KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northeastern State's Ethan Blackmon and Trey Phipps received men's basketball postseason honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) on Tuesday morning.
The awards were announced ahead of the conference tournament, which begins Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
Phipps, the MIAA's regular-season scoring champion, finished with 586 points across 28 games—101 more than the second-place finisher. The Tulsa native was named to the All-MIAA Second Team. He ranked third in the conference in three-point percentage (39.6) and free throw percentage (86.5).
Blackmon, who finished third among MIAA players with 466 points and second in rebounding, earned a Third Team selection. The sophomore also ranked second in the league in field goal percentage (55.7).
In MIAA play, Blackmon and Phipps ranked second and third in points per game. Blackmon was also third in rebounds per game (7.5) and second in field goal percentage (56.2).
Northeastern State will face Central Missouri in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament at 2:15 p.m. Live video coverage is available on The MIAA Network (PPV). Fans can also listen locally on Lakes Country 102.1 FM, with Orry Phillips on the call.
2024-25 MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jordan Frison, Pittsburg State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jacob Hanna, Washburn
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Jacob Hanna, Washburn
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kyran Tilley, Central Missouri
COACH OF THE YEAR: Brett Ballard, Washburn
MIAA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
RJ Forney – Pittsburg State, Sr.
Kaleb Hammeke – Fort Hays State, Sr.
Jacob Hanna – Washburn, Sr.
Michael Keegan – Washburn, Sr.
Shaun Riley – Fort Hays State, Sr.
ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM
Jack Bachelor – Washburn, So.
Jordan Frison – Pittsburg State, So.
Kaleb Hammeke – Fort Hays State, Sr.
Jacob Hanna – Washburn, Sr.
Anthony Marshall – Rogers State, Sr.
ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
Zane Nelson – Missouri Western, Sr.
Trey Phipps – Northeastern State, Gr.
Jacobi Sebock – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Brayden Shorter – Washburn, So.
Avery Taggart – Pittsburg State, Sr.
ALL-MIAA THIRD TEAM
Ethan Blackmon – Northeastern State, So.
Karyiek Dixon – Emporia State, Jr.
Ja'Bryant Hill – Nebraska Kearney, Jr.
Andrew Orr – Washburn, Sr.
Allen Taylor – Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
ALL-MIAA HONORABLE MENTION
DeAirius Barker – Central Missouri, Sr.
RJ Forney – Pittsburg State, Sr.
Caden Fry – Rogers State, Jr.
Kyle Grill – Fort Hays State, So.
Israel Hart – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Martin Macenis – Missouri Southern, Sr.
Andrew Mason – Rogers State, Jr.
Sam Somerhalder – Newman, Jr.
Boston Stanton – Newman, Sr.
Zion Swader – Missouri Western, Sr.
Chase Thompson – Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
Terrell Williams – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Sr.
