Basketball Times unveiled its NCAA Division II All-American Team on March 20 with University of Wisconsin-Parkside men's basketball student-athlete
Zygimantas Riauka earning a spot on the Third Team.
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Riauka, who was named a preseason All-American by Basketball Times, earns a spot on the Third Team and is one of two Great Lakes Valley Conference players on the squad, joining First Team selection Jake Thelen of Bellarmine University. A total of 15 student-athletes were honored, five landing First Team honors, five earning Second Team honors, and five more securing Third Team accolades.
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The Downers Grove, Illinois, native earns the honor after appearing and starting in 28 games this season, helping the Rangers (26-4, 17-1 GLVC) establish a new school record for wins while securing a share of the program's third straight GLVC East Division crown.
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The senior forward was second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game while averaging a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game and 45 blocks. Riauka netted eight double-doubles while scoring a season-high 24 points in a 79-61 victory over the University of Minnesota-Duluth on Nov. 23.
