It's a Wrap. NCAA Division II MBB Post Season Honors and Numbers
There were 157 men from Missouri and Kansas who played NCAA DII basketball. And they played it very well. Almost a third of them earned postseason honors and/or placed high statistically.
Fanning out all across America were 157 local men basketball players competing in NCAA DII. They came from 117 high schools of all sizes from all over Missouri and Kansas. Small schools in Missouri such as South Iron, Dora, and Green City along with small Kansas schools such as Inman, Valley Valls, and South Gray. And they came from large Missouri schools like Blue Springs and Marquette and also large Kansas Schools like Derby and Olathe North. They left home to compete at 43 colleges. From Hawaii-Hilo to the West to Bentley University to the East. And from Minnesota-Mankato to the North to Mississippi College in the South.
Forty-seven received postseason honors and/or placed highly statistically. Those 47 are detailed individually below before a spreadsheet with the individual data of all 157 players.
Those honors were many. There were 11 Academic All-District honorees, including one Academic All-American. Twenty-two earned All-Conference recognition including a Player of the Year, multiple Defensive Players of the Year, and an All-American. The future is bright as three are on their conference’s All-Freshman Team, including a Freshman Player of the Year.
There were nine players who led their conference in a key statistic. And one had the third highest free throw shooting percentage in county. And that guy is just a freshman. Another freshman led his conference in two statistical categories. This year’s freshmen hit the ground running and performed very well.
For the academic awards, I use those awarded by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). The All-Americans were chosen by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The conference and national statistics were provided by the respective conferences and the NCAA. The comprehensive spreadsheet covering all 157 players that is attached at the end of this article contains data provided by each school.
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Daniel Abreu - Sophomore - Willard - Northwest Missouri State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
CSC Academic All-District
Mason Alexander - Fifth Year - McPherson - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-Conference
Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 3 Minutes per game-35.62
Logan Applegate - Freshman - Nevada - Drury University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Freshman Team
Nick Arensberg - Junior - Shawnee Mission East - Rockhurst University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Diego Bernard - Senior - Lafayette-St.Joseph - Northwest Missouri State - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Player of the Year
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Defensive Player of the Year
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association All-Defensive Team
First Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
First Team NABC All-American
Conference No. 2 Steals per game-2.2
Conference No. 3 Field Goal percentage-54.4
Harrison Braudis - Sophomore - Bishop Miege - Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Christian Bundy - Senior - Nixa - Missouri Southern State - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Malek Davis - Junior - Cardinal Ritter - Cal State Poly-Humboldt - California Collegiate Athletic Association
Second Team All-California Collegiate Athletic Association
Conference No. 2 Free Throw percentage-89.5
Drenin Dinkins - Freshman - South Iron - Southwest Baptist Univ. - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Freshman Team
Conference No. 1 Free Throw percentage-93.2
Nationally No. 3 Free Throw percentage-93.2
Will Eames - Junior - Lee’s Summit - Missouri Western State - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Deshaun English II - Junior - Pittsburg - Pittsburg State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 2 Rebounds per game-9.5
Conference No. 3 Blocked Shots per game-1.3
Conference No. 4 Minutes per game-34.5
Matt Enright - Freshman - Webster Groves - Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Freshman Team
Kaden Evans - Sophomore - Oak Park - Emporia State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association’
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Xavier Hall - Freshman - Bishop Miege - Truman State Univ. - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 5 Assists per game-3.86
Conference No. 5 Asset/Turnover ratio-1.69
Kaleb Hammeke - Sophomore - Trinity Catholic KS - Fort Hays State - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
First Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference No. 1 Minutes per game-36.3
Conference No. 5 Free Throw percentage-81.2
Conference No. 5 Assists per game-3.6
Robbie Hanson - Fifth Year - Liberty North - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Sportsmanship Award honoree
Jordan Jermain - Junior - Raymore-Peculiar - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-District
First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 1 Minutes per game-36.28
Conference No. 4 Points per game-15.5
Monty Johal - Sophomore - Glendale - Carson-Newman University - South Atlantic Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Franck Kamgain - Senior - Center - Henderson State University - Great American Conference
Conference Distinguished Scholar honoree
Honorable Mention All-Great American Conference
Matt Leritz - Graduate - St. Louis University High -Bentley University - Northeast-10 Conference
CSC Academic All-District
CSC Second Team Academic All-American
Second Team All-Northeast-10 Conference
Conference No. 2 Rebounds per game-9.1
Conference No. 3 Field Goal percentage-55.8
Owen Long - Junior - Sikeston - Emporia State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
First Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference No. 1 Free Throw percentage-88.4
Conference No. 3 Points per game-17.2
Garrett Luinstra - Senior RS - Free State - Univ. of Central Missouri - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 3 Assist/Turnover ratio-1.8
Kobe McKinley - Senior - Olathe South - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Defensive Team
Riley Naeger - Junior - St. Pius-Festus - Drury University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 5 Field Goal percentage-56.4
Quinn Nelson - Graduate - Ozark - Southwest Baptist Univ. - Great Lakes Valley Conference
First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 5 Free Throw percentage-87.1
Andrew Orr - Sophomore - Blue Valley North - Washburn University - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Third Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 2 Field Goal percentage-58.1
Ben Palacios - Sophomore - St. Michael - Maryville Univ.-St. Louis - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-District
Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Sportsmanship Award honoree
D’Anthony Pennington - Sophomore - North Kansas City - Tuskegee University - Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference No. 1 3PT percentage-44.9
Gabriel Pieschl - Junior - Marysville - Fort Hays State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
CSC Academic All-District
Gaven Pinkley - Senior RS - Hillsboro KS - Univ. of Central Missouri - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Ryce Piper - Sophomore - Hartville - Drury University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Sportsmanship Award honoree
Bennett Stirtz - Freshman - Liberty - Northwest Missouri State - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Freshman of the Year
Second Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference No. 1 Field Goal percentage-60.1
Conference No. 1 Assist/Turnover ratio-2.3
Conference No. 3 Free Throw percentage-84.3
Conference No. 3 Steals per game-1.9
Conference No. 3 Minutes per game-34.5
Ayden Stone - Junior - Thayer - Southwest Baptist Univ. - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Sportsmanship Award honoree
Stevie Strong - Sophomore - Campus - Newman University - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 1 Points per game-18.0
Conference No. 4 Assists per game-4.1
Conference No. 4 Steals per game-1.6
Conference No. 5 Assist/Turnover ratio-1.7
Grant Stubbs - Junior - Liberty - William Jewell College - Great Lakes Valley Conference
CSC Academic All-Conference
Avery Taggart - Sophomore - Eureka Mo - Missouri Southern State - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Mason Taylor - Junior - Grandview - Belmont Abbey College - Conference Carolinas
Third Team All-Conference Carolinas
Mason Thiessen - Junior - Inman - Emporia State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
CSC Academic All-District
Keyon Thomas - Junior - Bonner Springs - East Central University - Great American Conference
Honorable Mention All-Great American Conference
Conference No. 4 Free Throw percentage-84.5
Kelly Vaughn - Sophomore - Mount Vernon - Univ. of Missouri Science & Technology - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference Sportsmanship Award honoree
Harrison Vickers - Junior - Chaminade - Maryville University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Conference No. 4 3PT percentage-44.2
Brock Wakefield - Sophomore - South Iron - Drury University - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 3 Steals per game-1.63
Luke Waters - Junior - Olathe Northwest - Northwest Missouri State Univ. - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
CSC Academic All-District
Steve Webb - Graduate - Westminster Christian Academy - Angelo State Univ. - Lone Star Conference
Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Lone Star Conference All-Defensive Team
Conference No. 4 Steals per game-1.6
Larry White - Junior RS - Topeka - Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ. - Great American Conference
Conference No. 1 Blocks per game-1.5
Sai Witt - Senior - Raytown South - Lincoln Univ. MO - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Honorable Mention All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Conference No. 4 Rebounds per game-7.6
Andrew Young - Freshman - Marquette - Missouri Science & Technology - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Freshman Team
Conference No.. 4 Field Goal percentage-56.5
Conference No. 5 Blocked Shots per game-1.04
Here are the numbers on all 157 basketball players, ranked by points per game:
