GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Mid-America Christian men's basketball team placed three players on the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-Central Region Team for the third straight year as Isaiah Hammons and Tony Dorsey earned First Team honors, Kendall Scott was selected to the Second Team and Caleb Riggs earned an Honorable Mention nod.
In his lone season with the Evangels, Hammons has put up record-setting numbers. The Oklahoma City product is the team's leading scorer with 479 points (15.0 ppg) and is shooting 142-of-318 (44.7 percent) from the field. By making 160-for-216 (74.1 percent) from the foul line, Hammons has surpassed Charlie Shorter (150, 2012-13) for the most free throws made during a single-season in the NAIA Era and is just six conversions away from tying Dale Neace (166, 1980-81) for the most made in one year in the history of the program.
The 6-5 combo guard/forward is also the team's leading rebounder with 189 boards (5.9 rpg) to go with a team-leading 63 steals and 12 blocks. Hammons' 63 takeaways and 2.0 spg leads the Sooner Athletic Conference Hammons also ranks second on the team in assists with 103 thus far on the year.
On Jan. 20, Hammons also cemented himself atop the record book for the most steals in a single-game as he tallied eight in a 62-57 loss to Wayland Baptist.
In his third season with MACU, Dorsey has been one of the biggest centerpieces for the Evangels' midseason turnaround. The 6-0 guard from Shreveport, La. is the squad's third-leading scorer with 272 points (10.5 ppg) while shooting 48.3 percent from the field and his pulled down the third-most rebounds with 120 (4.6 rpg).
However, the biggest impact Dorsey has made has been as the team's top distributor and on-ball defender. With 115 assists, Dorsey leads the team and his 4.4 apg is the third-best clip in the SAC. He also ranks second on the team with 42 thefts, which also ranks ninth.
Since that Jan. 20 loss to the Pioneers, Dorsey's distribution numbers have been through the roof, tallying 64 assists over the last 12 games (5.3 apg).
A 6-6 forward that started competing for the Evangels on Jan. 1, Scott has been instrumental in MACU's turnaround. In 19 games, the Cypress, Texas native has scored 258 points (13.6 ppg) on a 56.3 percent shooting clip and has pulled down the second-most rebounds on the team with 141 (7.4 rpg).
In a 92-74 win at No. 9 Southwestern Assemblies of God on Feb. 7, Scott broke the program's NAIA Era single-game rebounds record with 18 to go with a game-high 25 points on 11-for-18 from the field.
Earning an Honorable Mention selection, Riggs is currently putting together one of the best three-point shooting seasons by a MACU player in the NAIA Era. The Okay, Okla. product has scored the second-most points on the squad with 373 (12.4 ppg) while knocking down 88-for-213 (41.3 percent) from downtown.
The 6-4 guard needs just two more threes to tie Bryon Miller (2015-16) for the second-most threes in a single-season during the NAIA Era.
Much like Hammons and Scott, Riggs also found himself topping the program's single-game record book for the most three-pointers made and attempted after going 9-for-18 to score a season-high 33 points in a 98-63 victory at Langston in the regular season finale on Feb. 19.
Mid-America Christian is in the midst of its sixth 20-win season in the last eight seasons, which is including a COVID-19 impacted campaign where the Evangels went 12-5 in 2020-21. The Evangels have amassed a 20-12 overall record, which has included winning 13 of their last 18 games.
The Evangels were selected to compete in their fourth straight NAIA National Championship Tournament and will open the tourney with a matchup against third-seeded and nationally 14th-ranked Montana Tech. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 11 inside the Sheaffer Center in Waxahachie, Texas.
