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.
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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.
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Billeter, completing his 19
th season with AU, was also the 2022 NSIC Coach of the Year.
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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.
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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 13
th nationally with 3.66 offensive rebounds per game.
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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.
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The NABC All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division II.
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First Team
Austin Andrews, Minnesota Duluth
Tray Buchanan, Emporia State
Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri State
Tyler Riemersma, Augustana
Isaiah Wade, Central Oklahoma
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Second Team
Drew Blair, Minnesota Duluth
Adam Dworsky, Southeastern Oklahoma State
Burke Putnam, Oklahoma Baptist
Joe Smoldt, Upper Iowa
Jared Vitztum, Fort Hays State
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Coach of the Year:
Tom Billeter, Augustana
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