''-G) of Southwestern Zach Fenn (6'2''-G) of Trinity, TX Dean Balo (6'3''-G) of Trinity, TXAll-Sportsmanship Team Ethan Morgan (6'3''-G) of Berry Clay Sizemore (5'10''-G) of Centre Colt Donley (6'3''-G) of Millsaps Andrew LaVigne (6'2''-G) of Oglethorpe Cass Ramberg (6'6''-F) of Rhodes Jack Bakken (6'7''-F) of Sewanee Sebastian Loder (6'3''-G) of Southwestern Zach Austin (6'3''-G) of Trinity, TXSAA All-Tournament Team 2026 Dotson Huxtable Balo Ingram Philip Dotson (6'0''-PG) of Rhodes Jackson Huxtable (6'6''-F) of Rhodes Dean Balo (6'3''-G) of Trinity, TX Jackson Lawson (6'5''-F) of Trinity, TX Aedan Lewis (6'3''-G) of Southwestern Drake Ingram (6'2''-G) of Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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