NDSU's Kading Earns Spot on Capital One Academic All-District Team

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University junior Chris Kading was voted to the Capital One Academic All-District men’s basketball team announced Thursday, Feb. 5, by the College Sports Information Directors of America

Kading, a De Pere, Wis., native, advances to the national ballot for Capital One 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, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution.

Kading owns a 3.80 cumulative GPA in exercise science. He is averaging 5.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game for the Bison this season. Kading scored a season-high 13 points at Montana State on Nov. 30 and pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at IUPUI on Jan. 22.

Kading has played in 87 of 89 games in his career, ranking ninth in school history in blocked shots.

Capital One Academic All-District Team (District 6)

Division I

First Team

Name, School, Year, Hometown, GPA, Major

Brandon Bos, South Dakota, Sr., Markham, Ontario, 3.57, Kinesiology & sports science

Mike Gesell, Iowa, Jr., South Sioux City, Neb., 3.93, Finance

Chris Kading, North Dakota State, Jr., De Pere, Wis., 3.80, Exercise science

Tylor Ongwae, Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., Eldoret, Kenya, 3.45, Business management

Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 3.34, Economics