KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sage Borbon of Central Baptist College, Collin Parker of Columbia College and Francis Okwuosah of William Woods were selected NAIA Men's Basketball All-American.
(Following write-ups courtesy of school's sports information offices)
Collin Parker, Columbia, NAIA Second Team All-America
Parker was crowned the all-time leading scorer for Columbia College men's basketball accumulating a total of 2,124 points. He led the American Midwest Conference (AMC) with 22.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg, and finished in field goal percentage at 61.5 percent. Additionally, he led the Cougars in total points (677), points per game (22.6), three pointers made (91), and blocks (45). Parker pulled down a career-high of 19 rebounds against Missouri Baptist University (1/18/25). He moved to second all-time in rebounds for the Cougars with 859.
Sage Borbon, Central Baptist, NAIA Third Team All-America
Borbon was named to the third team after averaging 18.1 points per game this season on 45 percent shooting from the field, 34 percent from three and 77 percent from the free throw line to go with 3.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game while helping lead CBC to a 27-6 overall record, a regular season co-championship in the American Midwest Conference, a trip to the NAIA First & Second Round in Langston, Okla., and the best winning percentage in program history (.818).
Francis Okwuosah, William Woods Third Team All-America
In 32 games (all starts) this season, Okwuosah, a senior from Atlanta, averaged 28.6 minutes per game and shot 51.8% (172-332) from the field, 40.2% (68-169) from 3-point range and 81.7% (58-71) at the free-throw line. He also had 14.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.