D3hoops.com Release

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A breakout season saw Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball junior guard Nick Roper (St. Louis, Mo.-MICDS) reel in First Team All-District 8 honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches the organization and Second Team All-Region status from D3hoops.com announced Tuesday, March 12. Senior Luke Yoder (Normal, Ill.-Central Catholic) received Second Team All-Region recognition from D3hoops.com.

A First Team All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selection, Roper led Illinois Wesleyan to an outright CCIW Regular Season Championship this season. He led the team with 12.4 points per game, starting in all 27 contests for the Green and White. Roper was also IWU's top rebounder with 5.9 caroms per contest. A two-time CCIW Player of the Week pick, Roper posted five 20-point games and collected three double-doubles on the year. 

He scored a career-high 25 points in a must-win over Elmhurst, Feb. 7, a key victory in the Titans' run to a conference title. The St. Louis, Mo. native shattered his single season career highs in every statistical category.

Yoder, a First Team All-CCIW selection, averaged 10.7 points per game as IWU's primary floor general. He led the team with 106 assists and finished second on the team with 35 steals. Yoder shot 44.3 percent from the floor and a team-best 81.3 from the free throw line. 

The Normal, Ill. native scored a season-high 28 points at Wittenberg, Nov. 17. He posted single-game highs of nine rebounds, 10 assists, two blocks, and four steals throughout the season.

Roper and Yoder powered the Titans to a 19-8 overall record, including a league-leading 14-2 CCIW mark. The Titans won their third College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Regular Season Championship in the past four years, winning the title outright.

NABC All-District Teams
District 1
First Team
Ben Callahan-Gold - Trinity (CT)
Nate Karren - Williams
Jakhi Lucas - SUNY Morrisville
Tyree Mitchell - Saint Joseph (CT)
David Murray - Connecticut*
Aaron Nkrumah - Worcester State

Second Team
Scott Gyimesi - Tufts
Brendon Hamilton - Westfield State
Jalen Samuels - Saint Joseph (CT)
Henry Vetter - Trinity (CT)
Justice Washington - Albertus Magnus
Coach of the Year: James Cosgrove - Trinity (CT)

District 2
First Team
John Adams - WPI
Stephen Baxter - Babson
Octavio Brito - Keene State
Jeff Hunter - Keene State*
Tavon Jones - Nichols
Bruce Saintilus - Clark

Second Team
Mac Annus - Roger Williams
Ousmane Kourouma - Rhode Island
Donovan Sevilla - WPI
Isaiah Taylor - Clark
Jaheim Young - Western Connecticut
Coach of the Year: David Hastings - Keene State

District 3
First Team
Ahkee Anderson - Oswego State
Jonny Angbazo - RPI
Justice Brantley - Utica
Daniel Cook - St. John Fisher
Nick Hurowitz - Farmingdale State*
Jeremiah Sparks - Oswego State

Second Team
Logan Blankenberg - Nazareth
Adam Dudzinski - St. Lawrence
Logan Jagodzinski - Rochester
Ryan Miles-Ferguson - Clarkson
Zevi Samet - Yeshiva
Coach of the Year: Jason Leone - Oswego State

District 4
First Team
Donyae Baylor-Carroll - Penn State Harrisburg
DJ Campbell - Stockton
Spencer Freedman - NYU
Kevin Lazdowsky - Misericordia
Devin Nicholson - Baruch
Ja'Zere Noel - Rowan*

Second Team
Elijah Eberly - DeSales
Darryl Garib - Wilson
Peter Gorman - Ramapo
Khalif Meares - Rowan
Jack Spellman - Stevens
Coach of the Year: Scott Coval - DeSales

District 5
First Team
Vinny DeAngelo - Swarthmore
Dominic Dunn - Widener*
Jaron Fairweather - Eastern
Jesse Hafemeister - Catholic
Jordan Stafford - Gettysburg
Jalen Vaughns - Neumann

Second Team
Michael Caprise - Swarthmore
Tommy Kelly - Catholic
Zubair Lee - Eastern
Garrison Linton - Hood
John Windley - Johns Hopkins
Coach of the Year: Aaron Kelly - Catholic

District 6
First Team
Adam Brazil - Hampden-Sydney
Tyler Dearman - Guilford*
Robert DiSibio - Washington and Lee
Jahn Hines - Christopher Newport
Davidson Hubbard - Hampden-Sydney
Reed Kemp - Maryville

Second Team
Blake Campbell - Berry
Jair Knight - Emory
Daniel Mbangue - Randolph-Macon
Benjamin Pearce - Emory
Keishawn Pulley Jr. - Randolph-Macon
Coach of the Year: Caleb Kimbrough - Hampden-Sydney

District 7
First Team
Luke Chicone - John Carroll
Tommy DiRienzo - Penn State Behrend
Nick Everett - Wooster
Anthony Mazzeo - Case Western Reserve
Jalen Overway - Calvin*
Christian Parker - Mount Union

Second Team
Justin Allen - Carnegie Mellon
Luke Frazier - John Carroll
Jaden Gales - Saint Vincent
Cortez Garland - Trine
Colin Kahl - Case Western Reserve
Coach of the Year: Jeff Santarsiero - Geneva

District 8
First Team
Jaquan Adams - Principia
Ryan Broeckel - Wisconsin Lutheran*
Hayden Doyle - WashU
Nick Roper - Illinois Wesleyan
Zach Sawyer - Manchester
Jonathan Zapinski - Elmhurst

Second Team
Fillip Bulatovic - Carthage
Bryce Hopkins - Chicago
John Ittounas - Elmhurst
Tate Ivanyo - Anderson (IN)
Trevor Montiel - Benedictine
Coach of the Year: Aaron Aanonsen - Wisconsin Lutheran

District 9
First Team
Luke Harris - Carleton
Peter Lash - Nebraska Wesleyan
Jake Mazrimas - Illinois College
Hunter Nielsen - Bethany Lutheran
Logan Pearson - Wisconsin-Platteville*
Joshua Van Gorp - Central

Second Team
Miles Barnstable - Wisconsin-Whitewater
Brody Fox - Wisconsin-Stout
Ali Sabet - Loras
Cael Schmitt - Coe
Spencer Swanson - Gustavus Adolphus
Coach of the Year: Jeff Gard - Wisconsin-Platteville

District 10
First Team
Jojo Anderson - Whitworth
Josh Angle - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps*

Will Bartoszek - Hardin-Simmons
Christian Green - Trinity (TX)
Josiah Johnson - Mary Hardin-Baylor
Kamden Ross - Schreiner

Second Team
Desi Burrage - Cal Lutheran
Joe Cookson - Pomona Pitzer
Jai Deshpande - Whitman
Devon Lewis - Cal Lutheran
Calvin Williams Jr. - St. Thomas (TX)
Coach of the Year: Jimmy Smith - Trinity (TX)

* Denotes District Player of the Year