BELTON, Texas – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's basketball named seven athletes to the American Southwest Conference All-Conference teams, released Thursday.
Eli Beard, a senior from Big Sandy, was named First Team All-ASC. Beard ranked second in the conference with 580 points scored, averaging 22.3 points per game. He led the ASC with 73 three-pointers, adding 199 field goals and 109 free throws on the year. Beard also led the league in free-throw percentage (.845). He added 101 rebounds, 77 assists and 32 steals on the year.
Josh Goings, a junior from Salado, was named Second Team All-ASC. Goings ranked second on the team with 284 points scored, averaging 11.8 points per game. He added 110 rebounds, 88 of those defensive, averaging 4.6 boards per contest. Goings also added 77 assists on the year with 40 steals and three blocks in his second season with the Cru.
Ryan Pondant, a senior from Longview, was named Third Team All-ASC. Pondant ranked fourth in the league with 184 rebounds, totaling 63 offensive and 121 defensive boards. He also ranked among the top five with 23 blocks on the season. Pondant added 184 points with 18 assists and 19 steals in his senior year with the Cru.
Maurice Pinnock, a senior from League City, was also named Third Team All-ASC. Pinnock ranked third on the team with 259 points scored, averaging 10 points per contest. He added 78 rebounds with 27 assists, 20 steals and four blocks this season. Pinnock was also an ASC All-Defensive Team selection.
Jerry Day, Jr., a senior from West Monroe, La., was named Honorable Mention All-ASC. Day played in 16 games for the Cru after spending the fall semester on the football team. He totaled 80 points on the season with 79 total rebounds. Day added 19 assists, 14 steals and one block on the year.
Donta Coady, a junior from Arlington, was also an Honorable Mention All-ASC selection. Coady scored 118 points in his second season at UMHB, adding 82 total rebounds. He also tallied 19 assists, 26 steals and three blocks.
Zach May, a China Spring native, was named to the All-Freshman Team. May scored 71 points this season, highlighted by 14 three-pointers. He also tallied 28 rebounds, eight assists, four blocks and four steals in 16 games played.
UMHB finished the season at 15-11 with a 3-5 mark in American Southwest Conference action. This is the second all-conference award for Beard and first for Goings, Pondant, Pinnock, Day, Coady and May.
