Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference: Season 2025-26
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 2025-26
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Final: University of St Thomas, TX - Concordia University Texas 92-74 University of St Thomas, TX (Anthony Medina): Corey Thompson, Nathan Kongolo, Angel Johnson, Reyce Allen, CK Egbo, Brennan Webb, Legborsi Mato, Zach Consoulin, JP Olivarez, Maksat Hojaberdiyev, Jaden Ross, Charles Gitonga, Tamarcus Butler, Nicholas Buffalo, Garrett Rodgers, Luke Coughran, Chase Cain, Danny Canul, Omar Gayle, Chris Gitonga Standings 2025-26
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Group Gold Division
Group Blue Division
- qualified to the play-offs  University of St Thomas, TX won Championship of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 2025-26
Arrived: Corey Thompson (Concordia University Texas)
 St. Thomas Defends Title With 92-74 Victory over Concordia (Texas) in SCAC Men's Championship Game-Mar 2, 2026
Junior forward Nicholas Buffalo (6'6''-F), the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in helping lead St. Thomas to a 92-74 victory over Concordia (Texas) in the 2026 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament championship game on Sunday afternoon at Grove Gymnasium on the campus of Hendrix College. Official Tournament Website | Photo Gallery | Postgame Interview | Men's Tournament Stats The third-ranked team in the nation according the most recent NCAA Power Index, St. Thomas (26-1) clinches the league's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship and will await word of its opponent and location when the bracket is announced on Monday. St. Thomas defended it's tournament title and improved to 4-0 all-time in the SCAC championship game. HOW IT HAPPENED Concordia scored the first eight points of the game and led 12-2 at the first media timeout (15:40). St. Thomas started chipping away at the lead, and took their first lead at 23:22 with 7:57 remaining in the half. The Celts went on a 22-7 run over a 7+ minute span of the first half, and Concordia was held without a field goal - going 0-for-8 from the floor - as St. Thomas took a 35-26 lead with 3:27 remaining in the period. The Tornados only had one field goal over the final nine minutes of the first half and the Celts took a 44-33 lead into the halftime locker room. A pair of made free throws by Concordia's Aaron San Miguel cut the UST lead to 44-37 with 18:57 remaining but that would be as close as the Tornados would get the rest of the way. The final margin of 92-74 represented the Celts' largest lead of the game. UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS STATISTICAL STANDOUTS Nicholas Buffalo: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 8-for-10 FGs, 2 steals Corey Thompson (6'2''-G): 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals Nathan Kongolo (6'4''-G/F): 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks Angel Johnson: 13 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (TEXAS) STATISTICAL STANDOUTS Percy Green (6'4''-F): 22 points, 9 rebounds Joey Ramirez (6'2''-G): 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists Anariss Brandon: 12 points, 6 rebounds NOTABLES St. Thomas (26-1) earned the program's fourth SCAC tournament championship and became the first repeat champion since the Celts won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022. St. Thomas improved to 4-0 all-time in the title game. The win extended the St. Thomas winning streak to 23 games which is the second-longest in SCAC history, trailing only the 25-game win streak the 2007-08 Centre College team put together. St. Thomas' Nicholas Buffalo was named the Tournament MVP. Joining Buffalo on the All-Tournament team were teammates Corey Thompson and Nathan Kongolo. The Concordia duo of Percy Green and Joey Ramirez, as well as Jackson Mayes (6'3''-G, college: LeTourneau) of LeTourneau, also earned All-Tournament nods. The Celts improved to 9-2 all-time in SCAC postseason play, while the Tornados fall to 1-2 all-time in SCAC tournament play. The 92 points scored by St. Thomas was a season-high - the previous high of 89 had been achieved in their season-opener against College of Biblical Studies. Concordia (23-5) will await word on a potential at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship when the bracket is announced on Monday. Courtesy of scacsports.com SCAC Final: St. Thomas - Concordia, TX 92-74 SCAC Semifinals: LeTourneau - Concordia, TX 87-94 St. Thomas - Centenary 64-34 SCAC Quarterfinals: Centenary - Colorado College 65-53 Concordia, TX - Austin 74-71  All-SCAC Awards 2026-Mar 2, 2026
 Joey Ramirez, guard from the Concordia University Texas, picked up the Player of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He received multiple other awards, was voted to the First Team and Tournament Team.
Angel Johnson, guard from the University of St.
Thomas, TX, was named the Defensive Player of the Year of NCAA Division III.
He was also selected to the First Team.
Jackson Mayes, Canadian guard from the LeTourneau University, was chosen to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He graduated from the LeTourneau four years ago.
Mayes was also named to the Tournament Team.
He was selected to the All-ASC Third Team in 2025.
Asher Nofziger, forward from the Colorado College, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Among many awards Nofziger's team was the regular season runner-up in the SCAC Blue Division in 2025.
He was selected to the All-SCAC Second Team in 2025.
Nofziger was also selected as the All-SCAC Honorable Mention in 2024.
Corey Thompson, guard from the University of St.
Thomas, TX, was voted to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was also selected to the Tournament Team.
He was selected to the ASC All-Freshman Team in 2024.
All-Tournament MVP:  Nicholas Buffalo (6'6''-F) of St.Thomas, TXPlayer of the Year: Joey Ramirez (6'2''-G) of Concordia, TXDefensive Player of the Year: Angel Johnson (6'2''-G) of St.Thomas, TXFreshman of the Year: Tasshir Pina-Warren (6'0''-PG) of AustinCoach of the Year: Anthony Medina of St.Thomas, TX All-SCAC First Team 2026  Ramirez  Mayes  Johnson  Nofziger  Thompson Joey Ramirez (6'2''-G) of Concordia, TX Jackson Mayes (6'3''-G) of LeTourneau Angel Johnson (6'2''-G) of St.Thomas, TX Asher Nofziger (6'8''-F) of Colorado Coll. Corey Thompson (6'2''-G) of St.Thomas, TXAll-SCAC Second Team 2026  Beverly  Wallace  Cherry  Fleming  Snow Quentin Beverly (6'1''-G) of Centenary, LA Mason Wallace (6'3''-G) of Texas Lutheran Jalen Cherry (6'4''-F) of McMurry Thomas Fleming (6'2''-G) of Dallas Dylan Snow (5'10''-G) of SchreinerAll-SCAC Third Team 2026  Brandon  Edwards  Green  Getenet  Allen Anariss Brandon (6'2''-G) of Concordia, TX Teigan Edwards (6'2''-G) of LeTourneau Percy Green (6'4''-F) of Concordia, TX Kidus Getenet (6'4''-G) of Austin Reyce Allen (6'5''-F) of St.Thomas, TXAll-SCAC Honorable Mention 2026  Hudgins  June  Pearce  Pina-Warren  Braden  Broussard  Carter  Hendler  MacFarlane  San Miguel Jordan Hudgins (6'6''-F) of Austin Jamien June (6'3''-G) of Austin Ethan Pearce (6'7''-F) of Austin Tasshir Pina-Warren (6'0''-PG) of Austin Jaden Braden (5'10''-PG) of Centenary, LA Kane Broussard (6'5''-G) of Centenary, LA Gavin Carter (5'10''-G) of Colorado Coll. Ty Hendler (6'3''-G) of Colorado Coll. Russell MacFarlane (6'9''-F) of Colorado Coll. Jaiden Gastile (6'4''-F) of Concordia, TX Aaron San Miguel (6'2''-G) of Concordia, TX Kris Burgan (6'6''-G) of Dallas Johny Olmsted (6'3''-G) of Dallas Holden Plant (6'5''-G) of Hendrix Logan Brinkoeter (6'6''-F) of LeTourneau Amari Leflore (6'1''-G) of McMurry Dylan Archey (5'9''-G) of Ozarks Eyal Shamri (6'3''-G) of Ozarks Justin Gooden (5'9''-G) of Schreiner Mario Johnson (6'3''-G/F) of Schreiner Charles Gitonga (6'8''-F) of St.Thomas, TX Semaj Edwards (6'3''-G) of Texas Lutheran Teddy Tapken (6'6''-F) of Texas LutheranSCAC All-Freshman Team 2026 Pina-Warren Braden  Shamri Broussard Tasshir Pina-Warren (6'0''-PG) of Austin Jaden Braden (5'10''-PG) of Centenary, LA Eyal Shamri (6'3''-G) of Ozarks Tremayne Martin (6'3''-G) of Concordia, TX Kane Broussard (6'5''-G) of Centenary, LASCAC All-Tournament Team 2026  Buffalo Thompson  Kongolo Green Ramirez Mayes Nicholas Buffalo (6'6''-F) of St.Thomas, TX Corey Thompson (6'2''-G) of St.Thomas, TX Nathan Kongolo (6'4''-G/F) of St.Thomas, TX Percy Green (6'4''-F) of Concordia, TX Joey Ramirez (6'2''-G) of Concordia, TX Jackson Mayes (6'3''-G) of LeTourneau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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