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Kyle Steigenga
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior forward
Kyle Steigenga from Cornerstone University headlines the 2017-18 CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Men’s Basketball Teams as released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The College Division Academic All-America® basketball teams include student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Steigenga has been selected as the Academic All-America® of the Year honoree for men’s basketball.
A senior education and kinesiology major from Holland, Michigan, Steigenga owns a 3.97 GPA. Steigenga joins an elite class of three-time first-team Academic All-America® honorees. He is a two-time Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference All-Academic.
Steigenga recently closed his illustrious career when Cornerstone ended its season in the NAIA Division II Tournament quarterfinals. Steigenga produced 3,023 points, 1,201 rebounds, 271 assists and 81 blocked shots for the Golden Eagles. He became the first Cornerstone men’s basketball player to score 3,000 points and finished second on the program’s career rebounding list. Steigenga established NAIA Division II Tournament career records with 332 points and 135 rebounds in 15 games.
Steigenga’s two WHAC Player of the Year honors and four first-team all-conference nods are program firsts. He has collected three first-team All-American accolades, WHAC Newcomer of the Year and 2015 NAIA Division II Tournament Most Valuable Player. Steigenga led Cornerstone to the 2015 national championship, 2017 national runner-up finish, three conference regular-season championships, two league tournament championships, three 30-win seasons and a 124-21 mark.
Jeremy Deemer from Graceland University and
Lucas Huffman of Indiana University East took their second Academic All-America® honors. Deemer reeled in his second first-team nod, while Huffman was a second-team choice as a sophomore.
The 10 student-athletes on the men’s team averaged a 3.95 GPA.
2017-18 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball Team – College Division
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jeremy Deemer (1) |
Graceland University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration / Economics |
| Lucas Huffman (#) |
Indiana University East |
Sr. |
4 |
Biochemistry |
| Joel Johnson |
Corban University |
Jr. |
4 |
Health Science |
| Michael Loomis |
Northwest Christian University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Accounting / Business |
| Kyle Steigenga (1)(@) |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Education / Kinesiology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Nathan Biggs |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mathematics |
| Caleb Dozier |
Corban University |
Gr. |
3.98 / 3.98 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Bart Hiscock |
Hastings College |
So. |
4 |
Biochemistry |
| Quinn Niego |
Saint Xavier University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Business Administration / Accounting |
| Andrija Sarenac |
Keiser University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Finance |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Kyle Steigenga, Cornerstone University (Mich.)
(1) – CoSIDA All-America® College Division First Team in 2016-17
(@) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division First Team in 2015-16
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Second Team in 2015-16
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Rich Tortorell, Oklahoma City University| Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rtortorelli@okcu.edu | (405) 208-5304