FARGO,
N.D. – North Dakota State University sophomores A.J. Jacobson and Paul
Miller were voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District men’s basketball
team announced Thursday, Feb. 11, by the College Sports Information
Directors of America.
NDSU
was joined by Iowa, New Mexico, Belmont and College of Charleston as
the only five schools in the nation with two Academic All-District
honorees.
Jacobson (Fargo, N.D.) and Miller (Waukesha, Wis.) will both advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America honors to be announced later this month.
To be eligible for Academic All-District and Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his current institution.
Jacobson owns a 3.99 cumulative GPA with a zoology/pre-dentistry major. He has started all 24 games for the Bison this season, averaging 13.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 46 percent from the field.
Jacobson (Fargo, N.D.) and Miller (Waukesha, Wis.) will both advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America honors to be announced later this month.
To be eligible for Academic All-District and Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his current institution.
Jacobson owns a 3.99 cumulative GPA with a zoology/pre-dentistry major. He has started all 24 games for the Bison this season, averaging 13.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 46 percent from the field.
Miller
has a 3.82 cumulative GPA with a major in accounting. He leads the
Bison in scoring with 16.5 points per game, while also grabbing 5.0
rebounds per contest and shooting 43 percent overall and from
three-point range.
Miller and Jacobson have combined for 40 double-digit scoring games this season. As only sophomores, both rank among the top 25 in NDSU history in career three-pointers made.
Academic All-District Team (District 6)
Division I
First Team
Name, School, Year, Hometown, GPA, Major
Kale Abrahamson, Drake, Sr., West Des Moines, Iowa, 3.91, Psychology/MBA
Miller and Jacobson have combined for 40 double-digit scoring games this season. As only sophomores, both rank among the top 25 in NDSU history in career three-pointers made.
Academic All-District Team (District 6)
Division I
First Team
Name, School, Year, Hometown, GPA, Major
Kale Abrahamson, Drake, Sr., West Des Moines, Iowa, 3.91, Psychology/MBA
Mike Gesell, Iowa, Sr., South Sioux City, Neb., 3.94, Finance/Leisure studies
A.J. Jacobson, North Dakota State, So., Fargo, N.D., 3.99, Zoology/Pre-dentistry
Paul Miller, North Dakota State, So., Waukesha, Wis., 3.82, Accounting
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, Sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3.42, Economics/Leisure studies
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, Sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3.42, Economics/Leisure studies
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