Four Bison Men’s Basketball Players Recognized on NABC Honors Court

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four North Dakota State men's basketball players were named to the NABC Honors Court announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Wednesday, July 17. Jared Samuelson, Chris Quayle, Rocky Kreuser and Tyree Eady earned the academic recognition for the Bison.

Student-athletes must have junior or senior academic standing and a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher at the end of the academic year to qualify for the NABC Honors Court.

Samuelson started 34 games for NDSU as a junior in the 2018-19 season, leading the Bison with 67 three-pointers and 46-percent shooting from beyond the arc. He was fifth on the team in scoring with 7.1 points per game. Samuelson owns a 3.68 GPA as a finance major.

Quayle played in 32 games as a junior for the Bison, averaging 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest. Also a finance major, he has a 3.49 cumulative GPA.

Kreuser started all 35 games in his sophomore season, ranking fourth on the team with 8.7 points per game. He averaged 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per contest, and shot 83 percent at the free throw line. Kreuser is a university studies major with a 3.55 GPA.

Eady made 13 starts and played in all 35 games as a redshirt freshman, scoring 6.5 points per game on 49-percent shooting. He holds a 3.63 GPA with a major in exercise science.

NDSU was also one of 40 Division I schools to receive the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, as the student-athletes on the 2018-19 roster combined for a cumulative 3.11 team GPA.

Players Mentioned

Tyree Eady

Rocky Kreuser

Chris Quayle

Jared Samuelson

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