March 4, 2025

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced their 2024-25 men’s basketball All-Conference teams and postseason awards Tuesday afternoon.
Dickinson State (N.D.) won the final ever North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball regular-season outright title with a 12-3 league record.  The Blue Hawks host No. 2 seed Jamestown (N.D.) in the postseason tournament’s championship game Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. (Central Time)/7 p.m. (Mountain Time).

Kose Egbule of Dickinson State was chosen as the league’s Player-of-the-Year.  John White, Jr., of Mayville State was voted as the league’s Defensive Player-of-the-Year.  Tyrel Creger of Valley City State (N.D.) was named as the conference’s Newcomer-of-the-Year.  Lane Tietz of Dakota State (S.D.) was selected as the NSAA’s Freshman-of-the-Year award. 

DiSU’s Derek Selvig was chosen as the conference’s Coach-of-the-Year award. 

The NSAA Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team featured five seniors, while the Second Team All-Conference has four juniors and a senior.

The following athletes were selected by the conference coaches as All-Conference First and Second Teams.  There is a list of Honorable Mention recipients, as well as a five-member NSAA All-Defense Team.

Below are the complete listings of the North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference teams and postseason awards.

2024-25 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards

First Team All-Conference

Name	School	Class	Ht.	Pos.	Hometown
Kose Egbule ^	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Senior	6-2	Guard	Houston, Texas
Silas Bennion	Jamestown (N.D.)	Senior	6-1	Guard	Eugene, Ore.
John White, Jr.	Mayville State (N.D.)	Senior	6-3	Guard	Peoria, Ariz.
John Evans +#$%	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Senior	6-4	Guard	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Jimmy Llinas	Jamestown (N.D.)	Senior	6-8	Forward	Port Saint Lucie, Fla.

 
 
Second Team All-Conference

Name	School	Class	Ht.	Pos.	Hometown
Tyrel Cregel	Valley City State (N.D.)	Junior	6-2	Guard	Owatonna, Minn.
Cordell Stinson	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Junior	6-5	Forward	Reno, Nev.
Anthony Walters	Jamestown (N.D.)	Junior	6-3	Guard	Rosedale, N.Y.
London Williams	Mayville State (N.D.)	Junior	6-7	Forward	Cambridge, Minn.
Trey Stevens =	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Senior	6-2	Guard	Sparks, Nev.

% - 2023-24 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
= - 2024-25 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
^ - 2024-25 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention
$ - 2022-23 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
# - 2021-22 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
+ -  2020-21 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention

NSAA Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards
Player of the Year:  Kose Egbule – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Defensive Player of the Year:  John White, Jr. – Mayville State (N.D.)
Newcomer of the Year:  Tyrel Cregel – Valley City State (N.D.)
Freshman of the Year:  Lane Tietz – Dakota State (S.D.)
Coach of the Year:  Derek Selvig – Dickinson State (N.D.)

NSAA Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention
Lamar Grayson – Valley City State (N.D.)
Brayden Pankonen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Owen Hektner – Jamestown (N.D.)
Aidan Fishell – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Shaheed Muhammad – Valley City State (N.D.)

NSAA Men’s Basketball All-Defense Team
John White, Jr. – Mayville State (N.D.)
Kose Egbule – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jimmy Llinas – Jamestown (N.D.)
Cordell Stinson – Dickinson State (N.D.)
London Williams – Mayville State (N.D.)

NSAA Men’s Basketball Champions of Character recipients
Bellevue (Neb.) – Christian Carter
Dakota State (S.D.) – Brayden Pankonen
Dickinson State (N.D.) – Jaiden Wright
Jamestown (N.D.) – Will Cordes
Mayville State (N.D.) – Leo Castillo
Valley City State (N.D.) – Donovan Tynes