(NSUWolves.com) – College Sports Communicators has released the 2022-23 Academic All-America® men’s basketball teams, honoring the best and brightest in the NCAA and NAIA. Northern State University senior Sam Masten earned a spot of the NCAA Division II team, as the 27th Wolf in school history to earn the award.
Masten is just the second men’s basketball student-athlete to be honored as an Academic All-American® for Northern State. The Division II team boasted a 3.85 average GPA with the first team checking in at 3.88. The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division II Academic All-America® program.
The Highlands Ranch native led Northern State averaging 18.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game. He shoots a team best 55.9% from the floor, as well as 40.5% from the 3-point line and 77.6% from the foul line. He scored double figures in every contest this season, recording three double-doubles and one triple double. In addition, Masten sits top-10 in the country in assist/turnover ratio, total assists, and triple-doubles. In 2022-23, Masten is a 6-time NSIC Player of the Week, D2CIDA National Player of the Week, CSC Academic All-District team member, the NSIC North Division Player of the Year, a first team All-NSIC selection, and D2CCA All-District first team honoree.
CSC Division II Academic All-America® Recipients
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Jacob Beeninga | MSU Moorhead | Jr. | 4 | Business |
| Bryce Butler | West Liberty University | Jr. | 3.76 | Sport Management |
| Matt Cartwright | University of Sioux Falls | Gr. | 3.82/3.82 | MBA |
| John Paul Kromka (1, 4, 7) | Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Sr. | 3.94 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Erik Timko | Thomas Jefferson University | Jr. | 3.89 | Management |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Ben Gahlert | Limestone University | Jr. | 4 | Business General / Business Marketing |
| Jordan Janssen | Wayne State College | Gr. | 3.77/3.77 | Business Administration |
| Matt Leritz (&, 1, 4) | Bentley University | Gr. | 3.96/3.85 | MBA |
| Rowan Mackenzie | Lubbock Christian University | Sr. | 3.8 | Social Work |
| Brendan Sullivan (2, 5) | Colorado School of Mines | Gr. | 3.82/3.54 | Civil Engineering (UG) / Eng. & Technology Mgmt. (G) |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Austin Andrews (1) | Minnesota Duluth | Jr. | 3.93 | Civil Engineering B.S.C.E. |
| Antonin Kemkeng (3) | Thomas Jefferson University | Sr. | 3.86 | Finance |
| Sam Masten | Northern State University | Sr. | 3.5 | Business Management |
| Adam Moussa | Black Hills State University | Jr. | 3.96 | Business Administration |
| Ronnie Silva (3, 6) | Adelphi University | Gr. | 3.71/4.00 | Sport Management |
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: John Paul Kromka, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
(&) – Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year in 2021-22
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021-22
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2020-21
(7) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2019-20