southern Athletic Association 2023-24
Tournament Winner: Berry College
Regular Season Champion: Berry College
southern Athletic Association Final: Berry College - Rhodes College 74-57 Berry (Matthew Richter): Blake Campbell, Jordan Krueger, Bryce Clark, Jacob Morgan, Parker Godwin, Chase Ellis, Braxton Benham, Ryan Luttrell, Drew Winegarden, Canon Armstead, Ryan Bellomy, Brandon Stoudamire, Cameron Pope, Isaac Martin Standings 2023-24
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 Berry College -southern Athletic Association Champions
 TICKET PUNCHED! Berry Clinches SAA Title-Feb 26, 2024
Men's Basketball is going dancing after defeated Rhodes College in the Southern Athletic Association Championship, 74-57. Braxton Benham (6'0''-PG, college: Berry) and Blake Campbell (6'4''-G) led the way and were named to the SAA All-Tournament team, with Campbell being named the MVP. With the win, Berry earns their fourth SAA title, the most by any team in the conference and will represent the Southern Athletic Association in the DIII NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Mic Hedgepeth says that, "defense was the key after giving up 80-points in yesterday's tight win. They say defense wins championships for a reason, we knew Rhodes was a dangerous team to play and holding them to 57-points was what we needed. The win feels phenomenal, after a tough one last year. We have had one of the hardest schedules in the country and after battling injuries and adversity we have continued to get better and better; capping it off this way really speaks to the character of our team." The Vikings returned to The Cage for the second year in a row, and this time refused to falter. Facing off against the seventh seeded Lynx, Berry had respect for the underdog who has been playing very well recently. From the tip, the Lynx controlled the lead for the first five minutes as Berry struggled offensively at home for what seemed like the first time this season. Riley Costas, who had his first season double-double took the lead at 9-7, one that would be held on to for the remainder of the first half with a Drew Winegarden three to secure it. From then on, the Vikings took control, with major points coming off the bench, outscoring the Lynx bench by 20 points. Costas closed out the first half on a solo 5-0 run, wanting this championship for his team. (37-25) Tournament MVP, Campbell showed up in the second half on his way to 17-points, 5 rebounds, and two assists. Rhodes challenged the Vikings in the second half after Berry went up by 17, the Lynx began to chip away and before the crowd knew it the game was back within 11. Berry let Rhodes have their run, but then continued to get the ball inside for easy points, outscoring the Lynx majorly in the paint to add to their success and capture the conference tournament title. This win is the Vikings 16th-straight as they look to keep the streak alive heading into the tournament. Courtesy of berryvikings.com SAA Final: Berry - Rhodes 74-57 SAA Semifinals: Berry - Sewanee 86-80 Oglethorpe - Rhodes 61-68 SAA Quarterfinals: Berry - Hendrix 96-46 Oglethorpe - Millsaps 91-81 Birmingham-Southern - Rhodes 82-92 Centre - Sewanee 73-78  All-SAA Awards 2024-Feb 26, 2024
All-Tournament MVP:  Blake Campbell (6'4''-G) of BerryPlayer of the Year: Blake Campbell (6'4''-G) of BerryDefensive Player of the Year: Braxton Benham (6'0''-PG) of BerryRookie of the Year: Riley Mastin (6'6''-F) of CentreCoach of the Year: Chris Graves of BSC
First Team Blake Campbell (6'4''-G) of Berry Philip Dotson (6'0''-PG) of Rhodes Jay Gillispie (6'4''-F) of BSC Russ Marr (6'3''-G) of Sewanee Perry Robinson IV (6'6''-F) of Oglethorpe
Second Team  Luka Avaliani (6'4''-G/F-2003) of Sewanee Braxton Benham (6'0''-PG) of Berry Brody Davis (6'10''-C) of BSC Riley Mastin (6'6''-F) of Centre Cade Stinnett (6'3''-G) of Centre
Honorable Mention Tre Corrigan (6'0''-PG) of Sewanee Riley Costas (6'4''-G) of Berry Tyler Deithloff (6'5''-F) of Hendrix Malachi Dooley (5'11''-PG) of Oglethorpe Chase Ellis (6'2''-G/F) of Berry Uba Ezigbo (6'3''-F) of Oglethorpe Kaleb Green (6'2''-G) of BSC Landen Hamilton (6'0''-PG) of Centre Trevor Lombard (6'1''-G) of Rhodes Cameron Lumar (5'11''-G) of Millsaps Chez Moore (6'6''-G/F) of Centre Darvis Rasberry (6'5''-F) of Hendrix
All-Tournament Team Blake Campbell (6'4''-G) of Berry Braxton Benham (6'0''-PG) of Berry Philip Dotson (6'0''-PG) of Rhodes Arness Georgetown (6'5''-F) of Rhodes Luka Avaliani (6'4''-G/F-2003) of Sewanee Perry Robinson IV (6'6''-F) of Oglethorpe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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