Men's Basketball | 2/26/2026 12:00:00 PM
OXFORD, Ohio- The River States Conference is pleased to announce the selections for the 2026 River States Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams.
As spelled out in River States Conference by-laws, ten players are voted to the first, second, and third teams. The teams are selected via a vote of conference head coaches. Individual awards will be announced by the conference office on Friday.
The Bears of Shawnee State University, fresh off a 15-1 mark in conference play, led all schools with six overall selections. The Bears had one first team selection in Jason Steele, and added three second team selections and two third team picks.
Three schools placed two players on the first team, with Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Southeast, and the University of Rio Grande all earning multiple spots on the top team. Kentucky Christian University and St. Mary-of-the-Woods College also joined the Cougars, Grenadiers, and RedStorm with three selections overall.
Eleven of the 12 River States Conference schools placed at least one player on the three All-Conference teams, with ten schools earning multiple selections.
Additionally, the RSC is also proud to announce the athletes recognized as their program's Champion of Character. Each team in each River States Conference sponsored sport is asked to nominate one athlete as their Champion of Character. These student-athletes best represent the NAIA’s Champions of Character program and its five core values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship.
The 2026 River States Conference Tournament continues Saturday with two semifinal games. Shawnee State will host IU Southeast at 2:00 p.m., while IU Kokomo will welcome Rio Grande at 3:00 p.m. The RSC championship game will be played Tuesday night at the home gym of the highest remaining divisional seed.
FIRST TEAM
Joseph Annan, Jr., IU Kokomo
Alonzo Clawson-Smith, IU Kokomo
Chris Grubbs, Oakland City
Trent Hinkle, IU Southeast
Nathaniel Hoffman, IU Southeast
Markell Hood, Kentucky Christian
Delon McCloud, Rio Grande
Trey Robertson, Rio Grande
Jason Steele, Shawnee State
Amari Wales, Midway
SECOND TEAM
Mike Ajukwa, St. Mary-of-the-Woods
Taray Howell, St. Mary-of-the-Woods
Dontavius King, Midway
Trevin Lieck, IU Columbus
Linkin Lockhart, Brescia
Brandon Moore, WVU Tech
Tyreon Payne, Shawnee State
El Sieger, Shawnee State
Ellis Todd, St. Mary-of-the-Woods
Kiante Williams, Shawnee State
THIRD TEAM
Ahmadou Aw, Shawnee State
Jaylin Fox, Rio Grande
Ian Goings, WVU Tech
Jaden Johnson, IU Southeast
Jayden Loydd, Kentucky Christian
Jareon Mayo, Shawnee State
Kalik Sharpe, Oakland City
D'Angelo Stoxstill, Kentucky Christian
Damontae Thompson, IU Columbus
Ty Wills, IU Kokomo
CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER
Dominique Morris, Brescia
La'Renzo Hopkins, IU Columbus
Tobey Billups, IU East
Evan Kretz, IU Kokomo
Brady Schuler, IU Southeast
D'Angelo Stoxstill, Kentucky Christian
Brevon Ricker, Midway
Bruno Issaqui, Oakland City
Bransyn Copas, Rio Grande
DeYon Bell, St. Mary-of-the-Woods
Jaiden Guice, Shawnee State
Cole Chapman, WVU Tech