FRISCO, Texas – McNeese senior guard Roydell Brown has been named to the Southland Conference All-Academic Men's Basketball Second Team, the league office announced on Tuesday in conjunction with the release of the 2019-20 SLC All-Academic teams.
 
Brown, a native of New Orleans who just wrapped up a two-year playing career with the Cowboys, compiled a 3.05 GPA in general studies and is on schedule to graduate this May.
 
During the season, Brown averaged 9.1 points and 8.0 rebounds while starting all 32 games in leading the Cowboys to a 15-17 overall record and 10-10 in conference play as well as the program's first postseason appearance in four years. He ranked second on the team and fourth in the conference in rebounding and was 18^th in the league with 2.5 assists per game.
 
HBU's Ian DuBose was named the league's Student-Athlete of the Year with a 3.84 GPA in kinesiology.
 
2019-20 SLC Men's Basketball All-Academic Teams
 
First Team
Ian DuBose, HBU, 3.84, Kinesiology
V.J. Holmes, Lamar, 3.00, Entrepreneurship, General Business Management
Hayden Koval, UCA, 3.85, Accounting
Joe Pleasant, ACU, 3.29, Management
Payten Ricks, ACU, 3.00, Marketing
 
Second Team
Des Balentine, UIW, 3.31, General Studies
Roydell Brown, McNeese, 3.05, General Studies
Pape Diop, SLU, 3.11, General Studies
C.J. Jones, NSU, 3.32, Child/Family Studies
Elijah Schmidt, AMCC, 3.17, Environmental Science