JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2023-2024 Men's Basketball All-League honors on Wednesday, following No. 1 Grace's sweep of the regular season and tournament championships.

The Knights earned five honors in the 2023-24 season, with Gus Etchison leading the charge as a member of the All-Crossroads League First Team. Brody Whitaker was named to the Second Team along with Maximus Gizzi, with Gizzi also earning All-CL Defense Team honors. Ben Henderson rounded out the honors earning All-Freshman Team honors.

The Lancers took home nearly every major honor from the Crossroads League as well, with Scott Moore being named the CL Coach of the Year, Elijah Malone being voted the CL Player of the Year and Jakob Gibbs being selected the CL Defensive Player of the Year. Grace also grabbed three First-Team All-CL nods and hauled in a total of 10 postseason honors from the Crossroads League.

The CL's other top honor went to Indiana Wesleyan's Caedmon Bontrager, as the CL Freshman of the Year. The All-Crossroads League honors were voted on by the head men's basketball coaches from around the league.

Gus Etchison was the catalyst for Marian's offense in the 2023-24 season, as the newcomer led Marian in scoring, steals, and assists on the season as he was named to the All-CL First Team. Etchison has poured in 646 points so far this season, averaging 23.1 points per game this season and 25.1 points in CL contests. Etchison averaged 3.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game in the 28 regular season and Crossroads League Tournament games played this season, and set Marian records for points in a half, three's made in a game, and three's made in a single half on January 31 with his 43-point outing against Spring Arbor. Etchison currently ranks fourth in single-season history scoring for Marian men's basketball.

Brody Whitaker put together an equally strong season, battling to earn All-CL Second Team in his first season as a full-time starter. Whitaker has averaged career-bests this season, scoring 19.1 points per game while averaging 5.4 rebounds per game. Whitaker was Marian's third-leader in rebounds and second in steals, and shot the ball at a 50 percent rate from the field. Whitaker began the season with consecutive 30-point games, and recorded one double-double this season.

Maximus Gizzi earned his first career honor on the All-Crossroads League Second Team, as the senior guard was also named to the All-Defense team. Gizzi averaged a career-high 10 points per game and scored a career-high 26 points in the Knights January matchup with Huntington. Often tasked with one of the top defensive assignments on the team, Gizzi helped lead Marian's defense through their eight-game win streak to end the regular season, while adding 3.3 assists per game on the offensive end.

Rounding out Marian's All-Crossroads League haul was Ben Henderson, who was named to the All-Freshman Team. Henderson played in all 30 games in the regular season making eight starts as a first-year collegiate player. Henderson averaged 5.1 points per game, and knocked down the fourth-most three point shots on the team while also grabbing the fifth-most rebounds per game.

Marian will learn their selection for the NAIA National Tournament on Thursday, March 7. The NAIA Selection Show will be shown on the NAIA YouTube channel, and will air at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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