CL Men’s Hoops Collects 14 CSC Academic All-District Awards

CSC Release | CL Men's Basketball Awards Page

JACKSON, Mich. - The Crossroads League recently placed 14 student-athletes on the 2025-2026 College Sports Communicators NAIA Men's Basketball Academic All-District Team. Mount Vernon Nazarene paced the league with the maximum of four awards, with Grace and Goshen adding three, and Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor picking up two.

The CSC Academic All-District award is given to a student-athlete who maintains a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average while having reached sophomore status academically and having played in at least 90 percent, or started in 66 percent of their team's contests throughout the current season. Individuals must also have been nominated by their Sports Information Department to make the list.

Each basketball team is allowed up to four nominations, with selected CSC Academic All-District recipients advancing to the ballot for CSC Academic All-America honors. Those awards will be voted on by members of CSC from around the nation and will be announced on April 14.

2025-2026 CSC NAIA Men's Basketball Academic All-District Recipients
Kenny May, Goshen
Deecon Hill, Goshen
Juraj Minarovjech, Goshen
Hunter Walston, Grace
Ian Raasch, Grace
Gage Sefton, Grace
JD Moore, Indiana Wesleyan
Crew Gibson, Indiana Wesleyan
Trent Koning, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Peyton Heiss, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Devin Dreier, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Bede Lori, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Pete Combs, Taylor
Nate Paarlberg, Taylor