Kansas City, Mo. – The Missouri Southern men's basketball program had four named All-MIAA as announced by the league today.
 
Being named All-MIAA this season was Avery Taggart, Christian Bundy, Vinson Sigmon Jr. and Winston Dessesow. This was the first time being named All-MIAA for Bundy, Sigmon Jr. and Dessesow in their careers as Taggart was an All-MIAA performer last year.
 
This season Taggart averaged 11.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.9 made threes per game while shooting 55-of-163 from deep and was 53-of-63 from free throws for 84.1 percent. The redshirt sophomore guard from Eureka, Mo. ranks eighth in the MIAA in assists, ninth in assist-turnover ratio and assists per game and 16th for three pointers made.
 
Bundy averaged 9.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.4 offensive rebounds per game, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 50.6 percent from the field. The redshirt senior forward from Nixa, Mo. was second in the MIAA in offensive rebounds per game, sixth in rebounds and rebounds per game this season. Bundy has played in a program record 127 career games, has the ninth most blocks and is 13th in career rebounds.
 
Sigmon Jr. averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 threes per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the field. The junior guard from Detroit, Mich. is eighth in the MIAA in steals and steals per game, 18th in field goal percentage among qualified shooters and 26th in three pointers made.
 
Dessesow averaged 12.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 made threes and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 40.0 percent from three going 72-of-180. The junior guard from Baltimore, Md. Is third in the MIAA for three pointers made, fifth in three pointer percentage and three pointers made per game. Among program history ranks sixth in three pointers made, three pointers attempted and is 25 points away from becoming the 26th Lion in program history to score 1,000 career points.
 
The Lions will be in action tomorrow against Northeastern State at 2:15pm to begin the MIAA Tournament inside historic Municipal Auditorium.
 
Below is the full list of All-MIAA honorees.
 
2023 MIAA Postseason Awards
Player of the Year – Diego Bernard – Northwest Missouri, Senior
Defensive Player of the Year – Diego Bernard – Northwest Missouri, Senior
Freshman of the Year – Bennett Stirtz – Northwest Missouri
Coach of the Year – Ben McCollum – Northwest Missouri
 
2023 MIAA All-Defensive Team
Curtis Haywood – Central Oklahoma, Senior
Peyton Rogers-Schmidt – Emporia State, Sophomore
Bjarni Jonsson – Fort Hays State, Junior
Kevin Kone – Lincoln, Senior
Diego Bernard – Northwest Missouri, Senior
 
2023 All-MIAA First Team
Jaden Wells – Central Oklahoma, Sophomore
Owen Long – Emporia State, Junior
Kaleb Hammeke – Fort Hays State, Sophomore
Artese Stapleton – Lincoln, Senior
Diego Bernard – Northwest Missouri, Senior
 
2023 All-MIAA Second Team
Curtis Haywood – Central Oklahoma, Senior
Camryn Givens – Central Oklahoma, Senior
Kevin Kone – Lincoln, Senior 
Bennett Stirtz – Northwest Missouri, Freshman 
Wes Dreamer – Northwest Missouri, Junior
 
2023 All-MIAA Third Team
Alijah Comithier – Emporia State, Junior
Christian Cook – Northeastern State, Sophomore
Chris Whitaker – Rogers State, Senior 
Joey Saracco – Rogers State, Senior 
Andrew Orr – Washburn, Sophomore
 
2023 All-MIAA Honorable Mention
Central Missouri: Gaven Pinkley, Senior 
Emporia State: Kaden Evans, Sophomore
Fort Hays State: Elijah Nnanabu, Sophomore – Bjarni Jonsson, Junior
Lincoln: Sevon Witt, Senior
Missouri Southern: Vinson Sigmon Jr., Junior – Winston Dessesow, Junior – Avery Taggart, Sophomore – Christian Bundy, Senior
Missouri Western: Will Eames, Senior – Julius Dixon, Sophomore – Taye Fields, Sophomore
Nebraska Kearney: Darrian Nebeker, Senior
Newman: Stevie Strong, Sophomore
Northeastern State: Dillon Bailey, Sophomore – Rashad Perkins, Senior
Pittsburg State: Deshaun English II, Junior
Rogers State: Sherwyn Devonish-Prince, Senior