It's a Wrap! Men's Basketball-NCAA Division III
There were 116 area athletes who found a home on a DIII MBB roster. And they made their presence felt. Some led their conference statistically, while one led the nation in Minutes per Game.
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This Series
This is wrapping up of the Basketball Season. Why now? We have to wait until all of the honors are awarded. Now that we have the information, so do you. You won’t want to miss our comprehensive accounting of awards won and statistics generated by the men and the women in all three divisions. In each edition you will see, athlete by athlete, who earned what season honor, and who placed highly in a statistical category. You will see photos and hear from their collegiate coaches. You will also have complete season stats for every athlete from Missouri and Kansas who occupied a spot on an NCAA Basketball roster.
Men’s Basketball - Division I - 111 Athletes - Coming Soon!
Women’s Basketball - Division I - 122 Athletes - Coming Soon!
Men’s Basketball - Division II - 152 Athletes - Coming Soon!
Women’s Basketball - Division II - 166 Athletes - Coming Soon!
Men’s Basketball - Division III - 116 This is it!
Women’s Basketball - Division III - 88 Athletes - See it here!
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Playing On Sports covers four Spring Sports. We post Leaderboards and Mid-Season Reviews for each. They are all Kansas and Missouri athletes competing at any of the 1.100 NCAA colleges and universities. That is why we break them down into logical groups. Batters and Pitchers. Division I, II, and III. The Lacrosse athletes are presented with all three divisions combined.
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Baseball - Division I - 130 Batters and 143 Pitchers - See it here!
Baseball - Division II - 261 Batters and 240 Pitchers - Coming Soon!
Baseball - Division III - Coming Soon!
Softball - Division I- 146 Batters and 43 Pitchers - Coming Soon
Softball - Division II - 187 Batters and 63 Pitchers - Coming Soon
Softball - Division III - Coming Soon!
Men’s Lacrosse - Introductory Edition - See it here!
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Highlighting Division III Men’s Basketball
AJ Weston (Lincoln College Prep/Dean College) had a terrific senior year. He led the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in both Minutes and Points per Game. His 38.1 Minutes per game was the best in all of DIII. His .893 shooting from the stripe was the 17th best in DIII. The Second Team All-Conference selection was also was a CSC Academic All-District honoree.
Two players from this area led their conference in 3PT Shooting Percentage. Brent Wagner (Central-Park Hills/Fontbonne Univ.) led the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The best 3PT shooter in the Empire 8 Conference was Preston Thomas (Princeton-MO/Houghton College).
Nick Roper (MICDS/Illinois Wesleyan Univ.) was named First Team All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin as a junior. And as a freshman, Andrew Kim (Pembroke Hill/Sarah Lawrence College) led all Missouri and Kansas grads with 121 assists. His Assists per Game was the second most in the Skyline Conference
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The Spreadsheets
Don’t miss the spreadsheet attached at the end which contain eight biographical details along with 25 individual statistics for each of the 116 athletes. They are sorted by high school you can quickly find your favorite men basketball players.
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What the Coaches Have to Say
Other than family and close friends, who would know these athletes better than anyone else? I suggest their collegiate coach. I asked some of the coaches what they thought about their athlete. Their words were formed by their experience that started with recruiting and followed through to performance on and off the field. Read what coaches had to say throughout the highlights below.
The High Schools
These Division III Men Basketball athletes come from 85 high schools throughout Missouri and Kansas. The high schools with the most graduates competing in NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball are:
Chaminade - 4
Ladue Horton Watkins - 4
Blue Valley North -3
Christian Brothers - 3
John Burroughs - 3
The Criteria
If someone was on a NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball roster this year, they, and the numbers they produced are on the attached spreadsheet. To be highlighted below, these athletes achieved one or more of the following criteria:
All-Conference Team
A conference season award
A conference weekly award
Top Five conference finish in a selected statistic
Top Ten NCAA finish in a selected statistic
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America
NABC National Honor
CSC (College Sports Communicators) Academic All-District
CSC Academic All-America
Colten Berry - Sophomore - Forward - Nixa - Hendrix College - Southern Athletic Association
Conference No. 4 Blocked Shots per Game - 1.1
Joe Berry - Sophomore - Guard - St. Thomas More - University of Chicago - University Athletic Association
Honorable Mention All-University Athletic Association
CSC Academic All-District
Demarcus Bond - Senior - Guard - St. Louis University High - Millikin University - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
Conference No. 3 Steals per Game - 1.5
Conference No. 4 Free Throw Percentage - .833
Ethan Chartrand - Sophomore - Forward - Webster Groves - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
First Team All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Conference No. 5 Field Goal Percentage - .516
Nick Howard - Sophomore - Forward - St. Thomas Aquinas - Benedictine University-IL - Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Conference No. 4 Total Rebounds - 202
Jack Hutchinson - Junior - Guard - Washburn Rural - Simpson College - American Rivers Conference
Conference No. 5 3-PT Field Goal Percentage - .423
CSC Academic All-District
Brennan Jeffries - Senior - Guard - Jefferson City - Westminster College-MO - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 3 Free Throw Percentage - .808
Andrew Kim - Freshman - Guard - Pembroke Hill - Sarah Lawrence College - Skyline Conference
Conference Rookie of the Week
Conference No. 2 Assists per Game - 4.8
Conference No. 3 Total Assists - 121
Jack Lawson - Junior - Guard - Lutheran South - Colby College - New England Small College Athletic Conference
Conference No. 4 Field Goal Percentage - .510
Conference No. 5 Rebounds per Game - 8.4
Carter Lichtsinn - Sophomore - Forward - Olathe West - Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Karl Moore, Jr. - Junior - Forward - Jennings - Webster University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Second Team All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference Player of the Week
Conference No. 2 Blocked Shots per Game - 2.1
Conference No. 2 Total Blocked Shots - 48
Conference No. 3 Rebounds per Game - 8.5
Conference No. 4 Total Rebounds - 195
Frazier Ott - Junior - Forward - Chaminade - Millikin University - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
Conference No. 3 Field Goal Percentage - .559
Adam Painter - Sophomore - Forward - Francis Howell Central - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Demetris Phillips - Freshman - Forward - Lutheran-St. Charles - Berea College - Collegiate Conference of the South
Second Team All-Collegiate Conference of the South
Conference Rookie of the Week
“Meechy made an immediate impact on our team at Berea in a college basketball world that has become very challenging for freshmen to contribute. H was named 2nd team All Conference in the Collegiate Conference of the South. His size, skillset, & relentless work ethic will eventually lead him to become one of the all-time great Mountaineers. As good as h is on the court, he has also shined off the court in the classroom & serving our community. Ware very proud of what he’s accomplished & can’t wait to see what the next few years hold for him.”
Austin Newton
Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Berea College
Trevor Reed - Freshman - Forward - John Burroughs - Denison University - North Coast Athletic Conference
Conference No. 3 Blocked Shots per Game - .80
Nick Roper - Junior - Guard - MICDS - Illinois Wesleyan University - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
First Team All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
Conference Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week (Two Times)
“Nick is in the midst of having a terrific basketball career at Illinois Wesleyan. He has been an integral part of the rotation since his freshman year and has emerged as an elite player not only in the CCIW, but nationally. Nick is a key leader in our program and has also worked hard to excel in the classroom. We are counting on him to have a monster senior campaign as we head into the 2024-2025 season with expectations for him and the team.”
Ron Rose
Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Illinois Wesleyan University
Jordan Ryan - Senior - Guard - John Burroughs - Grinnell College - Midwest Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Walter Straughter - Sophomore - Guard - Chaminade - Millikin University - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
CSC Academic All-District
Preston Thomas - Junior - Guard - Princeton-MO - Houghton College - Empire 8 Conference
Third Team All-Empire 8 Conference
Conference No. 1 3-PT Field Goals per Game -2.8
Conference No. 1 Total 3-PT Goals - 72
Conference No. 5 Total Rebounds - 163
Brent Wagner - Senior - Guard - Central-Park Hills - Fontbonne University - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Third Team All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Conference No. 1 3-PT Field Goal Percentage - .383
Conference No. 1 Total 3-PT Field Goals - 74
Conference No. 1 3-PT Field Goals per Game - 2.6
Conference No. 2 Total Minutes Played - 856
AJ Weston - Senior - Guard - Lincoln College Prep - Dean College - Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Second Team All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Great Northeast Athletic Conference Player of the Week
Conference No. 1 Points per Game - 20.7
Conference No. 1 Total Points - 518
Conference No. 1 Minutes per Game - 38.1
Conference No. 3 Free Throw Percentage - .893
Conference No. 3 Total Minutes - 952
NCAA Division III No. 1 Minutes per Game - 38.1
NCAA Division III No. 17 Free Throw Percentage - .893
NCAA Division III No. 18 Total Minutes Played - 954
CSC Academic All-District
Harrison Wilmsen - Junior- Forward - Priory - Illinois Wesleyan University - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
Second Team All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
“Harrison is in the midst of having a terrific basketball career at Illinois Wesleyan. He has been an integral part of the rotation since his freshman year and has emerged as an elite player not only in the CCIW, but nationally. Harrison is a key leader in our program and has also worked hard to excel in the classroom. We are counting on him to have a monster senior campaign as we head into the 2024-2025 season with expectations for him and the team.”
Ron Rose
Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Illinois Wesleyan University
Here is the Spreadsheet with eight demographic details and 25 statistics for every Missouri and Kansas athlete who competed in NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball. The list is sorted first by high school, then by the athlete’s last name.
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