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Billeter Named NABC District Coach of the Year; Riemersma All-District Team

3/21/2022 9:56:00 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC has announced the 2022 NABC Division II All-District Teams and District Coach of the Year. Augustana head men's basketball coach Tom Billeter is the Central Region Coach of the Year while Tyler Riemersma is a First Team All-District honoree.
 
Billeter guided the Vikings to an NSIC Championship in 2021-22 with a 17-2 NSIC record while Augustana went 26-4 on the season. Augustana earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Central Region, earning postseason hosting rights.
 
Billeter, completing his 19th season with AU, was also the 2022 NSIC Coach of the Year.
 
Riemersma, completing his collegiate eligibility this season, was the NSIC South Division Player of the Year and led the league with six NSIC Player of the Week honors.
 
The Bloomington, Minnesota, native averaged a double-double with 18.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per outing. It marked the third-straight year of the double-double average while he ranks eighth in the nation with 323 rebounds and 13th nationally with 3.66 offensive rebounds per game.
 
Just last week, Riemersma was named the NCAA Division II CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, marking the top student-athlete in men's basketball.
 
The NABC All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division II.
 
First Team
Austin Andrews, Minnesota Duluth
Tray Buchanan, Emporia State
Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri State
Tyler Riemersma, Augustana
Isaiah Wade, Central Oklahoma
 
Second Team
Drew Blair, Minnesota Duluth
Adam Dworsky, Southeastern Oklahoma State
Burke Putnam, Oklahoma Baptist
Joe Smoldt, Upper Iowa
Jared Vitztum, Fort Hays State
 
Coach of the Year:
Tom Billeter, Augustana
 
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