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Tim Roberts
MIT
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AUSTIN, Texas – Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Tim Roberts, one of six repeat selections, leads the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America® teams for NCAA Division III men's basketball announced Wednesday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Roberts, a 4.0 student as a civil and environmental engineering major, moves up from his second team Academic All-America® spot from last year to earn the men’s Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year honor for 2018-19.
Roberts led MIT to a 23-5 record and a No. 12 national ranking this season as he averaged 15.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game on his way to first team All-NEWMAC accolades.
He is joined on the first team by repeat selections Austin Coene (Roger Williams); Cooper Cook (Nebraska Wesleyan); Edvinas Rupkus (Skidmore) and David Stokman from St. John’s (Minn.). Cook and Rupkus were also named to the 2016-17 Academic All-America® second team.
Jason Palesse from MSOE, a second team honoree, rounds out the repeat selections. He was a third team pick last year.
Cook, a Jostens finalists this year, was the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year.
The 15-man Academic All-America® men’s team has a 3.89 GPA with the first team posting a 3.96. Two men boast perfect 4.0s.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
2018-19 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball Team – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Austin Coene (1) |
Roger Williams University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Finance |
| Cooper Cook (1,2a) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Accounting |
| Tim Roberts (2) |
MIT |
Sr. |
4 |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Edvinas Rupkus (1, 2a) |
Skidmore College |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Economics / Business |
| David Stokman (1,3) |
Saint John's University (Minn.) |
Sr. |
4 |
Economics / Philosophy |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Booker Coplin |
Augsburg University |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Biopsychology |
| Jack Davidson |
Wabash College |
So. |
3.78 |
Economics |
| Jason Palesse (3) |
MSOE |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Conor Riordan |
Simpson College |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Mathematics |
| Daniel Rosenbaum |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Computer Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Ryuji Aoki |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Darian Berry |
Saint Joseph's College (ME) |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Finance & Accounting |
| Caleb Cox |
Capital University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Business |
| Matthew Kirmse |
MSOE |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Actuarial Science |
| Austin Schreck |
Capital University |
Sr. |
3.8 |
Financial Economics |
Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Tim Roberts, MIT
(1) – 2017-18 First team CoSIDA Academic All-America® Selection
(2) – 2017-18 Second team CoSIDA Academic All-America® Selection
(2a) – 2016-17 Second team CoSIDA Academic All-America® Selection
(3) – 2016-17 Third team CoSIDA Academic All-America® Selection
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Scott Musa, Shenandoah University | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
smusa@su.edu | (540) 665-5417