Post Season Awards Announced for Panola Men's Basketball Team

Left to right: KJ Byers, Marlon Taylor, Eric McGill, Devyn Wilson, Tope Arikawe

April 5, 2017 Carthage - The Panola College men's basketball team recently received a plethora of post season awards.Five separate players received individual honors.

Tope Arikawe - SO - Nigeria - 6'8" - 11.7 PPG/8.4 RPG
1st team All-Region
1st team All-Conference

Devyn Wilson - SO - Brooklyn, New York - 6'4" - 13 PPG/3.6 APG
2nd team All-Conference
Region 14 All-Tournament team

Eric MCGill - SO - Memphis, Tennessee - 6'3" - 11.6 PPG/5.6 APG
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Region 14 All-Tournament team

Marlon Taylor - FR - Mt. Vernon, New York - 6'6" - 10.7 PPG/ 7.1 RPG
Honorable Mention All-Conference

KJ Byers - SO - Charlotte, North Carolina - 6'7" - 7.1 PPG/ 2,9 BPG
Honorable Mention All-Conference

The Ponies finished the season with the most wins in school history, 26. They made the NJCAA national tournament for the first time since 1979 and won the Region 14, North Division during the regular season.

Submitted by Adam Blaylock, Men's Basketball Assistant