Men's Basketball All-Conference Team and Individual Awards
The KIAC announced the men's basketball all-conference team and individual awards on Sunday, February 24th.
Berea, Ky. (February 24th, 2013) – The KIAC coaches selected Indiana University Southeast guard Cameron Mitchell as the conference player of the year and Cincinnati Christian University head coach Ken Tracy as the conference coach of the year, conference officials announced Sunday, February 23.
Cameron Mitchell led IU Southeast to a 24-4 overall record and 14-1 conference record. The Grenadiers claimed the regular season championship and enter the conference tournament as the top seed. Mitchell was 8th in the conference in points per game (17.11), 2nd in steals per game (2.29), 7th in field goal percentage (48.2) and 5th in 3-point field goal percentage (41.1). He was also named KIAC men's basketball newcomer of the year.
Cincinnati Christian head coach Ken Tracy led the Eagles to a 15-15 overall record and 9-6 conference record. They handed regular season champion IU Southeast their only conference loss on February 5th. They entered the KIAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed.
Asbury University senior guard Adam Delph was named the KIAC Comeback Player of the Year after missing the entire 2011-2012 season with an ACL injury. Delph lead the KIAC with an average of 19.13 points per game which ranked 15th in NAIA Division II.
Player of the Year
Cameron Mitchell, Indiana University Southeast
Coach of the Year
Ken Tracy, Cincinnati Christian University
Newcomer of the Year
Cameron Mitchell, Indiana University Southeast
Comeback Player of the Year
Adam Delph, Asbury University
All-Conference Team
| | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
G | Cameron Mitchell | JR | IU Southeast | Cincinnati, Ohio |
G | Marcus Isaac | SR | IU East | Indianapolis, Ind. |
G | Adam Delph | SR | Asbury | Louisville, Ky. |
G | Jake Simpson | SO | IU Southeast | Louisville, Ky. |
F | Kenny Gaynor | FR | Cincinnati Christian | West Chester, Ohio |
G | T.j Heatherington | SR | Point Park | McKeesport, Pa. |
F | Huston Clark | SO | IU East | Kokomo, Ind. |
G | Seth Beckham | FR | Berea | Lexington, KY |
F | CJ Penny | FR | Asbury | Lawrenceburg, Ky. |
G | Kevin Mitchell | JR | IU Southeast | Cincinnati, Ohio |