CONWAY, Ark. -- In exclusive voting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), senior guard Mike Moore of DePauw University was selected as the SCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, while Trinity University head coach Pat Cunningham was named the league's Coach of the Year.
In addition, first-year guard Jeff Mullaney of Centre College was selected as the league's Newcomer of the Year while senior forward Charles Houston of Trinity was named the SCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
For Millsaps, senior guard \#Chad Songy\# and junior guard \#Blake Martinez\# earned All-SCAC Third Team honors, whereas senior guard \#Chris Sanders\# was recognized as an Honorable Mention receiving votes.
Songy became the first Major since head coach Tim Wise to go for back-to-back 100-assist seasons, dishing out 114 dimes to finish fourth in Millsaps history with 296. He averaged a career-best 11.0 ppg and 4.8 apg in addition to shooting 39 percent from 3-point land to finish fourth all-time in 3s made.
Martinez had a breakout year in tying Lorenzo Bailey's single-season 3-point record, knocking down 82-of-219 (.374) attempts for a career-best 15.2 ppg. He scored in double figures in 19 of 25 games played, including seven 20-point games and a career-high 29 points against DePauw.
Sanders' 51 steals led all Majors this season and ranked fourth in the SCAC as he ended his career fifth all-time at Millsaps with 160. The senior also averaged a career-best 12.6 ppg and 7.0 rpg while scoring in double figures in 19 of 25 games.
A year removed from a school-record 28-4 finish and NCAA Tournament run, the Majors ended the year at 9-16 overall and 6-9 in the league.