WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Black Hills State men’s basketball senior Joel Scott was named NCAA D2 Conference Commissioner’s Association Ron Lenz National Player of the Year.
Scott continues to haul in accolades as one of the top players in the nation, with D2CCA Player of the Year honors being the latest added to the list.
Scott is D2CCA All-American for the second straight year, after having already twice earned NABC All-American, NABC All-Region First Team, D2CCA All-Region First Team and RMAC Player of the Year. He was also recently named on the 2023 Bevo Francis Top-25 Watch List.
Scott is currently the third-leading scorer in the RMAC, averaging 22.8 points per game and 752 total points, 25 away from matching his points total from last season that set a program record. Scott also leads the RMAC in rebounding with 9.7 per game and 319 total rebounds.
Nationally, Scott ranks first in defensive rebounds per game (7.91) while he also ranks eighth in points and 15th in rebounds per game. Additionally, his 15 double-doubles this season ranks fifth in the nation.
Now currently with 2,404 career total points, Scott recently cemented himself as the BHSU men’s basketball all-time leading scorer and is also the third Yellow Jacket to join the 2,000-point club.
Sports Information Directors from NCAA Division II East Region schools and conferences selected the two All-Region teams. The process concludes with All-American selections announced in later this month. This is the second year the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association has sponsored the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball All-Region and All-American teams.
The Division II CCA encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
2022-23 Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball All-American Teams
*Ron Lenz National Player of the Year: Joel Scott, Black Hills State
First Team
Joel Scott – F, Sr., Black Hills State
RJ Sunahara – F, R-Jr., Nova Southeastern
Kaden Anderson – F, Sr., Point Loma Nazarene
Bryce Butler – G, Jr., West Liberty
Frank Champion – F, So., North Georgia
