FRISCO, Texas – McNeese basketball's
Christian Shumate and
Johnathan Massie have been recognized by the Southland Conference as part of it 2021-22 All-Conference team – Shumate garnering third team accolades while Massie has been named the league's freshman of the year.
Shumate, a Covid freshman transfer from Tulsa, led the Cowboys in scoring for the regular season and ranked 11
th in the league with 12.6 points per game. He also topped the squad and ranked No. 6 in the conference in rebounding with a 6.7 mark and ranked fourth in the SLC in field goal shooting at 51.8 percent.
In conference games only, he averaged 15.6 points and 6.6 rebounds while connecting on 53.3 percent of his shots from the floor.
He led the team by scoring 10 or more points in 21 games on the year, including a current string of 13 consecutive heading into the postseason tournament. He scored 20 or more six times with a career-high of 29 points in a win at UIW on Jan. 22. He also led the Cowboys with five double-doubles on the season.
Massie, a true freshman from Houston, is just the second Cowboy to ever receive the league freshman of the year honor (Jason Coleman in 2000). He averaged 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while playing in 29 contests and making 23 starts.
He ranked 14
th in the conference with 1.14 steals per game (33 total), and in SLC games only, finished 15
th in the league in assists with a 2.6 average.
Massie scored double-figures three times on the season with a high of 12 points in a home win over Northwestern State on Feb. 5 to go along with seven rebounds and six assists, also season highs.
Nicholls senior guard Ty Gordon was named the league's player of the year; Jalyn Hinton of Southeastern the defensive player of the year; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Isaac Mushila newcomer of the year; and David Kiefer of Southeastern coach of the year.
McNeese will next be in action on Wednesday when it takes on Northwestern State in the first round of the Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.
2021-22 All-Southland Conference Men's Basketball Teams
| First Team |
Institution |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Ty Gordon2 |
Nicholls |
G |
Gr. |
Tunica, Miss. |
| Derek St. Hilaire |
New Orleans |
G |
Gr. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Kendal Coleman |
Northwestern State |
C |
So. |
Shreveport, La. |
| Gus Okafor |
Southeastern |
G/F |
Jr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Troy Green |
New Orleans |
G |
Sr. |
St. Rose, La. |
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| Second Team |
Institution |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Darius Lee |
HBU |
G/F |
Sr. |
Harlem, N.Y. |
| Isaac Mushila |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
F |
Jr. |
Lubumbashi, Congo |
| Jalyn Hinton |
Southeastern |
F |
Sr. |
Boston, Mass. |
| Devante Carter |
Nicholls |
G |
Gr. |
Newport News, Va. |
| Keon Clergeot |
Southeastern |
G |
Sr. |
Winter Haven, Fla. |
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| Third Team |
Institution |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Latrell Jones |
Nicholls |
G |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| Christian Shumate |
McNeese |
F |
So. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Ryghe Lyons |
Nicholls |
C |
Gr. |
Slidell, La. |
| RJ Glasper |
UIW |
G |
Gr. |
Forrest City, Ark. |
| Trevian Tennyson |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
G |
Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
2 indicates two-time all-conference selection
| All-Defensive Team |
Institution |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Jalyn Hinton |
Southeastern |
F |
Sr. |
Boston, Mass. |
| Kendal Coleman |
Northwestern State |
C |
So. |
Shreveport, La. |
| Darius Lee |
HBU |
G/F |
Sr. |
Harlem, N.Y. |
| Terrion Murdix |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
G |
Jr. |
Springfield, Ill. |
| Ryghe Lyons |
Nicholls |
C |
Gr. |
Slidell, La. |
