SFA's Kensmil Named Southland Conference Student Athlete of the Year; Johnson Earns All-Academic Honors
3/30/2021 9:41:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Southland Conference all-Academic Teams
FRISCO, Texas - SFA senior Gavin Kensmil of the Lumberjack basketball team has been named the Southland Conference Student Athlete of the Year for the 2020-21 season, per a release from the league office on Tuesday. Kensmil also garnered First Team All-Academic honors, and is joined by teammate and Second Team honoree Cameron Johnson on the All-Academic teams.
Kensmil, a Paramaribo, Suriname product, was a consensus First Team All-Conference selection this season after posting 15.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for the Lumberjacks while converting on an elite 63.2 percent of his shots. He posted four double-doubles on the season and scored in double figures in 17 games, including 13 of the 15 league games. Kensmil's scoring and rebounding totals increased during the always important conference season, as he averaged 16.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in those contests and shot 63.5 percent from the field. He also got the job done in the classroom, as he posted a cumulative 3.52 GPA as a Kinesiology major, the third highest GPA represented among the All-Academic Teams.
Cameron Johnson earns a spot on the All-Academic Second Team after compiling a 3.10 GPA as a health science major. Johnson, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, who averaged 15.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game for SFA, made his first appearance on the All-Conference Teams earlier this month. Ranking in the top five in scoring in the league throughout most of the season, Johnson was a steady and consistent scoring option throughout the season, finishing with 14 double-digit efforts, including seven games of 20+ points. Johnson converted on 53.2 percent of his gield goal attempts and 38 percent of his attempts beyond the arc.
The Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 13 member universities, voted for the Student-Athlete of the Year. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
First team all-conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named First Team All-Academic.
FRISCO, Texas - SFA senior Gavin Kensmil of the Lumberjack basketball team has been named the Southland Conference Student Athlete of the Year for the 2020-21 season, per a release from the league office on Tuesday. Kensmil also garnered First Team All-Academic honors, and is joined by teammate and Second Team honoree Cameron Johnson on the All-Academic teams.
Kensmil, a Paramaribo, Suriname product, was a consensus First Team All-Conference selection this season after posting 15.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for the Lumberjacks while converting on an elite 63.2 percent of his shots. He posted four double-doubles on the season and scored in double figures in 17 games, including 13 of the 15 league games. Kensmil's scoring and rebounding totals increased during the always important conference season, as he averaged 16.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in those contests and shot 63.5 percent from the field. He also got the job done in the classroom, as he posted a cumulative 3.52 GPA as a Kinesiology major, the third highest GPA represented among the All-Academic Teams.
Cameron Johnson earns a spot on the All-Academic Second Team after compiling a 3.10 GPA as a health science major. Johnson, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, who averaged 15.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game for SFA, made his first appearance on the All-Conference Teams earlier this month. Ranking in the top five in scoring in the league throughout most of the season, Johnson was a steady and consistent scoring option throughout the season, finishing with 14 double-digit efforts, including seven games of 20+ points. Johnson converted on 53.2 percent of his gield goal attempts and 38 percent of his attempts beyond the arc.
The Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 13 member universities, voted for the Student-Athlete of the Year. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
First team all-conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named First Team All-Academic.
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