It's a Wrap. NCAA Division I MBB Post Season Honors and Numbers
DI MBB included 106 men from Missouri and Kansas this year. There were many outstanding performances, both at conference and national levels. The names, numbers, and achievements are here.
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As with the other editions of this series, there is a comprehensive spreadsheet filled with statistical data on every player. That spreadsheet is linked at the end of this edition.
These 106 men came from 74 high schools and found homes at 74 DI colleges. One traveled from Wentzville, Missouri to Durham, North Carolina. Another, from Lee’s Summit West to Austin, Texas. And from being a Hawklet in Kansas City, to a Husky in Boston. And a Stag found his new color to be Cardinal after traveling to the West Coast.
Angelo Allegri (St. Thomas Aquinas) goes out West to be First Team All-Big Sky Conference. Yuri Collins (St. Mary-MO) stays close to home to lead the nation in assists per game at St. Louis University. Did I say lead? He finished with almost two more assists per game the second place. That is the equivalent of lapping the field. Dajuan Harris, Jr. (Rock Bridge/Univ. of Kansas) crossed that state line to be third in the nation with his assist to turnover ratio.
There is a conference Player of the Year, and many All-Conference selections. They led their conference in assists, assist/turnover ratio, points per game, field goal percentage, and minutes played per game. And they hit the books. There were several Academic All-District awardees.
For academic awards, I use those awarded by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). The All-American teams were chosen by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The conference honors and statistics and the national statistics were provided by the respective conferences and the NCAA. I listed those in the top five in their conference and the top ten nationally. The comprehensive spreadsheet covering all 106 players that is attached at the end of this article contains data provided by each school.
Here are those who received postseason honors and/or finished statistically high. They are in alpha sequence by last name.
Angelo Allegri - Senior - St. Thomas Aquinas - Eastern Washington Univ. - Big Sky Conference
First Team All-Big Sky Conference
Ja’Monta Black - Senior - Rock Bridge - Northwestern State Univ. - Southland Conference
Second Team All-Southland Conference
Conference No. 4 Minutes per game-33.8
Conference No. 4 3PT percentage-37.4
Parker Braun - Senior - Blue Valley Northwest - Santa Clara - West Coast Conference
Conference No. 4 Blocked Shots per game-1.0
Dylan Brougham - Junior - Park Hill South - Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha - Summit League
Conference No. 5 Blocked Shots per game-1.2
Jonah Carrasco - Graduate - Wichita North - IUPUI - Horizon League
CSC Academic All-District
Yuri Collins - Junior - St. Mary MO - St. Louis University - Atlantic 10 Conference
First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference
Conference No. 1 Assists per game-10.1
National No. 1 Assists per game-10.1
Conference No. 2 Assist/Turnover ratio-2.8
Damien Daniels - Senior - Hogan Prep - Abilene Christian Univ. - Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 1 Assist/Turnover ratio-2.41
Conference No. 4 Steals per game-1.60
Josh Earley - Junior - Bishop Miege - Southeast Missouri State - Ohio Valley Conference
Conference No. 2 Field Goal percentage-59.1
Keshon Gilbert - Sophomore - Vashon - Univ of Nevada-Las Vegas - Mountain West Conference
Conference No. 3 Steals per game-1.7
Isaac Haney - Sophomore - Kickapoo - Northwestern State Univ. - Southland Conference
Conference No. 4 Minutes per game
Conference No. 5 Steals per game-1.55
Dajuan Harris, Jr. - Junior RS - Rock Bridge - Univ. of Kansas - Big 12 Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 1 Assist/Turnover ratio-3.1
National No. 3 Assist/Turnover ratio-3.07
Conference No. 2 Assists per game-6.2
National No. 9 Assists per game-6.2
Conference No. 3 Steals per game-2.2
Conference No. 4 Minutes per game-34.2
Kinyon Hodges - Junior - Central-Cape Girardeau - Eastern Illinois Univ. - Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team
Conference No. 2 Field Goal percentage-50.0
Conference No. 4 Minutes per game-32.4
Desi Jones - Junior - Hannibal - Quinnipiac -Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Conference No. 3 Free Throw percentage-83.5
Conference No. 3 3PT Field Goal percentage-41.7
Spencer Jones - Senior - Bishop Miege - Stanford Univ. - Pac-12 Conference
Second Team All-Pac 12 Conference
Ryan Kalkbrenner - Junior - Trinity Catholic MO - Creighton Univ. - Big East Conference
First Team All-Big East Conference
Conference No. 4 Points per game-15.9
Conference No. 1 Field Goal percentage-69.5
National No. 3 Field Goal percentage-69.5
Conference No. 1 Blocked Shots per game-2.1
Alston Mason - Sophomore - Blue Valley Northwest - Missouri State Univ. - Missouri Valley Conference
Conference No. 2 Free Throw percentage-90.7
Zeke Mayo - Sophomore - Lawrence - South Dakota State Univ. - Summit League
First Team All-Summit League
Conference No. 2 Free Throw percentage-90.4
National No. 9 Free Throw percentage-90.4
Conference No. 3 Points per game-18.2
Conference No. 3PT percentage-36.9
Conference No. 3 Minutes per game-35.7
Jevon Porter - Freshman - Father Tolton - Pepperdine University - West Coast Conference
West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team
Conference No. 5 Rebounds per game-7.16
Courtney Ramey - Fifth Year - Webster Groves - Univ. of Arizona - Pac-12 Conference
Conference No. 4 3PT percentage-40.3
Xavier Rhodes - Senior RS - Rockhurst - Northern Kentucky Univ. - Horizon League
Conference No. 3 Assist/Turnover ratio-1.95
Conference No. 3 Steals per game-1.97
Phillip Russell - Sophomore - Vashon - Southeast Missouri State Univ. - Ohio Valley Conference
First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference
Conference No. 2 Points per game-18.1
Conference No. 2 Assist per game-5.1
Conference No. 3 Assist/Turnover ratio-1.8
Conference No. 3 Steals per game-1.6
Conference No. 3 Minutes per game-32.5
DeMarcus Sharp - Senior - Charleston - Northwestern State Univ. - Southland Conference
Southland Conference Player of the Year
First Team All-Southland Conference
Southland Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 1 Points per game-19.52
Conference No. 1 Minutes per game-34.41
Conference No. 2 Assists per game-5.00
Conference No. 2 Assist/Turnover ratio-2.01
Conference No. 3 Steals per game-1.94
Conference No. 4 Blocked Shots per game-.79
Derrick Walker - Senior - Raytown - Univ. of Nebraska - Big Ten Conference
Second Team All-Big Ten Conference
Conference No. 2 Field Goal percentage-58.4
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