KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dalton State senior guards Randy Bell and Kevon Tucker were named to the NAIA All-American team on Wednesday.
Bell garnered first team honors, while Tucker was named honorable mention. Since the Roadrunners became eligible for awards and postseason play in 2014, at least one men's basketball player has made the All-American list.
Bell led the Roadrunners with 17.3 points per game, was the Southern States Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year with Milan Skundric of Faulkner (Ala.), and won the SSAC Tournament MVP award. He is the second first team selection in school history joining Ladaris Green who was named to the first team in the 2014-15 season. Bell accomplished this as the sixth man notching just five starts and playing 26 minutes per game.
Tucker was right behind Bell in scoring averaging 16.2 points per game and was a SSAC 1st-Team All-Conference selection. His season-high 31 points led the Roadrunners to an early season road win at Life (Ga.) on December 11. He saw the most action of any player on the roster with 1096 minutes played and nailed 65 three pointers on the season. He was also the only player to start all 33 games during the 2019-20 season.
Dalton State finished the season 30-3 and won their second SSAC Tournament title. The Roadrunners also set school records for consecutive wins in a season with 17 and regular season wins with 27. They were awarded a #1-seed in the NAIA Tournament that was later canceled.
| FIRST TEAM |
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School |
Hometown |
Position |
Class |
Height |
| Randy Bell |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Sicklerville, N.J. |
Guard |
SR |
6-4 |
| Chris Coffey * |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
Louisville, Ky. |
Forward |
SR |
6-7 |
| Deshawn Munson |
Harris-Stowe (Mo.) |
East St. Louis, Ill. |
Guard |
JR |
6-4 |
| Traquan Knight |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
Pensacola, Fla. |
Guard |
SR |
6-3 |
| Ashford Golden |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
Forward |
SR |
6-6 |
| Zaccheus Darko-Kelly |
Providence (Mont.) |
Great Falls, Mont. |
Guard |
JR |
6-6 |
| Nykolas Mason * |
SAGU (Texas) |
Frisco, Texas |
Guard |
SO |
6-6 |
| Morris Dunnigan |
Talladega (Ala.) |
Joliet, Ill. |
Guard |
SR |
6-3 |
| Abram Carrasco |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Tucson, Ariz. |
Guard |
JR |
5-11 |
| Dexter Hood |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
Forward |
SR |
6-4 |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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School |
Hometown |
Position |
Class |
Height |
| Dane Warp * |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Havre, Mont. |
Guard |
SR |
6-5 |
| Darius Lasley |
Clarke (Iowa) |
Tama, Iowa |
Guard |
SR |
6-2 |
| Tevin Olison |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Guard |
JR |
6-4 |
| Malik Amos |
Dillard (La.) |
Missouri City, Texas |
Guard |
JR |
6-2 |
| Milan Skundric * |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
Negotin, Serbia |
Forward |
SR |
6-6 |
| Chris Vickers |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
Slidell, La. |
Forward |
SR |
6-6 |
| Cory Reeves |
Park (Mo.) |
Rochester, N.Y. |
Forward |
JR |
6-6 |
| Tim Soares * |
The Master's (Calif.) |
Deming, Wash. |
Center |
SR |
6-11 |
| JJ Culver ^ |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Lubbock, Texas |
Guard |
SR |
6-5 |
| William Loyd * |
Xavier (La.) |
Baton Rouge, La. |
Forward |
SR |
6-5 |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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School |
Hometown |
Position |
Class |
Height |
| C.J. Williamson |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
Guntersville, Ala. |
Forward |
SO |
6-3 |
| Bryan Battle |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
Guard |
SR |
6-5 |
| Eljay Cowherd % |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
Bardstown, Ky. |
Guard |
SR |
6-0 |
| Luke Harper |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Plano, Texas |
Guard |
SO |
6-3 |
| Damek Mitchell * |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Bellingham, Wash. |
Guard |
JR |
5-9 |
| Reece Brooks |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Brampton, Ontario |
Guard |
SR |
5-10 |
| Gilbert Thomas |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
Houston, Texas |
Forward |
SR |
6-7 |
| John Paine |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Portland, Ore. |
Forward |
SR |
6-6 |
| Brock Gardner |
The Master's (Calif.) |
Chandler, Ariz. |
Forward |
SR |
6-7 |
| Kevion Blaylock |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Houston, Texas |
Forward |
JR |
6-6 |
| ^ 2019 1st Team AA |
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| & 2019 2nd Team AA |
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| % 2019 3rd Team AA |
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| * 2019 Hon. Mention |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
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School |
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| Shane Carney |
Arizona Christian |
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| De'ron Kyle |
Arizona Christian |
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| Jaiden Bristol |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
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| Cayden Edmonson |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
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| Javonte Ellis |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
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| Jovan Sljivancanin |
Carroll (Mont.) |
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| Darius Williams |
Central Baptist (Ark.) |
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| Tyrone Alston |
Central Baptist (Ark.) |
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| Keith Johnson |
Clarke (Iowa) |
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| Justin Shaw |
Columbia (Mo.) |
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| Jalen Duke |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
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| Caleb Taylor |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
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| Kevon Tucker |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
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| Dawan Bass |
Edward Waters (Fla.) |
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| Cade Coffman |
Evangel (Mo.) |
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| Matt Simpson |
Florida College |
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| Kortland Martin |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
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| Jacob Conway |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
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| Virgil Walker, Jr. |
Graceland (Iowa) |
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| Duane Clark, Jr. |
Harris-Stowe (Mo.) |
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| Josh Powell-Davis |
Hope International (Calif.) |
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| Aloysius James |
Huston-Tillotson (Texas) |
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| Densier Carnes |
John Brown (Ark.) |
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| Trystan Bradley |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
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| Zach Wrightsil |
Loyola (La.) |
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| Myles Burnes |
Loyola (La.) |
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| Tim Cameron |
Loyola (La.) |
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| Kadavion Evans |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
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| Ross Williams |
Menlo (Calif.) |
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| Terrance Jones |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
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| Anthony Brown |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
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| Dakota Quinn |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
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| Adam Huse |
Montana State Northern |
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| Taylor England |
Montana Tech |
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| Sindou Diallo |
Montana Tech |
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| Dennis McKinney |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
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| Henry Tanksley |
Peru State (Neb.) |
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| Jaxxen Hashley |
Providence (Mont.) |
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| Jordan Jackson |
Rust (Miss.) |
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| Dylan Causwell |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
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| Kyree Elder |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
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| EJ Onu |
Shawnee State (Ohio) |
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| Joshua Harris |
Southwest (N.M.) |
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| Darryl Baker |
Talladega (Ala.) |
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| Desmond Kennedy |
Texas A&M - Texarkana |
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| Peyton Sallee |
Texas Weslyan |
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| Akeem Wright |
Texas Weslyan |
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| Ryan Batte |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
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| Ledarius Wood |
Tougaloo (Miss.) |
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| Stanley Williams |
Tougaloo (Miss.) |
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| Justin Bessard |
Westmont (Calif.) |
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| Taylan Grogan |
Wiley (Texas) |
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| Karmari Newman |
Willam Penn (Iowa) |
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| Luis Medearis |
William Jessup (Calif.) |
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| Rayshawn Mart |
Xavier (La.) |
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