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| Ben
Falkenberg |
Jadin
Thomas |
Connor
Gregg |
Ben Falkenberg, a 5-foot-11 junior guard
from Wadsworth, Ohio, was named to the AMC
South Division First Team for the second
straight year and finished as the runner-up
for the AMC South Division Player of the
Year. The former Wadsworth High School star
is averaging a team-high 21.4 points per
game and has handed out a career-high 107
assists. Falkenberg is shooting 47.9 percent
from the field (213-for-445), 43.3 percent
from three-point range (122-for-282), and
91.3 percent from the free throw line
(95-for-104). He ranks second among NAIA
Division II players in field goal
percentage, fourth in three-pointers made
per game (4.1), and tenth in scoring.
Jadin Thomas, a 6-foot-4 junior forward
from Lithopolis, Ohio, was selected as the
AMC South Division Newcomer of the Year and
was named to the AMC South Division Second
Team. The former Columbus West High School
standout is averaging 15.9 points and a
team-high 7.9 rebounds and leads the Cougars
with 55 blocked shots. Thomas is shooting
51.7 percent from the field (187-for-362),
38.6 percent from three-point range
(27-for-70), and 63.6 percent from the free
throw line (77-for-121).
Connor Gregg, a 6-foot-7 post from
Bellville, Ohio, was named to the AMC South
Division Third Team. The former Clear Fork
High School product is averaging 10.6 points
and 6.6 rebounds and is shooting a team-best
63.5 percent from the field (139-for-219).
Gregg also shoots 73.1 percent from the free
throw line (38-for-52) and is second on the
team with 44 blocked shots.
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| Dan
Borcherdt |
Brandon
Short |
Dan Borcherdt, a 6-foot junior guard from
Archbold, Ohio, was an AMC South Division
Honorable Mention selection. The former
Archbold High School star is averaging 10.8
points and has dished out a team-high 128
assists. Borcherdt is shooting 43.2 percent
from the field (96-for-222), 40.8 percent
from three-point range (69-for-169), and
87.5 percent from the free throw line
(42-for-48).
Brandon Short, a 6-foot-1 freshman guard
from Orrville, Ohio, was chosen as the AMC
South Division Freshman of the Year. The
former Orrville High School standout is
averaging 6.4 points and 2.7 rebounds and
leads the team with 41 steals. Short has
also handed out 73 assists.
MVNU is currently 23-7 overall and was
ranked No. 22 in the final NAIA Division II
poll. The Cougars have received an at-large
berth into the 32-team NAIA Division II
National Tournament in Point Lookout,
Missouri. MVNU will face No. 11 seed Oregon
Institute of Technology (26-6) at 7:30 p.m.
CST on Thursday, March 13 in the first
round.