Reliford Voted DAC Freshman of Year, Eastfield Earns 7 Awards
Dallas College Eastfield's Dwayne Reliford was voted the Dallas Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year. He also was selected as a First Team All-DAC.
Tylan Harris earned Second Team All-DAC honors, while Amari Williams, Torian Harris, DQuarius Burton and Tyler Jones were Honorable Mention all-conference selections.
A 6-foot-5, 200-pound freshman forward from Chicago, Reliford averaged 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, two steals and one block per game. He shot 54.8 percent from the field. Reliford scored in double figures in 18 games, and had five double-doubles. He scored a season-high 26 points in a win at Dallas College Cedar Valley Feb. 11. Reliford was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Player of the Week Feb. 22.
Tylan Harris, a 5-8, 145-pound freshman guard from Waco, Texas, averaged 15.4 points, 4.7 assists and 3.1 steals, while shooting 42.6 percent from the floor. He scored in double figures in 22 games with a season-high 39 in the season-opening 186-91 victory over Creating Young Minds Prep. Harris set a school record with 13 three-pointers in that game. He scored over 30 points in two games, and had 20 or more in seven.
A 6-2, 165-pound freshman guard from Vancouver, Washington, Williams averaged 12.1 points, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals, while shooting 41.9 percent. A midseason addition, he reached double figures in seven games, including four straight. Williams scored 25 points in back-to-back games, and had a season-high seven assists in a win over Dallas College Mountain View Feb. 15.
Torian Harris, a 6-8, 195-pound sophomore from Rowlett, Texas, averaged 10 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals. He had a 49.3 percent field goal percentage, and reached double figures in 13 games, including four in a row. He scored a season-high 22 points in a victory over Dallas Premier Prep Nov. 5.
A 6-2, 167-pound freshman guard from Garland, Texas, Burton averaged 13.6 points and 3.1 steals per game, while shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. He reached double figures in 20 games, including five straight on two occasions. Burton scored a season-high 26 points in a win at Dallas College Mountain View Jan. 25. He had over 20 points in seven games.
A 6-0, 165-pound sophomore guard from Dallas, Jones averaged 10.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, three steals and 2.9 assists per game. He shot 44.7 percent from the field and 75.6 percent from the free throw line. He scored in double figures in 15 games, and had a career-high 32 points in a win over Loyalty College Prep Nov. 11.
All-Dallas Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Team
Most Valuable Player – Darion Jones, Soph, G, Dallas College North Lake
Freshman of the Year – Dwayne Reliford, Fr, F, Dallas College Eastfield
Defensive Player of the Year – Jackson Lino, Fr, F, Dallas College Brookhaven
Newcomer of the Year – Jakob Zenon, Fr, G/F, Dallas College North Lake
Most Improved Player – Da'Ryan Williams, Soph, F, Dallas College North Lake
Sixth Man of the Year – Ryan Nurenberg, Soph, G, Dallas College Brookhaven
Coach of the Year – Josh Mills, Dallas College North Lake
FIRST TEAM ALL-DAC
Darion Jones, Soph, G, Dallas College North Lake
Ed Trahan, Soph, F, Dallas College Richland
Dwayne Reliford, Fr, F, Dallas College Eastfield
Jakob Zenon, Fr, G/F, Dallas College North Lake
Ryan Nurenberg, Soph, G, Dallas College Brookhaven
Farai Mandhlazi, Fr, G/F, Dallas College Mountain View
SECOND TEAM ALL-DAC
Curtis Trey Moffett, Fr, G, Dallas College Brookhaven
Taven Washington, Fr, G, Dallas College Richland
Antonio Freeman, Fr, G, Dallas College Cedar Valley
Tylan Harris, Fr, G, Dallas College Eastfield
Isaiah Brass, Soph, G, Dallas College Cedar Valley
Terry Moss III, Soph, G, Dallas College Mountain View
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-DAC
Da'Ryan Williams, Soph, F, Dallas College North Lake
Brandon Lawrence, Soph, G, Dallas College North Lake
Ring Deng, Fr, F, Dallas College North Lake
Amari Williams, Fr, G, Dallas College Eastfield
Torian Harris, Soph, F, Dallas College Eastfield
Devin Teague, Fr, G, Dallas College Richland
Malik Conley, Fr, G/F, Dallas College Cedar Valley
Ryan Pondant, Soph, F/C, Dallas College North Lake
Aaron Ovalle, Fr, G, Dallas College Brookhaven
Jackson Lino, Fr, F, Dallas College Brookhaven
Alonnie Carter, Soph, G, Dallas College Cedar Valley
Jude Donovan, Fr, G/F, Dallas College Cedar Valley
Isaiah Sobers, Soph, G, Dallas College Cedar Valley
Keelan Russell, Fr, G, Dallas College Cedar Valley
DQuarius Burton, Fr, G, Dallas College Eastfield
Tyler Jones, Soph, G, Dallas College Eastfield
Justice Marmara, Soph, G/F, Dallas College Mountain View
DeKyre Fuller, Soph, F, Dallas College North Lake
Coco Rose, Fr, G, Dallas College Richland