Jackson State’s Johnson, Prairie View A&M’s Hugee lead awardees
BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009-10 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honors with Jackson State’s Garrison Johnson voted as the Player of the Year, and Prairie View A&M’s Darnell Hugee was voted the Defensive Player of the Year.
Honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information departments, and selected members of the media.
Johnson, a 6-5, 190-pound senior from Smyrna GA, led the SWAC in scoring (17.3 ppg), was eighth in both free throw percentage (73.2) and three-point free throw percentage (34.8), fourth in three’s made per game (2.2), and third in minutes played (33.5/gm). He posted a pair of double-double games, and had a conference-high 12 20-point games, including a season-high 30 points vs. Mississippi Valley St. Jan. 30.
Hugee (6-7, 205, SR, Brooklyn, NY) ranked fourth in the league in scoring (15.2), third in field goal percentage (54.2), tied for the lead in blocked shots (1.9/gm), and 11th in rebounding (5.8). His efforts helped the Panthers rank first in the conference in points allowed, lowest field goal percentage, and lowest three-point field goal percentage. Hugee had a season high eight blocks vs Alabama A&M on Jan. 30 .
Tyrone Hanson of Jackson State was named Newcomer of the Year and Aaron Clayborn of Texas Southern was named Freshman of the Year.
Hanson (6-7, 200, SR, Brooklyn, NY), averaged 11.5 points, and 4.7 rebounds for the Tigers. He had 16 double-figure games this season, highlighted by a 23-point effort vs. Spring Hill on Dec. 30.
Clayborn (6-6, 215, FR, Benton Harbor, MI), averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds a game. He posted four double-figure games, including a season-high 18 points vs. Grambling St. on Feb. 13.
2010 SWAC Men’s Basketball First –Team All-Conference
Garrison Johnson
Jackson St.
G 6-5 195 Sr. Symrna, GA
Menji Mundadi
Alabama St.
G 6-3 195 Sr. Chicago, IL
Shannon Behling
Miss. Valley St.
F 6-7 200 Jr. Columbia, SC
Tramayne Moorer
Alabama St.
F 6-5 220 Sr. Haynesville, AL
Darnell Hugee
Prairie View A&M
C 6-7 205 Sr. Brooklyn, NY
2010 SWAC Men’s Basketball Second –Team All-Conference
Terrance Calvin
Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff
G 6-2 170 Sr. Clarksdale, MS
Deandre Hall
Texas Southern
G 6-5 180 Sr. Pontiac, MI
Tyrone Hanson
Jackson St.
F 6-7 200 Jr. Brooklyn, NY
Tavaris Washington
Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff
F 6-7 220 Sr. Fort Wayne, IN
Lebaron Weathers
Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff
C 6-8 245 Sr. Hattiesburg, MS
2010 SWAC Men’s Basketball Third –Team All-Conference
Christopher Jones
Prairie View A&M
G 6-0 190 Sr. Katy, TX
Junior Treasure
Texas Southern
G 6-3 180 Jr. Houston, TX
Travele Jones
Texas Southern
F 6-8 205 Jr. Los Angeles, CA
De’Suan Dixon
Jackson St.
F 6-5 200 Jr. Leland, MS
Otis Studivant
Miss. Valley St.
C 6-8 240 So. Bessemer, AL
2010 Freshman of the Year
Aaron Clayborn
Texas Southern
F 6-6 215 Fr. Benton Harbor, MI
2010 Newcomer of the Year
Tyrone Hanson
Jackson St.
F 6-7 205 Jr. Brooklyn, NY
2010 Defensive Player of the Year
Darnell Hugee
Prairie View A&M.
C 6-7 205 Sr. Brooklyn, NY
2010 Player of the Year
Garrison Johnson
Jackson St.
G 6-5 190 Sr. Smyrna, GA
