MINOT, N.D. – For the second time this week, Minot State junior forward Caleb Van De Griend has been named an All-American.

One day after the NABC coaches named the 6-foot-8 Beaver forward from Bridgetown, Australia an All-American, the sports information directors across the nation named Van De Griend a 1^st Team D2CCA All-America.

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).

Van De Griend is Minot State's second NCAA All-American in men's basketball. He joins former Beaver star Tyler Rudolph, who was 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.