Jaecee Martin Named To NABC Division III All-America Second Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Senior point guard Jaecee Martin (Hartford, Conn.) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball team was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-America Second Team for the 2021-22 season, it was announced by the association in a press release last week.

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Martin becomes the first-ever NABC All-America selection in program history. Martin and senior forward Jordan Powell (Middletown, Conn.) were also recently named to the NABC All-District First Team and Second Team, respectively. Martin was one of just 30 student-athletes in the nation who received the honor. The NABC All-America and All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division III. For the complete list of All-America selections, please see below:

NABC Division III All-America First Team

Marcus Azor – UMass Dartmouth
Buzz Anthony – Randolph-Macon
Levi Borchert – Wisconsin-Oshkosh
DJ Campbell – Stockton
Connor Delaney – Johns Hopkins
Jason Ellis – Marietta
Josiah Johnson – Mary Hardin-Baylor
Matthew Leritz – Illinois Wesleyan
Sam Peek – Wesleyan
Ryan Turrell – Yeshiva 

NABC Division III All-America Second Team

Gian Batista – Lehman
Austin Grunder – Cortland  
Seth Hall – Pacific Lutheran
Jarred Houston – Emerson
Jaecee Martin – Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Jack Nolan - WashU
Joe Palmer – Augsburg
Matt Schner – Emory
Evan Thomas – Hope
Mason Wang – Hood 

NABC Division III All-America Third Team

Sean Bryan – Salem State
Daniel Cook – St. John Fisher
Jack Davidson – Wabash
Jakigh Dottin – Nichols
Danny Frauenheim – Susquehanna
Jahn Hines – Christopher Newport
Jordan Johnson – Concordia-Wisconsin
Matt Kachelries – DeSales
Brendan Mora – Pomona Pitzer
Peter Ragen – Dubuque

Martin and Powell helped power the Blue Jays to a 26-2 record for the 2021-22 season, marking the best winning percentage in program history and the third-best single-season record in the history of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) (Albertus Magnus went 28-2 in 2014-15 and 2011-12). Saint Joseph won its second-straight GNAC Championship this season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where the team fell 63-53 to Penn State Harrisburg in the NCAA Tournament First Round.

Martin made history this year winning the 2022 GNAC Player of the Year. He became one of just six players to win Player of the Year awards in consecutive seasons (won GNAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, no awards issued in 2021). He also made the All-GNAC First Team. Head coach Glen Miller was named GNAC Coach of the Year, while junior forward Jalen Samuels (Franklin, Mass.) was named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year.

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The season has come to an end for USJ, which finished 26-2 overall and registered the best winning percentage in a season in program history. The 26 wins tied for the most wins in a season, and the 26-2 mark is also the third-best single-season record by a men's basketball team in the history of the GNAC. Check back on all things men's hoops during the offseason at www.usjbluejays.com. 

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