It's a Wrap: Men's Basketball-NCAA Division II
Here are all of the statistical detail for all of the 151 from Missouri and Kansas who played DII MBB. Forty of them achieved season accolades which are all detailed below. It as a very good year!
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Highlighting Division II Men’s Basketball
There were 151 from Missouri and Kansas who were on NCAA DII MBB rosters. Of those, 40 met at least one of the criteria listed below. You will see the accolades for each of those athletes below. Let’s take a look at a summary. Over half of them, 21, were named to an all-conference team. There were 13 times when one of these athletes was named conference Player of the Week. On 73 occasions one of these athletes placed in the Top Five of a conference statistic. And a review of the NCAA records, there were 12 times one of these players placed in the NCAA Top 20 of a statistics. And demonstrating that there is more to college than the basketball court, seven were designated by the CSC as Academic All-District.
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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 151 athletes. They are sorted by high school so 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 II Men Basketball athletes come from 113 high schools throughout Missouri and Kansas. The high schools with the most graduates competing in NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball are:
Liberty - 4
Blue Valley West - 3
Hazelwood Central - 3
Lawrence - 3
Olathe South - 3
South Iron - 3
Westminster Christian Academy 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 20 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
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Daniel Abreau - Junior - Forward - Willard - Northwest Missouri State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
CSC Academic All-District
Logan Applegate - Sophomore - Guard - Nevada - Drury University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 1 Steals Per Game - 1.9
Conference No. 2 Total Steasl - 54
Conference No. 2 3PT Per Game - 2.4
Nick Arensberg - Senior - Guard - Shawnee Mission East - Rockhurst University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Jack Bachelor - Freshman - Guard - Washburn Rural - Washburn University - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Conference No. 1 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2.7
NCAA No. 16 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2.7
Harrison Braudis - Junior - Guard - Bishop Miege - Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Atavian Butler - Senior - Guard - McCluer North - Emporia State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Drenin Dinkins - Sophomore - Guard - South Iron - Southwest Baptist University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 3 Free Throw Percentage - .882
Deshaun English II - Senior - Guard - Pittsburg - Pittsburg State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
First Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference Player of the Week (Three Times)
Conference No. 1 Rebounds Per Game - 9.9
Conference No. 1 Total Rebounds - 316
Conference No. 1 Total Blocked Shots - 1.8
Conference No. 2 Blocked Shots Per Game - 1.8
Conference No. 5 Total Points - 466
NCAA No. 4 Total Rebounds - 316
NCAA No. 14 Rebounds Per Game - 9.1
NCAA No. 17 Total Blocked Shots - 56
Matt Enright - Sophomore - Guard - Webster Groves - Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis - Great Lakes Valley Conference
First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 2 Minutes Per Game - 35.8
Conference No. 4 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 1.9
Isaiah Esker - Junior - Center - Parkway South - Univ. of Illinois-Springfield - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Kaden Evans - Junior - Guard - Oak Park - Emporia State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 2 Steals Per Game - 1.9
Conference No. 2 Total Steals - 60
Anias Futrell - Junior - Guard - McCluer - Christian Brothers University - Gulf South Conference
Second Team All-Gulf South Conference
Conference No. 4 Points Per Game - 17.1
Xavier Hall - Sophomore - Guard - Bishop Miege - Truman State - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 1 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2.6
Conference No. 2 Assists Per Game - 4.7
Conference No. 2 Total Assists - 137
NCAA No. 20 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2.58
Kaleb Hammeke - Junior - Guard - Trinity Catholic-KS - Fort Hays State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
First Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 1 Minutes Per Game - 37.1
Conference No. 2 Free Throw Percentage - .874
Conference No. 2 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2.6
Conference No. 3 Total Minutes - 1,151
Conference No. 5 Total Assists - 128
Conference No. 5 Steals Per Game - 1.4
Conference No. 5 Total Steals - 44
NCAA No. 10 Total Minutes - 1,152
NCAA No. 12 Minutes Per Game - 37.1
Jacob Hanna - Junior - Guard - Maize - Univ. of Illinois-Springfield - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 3 Rebounds Per Game - 7.3
Conference No. 3 Total Rebounds - 227
Conference No. 4 Total Assists - 102
Conference No. 5 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 1.8
Brian Hawthorne - Freshman - Guard - St. James Academy - Rockhurst University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 5 Steals Per Game - 1.7
Ari Jackson - Senior-RS - Guard - Christian Brothers - Maryville-MO - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 3 3PT Per Game - 2.3
Isaiah Jackson - Junior - Guard - William Chrisman - Northwest Missouri State - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference All-Defensive Team
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference No. 3 Total Assists - 146
Conference No. 4 Assists Per Game - 4.6
Conference No. 4 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2.2
Jordan Jermain - Senior - Guard - Raymore-Peculiar - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 1 Minutes Per Game - 37.4
Conference No. 1 Total Minutes - 1,197
Conference No. 2 Free Throw Percentage - .882
Conference No. 3 Total Points - 560
Conference No. 3 3PT Per Game - 2.3
Conference No. 4 Points Per Game - 17.5
NCAA No. 4 Total Minutes - 1,194
NCAA No. 11 Minutes Per Game - 37.2
CSC Academic All-District
Eric Jones - Senior - Forward - Liberty-Mountain View - Univ. of North Georgia - Peach Belt conference
Conference No. 2 Blocked Shots Per Game - 1.8
Conference No. 2 Total Blocked Shots - 52
Clarence King - Junior-RS - Guard - Lawrence - Henderson State - Great American Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Casen Lawrence - Sophomore - Guard - Westminster Christian Academy - Truman State Univ. - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Owen Long - Senior - Guard - Sikeston - Emporia State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Second Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 1 3PT Percentage - .377
Conference No. 1 3PT Per Game - 2.7
Kobe McKinley - Fifth Year - Guard - Olathe South - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Player of the Week
First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 1 Total Steals - 55
Conference No. 2 Steals Per Game - 1.8
Conference No. 5 Total Points - 522
Andrew Orr - Junior - Forward - Blue Valley North - Washburn University - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Second Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Isaac Patterson - Junior - Guard - Blue Valley North - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Player of the Week
Conference No. 2 3PT Percentage - .456
D’Anthony Pennington - Junior - Guard - North Kansas City - Tuskegee University - Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 1 Free Throw Percentage - .908
Conference No. 3 Minutes Per Game - 33.6
Conference No. 4 Assists Per Game - 3.5
NCAA No. 7 Free Throw Percentage - .908
Trey Quartlebaum - Graduate Student - Guard - Lawrence - Northeastern State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 4 Minutes Per Game - 36.0
Jeramy Shaw - Senior - Guard - Valley Park - Pittsburg State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Third Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference Player of the Week
Conference No. 4 Points Per Game - 16.9
Conference No. 5 Field Goal Percentage - .573
Bennett Stirtz - Sophomore - Guard - Liberty - Northwest Missouri State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Second Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference Player of the Week (Four Times)
Conference No. 1 Total Minutes - 1,171
Conference No. 3 Total Steals - 47
Conference No. 4 Total Points - 516
Conference No. 5 Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2.1
CSC Academic All-District
Stevie Strong - Junior - Guard - Campus - Newman University - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference No. 4 Free Throw Percentage - .860
Conference No. 5 3PT Per Game - 2.1
Conference No. 5 Assists Per Game - 4.2
Mason Taylor - Senior - Guard - Grandview-KC - Belmont Abbey College - Conference Carolinas
Third Team All-Conference Carolinas
Conference Player of the Week
JaRon Thames - Senior - Guard - Trinity Catholic-MO - Missouri Western State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Third Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference Player of the Week (Two Times)
Keyon Thomas - Senior - Guard - Bonner Springs - East Central University - Great American Conference
Honorable Mention All-Great American Conference
Sam Ungashick - Sophomore - Guard - Blue Valley West - Washburn University - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference No. 5 Steals Per Game - 1.4
Larry White - Senior-RS - Forward - Topeka - Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ. - Great American Conference
Conference No. 3 Blocked Shots Per Game - 1.0
Conference No. 3 Total Blocked Shots - 31
Conference No. 4 Steals Per Game - 1.7
Conference No. 4 Total Steals - 50
Miles White - Sophomore - Guard - Rockhurst - Rockhurst University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 3 3PT Percentage - .442
Conference No. 3 3PT Per Game - 2.3
Destan Williams - Senior-RS - Guard - Pattonville - Adams State Univ. - Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Second Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Conference No. 1 Steals Per Game - 2.2
Conference No. 2 Total Steals - 61
Conference No. 3 Free Throw Percentage - .863
NCAA No. 14 Steals Per Game - 2.18
NCAA No. 18 Total Steals - 61
“Destan is a special person. He has battled numerous obstacles throughout his college career and was able to lead us on and off the floor. In year one, he was instrumental in laying a foundation of toughness. Destan is the definition of a hooper. He had recently signed with an agent and we are excited to see what is next for him and his family!”
Kenny Trip
Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Adams State Men’s Basketball
Kobi Williams - Freshman - Guard - Westminster Christian Academy - Truman State Univ. - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
Conference All-Freshman Team
Andrew Young - Sophomore - Forward - Marquette - Missouri Science & Technology - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 3 Blocked Shots Per Game - 1.6
Conference No. 5 Total Blocked Shots - 42
CSC Academic All-District
Here is the Spreadsheet with eight demographic details and 25 statistics for every Missouri and Kansas athlete who competed in NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball. The list is sorted first by high school, then by the athlete’s last name.
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