Great Plains Athletic Conference 2024-25
Tournament Winner: Morningside College
Regular Season Champion: Dordt College
Top Scorer: Lucas Lorenzen (22.4)
Great Plains Athletic Conference Final: Morningside College - Concordia University, Nebraska 87-77 CUNE (Ben Limback): Noah Schutte 22, Tristan Smith 13, Jaxon Stueve 3, Hayden Frank 8, Zac Kulus 14, Bradley Bennett 2, Brooks Kissinger 9, Dane Jacobsen 3, Jake Hilkemann 3 Standings 2024-25
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 Dordt  Morningside College won Championship of Great Plains Athletic Conference
 Morningside Wins 2024-25 GPAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship-Mar 6, 2025
Fourth seed Morningside jumped out to an early lead and claimed the championship of the 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Basketball Tournament over two seed Concordia 87-77 on Tuesday night in Seward, Nebraska. Morningside secured the second automatic berth in the NAIA National Tournament. Dordt has the first automatic bid for the league by way of winning the regular season championship. Daniel Brocaille (6'5''-F) led the Mustangs with 28 points on 9-16 shooting from the floor. Joey Skoff (6'3''-G) had 13 and Aidan Vanderloo (6'1''-G) 10 for Morningside. Noah Schutte (6'4''-F) paced the Bulldogs with 22, while Tristan Smith (6'5''-F) had 13. Fourth seed Morningside reached the final with a semifinal win over #1 Dordt 109-106 in overtime, while two seed Concordia defeated three seed Northwestern 67-61. Courtesy of gpacsports.com GPAC Final: Concordia - Morningside 77-87 GPAC Semifinals: Dordt - Morningside 106-109, OT Northwestern - Concordia 61-67 GPAC Quarterfinals: Dordt - Mount Marty 76-59 Northwestern - Briar Cliff 83-65 Concordia - Midland 101-81 Morningside - Dakota Wesleyan 91-74  All-GPAC Awards 2025-Mar 6, 2025
 Tristan Smith, forward from the Concordia University, Nebraska, was named the Player of the Year at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He received multiple other awards, was voted the Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the First Team.
With Smith's excellent performance, the Concordia University, Nebraska achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 23 to 5 in the regular season.
Smith averaged almost 20 points and over 8 rebounds per game in the league.
He has totalled 12 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 4 games.
Smith registered double-doubles in 9 games during the event.
His 48 points against the Midland were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Smith's team won the GPAC Tournament in 2022.
Jesse Van Kalsbeek, from the Northwestern College, IA, was selected as the Freshman of the Year of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He was also chosen to the First Team.
With Van Kalsbeek's excellent performance, the Northwestern College, IA achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 24 to 4 in the regular season.
Van Kalsbeek had over 20 points and almost 9 rebounds per game that season in the league.
He has totalled 16 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 2 games.
Van Kalsbeek logged double-doubles in 8 games at the event.
His 34 points against the Waldorf were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Jalen Langsy, from the Northwestern College, IA, was named to the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He registered over 17 points and 3 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
Langsy has totalled 11 games of 20 or more points on the year.
His 30 points against the Tabor were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
He was selected to to All-GPAC First Team in 2025.
Lucas Lorenzen, guard from the Dordt College, earned a spot in the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
With Lorenzen's excellent performance, the Dordt College achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 25 to 2 in the regular season.
He averaged over 22 points and 5 rebounds per game in the league.
Lorenzen has totalled 20 games of 20 or more points on the year and notched 30 or more points in 3 games.
His 30 points against the Mayville State University were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards Lorenzen's team won the GPAC Tournament in 2023.
He was selected as the All-GPAC Honorable Mention in 2023.
Luke Rankin, point guard from the Dordt College, was voted to the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He recorded over 9 points per game that season in the league.
Rankin led the NAIA in assists per game with over 8.
He registered double-doubles in 3 games at the event.
Rankin's 19 points against the Northwestern College, IA were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards Rankin's team won the GPAC Tournament in 2023.
He was selected to the All-GPAC Second Team in 2023.
Rankin was also selected as the All-GPAC Honorable Mention back in 2022.
Noah Schutte, forward from the Concordia University, Nebraska, was selected to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He had over 16 points and almost 7 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
Schutte has totalled 9 games of 20 or more points and recorded double-doubles in 5 games on the year.
His 27 points against the Midland were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards Schutte's team won the GPAC Tournament in 2022.
He was selected to the NAIA All-America Third Team in 2024.
Schutte was also selected as the All-GPAC Honorable Mention back in 2022.
Tampa Scott, point guard from the Dakota Wesleyan University, was chosen to the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He averaged almost 14 points and over 3 assists per game in the league.
Scott has totalled 4 games of 20 or more points on the year.
His 24 points against the Dordt were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards he played in the final of the CalPac Tournament in 2024.
He was also selected as the Arizona Class 5A San Tan All-Region Defensive Player of the Year as well as the All-Region First Team and the All-Arizona Honorable Mention back in 2021.
Joey Skoff, guard from the Morningside College, was named to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He logged over 22 points and 4 rebounds per game that season in the league.
Skoff has totalled 18 games of 20 or more points on the year and registered 30 or more points in 5 games.
His 34 points against the Ks Wesleyan were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards he played in the final of the GPAC Tournament in 2024.
He was selected as the NAIA All-American Honorable Mention in 2023.
Matthew Stilwill, guard from the Briar Cliff University, earned a spot in the First Team at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He notched 21 points and over 7 rebounds per game over the season in the league.
Stilwill has totalled 8 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 3 games.
He registered double-doubles in 4 games at the event.
Stilwill's 34 points against the Mount Mercy University were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards he was selected to the Iowa Class 4A All-State Second Team back in 2020.
He was also selected as the All-GPAC Honorable Mention in 2023.
Alex Van Kalsbeek, forward from the Northwestern College, IA, was voted to the First Team of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
He averaged almost 22 points and over 7 rebounds per game in the league.
Van Kalsbeek has totalled 16 games of 20 or more points on the year and had 30 or more points in 2 games.
He recorded double-doubles in 4 games at the event.
Van Kalsbeek's 31 points against the Midland were the most he scored in the 24 25 season.
Among many awards Van Kalsbeek's team won the GPAC Tournament in 2021.
He was selected to the All-GPAC First Team as well as the All-Americans Second Team back in 2022.
Van Kalsbeek was selected to the NAIA All-Americans Third Team back in 2021.
Player of the Year:  Tristan Smith (6'5''-F) of CUNEDefensive Player of the Year: Tristan Smith (6'5''-F) of CUNEFreshman of the Year: Jesse Van Kalsbeek of Northwestern, IACoach of the Year: Brian Van Haaften of Dordt All-GPAC First Team 2025  Langsy Lorenzen  Rankin  Schutte  Scott Jalen Langsy of Northwestern, IA Lucas Lorenzen (6'4''-G) of Dordt Luke Rankin (5'10''-PG) of Dordt Noah Schutte (6'4''-F) of CUNE Tampa Scott (5'10''-PG) of DWU Joey Skoff (6'3''-G) of Morningside Tristan Smith (6'5''-F) of CUNE Matthew Stilwill (6'2''-G) of Briar Cliff Alex Van Kalsbeek (6'7''-F) of Northwestern, IA Jesse Van Kalsbeek of Northwestern, IAAll-GPAC Second Team 2025  Aslesen  Bennett  Buckley  Coppock  Fairclough  LaFave  Lunday  Orr  Sindelar  Timm  Vanderloo Samuel Aslesen (6'7''-F) of DWU Bradley Bennett (6'1''-G) of CUNE Brendan Buckley (6'4''-F) of Morningside Bryce Coppock (5'11''-PG) of Dordt Ben Fairclough (6'8''-F) of Dordt Zachary LaFave (6'5''-F-2001) of Northwestern, IA Tash Lunday (6'6''-G/F) of MMU Jake Orr (6'2''-G) of Midland Blake Sindelar (6'4''-G) of Briar Cliff Brady Timm (5'10''-PG) of Doane Aidan Vanderloo (6'1''-G) of MorningsideAll-GPAC Honorable Mention 2025  Helmers  Wingert  Stueve  Dobney  Rosenquist  Wilson  Millikan  Hargens  Binder  Hall  McCain  Rozelle Jamison Helmers (6'0''-PG) of Briar Cliff Jaxson Wingert (6'7''-F) of Briar Cliff Jaxon Stueve (6'4''-G/F) of CUNE Jakob Dobney (6'0''-PG) of DWU Randy Rosenquist (6'1''-G) of DWU Jack Wilson (6'6''-F) of Doane Connor Millikan (6'0''-PG) of Dordt Jake Hargens (6'3''-G) of Dordt Maverick Binder (6'0''-G) of Hastings Daron Hall (6'0''-G) of Hastings Trey McCain (6'0''-PG) of Midland Jeffrey Rozelle (6'6''-F) of Midland Justin Sitti (6'3''-G) of Morningside Daniel Brocaille (6'5''-F) of Morningside Brandon Garcia (6'2''-G) of MMU Kaleb Booth (6'0''-PG) of Northwestern, IA Conner Geddes (6'2''-G) of Northwestern, IA Ugochuckwu Ejiofor (6'8''-C) of Waldorf Nick Graves (6'3''-G) of Waldorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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