MAYS II ANNOUNCED TO KCAC HONORABLE MENTION
Wichita, Kan. - The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2025-26 KCAC Men's Basketball All-KCAC teams and award winners. Student-athletes were selected for all awards by vote of the KCAC head men's basketball coaches.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University took home the regular-season conference title for the fifth consecutive season, with a 20-2 record in conference play, as part of a 25-3 overall record.
Tamaje Izuagbe of OKWU was named KCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Jaden Wilson of OKWU was named Defensive Player of the Year. Caiden Punt of the school up north was named KCAC Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Year and Korbin Gunn of McPherson earned KCAC Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year. Donnie Bostwick of OKWU won KCAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.
Representing Bethany College was Keddric Mays II who earned honors for the honorable mention team. Mays II was second in the KCAC in steals with 45 during conference play and 60 for the season. He also ranked fourth in the KCAC with 77 made free throws, and eighth in total points (338) and points per game (16.1) during conference play.
To see the full statistics and rankings for the 2025-26 season, click here.
Below is the full list of All-KCAC honoress:
FIRST TEAM
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Tamaje Izuagbe (U)@ |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
F |
So. |
Burleson, Texas |
|
Korbin Gunn (U)(F) |
McPherson College |
G |
Fr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Randy Woolf, Jr. (U) |
Friends University |
G |
Sr. |
Waco, Texas |
|
Carmelo Yakubu (U) |
Bethel College |
G |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Wyatt Bell |
Southwestern College |
G |
Grad. |
Keller, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Xavier Kahube |
Avila University |
F |
Sr. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Cahlese Lee |
Friends University |
G |
Sr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
|
Kaeden Bonner |
University of Saint Mary |
G |
Jr. |
Topeka, Kan. |
|
Garrett Davault |
Evangel University |
G |
Sr. |
Norwood, Mo. |
|
Ethan Williams |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G |
So. |
Mesquite, Texas |
THIRD TEAM
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Trenton Patterson |
Bethel College |
G |
So. |
Dallas, Texas |
|
Evan Barber |
Southwestern College |
G |
Jr. |
Moore, Okla. |
|
Caiden Punt # |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
G/F |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
|
Collin Maclin |
Friends University |
G |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
|
Jacob Lafferty |
Evangel University |
F |
So. |
Sparta, Mo. |
|
Gio Mack |
Avila University |
G |
Jr. |
Belton, Mo. |
HONORABLE MENTION TEAM
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Yashi McKenzie |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
Nigel John |
Southwestern College |
F |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
|
KJ Marshall |
McPherson College |
F |
R-Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Ringo Deng |
Friends University |
F |
Sr. |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
|
Jordan Brown |
University of Saint Mary |
G |
Jr. |
Lawrence, Kan. |
|
Nick Bene |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
F |
R-Jr. |
Forney, Texas |
|
Marque Wilkerson |
Tabor College |
G |
Sr. |
Topeka, Kan. |
|
Julian Smith |
Sterling College |
F |
So. |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
|
Evens Appolon |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
C |
Jr. |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
|
Albert Diarra |
Bethel College |
C |
Sr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Micah Willis |
Ottawa University |
G |
Sr. |
Slidell, La. |
|
Joseph Gonzales |
McPherson College |
G |
Sr. |
Spring, Texas |
|
Jadin Johnson |
York University |
G |
Sr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
|
Drew McMillin |
Evangel University |
G |
Grad. |
Republic, Mo. |
|
Bethany College |
G |
Jr. |
Cypress, Texas |
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Korbin Gunn (F) |
McPherson College |
G |
Fr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Brandon Avedon |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
G |
Fr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Eli Benning |
Friends University |
G |
Fr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Rustan Griffen |
Bethel College |
F |
R-Fr. |
Dallas, Texas |
|
Angel Hidalgos |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G |
Fr. |
Dominican Republic |
|
Jake Weaver |
Tabor College |
C |
Fr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Jaden Wilson (D) |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G/F |
R-Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
|
Dominick Harris |
Bethel College |
G |
So. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
|
Ringo Deng |
Friends University |
F |
Sr. |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
|
KJ Marshall |
McPherson College |
F |
R-Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Gio Mack |
Avila University |
G |
Jr. |
Belton, Mo. |
(U) = Unanimous Selection
@= Selected "Player of the Year."
# = Selected "Newcomer of the Year."
(F)= Selected "Freshman of the Year."
(D) = Selected "Defensive Player of the Year."