MINOT, N.D. – For the second time in Minot State's short NCAA history, the men's basketball team has an All-American.

It comes as no surprise to Beaver fans, but 6-foot-8 junior forward Caleb Van De Griend has earned the top honor from the NABC as he has been voted to the NABC 2024-25 All-American Team, the culmination of a record-setting season for the Bridgetown, Australia native.

The Beavers junior forward set single-season school records for points with 752 this season, and rebounds with 470 this season, and helped lead Minot State to a program-record 26 wins and to the Beavers' first-ever NCAA National Tournament berth.

A four-time NSIC Player of the Week, he also set a single-game record with 22 rebounds against Winona State on January 3, and he leads the nation in rebounds per game (13.1 rpg), is 4th in field-goal percentage (70.83), and was 2nd in the NSIC in points per game (20.9).

The All-American honor is the first for Van De Griend who was named to the All-NSIC 1^st Team at the start of this month, and to the D2CCA Central All-Region 1^st Team two weeks ago.

Van De Griend joins former Beaver star Tyler Rudolph as the team's only other NCAA All-American. Rudolph was named to the NABC All-American Team, a 2^nd Team Basketball Bulletin All-American, a 3^rd Team Basketball Times All-American, and the NSIC Player of the Year following the 2017-18 season.