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In the Minnesota College Athletic Conference, men's basketball teams in the Northern Division found themselves chasing Central Lakes College throughout the 2019-20 regular season. No team in the MCAC North was able to dent the Raider record, with Central Lakes finishing 16-0 in league play and claiming the MCAC Northern Division championship.
In the race for the remaining three post-season spots, Northland Community & Technical College, Hibbing Community College and Rainy River Community College outlasted a competitive field of several teams to qualify for the 2019-20 NJCAA North Plains District Tournament. Lake Superior College finished just outside the post-season ranks, followed by Mesabi Range, Itasca, Vermilion and Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College.
Recently, coaches took time to honor the top players in the MCAC Northern Division ranks; click here for the 2019-20 MCAC Northern All-Division teams, or read on for a listing on the 2019-20 honorees.
Jim Russell, the veteran head coach at Central Lakes College, was tabbed the adidas/Nicklasson Athletic Co-Coach-of-the-Year in the MCAC Northern Division by their peers.
MCAC Men's Basketball
2019-20 Northern All-Division Team
|
Name |
College |
Yr. |
Hometown, State |
|
Tyree'on Johnson |
Central Lakes College |
2 |
Coon Rapids, MN |
|
Curtis Bell |
Vermilion Community College |
2 |
St. Paul, MN |
|
Bakri Gubara |
Northland Community & Technical College |
2 |
Nashville, TN |
|
Jarves Hunt |
Lake Superior College |
2 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
|
Josh Arnold |
Central Lakes College |
2 |
Apple Valley, MN |
|
Trey Winkler |
Rainy River Community College |
1 |
Gering, NE |
|
Beau Bailey |
Central Lakes College |
1 |
Lakeville, MN |
|
Raiden Forrest |
Hibbing Community College |
2 |
West Fargo, ND |
|
Lionel Warner |
Central Lakes College |
1 |
Coon Rapids, MN |
|
Branley Previl |
Lake Superior College |
1 |
Orlando, FL |
|
Faizon Francis |
Rainy River Community College |
1 |
Deerfield, FL |
|
Cole Mammenga |
Hibbing Community College |
2 |
Hibbing, MN |
|
Kenny Placide |
Northland Community & Technical College |
1 |
Vero Beach, FL |
|
William Howard |
Mesabi Range College |
2 |
St. Louis, MO |
Coach-of-the-Year: Jim Russell, Central Lakes College
For more on MCAC Men's Basketball, please go to: https://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/index
NJCAA Basketball, including National Top15 Poll and Player-of-the-Week releases can be found at: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/index
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