Hendricks and Wales Named To RSC First Team, Hill Named to 2nd Team and Reed Earns Honorable Mention Recognition
NEW ALBANY, Ind. - Jocobi Hendricks and Anthony Wales Jr. were named to the River States Conference First Team All-Conference team, Glenn Hill was named to the second team and J.J. Reed was am honorable mention selection as the the league's basketball awards were announced on Monday. Grenadier head coach Wiley Brown was named conference coach of the year for the fourth time. Jaren Starks was also recognized as a RSC Scholar Athlete.
Hendricks, a Jeffersontown, Ky. native, was second in the league in steals per game at 2.3, was No. 7 with 2. assists per game and 16th in points per game at 13.7.
Wales, a Louisville native, was 10th in points per game at 14.8, was No. 8 with 2.8 assists per game.
Hill, a Louisville native, was No. 15 in points per game at 13.7 and was No. 16 in rebounds per game at 5.7.
Paducah native J.J. Reed was an honorable mention selection after averaging 9.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 14 games this season.
Selections for the All-RSC awards were made by the 13 head coaches in the conference. The All-RSC Men's Basketball First & Second Teams recognized 10 players each. The RSC Honorable Mention Team includes seven additional players who received votes in the ballotting. Also named were the RSC Men's Basketball Champions of Character Team and the RSC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team.
Valrie, a 6-5 sophomore guard/forward from Houston, Texas, led the voting for all-conference. As the top vote-getter and also an incoming transfer this year, he claimed RSC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Valrie averages 19.8 ppg for second in the conference, and he averages a league-high 10.1 rpg. He is one of just 12 players in the NAIA averaging a double-double.
IU Southeast head coach Wiley Brown was voted by his peers as RSC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year. In his 16th season, Brown has led the Grenadiers to another 20-win season at 22-8 overall as well as an appearance in the RSC Championship finals at IU Kokomo on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The Grenadiers are the No. 2 seed out of the RSC West Division.
Point Park, RSC regular-season champion University of Rio Grande (Ohio) and IU Southeast led the first team with two selections each. Point Park also had junior guard Jalen Stamps, who was third in the conference at 19.3 ppg. Rio Grande's pair of first-team selections were forward Shiloah Blevins at 15.6 ppg and 6.2 rpg and guard Miki Tadic coming in at 13.8 ppg. IU Southeast's first-teamers were guards Jocobi Hendricks (13.7 ppg) and Anthony Wales Jr (14.8 ppg).
Other top players in the running for player of the year were Hunter White from IU Kokomo at 15.9 ppg and RSC scoring leader Donnie Miller from Midway (Ky.) University at 21.7 ppg.
Point Park, Rio Grande and IU Southeast led the conference with four selections each across the first, second and honorable mention teams. IU Kokomo and IU East were next with three total selections each. WVU Tech and Ohio Christian University led the second team with two selections each.
The RSC Champions of Character Team includes one member of each team nominated by their coach for best displaying the NAIA's five character traits of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.
The RSC Scholar-Athlete Team includes players with a 3.25 GPA or higher who play the sport of men's basketball and have been at their current school at least two semesters prior to this season. Midway (Ky.) University led the conference with seven team members named to the scholar team.
For the complete listing of RSC men's basketball awards, see below:
ALL-RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS & AWARDS
RSC Player of the Year -- Jo Valrie, So., G/F, Point Park (Pa.)
RSC Newcomer of the Year -- Jo Valrie, So., G/F, Point Park (Pa.)
RSC Coach of the Year -- Wiley Brown, IU Southeast
ALL-RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM
| Name | Pos. | Cl. | School |
| Jo Valrie | F | So. | Point Park University |
| Shiloah Blevins | F | Jr. | University of Rio Grande |
| Hunter White | G | Sr. | Indiana University Kokomo |
| Jalen Stamps | G | Jr. | Point Park University |
| Donnie Miller | G | Jr. | Midway University |
| Will Philpot | F | Sr. | Alice Lloyd College |
| Miki Tadic | G | Jr. | University of Rio Grande |
| Jocobi Hendricks | G | Jr. | Indiana University Southeast |
| Anthony Wales Jr. | G | Sr. | Indiana University Southeast |
| Jake Johnson | G | Fr. | Indiana University East |
ALL-RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM
| Name | Pos. | Cl. | School |
| Ashton Parker | F | Jr. | West Virginia University Institute of Technology |
| Colt Meyer | G | Jr. | Indiana University East |
| Andrew Work | G | Jr. | West Virginia University Institute of Technology |
| Tay Smith | G | So. | Brescia University |
| Kaden Warner | G | Fr. | University of Rio Grande |
| Glenn Hill | G | Sr. | Indiana University Southeast |
| Devon Miller | F | Jr. | Ohio Christian University |
| Jimmy Salamone | G | So. | Ohio Christian University |
| Cyrie Coates | G | Sr. | Point Park University |
| Darian Porch | F | Sr. | Indiana University Kokomo |
ALL-RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL HONORABLE MENTION TEAM
| Name | Pos. | Cl. | School |
| Sherron Schifino | G | Sr. | Point Park University |
| Keith Germain | F | Jr. | Saint Mary of the Woods College |
| Ty Wills | F | Fr. | Indiana University Kokomo |
| Trent Hundley | F | Fr. | University of Rio Grande |
| Javion Johnson | G | Fr. | Brescia University |
| Tobey Billups | G | Fr. | Indiana University East |
| J.J. Reed | F | Jr. | Indiana University Southeast |
RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM
| School | Name |
| Alice Lloyd College | Noah Caudill |
| Brescia University | Micheal Caswell |
| Carlow University | Jordan McClure |
| Indiana University East | Sekou Maiga |
| Indiana University Kokomo | Hunter Jackson |
| Indiana University Southeast | Anthony Wales JR. |
| Midway University | Nick Keeton |
| Oakland City University | DJ Redding |
| Ohio Christian University | Titus Burns |
| Point Park University | Mihali Sfanos |
| Saint Mary of the Woods College | Dakota Sampson |
| University of Rio Grande | Braam Hein |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Luke Vass |
RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM
| School | Name |
| Alice Lloyd College | Jack Brown |
| Alice Lloyd College | Jared Strickland |
| Alice Lloyd College | Noah Caudill |
| Alice Lloyd College | Will Philpot |
| Brescia University | Daniel Rusiecki |
| Brescia University | Evan Vowels |
| Carlow University | Hunter DeStefano |
| Carlow University | Nate O'Savage |
| Carlow University | Riley Comforti |
| Indiana University East | Colt Meyer |
| Indiana University Kokomo | Xavier Hines |
| Indiana University Southeast | Jaren Starks |
| Midway University | Colt Pack |
| Midway University | Jared Courtney |
| Midway University | Jaxon Gaddie |
| Midway University | Nick Keeton |
| Midway University | Preston Carter |
| Midway University | Ridge Hall |
| Midway University | Tyler Wiley |
| Oakland City University | Dwan Redding |
| Oakland City University | Josiah Wright |
| Oakland City University | Tyquez Priester |
| Ohio Christian University | Camden Primmer |
| Ohio Christian University | James Salamone |
| Ohio Christian University | Titus Burns |
| Point Park University | Craig Turner |
| Point Park University | Jags Jhawar |
| Point Park University | Michael Sfanos |
| Saint Mary of the Woods College | Dakota Sampson |
| Saint Mary of the Woods College | Robert DeSilvia |
| University of Rio Grande | Braam Hein |
| University of Rio Grande | Lucas Bateman |
| University of Rio Grande | Shiloah Blevins |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Keondre King |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Luke Vass |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Saliou Diop |