BATON ROUGE, LA— The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2021-22 All-SWAC Men's Basketball teams and individual award winners on Tuesday morning. The all-conference honors were voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors.  
 
Jayden Saddler and Tyrone Lyons were named second team all-conference for their play this season.
 
Lyons was the Jaguars leading scorer averaging 13.7 points per game, which also ranked him tenth in the conference. Lyons is also ranked 19^th in the conference with 4.9 rebounds per game. He was also a menace on the defensive end of the court averaging 1.7 steals per game along with averaging just under one blocked shot per game. Against Grambling on January 15^th, he tied his season high in scoring with 25 shooting 8-of-9 from the floor and a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the three.
 
Saddler, the team's emotional leader averaged 11.2 points per game which ranks him 18^th in the conference in scoring. He ranks second in assists in the SWAC averaging 4.1 assists per game and he also ranks third in steals averaging 2.2 steals per game. Against MVSU on January 24^th he 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting with seven assists and four rebounds. Jayden was also named to the All-SWAC Preseason team. 
 
The complete list all-conference selections and individual awards winners is listed below.
 
All-SWAC First Team
M.J. Randolph, Florida A&M
Jawaun Daniels, Prairie View A&M
Jayveous McKinnis, Jackson State
Jalen Johnson- Alabama A&M
Shawn Williams- Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 
All-SWAC Second Team
Joe French, Bethune-Cookman
Tyrone Lyons, Southern
Justin Thomas, Alcorn State
Jayden Saddler, Southern
Cameron Christon, Grambling State
 
Player of the Year
M.J. Randolph, Florida A&M

Defensive Player of the Year
Jayveous McKinnis, Jackson State

Newcomer of the Year
Shawn Williams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Freshman of the Year
Gary Grant, Mississippi Valley State

Coach of the Year
Landon Bussie, Alcorn State
 
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