LANDON DIERKS
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.
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.
Matt Dentlinger
Second Team All-Summit League
Noah Freidel
Honorable Mention All-Summit League
Freshman of the Year
Summit League All-Newcomer Team
Eric Henderson
Coach of the Year
Paiton Burckhard
First Team All-Summit League
Tagyn Larson
Second Team All-Summit League
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.