CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The American Rivers Conference announced its All-Conference honors on Tuesday, Feb. 28 with Wartburg men's basketball earning four honorees.
The 2022-23 American Rivers All-Conference Team as voted by the league's head coaches:
| Most Valuable Player |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/High School |
| Josh Van Gorp $ |
Central |
Jr. |
C |
Pella, Iowa/Pella Christian |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/High School |
| Cael Schmitt ! & |
Coe |
Jr. |
G |
Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert Catholic |
| First Team |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/High School |
| Grant Johnson |
Central |
Sr. |
F |
Van Meter, Iowa/Van Meter |
| Cael Schmitt ! & |
Coe |
Jr. |
G |
Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert Catholic |
| TJ Schnurr |
Coe |
Jr. |
F |
Algona, Iowa/Bishop-Garrigan Catholic |
| Jaylin McCants # |
Dubuque |
So. |
G |
Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg |
| Ali Sabet ! |
Loras |
Jr. |
G |
Glenview, Ill./Maine East |
| Peter Lash ! |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
So. |
G |
Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian School |
| Easton Darling |
Simpson |
Jr. |
G |
Winterset, Iowa/Winterset |
| Jack Molstead # ^ |
Wartburg |
Sr. |
G |
Charles City, Iowa/Charles City |
| Second Team |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/High School |
| Zane Neubaum # @ |
Buena Vista |
Jr. |
G |
Rockwell City, Iowa/South Central Calhoun |
| Kade Terrell |
Central |
5th Year |
G |
Montrose, Colo./Montrose |
| Sam Kilburg ! @ |
Dubuque |
Jr. |
G |
Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott |
| Keegan Zimmerman % |
Dubuque |
Sr. |
F |
Eureka, Ill./Eureka |
| Tyler Bass |
Loras |
So. |
G |
Washington, Ill./Washington |
| Ben Gill # |
Luther |
Jr. |
C |
Sydney, Australia/Newington College |
| Keagan John $ |
Wartburg |
5th Year |
G |
New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton |
| Drew Olson ! |
Wartburg |
5th Year |
G |
Osage, Iowa/Osage Community School |
| Honorable Mention |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown/High School |
| Drew Edwards |
Central |
Sr. |
G |
Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie |
| Brock Simon * # ~ |
Dubuque |
Sr. |
G |
Cascade, Iowa/Cascade |
| Walker Andrew |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Sr. |
F |
Littleton, Colo./Heritage |
| Carter Glenn |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
So. |
G |
Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East |
| Landon Torneten $ |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Jr. |
F |
Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln |
| Andrew Gibb |
Simpson |
Jr. |
G |
Fort Dodge, Iowa/St. Edmond |
| Codey Hicks |
Wartburg |
Sr. |
C |
Cedar Falls, Iowa/Janesville |
Rounding out the A-R-C First Team All-Conference selections is Wartburg's
Jack Molstead (Charles City, Iowa/Charles City). Molstead is now a two-time all-conference honoree in addition to being named honorable mention in the 2019-2020 season. The senior guard averaged 15.2ppg which is eighth in the conference. Molstead stood in the top five in both three-point field goal percentage and assists per game. The Charles City native shot 42.0% from behind the arc while averaging 4.2 assists per game.
Keagan John is a second-team honoree after earning an honorable mention nod a season ago. John averaged 13.4 points per game on 41.9% shooting from the field and added 4.5 rebounds per game. The fifth-year senior also led the A-R-C in steals this season with 54 total, an average of 2.1 per game.
Drew Olson has made back-to-back all-conference teams after last season's first-team selection and this season's second-team selection. Olson averaged 11.2 points per game as well as 4.5 rebounds per game and 3.1 assists per game. Olson was also second in the A-R-C in steals per game with an average of 1.9.
Codey Hicks earned his first A-R-C honor with an honorable mention selction this season. Hicks averaged 11.2 points per game and led the A-R-C for a second-straight season in field goal percentage with a mark of 72.5%.
