Johnson named SSAC Player of the Year Wednesday

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Loyola Wolf Pack's Kameron Johnson and Zachary Lee were both honored by the Southern States Athletic Conference Wednesday evening, as Johnson was named the league's Player of the Year and Lee made the SSAC All-Conference Second Team. 
 

Brody Adams, Dominic Brown, Apostolos Paziotopoulos, Schuyler Pimentel, Evan Savoy, Reece Seicshnaydre, and Troy Thomas all got it done in the classroom to make the SSAC All-Academic Team, and Leonard Jackson was Loyola's representative on the SSAC Champions of Character Team. 
 

Johnson joins Zach Wrightstil (2021-22) as the program's only SSAC Player of the Year recipients. Standing at five-foot-nine, Johnson dominated the league this season on both ends of the floor. 
 

Offensively, the Wolf Pack point guard leads the team with 18.2 points and 6.6 assists per game. His 179 total assists set a new program record for most dimes in a single season and led the conference by 42 assists. He also averaged 4.5 rebounds per game and made 48 threes at over 40 percent from deep. Defensively, Johnson led the team with 52 steals, which was also tied for the fifth-most in the conference this year. Johnson was thrice named SSAC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 10, Jan. 26, Feb. 23) and also earned national recognition as the NAIA Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 11. 
 

Lee averaged 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game with 25 steals, all of which ranked second on the Wolf Pack. His scoring and assist averages were both career highs. His 40.4 percent shooting from three-point range led the team, and he shot 52.7 from the field overall. A member of the 2024 SSAC All-Freshman Team with Johnson, Lee is making his first appearance on either the First or Second Team All-SSAC. He was also named SSAC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17 after a career-high 36 points against SUNO. 
 

SSAC Men's Basketball Postseason Awards

Coach of the Year: Steve Knight, William Carey
Player of the Year: Kameron Johnson, Loyola
Defensive Player of the Year: Makeem Roberts, William Carey
6th Man of the Year: Malik Franklin, William Carey
Newcomer of the Year: Shane Stevensen, Life
Freshman of the Year: Jonathan Goldson, Thomas
Sportsmanship Award: Loyola            

First-Team All-Conference        
Aahmod Scarbrough, Mobile    
Gil Gonzalez, Brewton Parker Christian     
Kameron Johnson, Loyola    
Kenton Steel, Point    
KJ Rogers, Faulkner    
Makeem Roberts, William Carey     
Malik Franklin, William Carey     
Qualen Pettus, Dalton State    
Shane Stevensen, Life    
Tanner Vogel, Faulkner    
       

Second-Team All-Conference        
Zion Hunter, Mobile    
Zachary Lee, Loyola    
Varun Danak, Dalton State    
Tommy Tisdale, Brewton-Parker Christian     
Omarion Smith, Dalton State    
Josh Baugher, Life    
Jonathan Goldson, Thomas     
Jamar Jenkins, William Carey     
Gavin Shannon, Blue Mountain Christian     
Antonio Cochran, UT Southern    
    

All-Freshman Team        
Jonathan Goldson, Thomas    
Kamal Green II, Faulkner     
Robert Harris, Point    
Dontae Smith, Abraham Baldwin    
Sergio Corta, Life    

        
Athletic Solutions All-Academic Team        
Michael Bell, UT Southern    
Ryan Dunn, UT Southern    
Ricardo Gomez, UT Southern    
John Harper, UT Southern    
JaMil Wilson, UT Southern    
Dominic Simpkins, William Carey     
Srdjan Popovich, Life     
Cahlib Edwards, Point     
Tanner Higgins, Point     
Kenton Steele, Point     
Yuta Yamamoto, Point     
Davontae Sinclair, Point     
Davis Altrofs, Blue Mountain Christian     
Jonathan Baker, Blue Mountain Christian     
Luka Goshadze, Blue Mountain Christian     
Esrael Yant, Blue Mountain Christian     
Kevin Jackson, Brewton-Parker Christian     
Tommy Tisdale III, Brewton-Parker Christian     
Trenton Shelton, Brewton-Parker Christian     
Gil Gonzalez, Brewton-Parker Christian     
Jonathan Goldson, Thomas     
Shane Payne, Thomas     
Brody Adams, Loyola     
Dominic Brown, Loyola     
Apostolos Paziotopoulos, Loyola     
Schuyler Pimentel, Loyola     
Evan Savoy, Loyola     
Reece Seicshnaydre, Loyola     
Troy Thomas, Loyola     
Jaron Briggs, Dalton State     
Kyoya Sasaki, Dalton State     
Dayton Richardson, Mobile    
Kristiyan Vasilev, Mobile    
Jerome Thomas, Faulkner    
Ian Johnigan, Faulkner    
Francois-Dony Baba, Faulkner    
Tanner Vogel, Faulkner    
        

Champions of Character Team        
Gil Gonzalez, Brewton-Parker Christian    
Josh Baugher, Life    
Aahmod Scarbrough, Mobile    
Leonard Jackson, Loyola    
Yuta Yamamoto, Point    
Jack Harper, UT Southern    
Jamar Jenkins, William Carey    
Je'hvonni Hogan, Thomas    
Kyoya Sasaki, Dalton State    
Jerome Thomas, Faulkner    
Nathaniel Mobley, Abraham Baldwin    
Jonathan Baker, Blue Mountain Christian    
 

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