FRISCO – East Texas A&M University men's basketball student-athlete Khaliq Abdul-Mateen was named to Southland Conference All-Academic second team on Friday morning.
 
Abdul-Mateen (Cy-Lakes) graduated with his master's degree in organization, learning, and technology this spring. He ends his Lion career as the program's all-time leader in games played and totaled 617 points, 322 rebounds, and 117 assists in 131 games played over his five-year Lion career.
 
He is the third Lion to earn SLC all-academic team as the Lions have had one honoree in each of the three seasons since joining the conference.
 
Southland Conference All-Academic Teams are voted upon by the head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each school. Student-Athletes of the Year are voted upon by an awards committee which consists of one administrator from each member school. Voting for one's own athletes is not permitted.
 
To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport's championship, completed at least one full academic semester at the nominating school prior to nomination, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competitions during the most recently completed season. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have held at least a 3.50 GPA and have completed at least two years of athletic competition at the nominating school, including the current season.
 
First Team All-Conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named all-academic.
 
SOUTHLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Sam Hines, Jr. - Southeastern 
 
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC-FIRST TEAM

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Major
Sam Hines Jr.*	Southeastern	G	Gr.	Marietta, Ga.	Business Administration
Bryson Dawkins*	HCU	G	Jr.	Dothan, Ala.	Interdisciplinary Studies
Garry Clark III*	A&M-Corpus Christi	F	Sr.	St. Louis, Mo.	University Studies
Dylan Hayman	UIW	F	Sr.	Healdsburg, Calif.	General Business
Brody Rowbury	Southeastern	C	Jr.	Meridian, Idaho	Business Administration

 
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC-SECOND TEAM

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Major
Stephen Giwa	A&M-Corpus Christi	C	Gr.	Houston, Texas	MBA
Pierce Bazil	HCU	G	Jr.	Lincoln, Neb.	Biblical Studies
Janko Bulajic	Lamar	F/C	Jr.	Niksic, Montengro	Management Information
Isaac Williams	A&M-Corpus Christi	G	Fr.	Oklahoma City, OK	General Business
Elijah Brooks	HCU	G	Jr.	Topeka, Kansas	Interdisciplinary Studies
Khaliq Abdul-Mateen	East Texas A&M	G	Gr.	Houston, Texas	Organization Development