Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

 
Atlanta, GA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference released its 2013 SIAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team as voted on by the SIAC Basketball Coaches Association.

The men’s team is led by 2013 SIAC Player of the Year Xavier Collier of Benedict College. Collier, a native of Augusta, GA, averaged 15 points and led the conference averaging 4.5 assist per game. The 5-foot-11 senior point guard also averaged 1.4 steals for the SIAC East Division Co-Champion Tigers.

Leading the way on the women’s team is Miles College senior forward Courtney English, the 2013 SIAC Player of the Year.  The 5-foot-10 senior from Atmore, AL recorded a double-double in 18 out of 26 games for the Lady Bears this season. For the year she averaged a double-double with 16.4 points and a conference best 12.5 rebounds per game.

Men’s Newcomer of the Year is Morehouse College junior guard Darrius Williams. The native of Detroit, MI led the conference in scoring with 18.1 points per contest, while finishing second in rebounds with 8.3 boards per game. Williams, a two time All-Conference Football player, ignited the SIAC East Division Co-Champion Maroon Tigers this season.

Women’s Newcomer of the Year was awarded to Paine College sophomore Ashley Watts. The 5-foot-6 combo guard finished second in the conference this season in scoring and assists. Watts averaged 19.5 points and 3.9 assists per game. She was also seventh overall in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.

Tuskegee forward Shaquille Cook was named SIAC Freshman of the Year. The 6-foot-7 center from Atlanta, GA led all freshmen with 10.3 points per game and third overall in the conference in blocks with 1.8 blocks per game.

On the women’s side, Paine’s Kiara Johnson was named SIAC Freshman of the Year. Making an immediate impact for the Lady Lions, Johnson, a 6-foot-2 center from Jacksonville, FL finished second in the SIAC in rebounding (12.1 rpg) and blocks 2.1 bpg. She also averaged 8.0 points per game.

Men’s Defensive Players of the Year was awarded to Stillman College Torrean Walker, while Kadeema Cooper of Albany State University was the recipient of the Defensive Player of the Year for the women.

Men’s Coach of the Year is Grady Brewer of Morehouse. The veteran coach led the Maroon Tigers to a share of the East Division title with a 16-2 record in the SIAC, 18-7 overall. Brewer piloted Morehouse to its first title since winning the overall SIAC regular season in 2004.

Belinda Roby of Tuskegee was named Women’s Coach of the Year after leading Tuskegee to an
undefeated 16-0 record in the SIAC, 19-6 overall.

Name	#	School	Height	Cl.	Position	Hometown	Stats/Average
Jaren Harris	20	Albany State	5-10	Sr	Guard	Tenille, GA	14.2 points
Xavier Collier	5	Benedict	5-11	Sr.	Guard	Augusta, Ga.	15 points, 4.9 assists
Marcus Goode	50	Benedict	6-10	Sr.	Center	Chapin, S.C.	14.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.7 blocks
Darrius Williams	1	Morehouse	6’4	Sr.	Guard	Detroit, MI	18 points, 8.3 rebounds
Andrae Nelson	50	Morehouse	6’6	Sr.	Center	Valley Stream, NY	11.8 points, 7.9 rebounds
Terrence Bowman	30	Claflin	6’3	Sr.	Guard	Cairo, GA	14.2 points
Mario Jordan	20	Paine	5’11	SR.	Guard	Sandersville, GA	14.6 points
LaDarius Rhone	24	Stillman	6’5	Sr	Forward	Fairfield, AL	12.5 points
Calvin Thomas	3	Tuskegee	6-1	SR	Guard	Eufala, AL	15.1 points
Brandon Davey	32	Fort Valley State	6-6	JR	Forward	Warner Robbins, GA	16.4 points

 
Player of the Year: Xavier Collier, Benedict
Newcomer of the Year: Darrius Williams, Morehouse
Freshman of the Year: Shaquille Cook, Tuskegee
Defensive Player of the Year: Torrean Walker, Stillman
Coach of the Year: Grady Brewer, Morehouse
 
   

Name	#	School	Height	Cl.	Position	Hometown	Stats/Average
Tylesha Brown	5	Claflin	5’6	Sr	Guard	Brooklyn, NY	15.4 points, 5.9 steals
Conisha Hicks	1	Clark Atlanta	5’5	Jr	Guard	Lithonia, GA	16.4 points, 3.8 assists
La Quisha Lewis	43	Clark Atlanta	6’2	Sr	Center	Decatur, GA	8.8 points, 10.4 rebounds
Sharnita Lloyd	4	Kentucky State	5’6	Sr.	Guard	Robbins, IL	16.8 points
Courtney English	23	Miles	6’0	Sr	Forward	Atmore, AL	16.4 points, 12.1 rebounds
Ashley Watts	11	Paine	5’6	So	Guard	Augusta, GA	19.9 points
Nnenna Eze	44	Tuskegee	6’2	Sr.	Center	Stone Mountain, GA	10 points, 7 rebounds
April Thomas	20	Albany State	5’1”	So.	Guard	Bainbridge, GA	20.1 points
Kedeemya Cooper	23	Albany State	5’9	So.	Forward	Thomasville, GA	10 points
Shytina Harley	34	Fort Valley State	5’11	Jr.	Forward	Gibsonville, Fla	10.4 points

 
Player of the Year: Courtney English, Miles
Newcomer of the Year: Ashley Watts, Paine
Freshman of the Year: Kiara Johnson, Paine
Defensive Player of the Year:  Kadeema Cooper, Albany State
Coach of the Year: Belinda Roby, Tuskegee
 

Name	Institution	Hometown	GPA	Major
Julius Taylor	Tuskegee	Montgomery, AL	3.77	Chemical Engineering
Jeremy Whitmore	Lane	Memphis, TN	3.578	Business
Janko Popovic	Lemoyne-Owen	Belgrade, Serbia	3.57	Information Technology
Moriah Johnson	Tuskegee	Los Angeles, CA	3.393	Occupational Therapy
Chukwudi Ndudiwi	Morehouse	Atlanta, GA	3.38	Kinesiology
Shoquan Stephens	Lane	St. Thomas, VA	3.31	Interdisciplinary Studies
Reginald Martin	Benedict	Buffalo, NY	3.36	Business Administration
Derrick Martin	Clark Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	3.28	Business Administration
Ronald Foxx	Miles	Gainesville, FL	3.26	Biology
Jeffrey Wherry	Stillman	Huntsville, AL	3.26	Business

 

Name	Institution	Hometown	GPA	Major
Sharnita Lloyd	Kentucky State	Robbins, IL	4.0	Physical Education
D’Ambria Thomas	Fort Valley State	Pelham, GA	3.8	Accounting/Business
Shytina Hartley	Fort Valley State	Tampa, FL	3.5	Marketing/Business/Economics
Ariel Jones	Clark Atlanta	Katy, TX	3.49	Biology
Jazlyn Fuller	Tuskegee	Ontario, CA	3.506	Sociology
Crystal Rayford	Lane	Byhadia, MS	3.68	Business
Monique Weathers	Benedict	Dacula, GA	3.48	Economics
Katora Fleming	Lane	Indianapolis, IN	3.62	Biology
Marissa Stewart	Lane	Atlanta, GA	3.68	Sociology
Miranda Abdul-Mansour	Lemoyne-Owen	Beverly Hills, CA	3.34	Biology
Kiara Farley	Paine	Copperas, TX	3.34	Early Childhood Education

 




Men's All-Academic Team Champions: Tuskegee College
Women's All-Academic Team Champions: Lane College