General | 4/15/2020 4:53:00 PM
GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University senior point guard
Ivy Smith, Jr. was named 2019-20 All-LSWA men's basketball honorable mention as selected by a panel of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
The Tacoma, Wash. native adds to his impressive senior season as he was
recently named Boxtorow Second Team All-American. He
was named First Team All-SWAC in recent weeks, leading the Southwestern Athletic Conference in both steals and assists per game. The senior leader also finished second in the conference in minutes per game.
2020 ALL-LOUISIANA MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM
(selected by the state men's basketball sports information directors and media panel)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Skylar Mays, LSU
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR – Jalen Johnson, UL-Lafayette
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
– Trendon Watford, LSU
COACH OF THE YEAR – Eric Konkol, Louisiana Tech
FIRST TEAM
DaQuan Bracey, Louisiana Tech – G, Sr., Baltimore, Md., 12.9 ppg., 2.9 apg., 1.1 spg.,
Cedric Harris, Centenary – G, Sr., Shreveport, La., 20.2 ppg., 8.7 rpg.
Sha'Markus Kennedy, McNeese – F, Sr., Tuscaloosa, Ala., 18.6 ppg., 10.9 rpg., 2.6 bpg.
Skylar Mays, LSU – G, Sr., Baton Rouge, La., 16.7 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 3.2 rpg.
Bryson Robinson, New Orleans – G, Sr., Mesquite, Texas, 17.9 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 2.6 apg.
SECOND TEAM
Malik Amos, Dillard – G, Jr., Missouri City, Texas, 19.1 ppg., 2.6 rpg.
Michael Ertel, ULM – G, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind., 16.2 ppg., 3.3 rpg., 2.8 apg.
Jalen Johnson, UL-Lafayette – F, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., 15.5 ppg., 6.6 rpg.
William Loyd, Xavier – F, Sr., Baton Rouge, La., 16.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg.
Trendon Watford, LSU – F, Fr., Birmingham, Ala., 13.6 ppg., 7.2 rpg., 1.7 apg.
THIRD TEAM
Kae'Ron Baker, Louisiana College – G, Jr., Navasota, Texas, 19.8 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 3.0 apg.
Chudier Bile, Northwestern State – F, Jr., Denver, Colo., 14.3 ppg., 7.6 rpg.
Myles Burns, Loyola – G/F, Soph., Houston, Texas, 14.1 ppg., 8.0 rpg.
Javonte Smart, LSU – G, Soph., Baton Rouge, La., 12.5 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 4.2 apg.
Christion Thompson, Tulane – G, Sr., Gonzales, La., 14.1 ppg., 6.3 rpg., 2.8 apg.
HONORABLE MENTION
Traquan Knight, LSU Shreveport;
Ivy Smith, Jr., Grambling, Mylik Wilson, UL-Lafayette
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