Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges’ Josh Angle and Desi Burrage of regular season champion California Lutheran University fronted the 2024 SCIAC Men’s Basketball All-SCIAC teams as the Athlete and Defensive Athlete of the Year.

Angle earned All-America status last season and led CMS to the #2 seed in the SCIAC Tournament for the second consecutive year. He ranked fourth in the conference with 17.9 points per game and fifth in field goal percentage at .519 including a second-best .453 three-point percentage. He also dished out 3.8 assists per game to tie for fourth, with his assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6 ranking eighth and 1.6 steals per game tied for fifth.

Burrage keyed the conference’s top defense that allowed just 63.9 points per game and was second in the conference with an 11.8-point margin of victory. He locked down two of the top four scorers in the conference in three games, limiting them to just 10-36 from the field while compiling 6.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game and shooting .487 from the floor.

Newcomer of the Year went to Jasper Hedin of Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. The rookie was a reliable presence for the Sagehens with 11.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.7 blocks per game to go with 24 made three-pointers in 11 starts over the 16-game conference slate.

University of La Verne senior Saafir Moore earned the Ted Ducey Award for his combination of ability, leadership, self-discipline, determination, sportsmanship and academics. A team captain, Moore is the Leopards’ spark plug on the court and a leader throughout campus and in his community. He works in the ULV library, is a Residence Advisor in the dorms and plans to attend medical school upon graduation. He also is a leader in the Black Student Union and a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

Russell White and the California Lutheran University bench were named the Coaching Staff of the Year after claiming the Kingsmen’s first title since 2000-01. CLU rode the conference’s stingiest defense at 63.9 points allowed to a 15-1 record and No. 8 national ranking. They are currently on an 18-game win streak heading into the SCIAC Tournament. 

The Kingsmen led the conference in both First Team (three) and total selections (four), followed by Pomona-Pitzer's two First Team choices and two total for Chapman, CMS and Redlands. Angle earned his third consecutive First Team honor while Joe Cookson of Pomona-Pitzer repeated on the First Team. Teammate Ty Bergman and CLU's Devon Lewis moved up from the Second Team in 2023, while Rhett Carter (CMS) made a second straight All-Conference appearance.

Athlete of the Year	Defensive Athlete of the Year	Newcomer of the Year	Ted Ducey  Award	Coaching Staff of the Year
Josh Angle CMS	Desi Burrage Cal Lutheran	Jasper Hedin Pomona-Pitzer	Saafir Moore La Verne	Russell White Cal Lutheran

First Team All-SCIAC
Name	Institution	Year	Position	Hometown
Josh Angle	CMS	Gr.	G	Lake Oswego, Ore.
Desi Burrage	Cal Lutheran	Jr.	G	Phoenix, Ariz.
Ty Bergman	Pomona-Pitzer	Jr.	F	Denver, Colo.
Joe Cookson	Pomona-Pitzer	Jr.	G	Mercer Island, Wash.
Jake Heberle	Chapman	So.	G	Mission Viejo, Calif.
Devon Lewis	Cal Lutheran	Sr.	G	Pasadena, Calif.
Brock Susko	Cal Lutheran	Jr.	G/F	Los Altos, Calif.
Andrew Waldman	Occidental	Jr.	G	Miami, Fla.
Second Team All-SCIAC
Name	Institution	Year	Position	Hometown
Rhett Carter	CMS	Gr.	C	Sudbury, Mass.
Kendrick Currey	Redlands	Jr.	G	Manteca, Calif.
Tommy Griffitts	Cal Lutheran	Sr.	F/C	Carlsbad, Calif.
Neil Owens	Redlands	Sr.	G	Pasadena, Calif.
Aamari Smith	Whittier	Jr.	G	Decatur, Ga.
Blakeley Stoughton	Chapman	Jr.	G	Denver, Colo.

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