Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Season 2025-26
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2025-26
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Final: Gustavus Adolphus College - Saint John's University, MN 75-66 Gustavus Adolphus College (Justin DeGrood): Eli Wolff, Jake Schmitt, Andrew Quam, Myles Barnette, Ibrahim Ali, Jevan Wilfahrt, Andrew Olson, Tate Olson, Devin Pass, Drew Kolander, Hudson Greene, Mitchell Friesz, Emmett Olson, Carson Koch, Obinna Izuora, Eli Ehrke, John Mueller, Isaac Dearborn, Isaac Matti, Connor Beauchamp, William Strandemo, Max Buslee Standings 2025-26
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- All teams qualified to the play-offs  Gustavus Adolphus College won Championship of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2025-26
 No. 11 Wins MIAC Playoff Championship with 75-66 Victory over Saint John's-Mar 2, 2026
The No. 11 nationally ranked Gustavus Adolphus College men's basketball team battled the Saint John's University Johnnies at home Saturday night in the MIAC Playoff Championship game. The Gusties rallied from down 12 in the second half to win 75-66 over the Johnnies to claim the conference postseason title; their second in the past three years. With the win, Gustavus improved to 25-2 on the season and secured the MIAC's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Gusties started the championship game strong out the gate, taking a 10-point lead up 21-11 in the first seven minutes. Saint John's rallied to cut Gustavus' lead down to just three points, hitting a three to cap off a 10-3 run that cut the score to 24-21. The Gusties stopped the bleeding and responded with an 11-2 run to take a 12-point lead up 35-23 with 5:40 to go until halftime. At that point, however, the Johnnies caught fire; scoring 16 in a row to take a 39-35 lead with 1:13 to go in the first half. The Gusties trailed 41-37 at halftime. Saint John's opened the second half with a 10-2 run to take a 12-point lead up 51-39 with 17 minutes remaining. The Johnnies had gone from trailing by 12 to leading by 12 on the strength of a 28-4 run. At that point, though, it was the Gusties' turn to rally. Over the next 10 minutes, Gustavus went on a 22-9 run to retake the lead up 61-60 on a Myles Barnette (6'1''-G) jumper with 7:39 to go. Gustavus built their lead to nine points up 69-60 with 3:16 to go as they capped off a 14-0 run that took 5 minutes and 54 seconds of game time. The Gusties maintained their lead down the final stretch and closed out the 75-66 win to earn the MIAC postseason title. Barnette had a dominant game for Gustavus, leading the way with 29 points on 82.4% (14-for-17) shooting from the field while also recording five rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Jake Schmitt (6'1''-G) followed, scoring 16 points while shooting 37.5% (3-for-8) from beyond the arc. Courtesy of gogusties.com MIAC Final: Gustavus - Saint John's 75-66 MIAC Semifinals: Gustavus - Augsburg 84-68 Saint John's - Concordia 75-68 MIAC Quarterfinals: St. Olaf - Augsburg 68-69 Concordia - Carleton 74-52  All-MIAC Awards 2026-Mar 4, 2026
 Jacob Cook, forward from the Concordia College Moorhead, earned the Player of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He received multiple other awards, earned a spot in the First Team and Tournament Team.
Myles Barnette, guard from the Gustavus Adolphus College, picked up the Defensive Player of the Year of NCAA Division III.
He collected multiple other honors, was voted to the First Team and Tournament Team.
JJ Semanko, guard from the Augsburg College, was named the Rookie of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He received multiple other awards, was selected to the First Team and Tournament Team.
Elias Batala, guard from the Augsburg College, was chosen to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Nick Burke, Canadian guard from the Bethel University, Minnesota, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Matt Drake, guard from the Carleton College, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Brendan Ebel, guard from the Hamline University, was voted to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Among many awards he played in the final of the MIAC Tournament in 2024.
He was also selected as the All-MIAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2025.
Kobe Kirk, guard from the St.
Olaf College, was selected to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was also chosen to the Tournament Team.
Among many awards he was selected as the All-MIAC Honorable Mention between 2023 and 2025.
Sam Koelling, forward from the Carleton College, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was selected to the MIAC All-Tournament Team in 2025.
Jackson Loge, forward from the Concordia College Moorhead, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was selected to the MIAC All-Tournament Team in 2025.
Peyton Podany, guard from the Saint John's University, MN, was voted to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was also selected to the Tournament Team.
Jake Schmitt, guard from the Gustavus Adolphus College, was chosen to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was also named to the Tournament Team.
Noah Shannon, forward from the Macalester College, earned a spot in the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was selected to All-MIAC First Team in 2026.
AJ Uhl, forward from the St.
Olaf College, was voted to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Raoul Vaidya, guard from the Hamline University, was selected to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He played in the final of the MIAC Tournament in 2024.
Eli Wolff, guard from the Gustavus Adolphus College, was chosen to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Player of the Year:  Jacob Cook (6'6''-F) of Concordia, MNDefensive Player of the Year: Myles Barnette (6'1''-G) of GustavusRookie of the Year: JJ Semanko (6'6''-G) of AugsburgCoach of the Year: Justin DeGrood of Gustavus NBA All-Rookie First Team 2024  Barnette  Batala  Burke  Cook  Drake Myles Barnette (6'1''-G) of Gustavus Elias Batala (6'3''-G) of Augsburg Nick Burke (6'5''-G-1995) of Bethel, MN Jacob Cook (6'6''-F) of Concordia, MN Matt Drake (5'11''-G) of Carleton Brendan Ebel (6'3''-G) of Hamline Kobe Kirk (6'4''-G) of St.Olaf Sam Koelling (6'5''-F) of Carleton Jackson Loge (6'8''-F) of Concordia, MN Peyton Podany (6'3''-G) of St.John's, MN Jake Schmitt (6'1''-G) of Gustavus JJ Semanko (6'6''-G) of Augsburg Noah Shannon (6'5''-F) of Macalester AJ Uhl (6'6''-F) of St.Olaf Raoul Vaidya (6'0''-G) of Hamline Eli Wolff (6'2''-G) of GustavusAll-MIAC Honorable Mention 2026  Bean  Engelberg  Muhammad  Schell  Schmitz Baiden Bean (6'1''-G) of St.John's, MN Josh Engelberg (6'2''-G) of Carleton Rex Lamb (6'2''-G) of St.Olaf Hanif Muhammad (6'0''-PG) of Augsburg Andrew Quam (6'5''-F) of Gustavus Payton Schell (6'4''-G) of Concordia, MN Blake Schmitz (6'2''-G) of Bethel, MNMIAC All-Tournament Team 2026 Barnette Cook Engelberg  Hillesheim  Kirk  Podany  Semanko Myles Barnette (6'1''-G) of Gustavus Jacob Cook (6'6''-F) of Concordia, MN Josh Engelberg (6'2''-G) of Carleton Vincent Hillesheim (6'5''-F) of St.John's, MN Obinna Izuora (6'3''-G) of Gustavus Kobe Kirk (6'4''-G) of St.Olaf Peyton Podany (6'3''-G) of St.John's, MN JJ Semanko (6'6''-G) of Augsburg Jake Schmitt (6'1''-G) of Gustavus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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