Brandon Beavers Named NAIA Third Team All-American
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (NAIA Release) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its three men's basketball All-America teams Monday, just days after the conclusion of the 86th annual NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship. Two teams of 12 players each and a third team of made-up of 19 players comprise the full list. Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Player of the Year, Brandon Beavers from Lawrence Tech, was the lone WHAC representative on the teams for 2023-24. The senior guard from Columbus, Ohio averaged 20.4 points and 8.3 points per game and had 58 steals and 137 assists on the season. This is his first time being named an NAIA All-American.
FIRST TEAM
Team | Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
1 | Andrew Cook | Carroll (Mont.) | G | Jr. | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
1 | Samaje Morgan | College of Idaho | G | So. | Eugene, Ore. |
1 | Jonathan Brown | Cumberlands (Ky.) | G | Sr. | London, England |
1 | Quan Lax | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | PG | R-So. | Bolivar, Tenn. |
1 | Elijah Malone & | Grace (Ind.) | C | Sr. | LaGrange, Ind. |
1 | Reggie Thomas | Hastings (Neb.) | G | So. | Omaha, Neb. |
1 | Javan Buchanan | Indiana Wesleyan | F | So. | Lafayette, Ind |
1 | Vincent Miszkiewicz | Keiser (Fla.) | F | Jr. | South Elgin, Ill. |
1 | Anthony Roy | Langston (Okla.) | G | Jr. | Oakland, Calif. |
1 | Kashie Natt | LSU Alexandria (La.) | G | Jr. | Rayville, La. |
1 | Anthony Brown * | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | G | Sr. | Olathe, Kan. |
1 | Cevin Clark ^ | Southwestern (Kan.) | G | Sr. | Arkansas City, Kan. |
SECOND TEAM
Team | Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
2 | Tyshon Judge | Florida College | G | Jr. | Camden, N.J. |
2 | Zach Goodline ^ | Huntington (Ind.) | G | Gr. | Coloma, Mich. |
2 | Ezra McKenna * | Mobile (Ala.) | F | Jr. | Fort Walton Beach, Fla. |
2 | Alex Van Kalsbeek | Northwestern (Iowa) | F | So. | Sheldon, Iowa |
2 | Jaden Lietzke ^ | Oklahoma Wesleyan | F | Jr. | Owasso, Okla. |
2 | DJ Talton Jr | Oklahoma Wesleyan | G | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas |
2 | Tyler Schmidt & | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | G | Sr. | Valparaiso, Ind. |
2 | CJ Hall | SAGU (Texas) | G | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas |
2 | Cobie Barnes | St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) | F | Sr. | Floyds Knobs, Ind. |
2 | Milton Matthews * | St. Thomas (Fla.) | G | Sr. | District Heights, Md. |
2 | Kaleb Lowery ^ | The Master's (Calif.) | F | Jr. | San Diego, Calif. |
2 | Ty Harper | The Master's (Calif.) | G | Jr. | Norcross, Ga. |
THIRD TEAM
Team | Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
3 | Michael Hayes % | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | G | Sr. | Tracy, Calif. |
3 | Trent Hudgens | Arizona Christian | G | Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. |
3 | Drew Lutz * | Bethel (Ind.) | G | Sr. | Granger, Ind. |
3 | Deshawn Corprew | Central Baptist (Ark.) | G | Sr. | Norfolk, Va. |
3 | Drew Wyman & | College of Idaho | G | Jr. | Great Falls, Mont. |
3 | Collin Parker | Columbia (Mo.) | F | Jr. | Montgomery City, Mo. |
3 | Noah Schutte * | Concordia (Neb.) | F | Jr. | Laurel, Neb. |
3 | Kyran Jones | Georgetown (Ky.) | F | Sr. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
3 | Dejon Barney * | IU South Bend (Ind.) | F | Sr. | South Bend, Ind. |
3 | Jun Murdock | Kansas Wesleyan | G | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. |
3 | Toru Dean | Langston (Okla.) | G | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
3 | Brandon Beavers | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | G | Sr. | Columbus, Ohio |
3 | Darren Jones | Mayville State (N.D.) | F | Jr. | San Bernadino, Calif. |
3 | Landon Seaman | Menlo (Calif.) | C | Jr. | Vacaville, Calif. |
3 | Follie Bogan | Milligan (Tenn.) | G | Gr. | Brookhaven, Miss. |
3 | Asa Williams | Montana Tech | F | Sr. | Solon, Ohio |
3 | Jamison Guerra | Oregon Tech | G | Jr. | Sherwood, Ore. |
3 | Jamal Gibson | SUNO (La.) | F | Fr. | New Orleans, La. |
3 | Najee Jones | Texas College | G | Jr. | Baton Rouge, La. |
KEY: ^ 2023 1st Team AA & 2023 2nd Team AA % 2023 3rd Team AA * 2023 Honorable Mention
Note: For the first time in 2023-24, all NAIA All-America teams from every sport are comprised of three teams. No honorable mentions are selected and every conference player of the year is guaranteed a spot on at least the third team.