Reggie Thomas, Hastings College Men's Basketball v. Morningside GPAC Final 2024 // Jimmy Rash
HASTINGS – The Hastings College Men’s Basketball historic season continued Wednesday morning, with multiple Broncos rewarded for their season-long efforts with recognition coming from the All-GPAC teams.
Sophomore guard Reggie Thomas was named the GPAC Player-of-the-Year, as Thomas broke the single season scoring record while also being named to the First Team All-GPAC. Previously, Thomas was named the Freshman of the Year last season.
Second year head coach Todd Raridon was named the GPAC Coach of the Year, improving from fifteen wins in his first season to 23-8 this year. Tyrique McMurrin earned second team All-GPAC honors as well.
The full press release and GPAC Honors can be found below:
2023-24 GPAC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team (11 Members, Listed Alphabetically by Last Name):
| Name | School | Height |
Year |
Position | Hometown |
| Silas Bennion | Jamestown | 6-0 |
Jr. |
Guard | Eugene, Ore. |
| Ely Doble | Morningside | 6-6 |
Sr. |
Center | Gretna, Neb. |
| Alex Van Kalsbeek | Northwestern | 6-6 |
So. |
Forward | Sheldon, Iowa |
| Lucas Lorenzen | Dordt | 6-3 |
So. |
Guard | Milford, Iowa |
| Derek Merwick | Midland | 6-0 |
Jr. |
Guard | Elkhorn, Neb. |
| Luke Rankin | Dordt | 5-10 |
Jr. |
Guard | Grimes, Iowa |
| Noah Schutte | Concordia | 6-4 |
Jr. |
Forward | Laurel, Neb. |
| Joey Skoff | Morningside | 6-3 |
Sr. |
Guard | Omaha, Neb. |
| Tristan Smith | Concordia | 6-6 |
Jr. |
Forward | Elizabeth, Colo. |
| Matthew Stilwill | Briar Cliff | 6-2 |
Sr. |
Guard | Johnston, Iowa |
| Reggie Thomas* | Hastings | 6-1 |
So. |
Guard | Omaha, Neb. |
*GPAC Player-of-the-Year
Second Team (9 Members, Listed Alphabetically by Last Name):
| Name | School | Height | Year | Position | Hometown |
| Brad Bennett | Concordia | 6-1 | Jr. | Guard | Elkhorn, Neb. |
| Dillon Carlson | Northwestern | 6-2 | Sr. | Guard | Ankeny, Iowa |
| Bryce Coppock | Dordt | 5-11 | Sr. | Guard | Hawarden, Iowa |
| Jakob Dobney | Dakota Wesleyan | 6-0 | Jr. | Guard | Vermillion, S.D. |
| Jack Dotzler | Morningside | 5-11 | Sr. | Guard | Omaha, Neb. |
| Jimmy Linas | Jamestown | 6-8 | Sr. | Forward | Port Saint Lucie, Fla. |
| Tyrique McMurrin | Hastings | 6-5 | Sr. | Forward | Bolingbrook, Ill. |
| Craig Sterk | Northwestern | 6-7 | Sr. | Forward | McBain, Mich. |
| Brady Timm | Doane | 5-11 | Jr. | Guard | Yutan, Neb. |
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year: Reggie Thomas, Hastings
GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Jimmy Linas, Jamestown
GPAC Freshman-of-the-Year: Randy Rosenquist, Dakota Wesleyan
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year: Todd Raridon, Hastings
Honorable Mention:
Briar Cliff: Jamison Helmers, Blake Sindelar
Concordia:
Dakota Wesleyan: Randy Rosenquist Jr., Sam Aslesen
Doane:
Dordt: Connor Millikan, Ben Fairclough Hastings: Danito Matovic, Grady Corrigan Midland: Jake Orr, Jake Rueschhoff Morningside:Aidan Vanderloo, Brendan Buckley Mount Marty: Cole Bowen
Northwestern: Zach LaFave, Kaleb Booth
Jamestown: Will Cordes, Cole Woodford
