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Benedict’s Tajh Green named SIAC Player of the Year, men’s basketball postseason honors released

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February 27, 2022
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its annual men’s basketball awards to cap the 2021-2022 regular season. This year’s all-conference teams, which feature ten student-athletes, were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.

The 2022 All-Conference Team is headlined by Benedict’s senior forward, Tajh Green, who was voted 2021-2022 SIAC Player of the Year.

Green averaged 14.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game this season. He also had a total of 38 blocks and 19 steals. Green shot 46 percent from the field and an efficient 72 percent from the free throw line. The 6’8 forward from Rome, Georgia, helped Benedict to a 21-6 overall record and 14-3 conference record this season, earning them second place in the East division.

Also read: SIAC releases 2022 women’s basketball postseason honors, Tuskegee’s Jackson named Player of the Year

Jaquan Lawrence, LeMoyne-Owen’s senior forward, took home this year’s Defensive Player of the Year honor. Lawrence’s 53 blocks and 16 steals on the season, helped him lockdown this year’s defensive award. Lawrence posted a season-high 10 blocks against Tuskegee. He also averaged 11.9 points per game on 64 percent shooting from the field.

Clark Atlanta’s junior guard, Chris Martin, was voted this year’s men’s basketball Newcomer of the Year. The Charlotte native averaged 19.6 points per game, as well as 6.9 rebounds. Martin shot 43 percent from the field and 33 percent from the three-point line. He shot an impressive 80 percent from the free throw line as well.

Fort Valley’s K.J. Doucet earned Freshman of the Year honors. The freshman forward from Austell, Georgia, averaged 14.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Doucet shot 40 percent from the field and 77 percent from the free throw line this season.

Miles head coach Fred Watson was voted SIAC Coach of the Year for the 2021-2022 men’s basketball season. This is Watson’s second Coach of the Year award in his three-year tenure at Miles. This season, Watson led Miles College to a 23-3 overall record, and a 17-1 conference record, good for a 23rd national ranking in Division II. Miles is on a 17-game win streak and is looking to carry that momentum into the tournament.

Benedict (Tajh Green and Timothy Bing) and Albany State (Jordan Simpson and Malik Parker) each had two honorees on this year’s team. Tuskegee (Devin Booker), Miles (Yasim Hooker), Clark Atlanta (Chris Martin), LeMoyne-Owen (Jaquan Lawrence), Morehouse (Noah Morgan), and Spring Hill (Kabamba Beril) each rounded out this year’s selections with one each.

In its inaugural season, the Elite 14 award recognized the student-athlete who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the SIAC championship level in his or her sport while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. Brelan Holston of Fort Valley State was the first recipient of this award in his respective sport.

First Team

Devin Booker Tuskegee Junior Guard Chicago, IL
Tajh Green Benedict Senior Forward Rome, GA
Yasim Hooker Miles Junior Guard Newark, NJ
Timothy Bing Benedict Senior Guard Suitland, MD
Jordan Simpson Albany State Junior Forward Pasadena, CA

Second Team

Jaquan Lawrence LeMoyne-Owen Senior Forward Chicago, IL
Chris Martin Clark Atlanta Junior Guard Charlotte, N.C
Noah Morgan Morehouse Senior Guard Mount Vernon, NY
Malik Parker Albany State Junior Guard Chicago, IL
Kabamba Beril Spring Hill RS-Freshman Forward Clearwater, FL

Coach of the Year
Fred Watson, Miles

Player of the Year
Tajh Green, Benedict

Defensive Player of the Year
Jaquan Lawrence, LeMoyne-Owen

Newcomer of the Year
Chris Martin, Clark Atlanta

Freshman of the Year
K.J. Doucet, Fort Valley State

Elite 14 Honoree
Brelan Holston, Fort Valley State

Courtesy: CIAA

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