The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announces the 2012 SIAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams as voted on by the SIAC Basketball Coaches Association.
 Men’s newcomer of the year is Miles College guard Eric Lipkin. Lipkin led all newcomers in scoring with 14.7 points per game which ranked sixth in the SIAC and was the league’s second-leading assist man at 4.3 per game. The 6-foot-1 senior from Birmingham, Ala. was the third-leading free throw shooter in the SIAC at 83.3  percent, ranked fifth with 1.9 steals per game, and was second with 61 three-pointers made (2.4 per game).
 
2012 SIAC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team & Superlatives



Name                     Height   Class          Pos.      School


Marcus Goode         6-10      Junior           C           Benedict College


Royce Hamilton       6-6        Senior           G/F       Clark Atlanta University


Terrance Bowman    6-4        Junior           G          Claflin University           


Teshawn Byron        6-6        Senior          G           LeMoyne-Owen College


Calvin Stoudemire    6-7        Senior          F           LeMoyne-Owen College

Andrae Nelson         6-6        Junior           C           Morehouse College


Ladarius Rhone        6-5        Junior           F           Stillman College


Joshua Eichelberger 6-5        Senior          F           Tuskegee University


Calvin Thomas         6-0        Junior          G           Tuskegee University



Player of the Year: Marcus Goode, Benedict College


Newcomer of the Year: Eric Lipkin, Miles College


Freshman of the Year: Kedric Taylor, Paine College

Coach of the Year: Leon Douglas, Tuskegee University



2012 SIAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team & Superlatives



Name                      Height    Class           Pos.     School


April Thomas            5-1     Freshman        G       Albany State University


Santera Grooms       5-10    Junior              G/F    Benedict College


Conisha Hicks          5-3     Sophomore       G       Clark Atlanta University


La’Quisha Lewis       6-0     Junior               C        Clark Atlanta University


Jasmine Birdsong     5-11   Senior               F        Fort Valley State Univ. 


Jasmine Davis         5-7     Junior               G        Kentucky State University


Shonice Sprouse      5-9     Senior              G        LeMoyne-Owen College


Sammeika Thomas    6-2   Senior               F/C   Miles College


Jamila McKinnis       5-11   Senior               F       Stillman College

Phyllice Eubanks      5-9     Senior               F       Stillman College

Player of the Year: Jasmine Birdsong, Fort Valley State University

Newcomer of the Year: Jasmine Davis, Kentucky State University


Freshman of the Year: April Thomas, Albany State University


Coach of the Year: Cassandra Moorer, Stillman College

2012 SIAC Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team
Name                 Class                Major                  GPA     School


Dequan Nesbit     Senior       Business Management   3.93      LeMoyne-Owen College


Julius Taylor      Sophomore  Chemical Engineering    3.77      Tuskegee University


Anthony Collier   Senior         Mathematics                 3.47      Lane College


Nick Jones         Senior         Mathematics                 3.43      Lane College


Lucius Winston   Junior         Business Administration  3.42     Tuskegee University


2012 SIAC Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team
Name                           Class         Major                 GPA         School


Chanel Chase               Senior        Business               4.00         Miles College

Administration          
4.00      Miles College


Jamila McKinnis            Senior               Biology                         4.00      Stillman College


Brandi Haynes               Junior               Middle Grades Ed.        3.82      Fort Valley State University


Angel Hornsburger        Senior               Physical Education        3.75      Lane College


Dawnieka Green            Senior               Physical Education        3.71      Lane College