CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the 2023 Men's Basketball All-Conference teams and the major award winners.
Tate Ivanyo (Valparaiso, Ind.) from Anderson University was named the 2023 HCAC Player of the Year, in a vote of league coaches. The sophomore led the league in scoring, average 18.4 points per game, amassing 332 points over the course of the conference schedule. He was second in three-point field goal percentage (46.4 percent) with 58 league-leading 58 three’s, and third in overall field goal percentage (51.6 percent). Ivanyo also picked up 27 steals, a top-10 figure, and racked up 38 assists, for a 2.1 average, top-25 in the conference category.
On the defensive end,
Jaden Terry (Indianapolis, Ind.) of Earlham College was noticed for his efforts, earning the title of 2023 HCAC Defensive Player of the Year. The senior wreaked havoc on foe’s offenses, with a 2.2 steals per game average, the second best mark in the standings. He was also seventh in assist to turnover ratio, with a 0.9 average and doled out 3.4 assists per game, the sixth best mark in conference play. Terry also got things done on the offensive end, the second leading scorer in the HCAC, with an 18.2 points per game average, with 327 points over the course of the conference schedule. He also averaged the ninth best rebounding mark in the league, with 6.3 boards per game.
Mount St. Joseph University’s
Luke Collinsworth (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) was named the 2023 HCAC Newcomer of the Year. The first year averaged 15.1 points per game, the ninth best mark in the league, with 242 points. The forward was fourth in the league in field goal percentage, with a 47.5 shooting average. He also picked up 5.3 rebounds per contest, with 84 boards and was 15th in the conference in blocked shots with a 0.5 average.
After leading Manchester to a 16-9 regular season record in 2023, a 14-4 mark in league play and a share of the conference regular season title,
Nate Conley was voted as the 2023 HCAC Coach of the Year.
Player of the Year – Tate Ivanyo, Anderson
Defensive Player of the Year – Jaden Terry, Earlham
Newcomer of the Year – Luke Collinsworth, Mount St. Joseph
Coach of the Year – Nate Conley, Manchester
The HCAC also honors an All-Conference First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention Team. The members of those teams are selected by a vote of league coaches.
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2023 HCAC All-Conference First Team
| Jaylan Green |
JR |
G |
Transylvania University |
| Max Greenamoyer |
JR |
G |
Hanover College |
| Ty Houston |
SR |
G |
Hanover College |
| Tate Ivanyo |
SO |
W |
Anderson University |
| Miles McGowen |
SO |
F |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Logan Willoughby |
SO |
G/F |
Manchester University |
2023 HCAC All-Conference Second Team
| Luke Collinsworth |
SO |
F |
Mount St. Joseph University |
| Marell Jordan |
SR |
G |
Defiance College |
| Zach Sawyer |
JR |
G |
Manchester University |
| Bryant Smith |
SO |
G |
Manchester University |
| Camden Smith |
JR |
G |
Anderson University |
| Jaden Terry |
SR |
G |
Earlham College |
2023 HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
| Ryan Bostic |
SO |
G |
Franklin College |
| Max Chaplin |
SR |
G |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Carter Crowe |
SR |
F |
Franklin College |
| Quentez Columbus |
SO |
G |
Manchester University |
| Bryson Huckeby |
FY |
W |
Anderson University |
| Lynn King |
SO |
G/F |
Franklin College |
| Tommy Makabu |
SR |
G |
Earlham College |
| Colby Napier |
SO |
G |
Transylvania University |