Binder and Hall Named All-Conference Honorable Mention
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Tristan Smith of Concordia University has been selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year and headlines the GPAC Basketball All-Conference Teams for 2024-25.
Other GPAC basketball honorees for 2024-25 include: Defensive Player-of-the-Year Tristan Smith from Concordia; Freshman-of-the-Year Jesse Van Kalsbeek of Northwestern; and the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year Brian Van Haaften from Dordt. The All-GPAC Basketball Teams and honors are selected by the league's 11 head coaches.
2024-25 GPAC Men's Basketball All-Conference First Team:
Jalen Langsy Northwestern 6-0 Fr. Guard Shakopee, Minn.
Lucas Lorenzen Dordt 6-4 Jr. Guard Milford, Iowa
Luke Rankin Dordt 5-10 Sr. Guard Grimes, Iowa
Noah Schutte Concordia 6-4 Sr. Forward Laurel, Neb.
Tampa Scott IV Dakota Wesleyan 5-10 Sr. Guard Mesa, Ariz.
Joey Skoff Morningside 6-3 Sr. Guard Omaha, Neb.
Tristan Smith Concordia 6-5 Sr. Forward Elizabeth, Colo.
Matthew Stilwill Briar Cliff 6-2 Gr. Guard Johnston, Iowa
Alex Van Kalsbeek Northwestern 6-6 Jr. Forward Sheldon, Iowa
Jesse Van Kalsbeek Northwestern 6-6 Fr. Forward Sheldon, Iowa
2024-25 GPAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Second Team:
Samuel Aslesen Dakota Wesleyan 6-7 Sr. Forward Howard, Neb.
Bradley Bennett Concordia 6-1 Sr. Guard Elkhorn, Neb.
Brendan Buckley Morningside 6-4 Sr. Forward Omaha, Neb.
Bryce Coppock Dordt 5-11 Sr. Guard Hawarden, Iowa
Ben Fairclough Dordt 6-8 Sr. Forward Perth, Australia
Zach LaFave Northwestern 6-5 Sr. Forward Elkhorn, Neb.
Tash Lunday Mount Marty 6-6 Jr. Guard/Forward Flandreau, S.D.
Jake Orr Midland 6-2 Jr. Guard Omaha, Neb.
Blake Sindelar Briar Cliff 6-4 Jr. Guard Howells, Neb.
Brady Timm Doane 5-10 Sr. Guard Yutan, Neb.
Aidan Vanderloo Morningside 6-1 Sr. Guard Sioux City, Iowa
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year: Tristan Smith, Concordia
GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Tristan Smith, Concordia
GPAC Freshman-of-the-Year: Jesse Van Kalsbeek, Northwestern
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year: Brian Van Haaften, Dordt
Honorable Mention:
Briar Cliff: Jamison Helmers, Jaxson Wingert
Concordia: Jaxon Stueve
Dakota Wesleyan: Jakob Dobney, Randy Rosenquist Jr.
Doane: Jack Wilson
Dordt: Connor Millikan, Jake Hargens
Hastings: Maverick Binder, DaRon Hall
Midland: Trey McCain, Jeff Rozelle III
Morningside: Justin Sitti, Daniel Brocaille
Mount Marty: Brandon Garcia
Northwestern: Kaleb Booth, Conner Geddes
Waldorf: Ugo Ejiofor, Nick Graves
