2025-26 AMC Men’s Basketball All-Conference & Season Award Winners Announced
Written by Bruna Niederkorn, AMC Assistant Commissioner
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced the 2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball season awards, All-Conference Teams, Champions of Character Team and Academic All-Conference Team.
- Deion Wesson of Williams Baptist is the third player to win both Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the same season, and the first to do so since 2021. He is the third Eagle to be named AMC Player of the Year (first since 2013) and the second Eagle to earn AMC Newcomer of the Year honors (first since 2014).
- Davaughn Hueitt is the second freshman to win Defensive Player of the Year and the first to claim both Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. He is the second Trojan to be named AMC Defensive Player of the Year since 2019 and the third Trojan to earn AMC Freshman of the Year honors (first since 1999).
- Coach of the Year Jason Durst is in his 21st season at the helm of the Trojans. This marks just the third time since 1998–99 that the program has won 10 or more conference games. The Trojans' 12 conference victories are their most since winning 15 in 2018–19. Durst also guided the team to the highest tournament seed in program history, earning his first Coach of the Year honor.
- Max Rieger of Columbia and Caleb Wade of Crowley's Ridge have been named co–Sixth Man of the Year.
- Josh Talton is a two-time All-Conference honoree.
- The season awards and All-Conference Teams are selected by a vote of the Conference men's basketball coaches.
- The Champions of Character Team includes one player from each school, selected by their coach and teammates as the individual who best exemplifies the Five Core Values of the NAIA Champions of Character Initiative - Respect, Responsibility, Sportsmanship, Integrity and Servant Leadership.
- To be eligible for Academic All-Conference honors, student-athletes must have at least a 3.0 GPA.
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball Season Awards:
Player of the Year: Deion Wesson, Williams Baptist
Coach of the Year: Jason Durst, Hannibal-LaGrange
Defensive Player of the Year: Davaughn Hueitt, Hannibal-LaGrange
Freshman of the Year: Davaughn Hueitt, Hannibal-LaGrange
Newcomer of the Year: Deion Wesson, Williams Baptist
Co-Sixth Man of the Year: Max Rieger, Columbia
Co-Sixth Man of the Year: Caleb Wade, Crowley's Ridge
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball All-Conference First Team:
Jemeal Goines, Columbia
Caleb Jones, Columbia
Davaughn Hueitt, Hannibal-LaGrange
Najee Williams, Mission
Deion Wesson, Williams Baptist
Jesse Washington, Williams Baptist
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball All-Conference Second Team:
Tyler Johnson, Central Baptist
MacArthur Reed Jr., Central Baptist
Kell Estep, Hannibal-LaGrange
Josh Talton, Hannibal-LaGrange
Landon Engelage, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball All-Conference Third Team:
Johnny Anderson, Columbia
Cole Nichols, Crowley's Ridge
Azani Smith, Crowley's Ridge
Nashawn Davis, Harris-Stowe
Clifford Barrow, Mission
Benjamin Noonan, Williams Baptist
2025 -26AMC Men's Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention:
AJ Walker, Columbia
Ian McDonald, Hannibal-LaGrange
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team:
Jemeal Goines, Columbia
Caleb Jones, Columbia
Davaughn Hueitt, Hannibal-LaGrange
Josh Talton, Hannibal-LaGrange
Kylen Kelly, Williams Baptist
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team:
Caleb Knight, Central Baptist
Max Rieger, Columbia
Kyzer Phillips, Crowley's Ridge
Davaughn Hueitt, Hannibal-LaGrange
Benjamin Noonan, Williams Baptist
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball Champions of Character Presented by Athletic Solutions:
Central Baptist: Dalton Alexander III
Columbia: Jaiden Carrasquillo
Crowley's Ridge: Shawn-Hudson Seegraves
Hannibal-LaGrange: Kell Estep
Harris-Stowe: Jason Freeman
Health Sciences & Pharmacy: Landon Engelage
Mission: Garrett Ballard
Williams Baptist: James Blair
2025-26 AMC Men's Basketball Academic All-Conference:
Dalton Alexander III, Central Baptist
David McCastle, Central Baptist
Decorien Wilson, Central Baptist
Justin Nieves, Central Baptist
Lawrence Tippen, Central Baptist
Lawson Bruce, Central Baptist
MacArthur Reed, Central Baptist
Roko Kegalj, Central Baptist
Tyler Johnson, Central Baptist
Adam Sausele, Columbia
AJ Walker, Columbia
Bear Bock, Columbia
Jace Eskew, Columbia
Jaiden Carrasquillo, Columbia
Justin Boyer, Columbia
Langston Stroupe, Columbia
Marcelous Phillips, Columbia
Reese Minnix, Columbia
Timur Dandin, Columbia
Braiden Burk, Crowley's Ridge
Caleb Wade, Crowley's Ridge
Cole Nichols, Crowley's Ridge
Ethan Bell, Crowley's Ridge
Garet O'Dell, Crowley's Ridge
Kyzer Phillips, Crowley's Ridge
Peyton Griffith, Crowley's Ridge
Shawn Hudson Seegraves, Crowley's Ridge
Trey Noblin, Crowley's Ridge
Tayber Gray, Hannibal-LaGrange
Braylon Diggs, Hannibal-LaGrange
DaVaughn Hueitt, Hannibal-LaGrange
Ian McDonald, Hannibal-LaGrange
Ignatio Diaz, Hannibal-LaGrange
Josh Talton, Hannibal-LaGrange
Josiah Talton, Hannibal-LaGrange
Kell Estep, Hannibal-LaGrange
Antonio Trotter, Harris-Stowe
Benjamin Rumanyika, Harris-Stowe
Brandon Vigne, Harris-Stowe
Dimitrije Stojanovic, Harris-Stowe
Gregory Wilson, Harris-Stowe
Kevin Jones, Harris-Stowe
Ty Lampley, Harris-Stowe
Braylon Rios, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Christian Harwood, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
David Moore, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Dylan Merkle, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Landon Engelage, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Yigit Ekinci, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Aiden Ellifrits, Mission
Cooper Voliva, Mission
DJ Prater, Mission
Dylan Henry, Mission
Garret Ballard, Mission
Jaken Weedn, Mission
Judd Thomas, Mission
Justin Wormell, Mission
Kasen Blaue, Mission
Kyle Winterberg, Mission
Noah Boggs, Mission
Nolan Toliver, Mission
Sammy Ishimwe, Mission
Tyler Barnett, Mission
Tyler Vaughan, Mission
Benjamin Noonan, Williams Baptist
Christ Theodor, Williams Baptist
Dauren Zhenbaev, Williams Baptist
Dillon Loving, Williams Baptist
Draelon Williams, Williams Baptist
Eddrick Lard, Williams Baptist
Grant Mitchell, Williams Baptist
Jakobe Slater, Williams Baptist
Roveir Lee, Williams Baptist
Vince Hardaway, Williams Baptist
Zalin Parrish, Williams Baptist
Zion Whitmore, Williams Baptist