ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced the 2021-22 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team members and season award winners.
 
All awards are voted on by the nine coaches in the conference.
 
All stats are prior to the AMC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship game that was played on March 1, 2022.
 
Central Baptist College guard Kelvin Robinson was selected as the AMC Player of the Year after an outstanding campaign that saw him lead the league in scoring with 20.3 points per game while finishing eighth in both assists per game (3.0) and rebounds per game (7.0).
 
Darius Yohe picked up his third career AMC Defensive Player of the Year award with a strong showing in his junior year. The Ishpeming, Michigan native led the conference in blocks (81) by a wide margin, blocks per game (2.6), and came in second in rebounds per game with 9.1. 
 
Chima Oduocha won the Newcomer of the Year award after an impressive first season with the Columbia Cougars. The senior forward from Chicago, Illinois, helped his team to a 13-3 conference record behind his 14.5 PPG (seventh in AMC) and 7.6 RPG (fourth in AMC). 
 
The Freshman of the Year was Lyon College standout, John Paul Morgan. The first-year guard from Moorefield, Arkansas, performed on both sides of the ball, leading the league in rebounds per game (10.4) while posting 13.3 points per game (eighth in AMC). 
 
Missouri Baptist Head Coach Preston Ingram was selected by his peers as the AMC Coach of the Year after guiding the Spartans to a regular-season championship with a 15-1 record in the conference and a 25-5 record overall.
 
Player of the Year:  Kelvin Robinson, Central Baptist
Coach of the Year:  Preston Ingram, Missouri Baptist
Defensive Player of the Year:  Darius Yohe, William Woods
Freshman of the Year:  John Paul Morgan, Lyon
Newcomer of the Year:  Chima Oduocha, Columbia
   
First-Team All-Conference
Kelvin Robinson, Central Baptist
Tony Burks, Columbia
Chima Oduocha, Columbia
Brendon Hardy, Missouri Baptist
John Yaeger, Missouri Baptist
Makenzie Fessler, William Woods
 
Second-Team All-Conference
Jordan Parker, Central Baptist
Ben Keton, Lyon
RJ Pair, Missouri Baptist
Darius Yohe, William Woods
Cortez King, Williams Baptist
   
Third-Team All-Conference
Brevin Brimble, Central Baptist
James Moore, Central Baptist
John Paul Morgan, Lyon
Jadis White, Missouri Baptist
Nathan Schwartze, William Woods
   
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Collin Parker, Columbia
Michael Hood, Hannibal-LaGrange
Grant Peters, Hannibal-LaGrange
Jamarr Joseph, Harris-Stowe State
Will Feese, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Trae Meny, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
RJ Wright, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Grant Patterson, Lyon
Spencer Yoggerst, William Woods
Shackeel Butters, Williams Baptist
Rajhon McIntosh, Williams Baptist
   
All-Defensive Team
James Moore, Central Baptist
John Paul Morgan, Lyon
River Reed, Missouri Baptist
Jadis White, Missouri Baptist
Darius Yohe, William Woods
   
All-Freshman Team
Collin Parker, Columbia
Mason Ballay, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Grant Harper, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
John Paul Morgan, Lyon
Karter Koenig, William Woods
 
  
Champions of Character Team
Central Baptist: Victor Chukwueke
Columbia: Noah Patrick
Hannibal-LaGrange: Roger Guardiola
Harris-Stowe: Justin Edwards
Health Sciences & Pharmacy: Jason Udolisa
Lyon: John Paul Morgan
Missouri Baptist: Luke Hicks
William Woods: Dylan Pitt
Williams Baptist: Braxton Haff