Three Wabash College players and the Little Giants' coaching staff were honored as members of the 2024 All-North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Team, announced Tuesday. Seniors
Ahmoni Jones,
Avery Beaver, and
Sam Comer received all-conference honors.
Kyle Brumett,
Pat Sullivan,
Aaron Jacobs, and
Ron Henricks were named the NCAC Men's Basketball Staff of the Year.
Â
Jones earned First Team All-NCAC honors for the second consecutive season, the only 2023 First Team All-NCAC member to repeat as a First Team selection in 2024. The 2023 and 2024 NCAC Tournament MVP ranked eighth in scoring among conference players in NCAC games, with an average of 13.3 points per game. His 6.2 rebounds per contest in conference outings ranked sixth overall. Jones led the NCAC for the season in three-point baskets made with 68 and was fifth in conference-only games with 34 for an average of 2.1 per contest.
Â
Beaver received Second Team All-NCAC honors for the first all-conference selection of his career. He led the NCAC in three-point field goal percentage in conference games, connecting on 49.3 percent of his long-range shots. His 35 three-point baskets in conference games also led the NCAC. Beaver ranked second among conference players behind his teammate Jones in total three-point baskets made with 55. Beaver averaged 14.1 points per conference game, sixth-best among NCAC players this season. He scored a career-best 27 points and handed out five assists in a 91-81 win over Wooster to help Wabash clinch the 2023-24 regular season NCAC title and top seed in the conference tournament.
Â
Comer was voted to the All-NCAC Third Team for his first all-conference selection. The senior forward averaged 11.1 points per conference game to rank 11
th among NCAC players. He finished sixth in the conference in rebounds per conference game, with an average of six per game. Comer also ranked fourth in assists per conference game by handing out an average of three per contest. The senior guard scored a season-best 18 points in a home win against Hiram and matched the effort with 18 points on the road in a victory at Denison. He recorded a double-double with 16 points and a career-best 15 rebounds at Ohio Wesleyan.
Â

The Wabash coaches earned NCAC Men's Basketball Staff of the Year honors for the third time in program history. The Little Giants won their second regular-season NCAC title with a 13-3 conference record. Wabash won the NCAC Men's Basketball Tournament for the third consecutive season, earning a trip to the 2024 NCAA Division III Tournament with a 75-64 victory over Wooster in the conference title game. Wabash averaged 75.1 points and 36.9 rebounds in conference games. The Little Giants led the NCAC in scoring defense, holding conference opponents to a league-low 66.6 points a game. Wabash also led the conference and ranks third among Division III teams in turnovers committed per game for the season, with an average of 9.2 a contest. The Little Giants also led the NCAC with an average of 4.94 blocked shots per conference game and rank 55
th nationally with an average of 4.3 blocks per contest.
Â