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PC media announce all-conference basketball teams
Posted: Mar 06, 2015

PC media announce all-conference basketball teams

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 6, 2015) – The Panhandle Conference media released its 2015 all-conference basketball teams on Friday. Sixteen members of the conference’s media selected first- and second-team all-conference squads, as well as an all-freshman team, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year for both men and women. 

Tallahassee Community College had five players recognized. 

Elmo Stephen was voted to the men's first-team, the only first-team pick in the Eagles' quintet of honorees. Stephen's teammate, Dirk Williams, was voted to the men's second-team. 

On the women's side, Cat Wells was a second-team pick.

Cameron Smith and Eboni Watts were voted to the men's and women's all-freshmen team, respectively.

In the voting for each of the six major individual awards, the PC voters – comprised of print, radio, digital media and sports information representatives – agreed with the league coaches. 

In the men’s voting, Northwest Florida State College’s Benji Bell was the media’s pick for men’s Player of the Year honors. Bell’s teammate, Brandon Austin, was voted Freshman of the Year. 

On the women’s side, Chipola’s Evelyn Akhator was selected as Player of the Year while Gulf Coast State College’s Kristina King was the media’s choice for Freshman of the Year. 

Coach of the Year honors went to Northwest Florida State’s Steve DeMeo, who guided the Raiders to the PC men’s championship, and Chipola’s Greg Franklin, whose team won the PC women’s title for a second straight season. 

NOTE: The media vote has no bearing on all-state, all-region and all-America voting.

2015 Panhandle Conference Media All-PC Men’s Basketball Teams

First-team (points)

  • Benji Bell, So., Northwest Florida State (146)
  • Brandon Austin, Fr., Northwest Florida State (106)
  • Jalen Jackson, So., Northwest Florida State (97)
  • Rozelle Nix, So., Pensacola State (86)
  • Elmo Stephen, So., Tallahassee (78)

Second-team (points)

  • Dirk Williams, So., Tallahassee (57)
  • Dejuan Marrero, So., Chipola (49)
  • Anton Waters, So., Gulf Coast State (41)
  • Kevin Baker, So., Pensacola State (39)
  • Shamar Johnson, So., Pensacola State (30)

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

Quavius Copeland, Fr., Gulf Coast State; Jahvaughn Powell, Fr., Tallahassee; Junior Saintel, Fr., Chipola; Jonathan Wade, So., Gulf Coast State; Treshaad Williams, So., Northwest Florida State.

All-Freshman Team (points)

  • Brandon Austin, Northwest Florida State (69)
  • Quavius Copeland, Gulf Coast State (48)
  • Junior Saintel, Chipola (35)
  • Cameron Smith, Tallahassee (23)
  • Cobe Goosby, Gulf Coast State (12)

Player of the Year: Benji Bell, Northwest Florida State
Freshman of the Year: Brandon Austin, Northwest Florida State
Coach of the Year: Steve DeMeo, Northwest Florida 

2015 Panhandle Conference Media All-PC Women’s Basketball Teams

First-team (points)

  • Evelyn Akhator, So., Chipola (140)
  • Simone Westbrook, So., Northwest Florida State (119)
  • Chelsey Gibson, So., Gulf Coast State (109)
  • Sueterrica Key, So., Chipola (87)
  • Daniela Wallen, So., Northwest Florida State (81)

Second-team (points)

  • Cat Wells, So., Tallahassee (67)
  • Kristina King, Fr., Gulf Coast State (65)
  • Rosemarie Julien, Fr., Chipola (32)
  • Tianah Alvarado, So., Gulf Coast State (30)
  • Alaysia Mitchell, So., Pensacola State (28)

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)

Tyshara Fleming, So., Northwest Florida State; Auteonna Gilmore, Fr., Chipola.

All-Freshman Team (points)

  • Kristina King, Gulf Coast State (62)
  • Rosemarie Julien, Chipola (53)
  • Tia Sanders, Northwest Florida State (40)
  • Auteonna Gilmore, Chipola (28)
  • Acey Powell, Northwest Florida State (12)
  • Eboni Watts, Tallahassee (12)

Player of the Year: Evelyn Akhator, Chipola
Freshman of the Year: Kristina King, Gulf Coast State
Coach of the Year: Greg Franklin, Chipola

All-PC Voting Procedures

All-PC voting is determined by a point system. Each voter’s top player receives 10 points, the second-best player, 9 points, etc. The top five vote getters (including ties), based on points, are named First-team All-PC. The next five (including ties) are named Second-team All-PC and all remaining players who receive at least ten points in voting are honorable mention. The top vote getter, based on points, is named Player of the Year.

All-Freshman voting is determined in similar fashion. Each voter’s top player receives 5 points, the second-best player, 4 points, etc. The top five vote getters (including ties) are named to the All-Freshman Team. The top vote getter, based on points, is named Freshman of the Year. The coach who receives the most votes is named Coach of the Year.

Rob Chaney, Director of Athletics at Tallahassee Community College, coordinated the media’s all-conference vote.

All-PC Voting Panel

Lyles Adair, WKGC-FM/Gulf Coast Sports Network; James Baxley, WKGC-FM/Gulf Coast Sports Network; Drew Bowman, Athletic Program Assistant, Northwest Florida State College; Bill Brownell, Panhandle Sports Broadcasting; Rob Chaney, Director of Athletics/Sports Information, Tallahassee Community College; Clint Cox, Deep South Sports Broadcasting; Herman Daniels, WKGC-FM/Gulf Coast Sports Network; Michael Gilbert, Pensacola State College basketball statistician; Becky Horn, Pensacola State College Sports Information; Karl Hunt, Tallahassee Community College Sports Information; Dustin Kent, Panama City News Herald; Bruce Larkins, Pensacola State College Sports Information; Fred Pitts, Raider Radio; Russell Register, Deep South Sports Broadcasting; Rolando Rosa, Jackson County Floridan; Ray Ross, Raider Radio.