Seven Jackrabbits earn Summit League honors

Landon Dierks, Sports Editor

SIOUX FALLS — Postseason awards were announced at the Summit League Basketball Championships’ tip-off press conference Thursday afternoon, with six South Dakota State athletes and one coach earning individual league honors.

Below is a summary of the individual Jackrabbits recognized by a vote of league head coaches, athletic communications directors and select media members.

 

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Douglas Wilson

  • Summit League Player of the Year
  • Summit League Newcomer of the Year
  • First Team All-Summit League
  • Summit League All-Newcomer Team

*Note: The junior forward’s Player of the Year honor was SDSU’s fourth in a row, following Mike Daum’s run of three consecutive from 2017-19.

 

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Matt Dentlinger

  • Second Team All-Summit League

 

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Noah Freidel

  • Honorable Mention All-Summit League
  • Freshman of the Year
  • Summit League All-Newcomer Team

 

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Eric Henderson

  • Coach of the Year

 

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Paiton Burckhard

  • First Team All-Summit League

 

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Tagyn Larson

  • Second Team All-Summit League

 

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Tori Nelson

  • Summit League Newcomer of the Year
  • Summit League All-Newcomer Team

Follow these links for a complete list of Summit League men’s and women’s honors.