Three Buccaneers Honored for All-Conference
Three Dawson Community College Buccaneer basketball players were named All-Conference for the Mon-Dak Conference. Charles Lampten and Michael Jok were named to the first team and Jajuan Tot was named second team. These three individuals helped the Bucs go 20-2 in the regular season and win the conference championship. Last night they also clinched the Region XIII Championship with a 60-56 win over North Dakota State College of Science.
Lampten is a 6’11 center from Roanoke, Texas. He was one of only two returners from last year’s team and has helped Dawson win 49 games over the past two years, including an astounding 40-2 record vs. Mon-Dak Conference teams. He has collected five championship trophies along the way. Lampten is averaging 10.5 points, 9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 52% from the field. He is in the top ten in the nation in rebounds and blocks. He reached double figure scoring in 13 games and double figure rebounds in 7 games. He also had at least 1 block in every game he played. Lampten led the conference in total rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game and blocked shots per game. He was also in the top ten in shooting percentage. Dawson Coach Joe Peterson commented, “Charles has helped us win a lot of games. He impacts the game in so many different ways that don’t even show up in a box score. Our defense has been exceptional this year because he protects the rim so well.”
Michael Jok is a 6’3 freshman from Melbourne, Australia. He was Dawson’s leading scorer, averaging 11.5 points per game to go along with 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals. Jok also shot 80.8% from the free throw line which was 2nd best in the conference. He scored in double figures in 16 games this year, including the past six games. His season high was 20 points which he did twice. His season high in rebounds was 14 against Dakota College. In the Region Championship on Monday, he contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds. Coach Peterson shared, “Mike is a great teammate and sometimes is too unselfish. He has the ability to score, pass, defend and rebound and he can really play any position on the floor. His versatility has been a huge positive for us this year.”
Jajuan Tot is a 5’10 guard from Dallas, Texas. Tot averaged 8.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 48% from the field and 48% from 3-point range. He was 2nd in the conference in steals per game and 2nd in 3 point shooting percentage. He also had one of the highest shooting percentages in the conference for a guard. Tot scored over 8 points in 17 of Dawson’s 24 games, including the last ten games. Coach Peterson added, “Jajuan is so efficient with what he does. He takes care of the ball, runs the show and influences the game on both sides of the ball. We are a different team when he is on the floor.”
Lampten, Jok, Tot and the rest of the Buccaneers are preparing to host the District Championship Game on Saturday night at 6:00 pm. The winner of that game automatically qualifies for nationals.
