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SD (PlayNorthStar.com)- The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the 2016-17 Men’s Basketball All-Conference selections and postseason awards.  The all-conference and postseason awards were announced at the conclusion of the championship game at Gordon Lozier Center where top-seeded Bellevue (Neb.) cruised to a 74-57 victory over second-seeded Dickinson State (N.D.) Monday evening.

Bellevue, Dickinson State and Jamestown (N.D.) shared the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Men’s Basketball regular-season title with 11-5 record.

B.J. Shelton of Bellevue was selected to Most Valuable Player and Newcomer of the Year awards.  Austin Dunbar of Valley City State (N.D.) was chosen as Defensive Player-of-the-Year.

Shane Paben of Bellevue was named as the NSAA Men’s Basketball Coach-of-the-Year. 

The following athletes were selected by the conference coaches as All-Conference First and Second Teams.  There is a list of Honorable Mention recipients.

Below are the complete listings of the North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference teams and postseason awards.

2016-17 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards

First Team All-Conference

Name	School	Class	Ht.	Pos.	Hometown
B.J. Shelton	Bellevue (Neb.)	Junior	6-4	Guard	Bakersfield, Calif.
Marcus White	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Junior	6-6	Guard	Milwaukee, Wis.
Jake Hagler #	Jamestown (N.D.)	Senior	6-0	Guard	Cando, N.D.
Jayden Ferguson $	Valley City State (N.D.)	Junior	6-5	Forward	Williston, N.D.
Donnell Minton $	Presentation (S.D.)	Senior	6-0	Guard	Indianapolis, Ind.

Second Team All-Conference

Name	School	Class	Ht.	Pos.	Hometown
Kyle Kilgore $	Dakota State (S.D.)	Senior	6-7	Forward	Adrian, Minn.
Tanner Heiser #	Dakota State (S.D.)	Senior	6-0	Guard	Watertown, S.D.
Nick Hilton	Bellevue (Neb.)	Junior	6-1	Guard	Sacramento, Calif.
Ethan Haberman	Viterbo (Wis.)	Junior	6-5	Forward	La Crosse, Wis.
Jake Bamke	Viterbo (Wis.)	Senior	6-2	Guard	Hortonville, Wis.

% – 2014-15 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team Selection
$ – 2015-16 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team Selection
# – 2015-16 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team Selection

Postseason Awards
Most Valuable Player:  B.J. Shelton – Bellevue (Neb.)
Defensive Player of the Year:  Austin Dunbar – Valley City State (N.D.)
Newcomer Player of the Year:  B.J. Shelton – Bellevue (Neb.)
Coach of the Year:  Shane Paben – Bellevue (Neb.)

NSAA Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention
Reggie Fields, Jr. – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jerry Shevlin – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Logan Brown – Jamestown (N.D.)
Jacob Havron – Jamestown (N.D.)
Elijah Valdez – Presentation (S.D.)
Austin Dunbar – Valley City State (N.D.)
Rashad Satahoo – Valley City State (N.D.)
Michael Morgan – Waldorf (Iowa)
Kaden Verdin – Waldorf (Iowa)