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MYER NAMED NSIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR, JOINS TWO OTHER BULLDOGS ON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

The University of Minnesota Duluth Men's basketball program had three players being honored to the All Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Teams. In addition to being named to All-NSIC First Team, senior forward Brandon Myer was tabbed as the NSIC Player of the Year. Redshirt freshman guard Drew Blair was named to the All-NSIC Second team and senior forward Alex Illikainen was named as an All-NSIC Honorable Mention.
 
Myer had a fantastic regular season in his final go around as a Bulldog. Over the season, Myer lead the team in scoring (which put him second in the NSIC) with 24.7 points per game in NSIC contests as well as third in rebounds with 9.4 boards a game. He ranked fourth in the NSIC with a 54.4% from the floor and was T-14th in NSIC contests with 2.1 baskets a game from beyond the arc. He was T-21st in the NSIC for assists per game with 2.5 and ranked 11th n blocked shots per game (1.0) as well as tied for third in steals per game (1.6). He played in 32.8 minutes a night in conference contests. On the season overall, Myer ranked 17th in the D-II landscape in scoring with 23.5 points a night and was 21st in D-II with 9.6 rebounds a game and was 11th in total rebounds with 269. He ranked ninth with 163 free throws made on the season and eighth in total points with 657. Myer was named to the Bevo Francis Top-100, and has made it to the second listing of names that has been marked down to just 50. He became UMD's all-time scoring leader in the final regular season contest against Bemidji State University and now has 2,002 points in his career (The first Bulldog to eclispe 2,000). He ranks first in scoring average with the Bulldogs, ranks first in free throws made and fourth in rebounds all-time. Myer was named NSIC Player of the Week in the Northern Division five times and won the award in the final three weeks of the regular season. He finished the year with seven games totaling 30 or more points, with the final three games having 40 or more, including a career high 45 points against Minnesota State University Moorhead. He was also the first NSIC player to be named a US Basketball Writers Assosciation National Player of the Week.
 
Blair was named to the All-NSIC Second team. In NSIC contests, Blair was ranked 13th in scoring with 16.0 points per game. He was dangerous from the field as he was able to hit 51.8% of his shots, good for eighth in the NSIC, and was a threat from the free throw line, hitting 88.3%, sitting in third. Blair was able to hit on average 2.0 shots a game from beyond the arc, good for a tie for 22nd in the NSIC. He ranked 7th in the NSIC in steals per game with 1.3 a contest. In the season overall, Blair ranked 132 in field goal percentage with a 50.9%, and 131 in free throws made with 95. His 88.0% from the charity stripe was good for 23rd in the D-II landscape and he was ranked 192 in D-II in points per game with 16.5.
 
Illikainen was named as an All-NSIC Honorable Mention. In NSIC contests, Illikainen was able to grab 6.9 rebounds a game, good for a 10th spot. Overall on the year, he was able to score 13.5 points per game, as well as 6.4 rebounds per game (249th in D-II). Illikainen was able to hit 48.2% of shots from the floor, which was ranked 201 in D-II, as well as making 151 field goals on the year, 172nd in D-II. He also was tabbed as the NSIC Northern Division Player of the Week twice over the course of the regular season.
 
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Players Mentioned

Drew Blair

#22 Drew Blair

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Brandon Myer

#10 Brandon Myer

F
6' 8"
Senior
Alex Illikainen

#24 Alex Illikainen

F
6' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Drew Blair

#22 Drew Blair

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Brandon Myer

#10 Brandon Myer

6' 8"
Senior
F
Alex Illikainen

#24 Alex Illikainen

6' 9"
Senior
F