South Dakota State’s top scorer and rebounder Jordan Dykstra has earned first team All Summit League honors in men’s basketball.
Two of Dykstra’s SDSU teammates were named to the second team. A pair of University of South Dakota players gained honorable mention.
A senior from Rock Valley, Iowa, Dykstra leads the Jackrabbits, and ranks second in The Summit League, with 16.4 points per game and leads all players in the league with 7.7 rebounds per game.
Brayden Carlson and Cody Larson of SDSU earned league honors for the first times in their respective careers, both on the second team. Larson also eared a spot on the league’s all-newcomer team.
Senior Trevor Gruis and junior Brandon Bos of USD gained honorable mention All-Summit League honors as the league released its all-league teams on Thursday. The teams were selected by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and media.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Taylor Braun, North Dakota State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Garret Covington, Western Illinois
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Mo Evans, Fort Wayne
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chris Udofia, Denver
COACH OF THE YEAR
Saul Phillips, North Dakota State
FIRST TEAM ALL-SUMMIT
Marshall Bjorklund, North Dakota State
Taylor Braun, North Dakota State
Jordan Dykstra, South Dakota State
Luis Jacobo, Fort Wayne
Brett Olson, Denver
Chris Udofia, Denver
SECOND TEAM ALL-SUMMIT
Brayden Carlson, South Dakota State
Garret Covington, Western Illinois
Steve Forbes, Fort Wayne
Cody Larson, South Dakota State
TrayVonn Wright, North Dakota State
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SUMMIT
Lawrence Alexander, North Dakota State
Brandon Bos, South Dakota
CJ Carter, Omaha
Trevor Gruis, South Dakota
John Karhoff, Omaha
ALL-NEWCOMER
Garret Covington, Western Illinois
Mo Evans, Fort Wayne
Steve Forbes, Fort Wayne
Cody Larson, South Dakota State
Khufu Najee, IUPUI
