SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Kaleb Stewart and Lahat Thioune were named to the Summit League all-newcomer team and earned all-Summit honorable mention honors as announced by the league Thursday.  
 
A native of Houston, Texas, Stewart finished as the Coyotes' leading scorer and the 7^th-leading scorer in the Summit with 15.5 points per game. Stewart finished the regular season with 22 double-digit scoring games, including three 20+ point scoring performances, a 33-point performance, and a 44-point performance. The 6-3 guard scored a career-high 44 points at Denver in a double-overtime thriller. It was the most points scored in a game by a Coyote since 1967 and the fourth-most points scored in a game in program history. Stewart scored in double-figures in all but two league games.
 
Thioune was the Coyotes' leading rebounder this season at 9.4 boards per game. The Dakar, Senegal, native finished the regular season with 12 doubles-doubles to lead the Summit and rank 26^th nationally. He led the Summit in all four rebounding categories: rebounds (283), defensive rebounds per game (6.0), offensive rebounds per game (3.4), and rebounds per game (9.4). He had 15 double-digit rebounding games during the regular season and six 20+ point scoring performances. Thioune scored a career-high 31 points in South Dakota's final home game of the season against NDSU. He pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds at NDSU in his Summit League debut in Fargo.
 
South Dakota opens the Summit League Tournament Friday against Oral Roberts. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls.
 
Men's Basketball All-League Awards

First Team
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
Tommy Bruner, Denver
B.J. Omot, North Dakota
Jamar Brown, Kansas City
William Kyle III, South Dakota State
 
Second Team
Andrew Morgan, North Dakota State
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Raheem Anthony, St. Thomas
Tyree Ihenacho, North Dakota
Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas

Honorable Mention
Lahat Thioune, South Dakota
Kaleb Stewart, South Dakota
Boden Skunberg, North Dakota State
Charlie Easley, South Dakota State
Touko Tainamo, Denver

All-Newcomer Team
Jamar Brown, Kansas City
Raheem Anthony, St. Thomas
Lahat Thioune, South Dakota
Kaleb Stewart, South Dakota
Amar Kuljuhovic, North Dakota

All-Defensive Team
William Kyle III, South Dakota State
Charlie Easley, South Dakota State
Babacar Diallo, Kansas City
Eli King, North Dakota
Jacari White, North Dakota State

Player of the Year: Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Newcomer of the Year: Jamar Brown, Kansas City
Freshman of the Year: Jayson Petty, Kansas City
Sixth Man of the Year: Khristion Courseault, Kansas City
Defensive Player of the Year: William Kyle III, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: Marvin Menzies, Kansas City