ROCK HILL, S.C. – With the conclusion of the 2022-23 regular season, the South Atlantic Conference has released its all-conference teams. Emory & Henry College sophomore Gabe Brown (Clintwood, Va.) has been selected to the All-SAC Third Team by the league's head coaches. Brown was also named to the Preseason All-SAC Third Team.

RELATED – 2022-23 All-SAC Men's Basketball Awards

Brown led E&H and was tied for fifth in the conference in scoring with 15.6 points per game. He also led the squad and ranked 13th in the league in three-point field goal percentage (41.1%), and his 5.3 rebounds per game placed him second on the team and 21st amongst the conference leaders. 

Brown reached double-digits in scoring in 19 of the Wasps' 28 games during the season, including eclipsing the 20-point margin on eight different occasions. He posted a season-high 27 points in the season opener against Bluefield State University (Nov. 12) and had double-doubles versus Wingate University (Jan. 21) and the University of Virginia's College at Wise (Feb. 15). He was also selected to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. 

Emory & Henry posted a 15-13 mark on the year with a 6-12 record in conference play. The Wasps finished sixth in the SAC Mountain Division and tied for ninth overall in the league after being picked 13th in the preseason poll.

UVA Wise's Bradley Dean was chosen as SAC Player of the Year while the league's defensive player of the year award went to Bryant Thomas of Carson-Newman University. Kory Davis from Mars Hill University was picked as the SAC Freshman of the Year with Catawba head coach Rob Perron being named SAC Coach of the Year.

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2022-23 SAC Men's Basketball
All-Conference Teams

Player of the Year - Bradley Dean, UVA Wise
Defensive Player of the Year - Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman
Freshman of the Year - Kory Davis, Mars Hill
Coach of the Year - Rob Perron, Catawba

First Team
Jarren Cottingham, Wingate
Bradley Dean, UVA Wise
Quay Kennedy, Lincoln Memorial
Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Quandaveon McCollum, Newberry
Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial

Second Team
DeAngelo Epps, Catawba
Ben Gahlert, Limestone
Javeon Jones, Catawba
Jordan Jones, Coker
Luke Lawson, UVA Wise
T.J. Nesmith, Lenoir-Rhyne

Third Team
Gabe Brown, Emory & Henry
Me'Kell Burries, Lincoln Memorial
Destin Clark, Wingate
Kory Davis, Mars Hill
Myles Jenkins, Anderson
Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman

All-Freshman
Mahmoud Bangura, Coker
Caleb Byrd, Newberry
Kory Davis, Mars Hill
Calen Lightford, UVA Wise
Patrick Shelley, UVA Wise

Statistical Champions
Points Per Game – Bradley Dean, UVA Wise; 20.7
Three-Pointers Per Game – Garrett Denbow, Anderson; 3.52
Rebounds Per Game – Inady Legiste, Tusculum; 9.3
Blocked Shots Per Game – Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman; 2.23
Field Goal Percentage – T.J. Nesmith, Lenoir-Rhyne; 60.0
Assists Per Game – Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial; 7.2
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio – Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial; 3.20
Steals Per Game – Javeon Jones, Catawba; 3.04
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage – L.J. McCoy, Lenoir-Rhyne; 44.2
Free Throw Percentage – Donell Nixon II, Wingate; 92.0
Team Scoring Offense – Lincoln Memorial; 88.4
Team Steals Per Game – Catawba, 11.2
Team Field Goal Percentage – Lincoln Memorial; 52.1
Team FG Percentage Defense – Lincoln Memorial; 39.9
Team Assists Per Game – Lincoln Memorial; 19.9
Team Rebounds Per Game – Lincoln Memorial; 40.69
Team Blocks Per Game– Carson-Newman; 4.5
Team Three-Point FG Percentage – UVA Wise; 40.0
Team Scoring Defense – Newberry; 69.3
Team Free Throw Percentage – Wingate; 75.6
Team Assist-to-Turnover Ratio – Lincoln Memorial; 1.45