FERRUM, Va. -- The 2025-26 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball All-Conference Team has been announced, and Ferrum College had three individuals honored.

Senior guard Gerren Jones was named to the All-Conference first team, while sophomore guard Rodrigo Farias earned a spot on the third team. Additionally, Ferrum Head Coach Patrick Corrigan was named Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.

Jones is leading the Panthers in scoring this season, averaging 22.6 points per game over 24 games played. He also averages 4.6 rebounds per game and is shooting 46% from the floor, 43% from behind the three-point line, and an impressive 85% from the free-throw line. Jones has scored 20 or more points in 18 games this season and 30 or more three times, including a 34-point performance Jan. 7 against Barton College.

Farias averages 16.3 points per game and is shooting 39% from the floor, 37% from behind the arc, and 83% from the free-throw line. He has scored 20 or more points seven times, including a 30-point performance Jan. 19 against Francis Marion University.

Corrigan led the Panthers to a 16-10 overall record, including a 14-6 league mark, and a third-place finish in the Conference Carolinas regular-season standings. Ferrum was picked to finish last in the 16-team men's basketball preseason poll. The Panthers are competing in the 2026 Conference Carolinas Tournament as the No. 3 seed, earning a bye into the quarterfinals.

2025-26 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
Player of the Year: Carl Cleveland, Young Harris
Defensive Player of the Year: Cameron Bleshoy, Young Harris
Freshman of the Year: Carter Bobbitt, North Greenville
Coach of the Year: Patrick Corrigan, Ferrum

First Team
Carl Cleveland, Young Harris
Jaquay Randolph, Southern Wesleyan
Devin Story, Emmanuel
Gerren Jones, Ferrum
Damerius Summers, Chowan

Second Team
Nygell Verdier, UNC Pembroke
Moe Bangura, UNC Pembroke
Justin Payne, Young Harris
Savion Brown, North Greenville
Donovan Shangase, Shorter

Third Team
Jordyn Surratt, Converse
Rodrigo Farias, Ferrum
Chris Bibbs, Shorter
Trey Fields, Barton
Jaylen Faber, Barton

All-Defensive Team
Cameron Bleshoy, Young Harris
Nygell Verdier, UNC Pembroke
Jaquay Randolph, Southern Wesleyan
Jacob Brown, North Greenville
Josh Linder, North Greenville

UP NEXT
Corrigan's team will play in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Friday, March 6. The Panthers are the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 Emmanuel University on Friday at Wofford University's Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. in Spartanburg, South Carolina.