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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University graduate student Rocky Kreuser was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America third team, it was announced Tuesday, Mar. 15, by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
 
Kreuser's accolade is the ninth Academic All-America honor of the Division I era for NDSU men's basketball, and the first since three-time recipient A.J. Jacobson in 2018.
 
Kreuser (White Bear Lake, Minn.) earned a bachelor's degree with a 3.62 cumulative GPA as a university studies major, with minors in psychology and criminal justice. Kreuser now owns a 4.0 graduate GPA, working toward a master's degree in health, nutrition & exercise science.
 
Kreuser played in a school record 158 games during his career – tied for the 19th-most among all active Division I players. He ended his career as only the second player in NDSU history to accumulate more than 1,600 points, 800 rebounds, and 100 blocks as a Bison.
 
This year, Kreuser became the 20th player in NDSU history to score 500 points in a season. He averaged 15.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game over his final two seasons.
 
 
Division I
FIRST TEAM
Name                             School                           Yr.       GPA                   Major
Jimmy Boeheim            Syracuse                         Gr.       3.78/4.00           Education (G)
Tanner Groves              Oklahoma                        Gr.       3.89/4.00           Organizational Leadership (G)
Hunter Schofield           Dixie State                       Sr.        3.94                   Exercise Science
JT Shumate                   Toledo                             Sr.        3.85                   Middle Childhood Education
Ben Vander Plas           Ohio                                 Gr.       3.96/3.96           Management (G)
 
SECOND TEAM
Name                             School                           Yr.       GPA                   Major
Antoine Davis                Detroit Mercy                  Sr.        3.39                   Communications
Matt Dentlinger             South Dakota State         Gr.       3.99/4.00           Engineering
AJ Green                       Northern Iowa                 Sr.        3.67                   Movement, Exercise Science & Sport Psychology
Gibson Jimerson           Saint Louis                      Jr.        3.90                   International Business
Kahliel Spear                 Robert Morris                  Sr.        3.92                   Economics
 
THIRD TEAM
Name                             School                           Yr.       GPA                   Major
Josh Bannan                 Montana                          So.       3.91                   Business Economics
Justin Bean                   Utah State                       Gr.       3.34/3.33           Kinesiology & Nutrition Science
Rocky Kreuser              North Dakota State         Gr.       3.62/4.00           Health, Nutrition & Exercise Science (G)
Chris Ledlum                 Harvard                           Jr.        3.47                   Sociology
Luke Smith                    Belmont                          Gr.       3.67/3.92           Business Administration (UG) / MBA (G)