MINOT, N.D. – Augustana University junior guard Jordan Spencer has been named to the Division II Conference Commissioners' Association All-Central Region First Team, the D2CCA announced Monday.
 
Spencer, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound guard from Milton Keynes, England, will now advance to the D2CCA All-America ballot.
 
Spencer earned All-NSIC First Team honors in 2016-17 after twice being named second team as a freshman and sophomore. He finished the year averaging 15.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. Spencer dished out 242 assists this season, which is the second most in a single season at Augustana, two shy of his single season record 244 which he set as a sophomore in 2015-16.
 
He dished out five or more assists in 27 of 33 games played this season, including 10 or more assists seven times. Spencer also scored in double-figures in 29 of 33 games this season, recording 20-plus points nine times. He is the NCAA Division II career active leader in assists 688, which is also Augustana's all-time career record. Spencer is one of just eight active players in NCAA Division I, II or III with 1,000-plus career points and 600-plus career assists.
 
Spencer is the fifth player at Augustana to earn D2CCA (formerly Daktronics) All-Central Region First Team honors, joining Cody Schilling, Cameron McCaffrey, Daniel Jansen and Casey Schilling.
 
Augustana made its 14th overall and third straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016-17. The Vikings finished 24-9 and advanced to the NCAA Central Region Tournament semifinals for the third straight year. Augustana has now won 20-plus games seven times in the last 10 years, including three straight seasons.

First Team
Gage Davis, So., G, 6-4, St. Cloud State
Aaron Lien, Sr., G, 6-4, MSU Moorhead
*Justin Pitts, Jr., G, 5-9, Northwest Missouri State
Braxton Reeves, Sr., F, 6-4, East Central
Jordan Spencer, Jr., G, 6-2, Augusana

*D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year

Second Team
Rob Davis, Sr., G, 5-11, Fort Hays State
Derylton Hill, Jr., F, 6-5, Arkansas-Monticello
Tyler Rudolph, Jr., F, 6-6, Minot State
Brady Skeens, Jr., F, 6-7, Washburn
Anthony Virdure, Sr., G, 6-0, Lincoln