Voelker, Gard receive top NABC All-District honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the full slate of 2020 NABC Coaches' Division III All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division, selected by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division III. Among the selections were senior Carter Voelker and head coach Jeff Gard.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the full slate of 2020 NABC Coaches' Division III All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division, selected by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division III.
Among the selections were senior Carter Voelker and head coach Jeff Gard. Voelker was named first team in the Central District, making his presence on the All-District team for a first time in his career. Gard was named Central District's Coach of the Year, a feat which he was named just two seasons ago.
Voelker was named WIAC Co-Player of the Year and in conference play, he ranked fourth in scoring (16.9 points/game), third in rebounding (7.1/game) and first in assists (4.0/game) while leading the WIAC with a 1.81 assist to turnover ratio.
Voelker's top performances this season includes:
-12/27 - LeTourneau - 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. He shot 38.1% (8-of-21) from the field.
-1/18 - UW-La Crosse - 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Voelker shot 43.8% (7-of-16) from the field.
-2/15 - UW-River Falls - 30 points, six rebounds and 1 assist. He shot 76.9% (10-of-13) from the field and 87.5% (7-of-8) from three-point range.
In his 11th season as head coach at UW-Platteville, Gard led the Pioneers to a third consecutive and 13th trip in program history to the NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship tournament. Before earning an at large bid, the Pioneers clinched the outright WIAC regular season title which was a second in three seasons, a 21st in program history, and a 14th outright championship. Gard was also named WIAC Coach of the Year.
The Pioneers had a conference best +13 point differential, ranking second in scoring (78 points/game) and second in points allowed (65 points/game).
UW-Platteville led the WIAC in knocking down and defending the three-point shot. The Pioneers made a conference-high 250 three-pointers (9.62/game) at a 39.6% clip as a team and held their opponents to just 30.4% from deep. As a team, they finished second in the conference in rebounding (37.6/game) and assists (12.88 per game).
2020 NABC COACHES' ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS AND COACHES – NCAA DIVISION III
ATLANTIC
First Team
Brian Cameron, Wesley
Spencer Cook, Stevens
Chris LaBelle, Centenary
Doug Levy, John Jay
Ryan Turell, Yeshiva
Randall Walko, The College of New Jersey*
Second Team
Adnan Bajrami, Baruch
Chase Barneys, Rutgers Newark
Rich Dunham, Gwynedd Mercy
Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva
Elijah Lott, SUNY Purchase
Coach of the Year: Elliot Steinmetz, Yeshiva
CENTRAL
First Team
Adam Fravert, UW-Oshkosh*
Trent Jones, Ripon
Jack Nolan, Washington University in St. Louis
Connor Raridon, North Central
Jake Rhode, Elmhurst
Carter Voelker, UW-Platteville
Second Team
Andrew Bruggink, Wisconsin Lutheran
Jack Flynn, UW-Oshkosh
Josh Johnson, Webster
Cole Rabedeaux, UW-Eau Claire
Pierson Wofford, Augustana
Coach of the Year: Jeff Gard, UW-Platteville
EAST
First Team
Sebastian Alderete, Ithaca
Ryan Algier, Rochester
Isaiah Brown, SUNY Potsdam
Austin Grunder, SUNY Cortland
Patrick Mahoney, RPI*
Sammy Robinson, St. John Fisher
Second Team
Donyae Baylor-Carroll, Penn State Harrisburg
Kevin Dennis, SUNY Morrisville
Tyler Lescoe, Hobart
Riley Thompson, Ithaca
Jahidi White, SUNY Brockport
Coach of the Year: Greg Dunne, State University of New York at Brockport
GREAT LAKES
First Team
Nathan Bower-Malone, Mount Union
Derrick DeVries, Calvin
Tyler Frederick, LaRoche
Danyon Hempy, Wooster*
Craig McGee, Rose Hulman
Connor Seipel, Wittenberg
Second Team
Ryan Berger, John Carroll
Jack Davidson, Wabash
Jamezell Davis, Jr., Albion
Marcus Dempsey, Muskingum
Dylan O'Hara, Westminter
Coach of the Year: Mike Fuline, University of Mount Union
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
First Team
Riley Collins, Drew
Conner Delaney, Johns Hopkins*
Connor Laverty, Widener
Zac O'Dell, Swarthmore
Nate Shafer, Swarthmore
Jared Wagner, York
Second Team
Jason Aigner, Christopher Newport
Da'kquan Davis, Arcadia
Dan Gaines, Muhlenberg
Matt Mancuso, Scranton
Mason Wang, Hood
Coach of the Year: Landry Kosmalski, Swarthmore
NORTHEAST
First Team
DeAnte Bruton, Nichols
Eric Demers, Gordon
Kena Gilmour, Hamilton
Sam Jefferson, Colby
Luke Rogers, Tufts
Jake Ross, Springfield*
Second Team
Hakim Animashaun, Salem State
Fenton Bradley, Western Connecticut
Keith Brown, Endicott
Jack Casale, Saint Joseph's (ME)
Andrew Jaworski, Babson
Coach of the Year: Bob Sheldon, Tufts University
SOUTH
First Team
Buzz Anthony, Randolph-Macon
Jacob Bates, Centre
Hans Burwitz, UT Dallas
Will Crumly, Covenant
Matthew Schner, Emory
Nate West, LeTourneau*
Second Team
Cooxooeii Black, Colorado College
Tristen Licon, Sul Ross State
Kyler Gregory, Guilford
Seth Stanley, Hendrix
Jalen Weber, UT Dallas
Coach of the Year: Josh Merkel, Randolph Macon-College
WEST
First Team
Jubie Alade, St. John's
Ben College, Whitworth
Booker Coplin, Augsburg
Michah Elan, Pomona-Pitzer
Nate Schimonitz, Nebraska Wesleyan*
Tim Wendel, Crown
Second Team
David Menary, Redlands
Anders Nelson, Saint Thomas
Connor Riordan, Simpson
Dempsey Roggenbuck, Linfield
Andrew Vickers, Whitman
Coach of the Year: Johnny Tauer, University of Saint Thomas (MN)
*District Player of the Year