(Complete list of honorees below story)
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Men's Basketball seniors
Sterling Holmes,
Zach Behr and
Jordan Kouremetis received All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors, the conference office announced Saturday at the SCAC Championships.
Holmes, TLU's senior point guard, was named to the All-SCAC First Team for a second straight year. Behr and Kouremetis picked up spots on the All-SCAC Second and Third Teams, respectively.
Behr collected his first All-SCAC honor, and Kouremetis grabbed the third of his career.
Holmes, Behr and Kouremetis have guided TLU to two SCAC regular-season championships, two SCAC Tournament titles and two NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships (first round appearances in 2015 and 2016).
Holmes has started three seasons for TLU and has been named the SCAC Player of the Year (2016), SCAC Tournament Most Valuable Player (2016), and the SCAC Co-Newcomer of the Year (2015). This year, he leads TLU in scoring (16.5 ppg) and rebounding (5.5). He also has 61 assists and 21 steals. He is shooting 45.9 percent from the floor, 77.2 percent at the free throw line, and 38.7 percent from the arc.
Holmes is the 24th all-time leading scorer at TLU, even though he has played only three seasons after transferring to TLU for his sophomore season. Holmes has scored 1,175 points entering action Saturday.
Holmes has been named an SCAC Character and Community honoree, and he is a national nominee for the Jostens Trophy - given to NCAA DIII's best player.
Behr is a three-year letter-winner after transferring to TLU at the start of his sophomore season. Behr is posting career-bests for scoring (16.4), rebounding (5.2) and field goal percentage (.470). He has made 40 three-pointers and dished out a team-best 64 assists.
Kouremetis has lettered four seasons at TLU, and he is the No. 10 all-time leading scorer for the Bulldogs. After 23 points in the Friday quarterfinal win over Centenary, Kouremetis moved past Craig Saunders for 10th on the scoring list.
Kouremetis has been named the SCAC Tournament MVP (2014) and has been selected to the All-SCAC First Team (2014) and All-SCAC Second Team (2015).
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ALL SCAC - MEN'S BASKETBALL
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2016-17 SCAC PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR
James Sapp                Centenary College        6-0       Sr.       Forward           Shongaloo, La.
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2016-17 SCAC NEWCOMER-OF-THE-YEAR
Danny Rivara               Trinity University           6-7       Fy.      Forward           Horseshoe Bay, Texas
2016-17 SCAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR
John Hatch                  Colorado College         6-7       Jr.       Forward           Lodi, Wisc.
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2016-17 SCAC COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
Connor Kuykendall       Schreiner University      14-11 Overall / 11-3 SCAC / Top seed in SCAC Tourney
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2016-17 ALL-SCAC FIRST TEAM
James Sapp                                        Centenary            6-4         Sr.          Forward                Shongaloo, La.
Sterling Holmes                                  Texas Lutheran   6-0         Sr.          Guard                    San Antonio, Texas
John Hatch                                          Colo. College      6-7         Jr.           Forward                Lodi, Wisc.
Eric Houska                                         Colo. College      6-1         Jr.           Guard                    Wilton, Conn.
Keenan Gumbs                                  Schreiner             6-4         So.         Guard                    Cibolo, Texas
2016-17 ALL-SCAC SECOND TEAM
Travion Kirkendoll                              Centenary            6-3         Jr.           Guard                    Campti, La.
Zach Behr                                            Texas Lutheran   6-5         Sr.          Forward                Temple, Texas
Ryan Ogden                                        Southwestern      6-3         Jr.           Forward                Bellaire, Texas
Blake Kelley                                        Schreiner             6-7         Jr.           Forward                El Paso, Texas
Danny Rivara                                      Trinity                    6-7         Fy.          Forward                Horseshoe Bay, Texas
2016-17 ALL-SCAC THIRD TEAM
Matt Jones                                           Trinity                    5-10       Jr.           Guard                    Austin, Texas
Jordan Kouremetis                            Texas Lutheran   6-0         Sr.          Guard                    San Antonio, Texas
Zach Whitlock                                      Southwestern      6-4         Sr.          Forward                San Angelo, Texas
Phillip Kee                                           Schreiner             6-8         Sr.          Forward                Killeen, Texas
Chris Molina                                        Southwestern      6-0         Sr.          Guard                    San Antonio, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION (players receiving votes)
Austin College â€" Jeremy Swisher (Sr., G), Brian Baehl (Sr., G); Centenary â€" Treylan Matthews (So., G); Dallas â€" Michael Sarrat (Sr., G), Darrius Colvin (So., G), Lorenzo Gonzalez (Sr., G); Schreiner â€" Jared Thompson (Sr., G), Wes Miller (Sr., F); Southwestern â€" Ben Stiver (Sr., G); Trinity â€" Jayden Holden (Jr., F)