Four Thomas More Saints players were recognized by the Mid-South Conference for their outstanding performance in the 2022-23 basketball season. The announcement was made on Friday morning, and it revealed that the team had one player named to the First Team and three players on the Second Team.
Redshirt junior Reid Jolly was named the MSC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Jolly was also named to the First Team, making it his fourth time being named All-MSC and his third time on the First Team. In addition, during the 2019-20 season, he was named MSC Freshman of the Year.
Jolly leads the conference with 196 made field goals and is second in both points per game (17.4) and total points (486). He is also seventh in the conference with 168 total rebounds and tied for eighth with 132 defensive rebounds. He has scored in double digits in all but three games this season, with 20 or more points in 10 games, including a 31-point performance against Bethel University on December 17th, 2022.
Jolly has started in 27 out of 28 games this season for the Saints. He has six double-doubles this season and was named the MSC Player of the Week on November 7th, 2022. He also has 69 made free throws and a 75% mark from the charity stripe. Moreover, Jolly is fourth in program history with 1,798 points, and he is eight points away from surpassing his former teammate Ryan Batte’s point total to move to third all-time.
Joining Jolly on the All-MSC teams are three other Saints players. Casey George made the All-MSC team for the first time in his career. He is fourth on the team in scoring with 287 points, despite missing the last four games due to injury. He has also made 111 field goals, 15 steals, and 46 assists. George has scored in double digits in 17 games, with 21 or more points in two games, including a career-high 25 against Roosevelt University on December 30th, 2022. He has four double-doubles this season and was named MSC Player of the Week on January 2nd.
Jacob Jones, who was also named All-MSC for the first time in his career, is second on the team with 350 points and is ninth in the conference with a 56.2% mark from the field. Jones has tied for ninth in the conference with 43 steals and is 10th with 79 assists. He has started in 27 of the 28 games this season, has scored in double digits in 17 games, with 21 or more points in six games, including a career-high 28 against the University of Pikeville on February 18th. Jones was named MSC Player of the Week on February 20th.
Noah Pack, who was an Honorable Mention last season, was named All-MSC for the second time in his career. He has been out for the last seven games due to an injury but still managed to tie for the team-lead with 12 blocks, be second on the team with 129 total rebounds, 104 defensive rebounds, and is third with 49 assists. Pack has started all 21 games he has played this season, with 11 games scoring in double digits and two double-doubles. He tied Jolly for the season-lead in points with a career-high 31 against Cumberland University (Tenn.) on December 3rd, 2022. He was also named MSC Player of the Week on December 5th, 2022.
