Thomas Earns 1st Team All-American Honors; First in School History
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its three men’s basketball All-America teams Monday, just days after the conclusion of the 86th annual NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship. Elijah Malone of Grace (Ind.) was named the NAIA Player of the Year after guiding the Lancers to an incredible 34-2 record and a berth to the NAIA Fab Four. Additionally, Drew Stutts of Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) was named the NAIA Coach of the Year after leading the Lions to a come-from-behind win to capture the 2024 NAIA Men’s Basketball Red Banner.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its three men's basketball All-America teams Monday, just days after the conclusion of the 86th annual NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship. Elijah Malone of Grace (Ind.) was named the NAIA Player of the Year after guiding the Lancers to an incredible 34-2 record and a berth to the NAIA Fab Four. Additionally, Drew Stutts of Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) was named the NAIA Coach of the Year after leading the Lions to a come-from-behind win to capture the 2024 NAIA Men's Basketball Red Banner.
Two teams of 12 players each and a third team of made-up of 19 players comprise the full list. Oklahoma Wesleyan and The Master's (Calif.) both had two players listed on the second team, the only schools to have more than one player listed on any given team. College of Idaho and Langston (Okla.) both had two selections named to different teams.
Malone is now a two-time NAIA Men's Basketball All-America selection (2023 Second Team) and was the stalwart in the middle for the Lancers. The LaGrange, Ind., native recorded nine double-doubles and is ranked No. 13 in the nation in total rebounds and seventh on the defensive side. The senior is also ranked No. 1 in the nation in total blocks with 90 on the season and leads his squad with 17.3 points per game.
As a whole, six players moved from honorable mention a season ago to one of the three NAIA All-America teams in 2024. Of that group, Anthony Brown of MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) was the only player to move from honorable mention in 2023 to first team in 2024. Cevin Clark of Southwestern (Kan.) was the lone player to remain a first team selection in 2024 after earning the honor in 2023. Zach Goodline, Jaden Lietzke, Tyler Schmidt, Kaleb Lowery, Michael Hayes and Drew Wyman were also returning All-America selections from a year ago.
KEY: ^ 2023 1st Team AA & 2023 2nd Team AA % 2023 3rd Team AA * 2023 Honorable Mention
FIRST TEAM
| Team | Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 1 | Andrew Cook | Carroll (Mont.) | G | Jr. | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| 1 | Samaje Morgan | College of Idaho | G | So. | Eugene, Ore. |
| 1 | Jonathan Brown | Cumberlands (Ky.) | G | Sr. | London, England |
| 1 | Quan Lax | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | PG | R-So. | Bolivar, Tenn. |
| 1 | Elijah Malone & | Grace (Ind.) | C | Sr. | LaGrange, Ind. |
| 1 | Reggie Thomas | Hastings (Neb.) | G | So. | Omaha, Neb. |
| 1 | Javan Buchanan | Indiana Wesleyan | F | So. | Lafayette, Ind |
| 1 | Vincent Miszkiewicz | Keiser (Fla.) | F | Jr. | South Elgin, Ill. |
| 1 | Anthony Roy | Langston (Okla.) | G | Jr. | Oakland, Calif. |
| 1 | Kashie Natt | LSU Alexandria (La.) | G | Jr. | Rayville, La. |
| 1 | Anthony Brown * | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | G | Sr. | Olathe, Kan. |
| 1 | Cevin Clark ^ | Southwestern (Kan.) | G | Sr. | Arkansas City, Kan. |
SECOND TEAM
| Team | Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 2 | Tyshon Judge | Florida College | G | Jr. | Camden, N.J. |
| 2 | Zach Goodline ^ | Huntington (Ind.) | G | Gr. | Coloma, Mich. |
| 2 | Ezra McKenna * | Mobile (Ala.) | F | Jr. | Fort Walton Beach, Fla. |
| 2 | Alex Van Kalsbeek | Northwestern (Iowa) | F | So. | Sheldon, Iowa |
| 2 | Jaden Lietzke ^ | Oklahoma Wesleyan | F | Jr. | Owasso, Okla. |
| 2 | DJ Talton Jr | Oklahoma Wesleyan | G | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2 | Tyler Schmidt & | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | G | Sr. | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| 2 | CJ Hall | SAGU (Texas) | G | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas |
| 2 | Cobie Barnes | St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) | F | Sr. | Floyds Knobs, Ind. |
| 2 | Milton Matthews * | St. Thomas (Fla.) | G | Sr. | District Heights, Md. |
| 2 | Kaleb Lowery ^ | The Master's (Calif.) | F | Jr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| 2 | Ty Harper | The Master's (Calif.) | G | Jr. | Norcross, Ga. |
THIRD TEAM
| Team | Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 3 | Michael Hayes % | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | G | Sr. | Tracy, Calif. |
| 3 | Trent Hudgens | Arizona Christian | G | Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 3 | Drew Lutz * | Bethel (Ind.) | G | Sr. | Granger, Ind. |
| 3 | Deshawn Corprew | Central Baptist (Ark.) | G | Sr. | Norfolk, Va. |
| 3 | Drew Wyman & | College of Idaho | G | Jr. | Great Falls, Mont. |
| 3 | Collin Parker | Columbia (Mo.) | F | Jr. | Montgomery City, Mo. |
| 3 | Noah Schutte * | Concordia (Neb.) | F | Jr. | Laurel, Neb. |
| 3 | Kyran Jones | Georgetown (Ky.) | F | Sr. | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| 3 | Dejon Barney * | IU South Bend (Ind.) | F | Sr. | South Bend, Ind. |
| 3 | Jun Murdock | Kansas Wesleyan | G | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| 3 | Toru Dean | Langston (Okla.) | G | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
| 3 | Brandon Beavers | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | G | Sr. | Columbus, Ohio |
| 3 | Darren Jones | Mayville State (N.D.) | F | Jr. | San Bernadino, Calif. |
| 3 | Landon Seaman | Menlo (Calif.) | C | Jr. | Vacaville, Calif. |
| 3 | Follie Bogan | Milligan (Tenn.) | G | Gr. | Brookhaven, Miss. |
| 3 | Asa Williams | Montana Tech | F | Sr. | Solon, Ohio |
| 3 | Jamison Guerra | Oregon Tech | G | Jr. | Sherwood, Ore. |
| 3 | Jamal Gibson | SUNO (La.) | F | Fr. | New Orleans, La. |
| 3 | Najee Jones | Texas College | G | Jr. | Baton Rouge, La. |
