Falkenberg, a 5-foot-11 junior guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, led the Cougars in scoring and ranked in the top 10 in NAIA Division II by averaging 21.5 points. He nailed a team-leading 126 three-pointers to rank in the top five in the nation in three-pointers made per game (4.1) and ranked second in free throw percentage (91.7 percent). The former Wadsworth High School star also handed out a career-high 111 assists with just 62 turnovers to go with 52 rebounds and 27 steals. He shot 47.6 percent from the field (220-for-462) and 43.4 percent from three-point range (126-for-290) while making 99-of-108 free throw attempts.

Falkenberg finished the season just three points shy of 2,000 for his career as he became the highest-scoring junior in school history. He ranks fifth on MVNU’s career scoring list with 1,997 points, third with 354 three-pointers made, and fifth with 331 free throws made.

Falkenberg becomes the second player in any sport at MVNU to be named to the NAIA All-American First Team twice in his career as he joins former Cougar baseball player Justin Clarey, who was an NAIA All-American First Team selection in 2002 and 2004. Only three basketball players have ever been on the NAIA Division II All-American First Team, and he is also the third Cougar to earn NCCAA All-American First Team honors twice.

MVNU finished the season with a 23-8 overall record. The Cougars advanced to the NAIA Division II National Tournament for the third straight year and lost 77-74 to eventual national champion, Oregon Institute of Technology.