NASHVILLE – Lincoln Memorial’s Josh Schertz and King University’s Jordan Floyd were voted the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Men’s Basketball Coach and Player of the Year, respectively, as announced this week by the organization.
Schertz led the Railsplitters to a 32-1 record en route to the best season in both school and South Atlantic Conference history in terms of winning percentage (.970). LMU posted its third undefeated conference season in five years, eighth SAC regular season championship and fifth SAC Tournament title since 2011.
Lincoln Memorial ended the season ranked No. 2 in both national polls and on a 32-game winning streak, the longest winning streak at any level of college basketball in 2019-20, which set both a program and SAC record. Schertz garnered South Atlantic Conference and National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Southeast District Coach of the Year honors during the campaign while winning his 300th career game on January 8, reaching 300 career wins in only 365 games as a head coach.
Floyd averaged 31.9 points per game along with 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals for the Tornado. The Stone Mountain, Ga., native collected a slew of awards, including Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, First Team All-America, D2CCAA Southeast Region Player of the Year and First Team D2CCAA All-Southeast Region.
He also earned First Team All-Southeast District and All-America accolades from the NABC along with First Team All-Conference Carolinas and Conference Carolinas Player of the Year. Floyd set school records for points in a game (47), points in a season (956) and career points (1,900 in three seasons) while leading Conference Carolinas in field goals (327), 3-point field goals made (107), free throws made (195), points (956) and points per game (31.9).
He was named Conference Carolinas Player of the Week seven times and NCAA DII National Player of the Week twice during the season. Floyd recorded 19 contests with at least 30 points and eight with 40-plus points during the year.