Wednesday, March 25, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. – He is the GNAC Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, co-Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-West Region selection. Now Shadeed Shabazz can add All-American to that list.

The Alaska junior guard was named Wednesday to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-America Third Team. He was one of three West Region players elected to the team and is the first Alaska player since Parrish West in 2011 to be named an All-American.

Shabazz finished the season ranked third in Division II in scoring at 26.7 points per game and was the Division II statistical champion in steals with 3.38 steals per game and 115 total steals. Shabazz set the GNAC single-season record with 798 points scored, surpassing the mark of 770 set by Western Oregon’s Andy Avgi in 2015-16.

In 30 games, Shabazz scored 30 or more points on 12 occasions and 40 or more points three times. He scored a season-high 43 points against Concordia on December 7 and once again at Western Washington on February 6. In the GNAC Championships quarterfinals on March 5, Shabazz scored 42 points to lead the Nanooks to a 91-88 win over Western Oregon, setting the tournament single-game scoring record in the process.

In addition to his scoring and steals numbers, Shabazz finished second in the GNAC with a .862 free-throw percentage, fifth with 3.5 assists per game and eighth with 2.3 three-pointers made per game. He also led the conference with 34.6 minutes played per game. Shabazz’s 590 field goal attempts ranked second in Division II. His 275 made field goals ranked sixth nationally while his 181 free throws made ranked ninth.