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Friday, March 28, 2025

Six CCIW basketball players receive honors from D3hoops.com and NABC

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Mariellyn Vivo Conference Coordinator | College Conference Of Wisconsin And Illinois

Mariellyn Vivo Conference Coordinator | College Conference Of Wisconsin And Illinois

Six student-athletes from the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) men's basketball teams have received postseason honors from D3hoops.com. Ryan Johnson from Carthage and Nick Roper from Illinois Wesleyan were named to the All-Region 8 First Team.

AJ Johnson of Carthage and Soren Richardson of Wheaton made it to the Second Team, while Hakim Williams from Illinois Wesleyan was included in the Third Team. Josh Fridman, a freshman at Illinois Wesleyan who had already been recognized as CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year on February 24, was honored as the D3hoops.com Region 8 Rookie of the Year.

All five players selected by D3hoops.com were previously named to the All-CCIW First Team. Additionally, Ryan Johnson earned recognition as Fred Young CCIW Most Outstanding Student-Athlete.

In addition to their D3hoops.com accolades, Ryan and AJ Johnson, Roper, and Williams were chosen for the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 8 Team. The NABC awards are determined by votes from coaches who are members of NCAA Division III.

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