Kansas City, Mo. - Four members of the Central Methodist men's basketball program were recognized as Heart All-Conference performers by the conference office Tuesday.
Jonathan Brown was tabbed as a first-team all-conference performer, while senior forward Fode Camara was named the the second team. Isaiah May and Tim Cameron rounded out the selections, as both were recognized as honorable mention members.
Brown has appeared in 29 games with 28 starts for Central and has led the offense with 18.4 points/game including a 37.4 shooting percentage from long range. The London, England native tallied 14 20-plus scoring performances in the regular season, including a career-high 35 in Central's 79-73 upset win over No. 3 William Penn back on Dec. 8.
For his efforts against the Statesmen, Brown was named the Heart Player of the Week.
Camara lands on the second team after earning honorable mention honors in 2021. In addition second team recognition, Camara also earned a spot on the Heart's first-ever All-Defensive Team. The senior from Queens, New York nearly averaged a double-double with 11.0 points and 8.7 rebounds/game. He also tallied 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks/game in 26 appearances and 25 starts.
May has appeared and started in all 30 games for Central. He has nearly averaged double figures with 9.7 points/game and has proven to be one of the Eagles best sharpshooters, converting on a team-leading 39.5-percent of his three-point attempts. He has reached double figures on 18 different occassions including a 20-point performance against Benedictine College on Feb. 3.
Cameron rounds out the all-conference selections for CMU as he was recongized as an honorable mention performer. The Senior from Norcross, Ga. was voted as the Heart Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Eagles with 2.6 steals/game in 26 games.
He averaged 11.5 points/game and was named to the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch list by Small College Basketball, which recognizes the best player at the NCAA Division II, Division III, NAIA Division I and II the USCAA and NCCAA levels. Cameron's finest moment for the Eagles came against Madonna University on Dec. 18, as he recorded a triple double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He was the first Eagle since at least the 2003 season to accomplish the feat for CMU.
Central is set to host Peru State College in the quarterfinals of the Heart of America Men's Basketball Tournament Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. inside Puckett Field House.
To view the Heart release on the 2022 Heart Men's Basketball All-Conference teams, please click here.
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