KANSAS — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2025-26 KCAC Men's Basketball all-conference teams and award winners. Student-athletes were selected for all awards by vote of the KCAC head men's basketball coaches.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University took home the regular-season conference title for the fifth consecutive season, with a 20-2 record in conference play, as part of a 25-3 overall record. The Eagles received three individual conference honors, with Tamaje Izuagbe being named the KCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Jaden Wilson earning the KCAC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year award, and Donnie Bostwick being named the KCAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year by his peers.
Izuagbe's all-around game made an impression on the coaches of the conference. During the regular season, he averaged 17.0 points per game (first on his team) on 52.7% shooting, while adding 5.9 rebounds per game (led the Eagles) and dishing out 1.5 assists per game. On the defensive end, he averaged 1.2 steals per game and 0.9 blocks per game. On the conference level, he ranked sixth in points per game, tied for 11th in rebounds per game, and was tied for sixth in blocks per game.
Wilson was honored for being a leader on a defense that ranked fourth in the NAIA in opponents' turnovers per game (18.0), fourth in the NAIA in steals per game (11.6),
Korbin Gunn of McPherson College was named the KCAC Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year. Gunn led the KCAC in points per game (19.2) and assists per game (4.6), and helped lead the Bulldogs to a six-game improvement in conference wins compared to last season (10-12 in KCAC play in 2024-25, 16-6 in 2025-26) and a top four finish in the final conference standings.
Caiden Punt of Kansas Wesleyan University earned the KCAC Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Year honor. Punt led the Coyotes in points per game (16.0), rebounds per game (6.7), steals per game (1.2), and ranked fourth on his team in assists per game (2.1).
The following athletes were selected
by the conference men's basketball coaches as All-KCAC First Team, Second Team, Third Team, Honorable Mention, Defensive Team, and Freshman Team.
Statistics and rankings can be found at the following links:
FIRST TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Tamaje Izuagbe (U)@ |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
F |
So. |
Burleson, Texas |
| Korbin Gunn (U)(F) |
McPherson College |
G |
Fr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
| Randy Woolf, Jr. (U) |
Friends University |
G |
Sr. |
Waco, Texas |
| Carmelo Yakubu (U) |
Bethel College |
G |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Wyatt Bell |
Southwestern College |
G |
Grad. |
Keller, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Xavier Kahube |
Avila University |
F |
Sr. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| Cahlese Lee |
Friends University |
G |
Sr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
| Kaeden Bonner |
University of Saint Mary |
G |
Jr. |
Topeka, Kan. |
| Garrett Davault |
Evangel University |
G |
Sr. |
Norwood, Mo. |
| Ethan Williams |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G |
So. |
Mesquite, Texas |
THIRD TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Trenton Patterson |
Bethel College |
G |
So. |
Dallas, Texas |
| Evan Barber |
Southwestern College |
G |
Jr. |
Moore, Okla. |
| Caiden Punt # |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
G/F |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Collin Maclin |
Friends University |
G |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| Jacob Lafferty |
Evangel University |
F |
So. |
Sparta, Mo. |
| Gio Mack |
Avila University |
G |
Jr. |
Belton, Mo. |
HONORABLE MENTION TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Yashi McKenzie |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Nigel John |
Southwestern College |
F |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| KJ Marshall |
McPherson College |
F |
R-Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Ringo Deng |
Friends University |
F |
Sr. |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
| Jordan Brown |
University of Saint Mary |
G |
Jr. |
Lawrence, Kan. |
| Nick Bene |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
F |
R-Jr. |
Forney, Texas |
| Marque Wilkerson |
Tabor College |
G |
Sr. |
Topeka, Kan. |
| Julian Smith |
Sterling College |
F |
So. |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
| Evens Appolon |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
C |
Jr. |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Albert Diarra |
Bethel College |
C |
Sr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
| Micah Willis |
Ottawa University |
G |
Sr. |
Slidell, La. |
| Joseph Gonzales |
McPherson College |
G |
Sr. |
Spring, Texas |
| Jadin Johnson |
York University |
G |
Sr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
| Drew McMillin |
Evangel University |
G |
Grad. |
Republic, Mo. |
| Keddric Mays II |
Bethany College |
G |
Jr. |
Cypress, Texas |
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Korbin Gunn (F) |
McPherson College |
G |
Fr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
| Brandon Avedon |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
G |
Fr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
| Eli Benning |
Friends University |
G |
Fr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| Rustan Griffen |
Bethel College |
F |
R-Fr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| Angel Hidalgos |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G |
Fr. |
Dominican Republic |
| Jake Weaver |
Tabor College |
C |
Fr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Jaden Wilson (D) |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
G/F |
R-Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
| Dominick Harris |
Bethel College |
G |
So. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| Ringo Deng |
Friends University |
F |
Sr. |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
| KJ Marshall |
McPherson College |
F |
R-Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Gio Mack |
Avila University |
G |
Jr. |
Belton, Mo. |
(U) = Unanimous Selection
@= Selected "Player of the Year."
# = Selected "Newcomer of the Year."
(F)= Selected "Freshman of the Year."
(D) = Selected "Defensive Player of the Year."
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