DONTE McGEE OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, garnered SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors after leading the conference in rebounding during the regular season with an 8.4 rebounds per game average. The senior also leads the league in double doubles with 10, pitching in with 10.6 points per game on the offensive end. A versatile defender, McGee effectively guarded positions 1-5 for the Bulldogs throughout the season and is fifth in the SCAC in blocks with 20.

McGee nipped sophomore forward Kendall Demouchet of Centenary for league Defensive POTY honors, garnering four votes from the coaches. Demouchet picked up three first-place votes while senior forward Blake Scott of Southwestern University received the remaining first-place vote.