KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mid-America Christian University senior guard Semar Farris was selected to the 2015 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship All-Tournament team, the organization announced last night following Dalton State's (Ga.) 71-53 win over Westmont (Calif.) in the NAIA National Championship game.
Farris averaged 15.7 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game along with 3.3 assists and 3.3 steals per game in helping the Evangels win two games in their first-ever appearance in the NAIA National Championship Tournament and advance to the quarterfinal round.
The Evangels were victorious over Xavier (La.) and Missouri Valley College in the tourney before falling 78-66 to eventual national championship runner-up Westmont (Calif.).
For the season, Farris paced the Evangels in points (17.4 ppg), assists (173), steals (81) and threes (89). His steal total ranked third overall in the NAIA, while his assist total was fourth.
It marks the second straight season that the Ft. Worth, Texas native has dished out 173 assists, as both are the highest single-season assist totals in school history as an NAIA school.
In addition to their initial NAIA National Championship tournament appearance, Farris also helped the Evangels win 25 games, their most since joining the NAIA along with their first-ever Sooner Athletic Conference regular season championship.