2017 NABC Coaches' Division II All-American Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Senior guard Devin Schmidt, of the Delta State University's men's basketball team, was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2017 Coaches' Division II All-America Team on Monday.
 
This is the second straight season Schmidt earned All-America honors. The Sevierville, Tenn., native is only the second All-American since 2006 and is one of five Statesmen to be named an NABC All-American, joining Chris Sykes (1997-99), Jasper Johnson (2005-06), Jeremy Richardson (2004-06), and Willie Readus (2013-14).
 
Schmidt is joined by Jeremiah Hill of Valdosta State, the only one other Gulf South Conference member named to the squad.
 
Schmidt led the Statesmen to a 23-9 record and to the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament, before falling to Rollins College.
 
Schmidt finished his career at Delta State, becoming the GSC's all-time scoring leader with 2,594 points. He also added 713 rebounds and 512 assists. He closed his senior season with six 30-point games and scored 20 or more points on 20 occasions. On Jan. 14, Schmidt helped the Statesmen upset then No. 21 ranked Alabama Huntsville, scoring a career-high 47 points at Walter Sillers Coliseum.

Schmidt was also named First Team All-GSC and First Team All-South Region while also being named Basketball Times Second Team All-American and D2CCA Third Team All-American.

2017 NABC COACHES' DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAM
 
Matt Bingaya, Fairmont State, 6-4, Senior, Forward/Guard, Delaware, Ohio
 
Joshua Blaylock, Fort Lewis, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Lancaster, Calif.
 
Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Laurens, S.C.
 
Devin Gilligan, Southern New Hampshire, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Amherst, N.H.
 
Zach Hankins, Ferris State, 6-10, Sophomore, Post, Charlevoix, Mich.
 
Jeremiah Hill, Valdosta State, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Savannah, Ga.
 
Aaron Lien, MSU Moorhead, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Moorhead, Minn.
 
Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State, 5-9, Junior, Guard, Blue Springs, Mo.
 
Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-4, Junior, Guard/Forward, Haverhill, Mass.
 
Devin Schmidt, Delta State, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Sevierville, Tenn.
 
Keshun Sherrill, Augusta, 5-9, Senior, Guard, Cleveland, N.C.
 
Dustin Sleva, Shippensburg, 6-8, Junior, Forward, Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Michael Smith, California Baptist, 6-4, Senior, Guard, South San Francisco, Calif.
 
Taylor Stafford, Western Washington, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Chicago, Ill.
 
Jeril Taylor, Southern Indiana, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Louisville, Ky.
 
Seth Youngblood, Arkansas-Fort Smith, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Roland, Okla.