2013-14 MIAC MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College post player Dan Kornbaum (SR, Little Falls, Minn.) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Joe Hutton Player of the Year, leading a quartet of Auggies who earned conference honors from the MIAC, it was announced on Thursday.

Kornbaum joined teammates Andy Seidlitz (SR, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) and Noah Veach (SR, Grand Haven, Mich.) as All-MIAC selections, while Auggie guard Parker Hines (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Minnehaha Academy HS) earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors. Veach was also named to the MIAC All-Defensive Team, and Kornbaum was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

It's the fourth time an Augsburg player has earned MIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors since the 1989-90 season. Devean George '99 earned the honor in both 1997-98 and 1998-99, and Jeoffrey Reed '00 was named co-Player of the Year in 1999-2000.

Kornbaum was named to the All-MIAC squad for the second straight year, while Veach and Hines were All-MIAC honorable-mention selections last season. Hines was named to the MIAC All-First-Year Team in 2010-11, and Seidlitz was an All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team selection last year.

The award is the latest for Kornbaum, who was named as one of 10 finalists nationwide for the Jostens Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding student-athlete in NCAA Division III basketball, earlier this week. Last season, he was named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region and National Association of Basketball Coaches Division III All-West District second teams.

Kornbaum was one of the most dominant big men in small-college basketball this season, averaging 19.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per-game. He was the MIAC's scoring champion in both overall (19.3) and conference games-only (19.1). In MIAC overall statistics, Kornbaum led the league in points scored (502), field goals made (208) and blocked shots (43), while ranking second in field-goal percentage (.667), rebounds per-game (7.9), overall rebounds (205) and offensive rebounds (66), and ranking third in defensive rebounds (139).

Among NCAA Division III players nationally, Kornbaum ranks fourth in field-goal percentage (.667) and ninth in field goals made (208), while ranking 58th in points per-game (19.3). He recorded six point-rebound double-doubles this season, while recording 20-plus points 13 times.

In two seasons at Augsburg after transferring from Division II Minnesota-Duluth (54 games, 54 starts), Kornbaum recorded 1,015 points (18.8 ppg), along with 430 rebounds (8.0 rpg), 81 blocked shots, 31 steals and 84 assists. His 1,015 Augsburg points are 20th-most in school history, while his 18.8 points per-game are fifth-best and 8.0 rebounds per-game are tied for ninth-best. His 81 blocked shots are fifth-most in school history, and his .625 field-goal percentage is second-best.

Including his two seasons at Minnesota-Duluth (107 games, 57 starts), Kornbaum finished his career with 1,296 points (12.1 ppg). 607 rebounds (5.7 rpg), 126 blocked shots, 88 assists, 40 steals and a .611 field-goal percentage.

Kornbaum was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, as part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

Veach had the best year of his career in 2013-14, averaging 15.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per-game, while claiming 55 assists and 19 steals. He connected on 54.7 percent (129-of-236) of his field goals and a team-best 78.1 percent (125-of-160) from the free-throw line. His 125 free throws were the most among MIAC players in overall statistics, while his 15.4 points per-game and 401 points were both fifth-best among conference players. He ranked seventh in scoring in MIAC games-only, averaging 13.7 points per-game.

A forward, Veach scored in double figures in 20 of his 26 games this season, including the first 10 games in a row to start the campaign. He recorded five or more rebounds in 13 games, while also claiming three or more assists in eight contests.

In his three seasons at Augsburg (75 games, 49 starts), Veach scored 722 points (9.6 ppg), while recording 276 rebounds (3.7 rpg), 121 assists, 11 blocked shots and 44 steals. He connected on 79.4 percent of his free throws (235-of-296) in his Auggie years. Including his first year at Trine (Ind., 101 games, 71 starts), Veach finished with 926 career points (9.2 ppg), 367 rebounds (3.6 rpg), 144 assists, 14 blocked shots and 61 steals. His overall career free-throw percentage was 77.9 percent (303-of-389).

Seidlitz also had the best year of his career in 2013-14, averaging 18.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per-game, while collecting 75 assists, 20 steals and five blocked shots. He connected on 62 three-pointers -- eighth-most in a single season in school history -- and hit at a 44.3-percent (62-of-140) clip. 

A shooting guard, Seidlitz scored in double figures in 23 of his 26 games this season, including the final 15 games in a row. He cracked the 20-point plateau in eight games, and hit three or more three-pointers in 12 games.

In four seasons at Augsburg (104 games, 37 starts), Seidlitz finished with 1,071 career points (10.3 ppg), ranking 16th in school history in all-time scoring. His 132 career three-pointers are ninth-most in school history. He also recorded 316 career rebounds (3.0 rpg), 208 assists (tied for ninth-most in school history), 63 steals and 16 blocked shots.

Hines was sidelined for the first portion of the season, but took charge of the Auggie offense as a point guard after the semester break, claiming a team-best 102 assists, to go along with a 7.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per-game average. He also recorded 23 steals and 23 three-pointers. 

His 102 assists were fourth-most among MIAC players in overall statistics this season, and are tied for eighth-most in a single season in school history. He recorded five-plus assists in 15 games this year, including his last nine straight games, while scoring in double figures in seven games.

In his Augsburg career (78 games, 67 starts), Hines has scored 630 points (8.1 ppg), while pulling down 243 rebounds (3.1 rpg). His 344 career assists are second-most in school history, and he also has 87 career steals and 10 blocked shots.

Under ninth-year head coach Aaron Griess, Augsburg finished 18-8 overall, 14-6 in MIAC play in 2013-14, qualifying for the MIAC postseason playoffs for the third straight year and fifth time in the last six seasons. Augsburg has finished with double-digit victory totals the last eight seasons in a row, while recording 10-plus wins in MIAC play the last seven years in a row.

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(NOTE: This story includes information taken from other Augsburg news releases on Dan Kornbaum.)