OKLAHOMA CITY - The Mid-America Christian University men's basketball team elected to sit out the NCCAA Central Region Championship this week and wait to see if they get an at-large bid to the NAIA National Championship, but that did not stop the Evangels from having a trio of players recognized by the region on the All-Region Teams which were released on Friday.
MACU's Anthony Black was named a Second Team All-Region performer, and teammated Justin Bogle and Charles Beauregard, Jr. were named All-Region Honorable Mentions.
Black, a 5-7 senior from Little Rock, Arkansas, averaged 12.9 points per game from the point guard spot for the Evangels this season. In his lone season in a MACU uniform, Black also amassed 76 assists and 68 steals to lead MACU to a 20-win season and a spot in the Sooner Athletic Conference semifinals.
Bogle, a 6-7 senior from Brooklyn, New York, provided a presence both inside and outside on the offensive end, and he was both a glass cleaner and a shot blocker for MACU on the defensive end of the floor. Bogle scored 10.2 points per game, and he grabbed 6.8 boards per night, while leading MACU with 46 blocked shots. Bogle also tipped in a missed shot with 2.7 seconds left in the Evangels' thrilling 75-74 win in the SAC quarterfinals at the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma.
Beauregard, Jr, a 6-3 senior from Dallas, Texas, led the Evangels in scoring as a transfer senior with 13 points per game. During the final few games ofthe season, Beauregard, Jr. proved to ba a catalyst for MACU in the second half of games, as he repeatedly scored the majority of his points in the final 20 minutes and helped lead MACU to several key comeback wins, including a win at Southwestern Christian University on February 21st that helped MACU clinch a postseason berth, a win over then #18 Oklahoma City University that helped MACU secure the 6th seed in the SAC tournament, and a comeback win at the buzzer at USAO in the SAC quarterfinals.
The Evangels are waiting to see if they will get a place in the 32-team field for the NAIA National Tournament, which will be announced on Wednesday, March 13.
