FHSU Sports Information Department
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Men’s Basketball had three players named to the All-MIAA Men’s Basketball Team on Tuesday (Mar. 1). Rob Davis earned first team honors, while Craig Nicholson and Dom Samac each earned third-team selections.
Davis leads Fort Hays State in scoring this year at 17.4 points per game. In his first season at FHSU, he ranks seventh in the MIAA in scoring, but sixth in conference games only at 18.4 per game. Davis is one of the top 3-point shooters in the conference, shooting 47.4 percent from beyond the arc hitting 73 of 154 attempts. He scored 20 or more points in a game 10 times during the regular season with a game high of 36 points, which tied the most points scored in a game by a Fort Hays State player under head coach Mark Johnson. He reached double figures in scoring in 26 of the 28 regular season contests.
Nicholson earns the fourth all-conference honor of his career with the third team selection. Nicholson is among the conference’s assist leaders at 4.8 per game. He averages 11.7 points per game this season, scoring in double figures 15 times this year despite missing five games with an injury. He has two double-doubles this year in points and assists. Nicholson is among the top players all-time at Fort Hays State. He ranks sixth all-time in scoring with 1,412 points and second all-time in assists with 619. For his career, he is averaging 14.6 points and 6.4 assists per game and he is the all-time leader in free-throws made at FHSU with 467.
Samac earns third team honors for the second straight year. He is averaging 13.8 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds per game. He is shooting 54.9 percent from the field, which ranks second in the conference. He ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding. Samac scored in double figures 19 times during the regular season with a game high of 28 points. He has two double-doubles in points and rebounds this season.
Below is the 2016 All-MIAA Men’s Basketball Team
Player of the Year
Justin Pitts, G, So., NWMSU
Defensive Player of the Year
Brady Skeens, F, So., WU
Freshman of the Year
Javion Blake, G, Fr., WU
Coach of the Year
Ben McCollum, NWMSU
All-MIAA First Team
Justin Pitts, G, So., NWMSU**[r2]
Connor Beranek, F, Sr., UNK**[r2]
Taevaunn Prince, G/F, Sr., MSSU**
Cory Arentsen, G/F, Sr., LWU**
Rob Davis, G, Jr., FHSU
**Unanimous Selection
[r2] Two time repeat First Team Selection
All-MIAA Second Team
Terrence Moore, G, Sr., ESU
Anthony Virdure, G, Jr., LU
Josiah Gustafson, G, Jr., PSU
Ethan Brozek, C, Sr., UNK
Conner Crooker, G, Sr., NWMSU
All-MIAA Third Team
Craig Nicholson, G, Sr., FHSU
Trey Lansman, F, So., UNK
Dom Samac, F, Sr., FHSU
Charlie Brown, G, So., MSSU
Zach Schneider, F, Jr., NWMSU
All-Defensive Team
Brady Skeens, F, So., WU
Stanislas Heili, C, Sr., LWU
Terrence Moore, G, Sr., ESU
Javis Flynn, G, Sr., PSU
Ethan Brozek, C, Sr., UNK
Honorable Mention All-MIAA
D’Marnier Cunningham, UCM
Spencer Reaves, UCM
Seth Heckart, UCO
Cornell Neal, UCO
Charles McKinney, ESU
Kevin Allen, ESU
Jaylon Smith, LU
Austin Wright, MSSU
Aaron Emmanuel, MWSU
Trey Mohair, NSU
Dakota Caudill, NSU
Chris-Ebou Ndow, NWMSU
Trey Starks, PSU
Javis Flynn, PSU
Logan Hovey, SBU
Javion Blake, WU
Brady Skeens, WU