Winona, MN-
Two men's basketball student-athletes from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference have earned 2019-20 NJCAA Division III All-America honors, as announced Monday, April 6.
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) named Rochester Community & Technical College sophomore Kong Kong, and Central Lakes College sophomore Tyree'on Johnson to the 2019-20 NJCAA Division III All-America squads.
Kong Kong was named to the NJCAA First Team as he led RCTC to the NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball National Championship; the Mankato, Minnesota product proved to be a force at both ends of the court for the Yellowjackets. Kong was second in the MCAC in rebounds-per-game at 10.8, and led the league in total boards with 346 on the year. He also was tops in blocked shots, with 56 rejections this past season.
Tyree'on Johnson, a NJCAA Honorable Mention selection, led Central Lakes to the 2019-20 MCAC Northern Division title in impressive fashion, as the Raiders went 16-0 in Divisional play and were 24-5 overall. Johnson and CLC advanced to the 2019-20 NJCAA North Plains District semi-finals, where they fell 83-80 to RCTC. The sophomore from Coon Rapids, Minnesota led the MCAC in field goal accuracy, hitting from the floor on 68.4% of his attempts. Johnson averaged 17.1 points a contest, grabbed 212 total boards - including 85 offensive rebounds - good for second overall in that category.
For the full NJCAA press release, please visit: https://njcaa.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/div3/all-americans/index
For more on MCAC Men's Basketball, please go to: https://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/index
NJCAA Men's Basketball information, including all of the NJCAA National Top 15 Poll and Player-of-the-Week releases can be found at: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/index
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system, as well as select member colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.
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