Alice Lloyd's Ben Soumahoro named NCCAA First Team Basketball All-American

2025 DI Men's Basketball All-Americans Released

3/27/2025 8:14:43 AM

Greenville, SC – The 2025 NCCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-Americans have been announced. Ian Scott of Grace College earned the 2025 National Player of the Year. Scott Moore of Grace College was named the 2025 Coach of the Year. The full list of award winners can be found at the DI Men's Basketball awards page here.

Ian Scott did it all for Grace College this season, ranking top 15 in the NCCAA in points, rebounds, assists, field goal percentage, and blocks. The senior from Plainfield, Indiana shot 63.2% on the year to lead the Lancers to an NAIA National Championship Quarterfinal a year after their semifinal run. In 2023-24, Scott came off the bench to average 10.4 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game. In 2025 as a starter, Scott averaged eight more points per game and two more rebounds per game to lead the Lancers in both categories. 

For Alice Lloyd College, Ben Soumahoro was selected to the First Team Squad, moving up from a Third Team selection last season. The senior forward from Lawrenceville, Georgia led Alice Lloyd (KY) to a 20-10 record and #8 NCCAA Ranking . For the year, he averaged 16.3 points per game on 55.8% field goal shooting, 7.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists. He also led the team in both blocks and steals. He was named first team All Conference by the River States coaches, and voted Mideast Region Player of the Year in the NCCAA.  Additionally, he finished in the top five in the league in both rebounds and field goal percentage, and was 13th in scoring.
 
First Team All-Americans
Ian Scott - Grace College
Harley Upton - Nelson - American Indian College
Trent Edwards - Bethel University
Quenton Coleman - Wayland Baptist University
Ben Soumahoro - Alice Lloyd College

Second Team All-Americans
Ian Raasch - Grace College
Aundree Polk - Carolina University
Chris Whitten - Central Christian College of Kansas
Chapman Faulkner - Ohio Christian University
Josiah Fulcher - Mid-America Christian University

Third Team All-Americans
Quinnton Jackson - Paine College
Ja'Rod Webb - Greenville University
Will Kelly - Columbia International University
Simon Blair - Malone University
Cobe Penny - Campbellsville University

About the NCCAA
Established in 1968, the National Christian College Athletic Association uses intercollegiate athletics to further the Great Commission and is committed to equipping student-athletes and coaches to make a positive impact for Christ. The NCCAA currently holds 23 national championship events, along with two national invitationals for 92 member schools across 28 states and two Canadian provinces. For more information on the NCCAA, visit our website, thenccaa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram at @thenccaa.