NEW ALBANY, Ind. – Jocobi Hendricks was named a River States Conference First Team All-Conference selection and Lane Lauderbaugh was named an RSC Second Team All-Conference selection as the league's basketball honors were announced on Monday. Three Grenadiers were named RSC Scholar-Athletes as well.
 
Hendricks, a senior guard from Louisville, ranks No. 1 in the league with 24.1 points per game and is tied for fourth with 3.9 assists per game. He ranks No. 5 in three-point field goal percentage at 43.1 and fourth in free throw percentage at 82.7. Hendricks is also No. 8 in steals per game at 1.6.
 
Lauderbaugh, a sophomore forward from Greensburg, Ind., was No. 11 in the league in scoring at 17.1 points per game. He also ranked No. 11 in rebounds per game at 6.7.
 
The All-River States Conference Men's Basketball Teams & Awards were announced at RiverStatesConference.com on Monday for the 2023-24 season.

Cobie Barnes from St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) College headlines the awards as the RSC Player of the Year and RSC Newcomer of the Year. The Pomeroys also had a big award for their head coach Jesse McClung as the RSC Coach of the Year. 

The All-RSC Teams were voted on by the league's head coaches. The All-RSC First, Second & Third teams included 10 players each. Also named are the RSC Men's Basketball Champions of Character Team and the All-RSC Scholar-Athlete Team. 

Barnes is a senior guard from Floyds Knobs, Ind. He is second in the conference averaging 23.1 points per game. Barnes is a transfer from SIU-Edwardsville in his first year at SMWC to garner RSC Newcomer of the Year honors. 

McClung is in his first year as Pomeroys head coach after being a top assistant at Marian (Ind.). He has led SMWC to a big turnaround with a 25-5 record, the RSC West Division championship, and an NAIA national tournament qualification in his first season.

The RSC Champions of Character Team honors one member of each team who best displays the NAIA character traits of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

The RSC Scholar-Athlete Team features those student-athletes who have at least a 3.25 GPA in the sport of men's basketball with at least one year at their current school.

ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS & AWARDS
RSC Player of the Year -- Cobie Barnes, St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)
RSC Newcomer of the Year -- Cobie Barnes, St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)
RSC Coach of the Year -- Jesse McClung, St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)

ALL-RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM

Name	Pos.	School
Cobie Barnes	G	St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)
Jo Valrie	F	Point Park (Pa.)
Jalen Stamps	G	Point Park (Pa.)
Jocobi Hendricks	G	IU Southeast
Chaze Harris	G	Shawnee State (Ohio)
Levi Seiler	F	Ohio Christian
Max Newman	F	IU Kokomo
Colt Meyer	G	IU East
Keith Germain	F	Shawnee State (Ohio)
Braden Chapman	G	WVU Tech

ALL-RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM

Name	Pos.	School
Trey Robertson	G	Rio Grande (Ohio)
Shon Tupuola	C	St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)
Andrew Work	G	WVU Tech
Ashton Parker	F	WVU Tech
Trent Hundley	F	Rio Grande (Ohio)
Lane Lauderbaugh	F	IU Southeast
Taeron Hogg	G	Brescia (Ky.)
Jalen Cincore	G	Midway (Ky.)
Ibra Athie	F	IU East
Jared Strickland	G	Alice Lloyd (Ky.)

ALL-RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL THIRD TEAM

Name	Pos.	School
Tyreke Johnson	F	Shawnee State (Ohio)
Sam Muller	G	Oakland City (Ind.)
Cory Gardner	G	Brescia (Ky.)
Thomas Hailey	F	WVU Tech
Greg Jenkins	G	St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)
Tre Beard	G	Shawnee State (Ohio)
Donnie Miller	G	Midway (Ky.)
Noah Harris	F	IU Kokomo
Jimmy Salamone	G	Ohio Christian
Titus Burns	G	Ohio Christian

RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM

School	Name
Alice Lloyd College	Brady Nelson
Brescia University	John Saenz
Indiana University East	Sekou Maiga
Indiana University Kokomo	Evan Kretz
Indiana University Southeast	Matthew Jones
Midway University	Jared Courtney
Oakland City University	Josiah Wright
Ohio Christian University	Jared Rose
Point Park University	Jags Jhawar
Saint Mary of the Woods College	Braden Edington
Shawnee State University	James Lumsden
University of Rio Grande	Braam Hein
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Liam Craven

RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM

School	Name
Alice Lloyd College	Ben Soumahoro
Alice Lloyd College	Jack Brown
Alice Lloyd College	Jackson Tackett
Alice Lloyd College	Jacob Curry
Alice Lloyd College	Jared Strickland
Alice Lloyd College	Josh Martin
Alice Lloyd College	Koji Anderson
Indiana University East	Colt Meyer
Indiana University Kokomo	Evan Kretz
Indiana University Kokomo	Jacksen Harre
Indiana University Southeast	Brady Schuler
Indiana University Southeast	Ethan Haddaway
Indiana University Southeast	Lane Lauderbaugh
Midway University	Aidan Roberts
Midway University	Andrew Hogan
Midway University	Brant Brower
Midway University	Colt Pack
Midway University	Donovan Morris
Midway University	Garrett Whitaker
Midway University	Jacob Spencer
Midway University	Jared Courtney
Midway University	Nick Keeton
Midway University	Tyler Robinson-Lofton
Midway University	Tyler Wiley
Oakland City University	Drake Moore
Oakland City University	Dwan Redding
Oakland City University	Hunter Johnson
Oakland City University	Jake Cochran
Oakland City University	Josiah Wright
Ohio Christian University	Camden Primmer
Ohio Christian University	Chapman Faulkner
Ohio Christian University	Elisha Moore
Ohio Christian University	James Salamone
Ohio Christian University	Joshua Wilhelm
Ohio Christian University	Richard Cooper
Ohio Christian University	Titus Burns
Point Park University	Darren Ainembabazi
Point Park University	Daryl Smith
Point Park University	Jags Jhawar
Saint Mary of the Woods College	Dakota Sampson
Saint Mary of the Woods College	Jesse Burdick
Shawnee State University	Elkin Ramirez
Shawnee State University	J.R. Lumsden
Shawnee State University	Tre Beard
Shawnee State University	Tyreke Johnson
University of Rio Grande	Braam Hein
University of Rio Grande	Erwin Gutic
University of Rio Grande	Lucas Bateman
University of Rio Grande	Trent Hundley
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	AJ Williams