Bunch, Lockhart Earn NAIA All-American Accolades
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NAIA announced the 2026 men's basketball All-American teams, and the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) placed two players on the squad.
Bradley Bunch of Pikeville earned a spot on the first team, while Mason Lockhart of Johnson made the third team.
Bunch, who earned AAC Player of the Year honors, averaged 16.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as he helped Pikeville to the AAC regular-season championship. He also had 79 assists, 33 steals, and 17 blocks on the year.
Lockhart, a member of the All-AAC First Team, nearly averaged a double-double this season with 16.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. He also posted 50 assists, 41 blocks, and 18 steals. Lockhart earned AAC Tournament MVP honors in helping Johnson win the tournament.
| First Team | |||
| Bradley Bunch | 
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Pikeville (Ky.) | Big Stone Gap, Va. |
| Jesse Van Kalsbeek | 
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Northwestern (Iowa) | Sheldon, Iowa |
| Tamaje Izuagbe | 
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Oklahoma Wesleyan | Burleson, Texas |
| Cole Bowen | 
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Graceland (Iowa) | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Jalen Langsy |
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Northwestern (Iowa) | Shakopee, Minn. |
| Caedmon Bontrager | 
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Indiana Wesleyan | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Ian Raasch | 
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Grace (Ind.) | Nappanee, Ind. |
| Micah Clark | 
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Nelson (Texas) | Dallas, Texas |
| Hayden Brittingham | 
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LSU Shreveport (La.) | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Omari Nesbit | 
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Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Nick Hopkins | 
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Hope International (Calif.) | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Ese Onakpoma | 
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Arizona Christian | Nuagatuck, Conn. |
| Second Team | |||
| Camerin James | 
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Keiser (Fla.) | Apopka, Fla. |
| Devontre Chaney | 
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Georgia Gwinnett | Lake Wales, Fla. |
| EJ McQuillan | 
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LSU Alexandria (La.) | Port Allen, La. |
| Foday Sheriff | 
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William Penn (Iowa) | Upper Darby, Pa. |
| Isaiah Crane | 
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Carroll (Mont.) | Portland, Ore. |
| Jackson Cooper | 
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Oregon Tech | Portland, Ore. |
| Jaxson Fugate | 
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Indiana Tech | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Kameron Johnson | 
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Loyola (La.) | New Orleans, La. |
| Kenyata Carbon | 
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Owensboro, Ky. |
| Kyle Duke | 
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Cumberlands (Ky.) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Michael Klekas | 
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Ave Maria (Fla.) | Elko, Nev. |
| Orlando Thomas | 
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Langston (Okla.) | Chicago, Ill. |
| Third Team | |||
| Avery Jackson | 
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The Master's (Calif.) | Dallas, Texas |
| Derek Fairley | 
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Lourdes (Ohio) | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Hayden Diekhans | 
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Montana Tech | Geraldine, Mont. |
| Delon McCloud | 
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Rio Grande (Ohio) | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Isaiah Howard | 
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Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | Seattle, Wash. |
| Jonas Carlisle | 
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Oklahoma City | San Antonio, Texas |
| Kaden Johnson | 
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Huntington (Ind.) | Hartford, Mich. |
| Eli Edwards | 
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Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Kokomo, Ind. |
| Khi Wallace |
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LSU Shreveport (La.) | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Makeem Roberts | 
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William Carey (Miss.) | Meridian, Miss. |
| Mason Lockhart | 
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Johnson (Tenn.) | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Phil Horton | 
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Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | Memphis, Tenn. |
| Qualen Pettus | 
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Dalton State (Ga.) | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Deion Wesson | 
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Williams Baptist (Ark.) | Jonesboro, Ark. |
| Raymond Reece | 
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Philander Smith (Ark.) | Oakland, Calif. |
| Rico Sain |
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Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | Jackson, Tenn. |
| Timothy Parker | 
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Simpson (Calif.) | Riverside, Calif. |