2014 NABC DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College men's basketball post player
Dan Kornbaum (SR, Little Falls, Minn.) was named as a Division III All-America second-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, it was announced on Thursday.
The award is the ninth All-American honor given to an Augsburg men's basketball player in program history, and the first since Devean George earned All-American honors from both the NABC and D3hoops.com in 1998 and 1999. George was an NABC All-America second-team selection in both 1998 and 1999, while earning D3hoops.com first-team honors in 1999 and second-team honors in 1998. As members of the NAIA, Augsburg players were honored four times -- Dan Anderson in 1964 (second team) and 1965 (first team), Sheldon Anderson in 1973 (third team) and Greg Boone in 1981 (first team).
The award is the latest honor for Kornbaum, who was named to the
D3hoops.com All-West Region first team and NABC All-West District first team earlier this week. Last year, Kornbaum earned second-team West all-region/district honors from both groups.
Kornbaum had the best year of his collegiate career this season, earning
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors, in addition to being named to the All-MIAC team for the second straight year. Kornbaum was also named as
one of 10 finalists nationwide for the Jostens Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding student-athlete in NCAA Division III basketball. He will also play in the
Reese's Division III All-Star Game in Salem, Va., this Saturday (3/22), after winning an online vote on the D3hoops.com website.
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 college 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.
(NOTE: This story includes information taken from other Augsburg news releases on Dan Kornbaum.)
