Story by Matt Bos, NAIA Media Coordinator
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. –The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2013-14 Division II Men’s Basketball All-America teams. Joe Mitchell of Friends (Kan.) was named the NABC-NAIA Division II National Player of the Year. The All-America Teams are selected by the NAIA All-America committee.
Mitchell (pictured top left), a 6-foot-1 senior guard, led all players at the NAIA Division II level averaging 32.3 points per game. The senior shot 58 percent from the field and better than 40 percent from beyond the arc, making 60 3-pointers this season. Mitchell also dished out 161 assists and pulled down 5.2 rebounds per game in leading Friends to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season title. Mitchell and the Falcons earned their first ever win at the NAIA Division II National Championship, upsetting No. 13-seed Northwood (Fla.) in the first round. The Falcons followed with a win over No. 4 Cornerstone (Mich.) before losing to eventual national champion No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan. They finished the year with a 27-7 record.
Indiana Wesleyan head coach Greg Tonagel was honored as the NABC Division II Men's Basketball Coach of the Year and Todd Eisner of Midland (Neb.) was named the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.
Tonagel, who finished his ninth season in the Wildcat program with a 235-75 record, led Indiana Wesleyan to its first-ever national championship on Tuesday. The Wildcats went 31-6 on the year and earned the title as the No. 5 seed. All five championship wins last week were by double digits, which marked the first time any team accomplished that feat at the national championship since its inception in 1992.
Wrapping up his third season at Midland, Eisner is now 70-31 as a Warrior. His program fell in the title game to Indiana Wesleyan, 78-68, to finish 30-6. The 30 wins established a new school record.
Of the 10 players selected on the first team, six earned All-America honors in some capacity last year.
| First Team | |||||
| Name | School | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown | |
| Dominez Burnett$ | Davenport (Mich.) | So. | F | Flint, Mich. | |
| Adam Herman@ | Concordia (Ore.) | Sr. | F | Vancouver, Wash. | |
| Wes Hudson$ | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Sr. | G | Wyoming, Mich. | |
| Dwayne Johnson | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | G | Miami, Fla. | |
| Brad Karp! | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Sr. | G | Valparaiso, Ind. | |
| Kyle Lindbergh | Dordt (Iowa) | Sr. | F | Margate, Fla. | |
| Joe Mitchell* | Friends (Kan.) | Sr. | G | Wichita, Kan. | |
| Derek Semenas! | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Sr. | G | Rosendale, Wis. | |
| Chris Solomon | Northwood (Fla.) | Jr. | G | Los Angeles, Calif. | |
| Jordan Weidner! | Indiana Wesleyan | Sr. | G | Danville, Ind. | |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Name | School | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown | |
| Aaron Evans | Marian (Ind.) | Sr. | G | Indianapolis, Ind. | |
| Devin Harris$ | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Sr. | G | Edmond, Okla. | |
| Mark Hoge! | Jamestown (N.D.) | Sr. | G | Ironton, Minn. | |
| Idris Ibn Idris | Bethany (Kan.) | Sr. | G | San Diego, Calif. | |
| RJ Mahurin | Indiana Wesleyan | Sr. | F | Rockville, Ind. | |
| Shane Merryman@ | Huntington (Ind.) | Sr. | F | Fort Wayne, Ind. | |
| Nick Reed$ | Doane (Neb.) | Sr. | G | Syracuse, Neb. | |
| Danny Rudeen$ | Morningside (Iowa) | Sr. | G | Sioux City, Iowa | |
| Eric Thompson& | Southern Oregon | Jr. | F | Roseburg, Ore. | |
| Justyn Watkins | Thomas (Ga.) | Sr. | F | Altamone Springs, Fla. | |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Name | School | Year | Pos. | Hometown | |
| Michael Greene$ | Northwest (Wash.) | Sr. | F | Bellingham, Wash. | |
| Joshua Hart$ | Virginia Intermont | Sr. | F | Edgewood, Md. | |
| Scott Kohne@ | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Sr. | F | Fort Wayne, Ind. | |
| Brady Lollman@ | Hastings (Neb.) | Sr. | G | Norfolk, Neb. | |
| Cameron Mitchell! | IU Southeast (Ind.) | Sr. | G | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| C.J. Penny | Asbury (Ky.) | Jr. | F | Lawrenceburg, Ky. | |
| Taylor Pruett | College of Idaho | Sr. | F | Arroyo Grande, Calif. | |
| Jalen Voss$ | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Jr. | F | Worthington, Minn. | |
| Blake Walker | William Penn (Iowa) | Sr. | G | Rose Garden, Ga. | |
| Anthony Woods | Ashford (Iowa) | Jr. | G | Normal, Ill. | |
| Honorable Mention | |
| Name | School |
| Corey Clement | William Jessup (Calif.) |
| Grant Blaser | Cal Maritime |
| Keith Bowman | Menlo (Calif.) |
| Ben Imig | Midland (Neb.) |
| Zack Leeper | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| Trevor Johnson | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Austin Katje | Dordt (Iowa) |
| Galen Gullie | Midland (Neb.) |
| Quinton Wood | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
| Deante Johnson | Union (Ky.) |
| Brandon Cole | Bryan(Tenn.) |
| Floyd Battle | St. Thomas (Fla.) |
| DeForest Carter | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
| Fred Mattison | Northwood (Fla.) |
| Aaron Larson | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Tony Smit | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
| Jarrell Turner | Robert Morris (Ill.) |
| Michael Simpson | Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
| Stavros Schizas | Rochester (Mich.) |
| Matthew Brito | Northern New Mexico |
| Tylon Deal | St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| Spencer Coleman | Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
| Dylan Hale | Dakota State (S.D.) |
| Tyler Fangman | IU East (Ind.) |
| Nathane Simniok | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
| Lee Ames | Bellevue (Neb.) |
| Tyler Woods | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| Bobby Naubert | Madonna (Mich.) |
| JaVontae Ford | Davenport (Mich.) |
| Johnny Elliott | Northwestern Ohio |
| Rob Hogans | Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
| Ryan Benner | Bethel (Ind.) |
| Greg Miller | Grace (Ind.) |
| Austin Fox | Saint Francis (Ind.) |
| Zach Miller | Bethel (Ind.) |
| Julian Rose | Ottawa (Kan.) |
| Cameron Clark | Southwestern (Kan.) |
| Grant Greenberg | St. Mary (Kan.) |
| * denotes NAIA/NABC Player of the Year | |
| ! denotes 2ndteam selection in 2013 | |
| $ denotes honorable mention selection in 2013 | |
| @ denotes 3rd team selection in 2013 | |
| & denotes honorable mention selection in 2012 and 2013 | |
