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Nutall named SLC Player of the Year
3/8/2021 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Monroe league's top freshman, Lampley 1st team All-SLC
FRISCO — Sam Houston junior Zach Nutall has been named the Southland Conference men's basketball Player of the Year, the league announced Monday.
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He is joined on the All-SLC first team by senior Demarkus Lampley. Bryce Monroe was selected as the Freshman of the Year after a breakout campaign in his first season with the Bearkats.
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Nutall, who was a first-team All-SLC selection as a sophomore, leads the league in scoring at 18.00 points per conference game this season. His 18.93 season average is second best among the conference leaders.
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The Bryan product ranks fifth in the conference in 3-point shooting percentage at 36.1, 13th in rebounding at 6.06 and is 14th in field goal percentage at 42.2. Twice Nutall was named the SLC Player of the Week, and he has scored in double digits in 25 games with three 30-point and 10 20-point games on the season.
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Lampley is fifth in the league in scoring in conference only games at 17.06 points per contest this season and is second in 3-point shooting percentage at 41.1 percent. The Phenix City, Alabama native is 11th in shooting percentage at 46.6.
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He earned one SLC Player of the Week honor and has scored in double figures in 22 games. Lampley scored a career-high 30 points in a win over ACU on Jan. 20.
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Monroe has made an immediate impact as a true freshman this season for the Bearkats. He is third on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game as a valuable sixth man off the bench. He has 13 double-digit scoring games, including two 20-point outings.
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He scored a career-high 26 points in a win over Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 20. The San Francisco native also averages 2.26 assists per game.
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2020-21 Southland Conference season awards
Player of the Year:Â Zach Nutall, Sam Houston
Defensive Player of the Year:Â David Muoka, Lamar
Freshman of the Year:Â Bryce Monroe, Sam Houston
Newcomer of the Year:Â Ty Gordon, Nicholls
Coach of the Year:Â Austin Claunch, Nicholls
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2020-21 All-Southland Conference Men's Basketball Teams
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He is joined on the All-SLC first team by senior Demarkus Lampley. Bryce Monroe was selected as the Freshman of the Year after a breakout campaign in his first season with the Bearkats.
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Nutall, who was a first-team All-SLC selection as a sophomore, leads the league in scoring at 18.00 points per conference game this season. His 18.93 season average is second best among the conference leaders.
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The Bryan product ranks fifth in the conference in 3-point shooting percentage at 36.1, 13th in rebounding at 6.06 and is 14th in field goal percentage at 42.2. Twice Nutall was named the SLC Player of the Week, and he has scored in double digits in 25 games with three 30-point and 10 20-point games on the season.
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Lampley is fifth in the league in scoring in conference only games at 17.06 points per contest this season and is second in 3-point shooting percentage at 41.1 percent. The Phenix City, Alabama native is 11th in shooting percentage at 46.6.
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He earned one SLC Player of the Week honor and has scored in double figures in 22 games. Lampley scored a career-high 30 points in a win over ACU on Jan. 20.
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Monroe has made an immediate impact as a true freshman this season for the Bearkats. He is third on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game as a valuable sixth man off the bench. He has 13 double-digit scoring games, including two 20-point outings.
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He scored a career-high 26 points in a win over Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 20. The San Francisco native also averages 2.26 assists per game.
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2020-21 Southland Conference season awards
Player of the Year:Â Zach Nutall, Sam Houston
Defensive Player of the Year:Â David Muoka, Lamar
Freshman of the Year:Â Bryce Monroe, Sam Houston
Newcomer of the Year:Â Ty Gordon, Nicholls
Coach of the Year:Â Austin Claunch, Nicholls
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2020-21 All-Southland Conference Men's Basketball Teams
| First Team | Institution | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Zach Nutall2 | Sam Houston | G | Jr. | Bryan, Texas |
| Gavin Kensmil2 | Stephen F. Austin | F | Sr. | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Kolton Kohl | Abilene Christian | C | R-Sr. | San Angelo, Texas |
| Demarkus Lampley | Sam Houston | G | Sr. | Phenix City, Ala. |
| Ty Gordon | Nicholls | G | Sr. | Tunica, Miss. |
| Second Team | Institution | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Joe Pleasant2 | Abilene Christian | F | Jr. | Overland Park, Kan. |
| Keaston Willis | UIW | G | So. | Sulphur Springs, Texas |
| Cameron Johnson | Stephen F. Austin | G | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Trenton Massner | Northwestern State | G | Jr. | Wapello, Iowa |
| Damion Rosser | New Orleans | G | R-Jr. | McDonough, Ga. |
| Third Team | Institution | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Rylan Bergersen2 | Central Arkansas | G | Sr. | Boise, Idaho |
| Roti Ware | Stephen F. Austin | G | Sr. | Morton, Miss. |
| Coryon Mason | Abilene Christian | G | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Kevin Johnson | Nicholls | G | Sr. | Thibodaux, La. |
| Najee Garvin | Nicholls | F | R-Jr. | Lexington, S.C. |
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| All-Defensive Team | Institution | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| David Muoka | Lamar | C | So. | Hong Kong, China |
| Damien Daniels | Abilene Christian | G | Jr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Reggie Miller | Abilene Christian | G | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| Kevin Johnson | Nicholls | G | Sr. | Thibodaux, La. |
| Coryon Mason | Abilene Christian | G | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
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