Kreuser Voted to Academic All-America Third Team
3/15/2022 11:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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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)
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)
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