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Whitlock Jr. named a First Team All-American

Having helped lead the Cowley College men’s basketball team to a conference and region title as well as a trip to the Elite Eight at the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship, Marcus Whitlock Jr. was recently named one of only two freshmen to make the list of First Team All-Americans.

Marcus Whitlock
April 9, 2025

Having helped lead the Cowley College men's basketball team to a conference and region title as well as a trip to the Elite Eight at the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship, Marcus Whitlock Jr. was recently named one of only two freshmen to make the list of First Team All-Americans.

Whitlock Jr. averaged 16 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 42.3 percent from three-point range. His 561 points were the 21st most scored in a single season at Cowley as the Tigers finished the 2024-25 season with a record of 30-5.

Whitlock Jr. came to Cowley from NCAA Division I Kennesaw State University, where he redshirted due to an ACL injury.

"He bounced back from a major injury and proved he belongs among the nation's best," Cowley head coach Donnie Jackson said. "What an honor for MJ and our program to be recognized as one of the top players in the country. This is a tribute to the time, effort, dedication, commitment, and production he showed throughout the season. I could not be more proud of him, and we can't wait to see what he does moving forward."

Whitlock Jr. becomes the fourth Tiger in the past six seasons to be named All-American. Before that, the Tigers had only five All-Americans in the previous 58 years.

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

PLAYER

COLLEGE

POS.

CLASS

Dayjuan Anderson

Triton (IL)

G

Fr.

Issac Taveras

South Plains (TX)

G

So.

Marcus Whitlock Jr.

Cowley (KS)

G

Fr.

Isaiah Dorceus

Daytona State (FL)

G

So.

Abdoulaye Fall

Indian Hills (IA)

G/F

So.

Khoi Thurmon

Panola (TX)

G

So.

Issac Finlinson

Snow (UT)

F

So.

LJ Hackman

Jones (MS)

G

So.

Lebron Thomas

Vinncennes (IN)

G

So.

Cameron Williams

Trinity Valley (TX)

G/F

So.

 

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

PLAYER

COLLEGE

POS.

CLASS

Seth Amunrud

Dawson (MT)

G

So.

Evan Chatman

McLennan (TX)

F

So.

Antonio Chol

Garden City (KS)

F

So.

Christian Harmon

Gulf Coast State (FL)

G/F

So.

Abdul Bashir

Casper (WY)

G

So.

Vaughn Weems

North Idaho

G

So.

Caleb Blackwell

South Plains (TX)

G

So.

Brent Moss

Barton (KS)

G

So.

Lateef Patrick

Trinidad State (CO)

G

So.

Ade Popoola

Moberly Area (MO)

G

So.

 

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

PLAYER

COLLEGE

POS.

CLASS

Edwin Suarez

Arizona Western

F

So.

Eric Mejia

Monroe University (NY)

G

Fr.

CJ Worshham

Panola (TX)

F

Fr.

Xavier Edmonds

Salt Lake (UT)

F

So.

Samuel Hincapie

Lake Land (IL)

G

So.

Matt Hampton

Three Rivers (MO)

G

Fr.

Cameron Wallace

Holmes (MS)

F

So.

Jeremiah Littlejohn

Western Oklahoma State

G

So.

Edwin Daniel

Connors State (OK)

F

So.

Kedar Bodie

Bishop State (AL)

G

So.

 

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS

PLAYER

COLLEGE

POS.

CLASS

Kami Young

Wallace State (AL)

G

So.

Armari Carraway

Eastern Arizona

G

So.

Merquiche Lewis

Southeastern (IA)

G

So.

Taylor Groves

Volunteer State (TN)

G

Fr.

Devon Rainey

South Georgia State

G

So.

Mason Sword

Hagerstown (MD)

F

So.

CJ McPherson

USC Salkahatchie (NC)

G

So.

Dimitri Clerc

Pensacola State (FL)

C

So.

Anthony Isaac

Blinn (TX)

F

So.

Jason Kimbrough

Highland (IL)

G

So.

Rex Stirling

Williston State (ND)

F

So.

Walter Campbell

Roane State (TN)

F

So.

Keandre Kindell

Barton (KS)

G

So.

Buddy Hammer Jr.

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

F

So.

Devere Palmer Jr.

Monroe University (NY)

F

So.

Dane Christensen

Gillette (WY)

F

Fr.

William Beugre-Kassi

Indian Hills (IA)

G

So.

KJ Vasser

Moberly Area (MO)

G

So.

Davius Loury

John A. Logan (IL)

G

Fr.

AJ Dent

Itawamba (MS)

G/F

So.