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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senior forward Noah Shannon (Northfield, Ill./New Trier) was selected to the All-MIAC Team, as the conference announced its yearly awards today. Shannon had an outstanding senior season, leading the Scots in both scoring and rebounding while ranking second in the MIAC in scoring.
After missing a total of 19 games as a sophomore and junior due to injury, Shannon started all 25 games this season, averaging 21.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting 56.6 percent from the field. Along with ranking second in the MIAC in scoring he was fourth in assists, fifth in rebounding and sixth in field goal percentage, underscoring his versatility and value to his team. Shannon registered seven double-doubles and scored 30 points or more in seven games this season. In back-to-back wins over UW-Stout and Grinnell, he tallied 35 and 32 points, respectively and was named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17. Following a 23-point performance against UW-Superior and a 30-point game in a win over Saint Mary’s, he received his second MIAC Offensive Player of the Week honor on Jan. 5.
On Feb. 4, Shannon became the 26th men’s basketball player at Macalester to score 1,000 career points.
Also an excellent student, Shannon is a two-time Academic All-MIAC honoree and an Academic All-District Team member as a junior. In 82 career games, he registered 1,097 points, 529 rebounds and 203 assists, and ranks 17th on Macalester’s all-time scoring list.
Concordia’s Jacob Cook was named the Offensive Player of the Year, while Myles Barnette was chosen the Defensive Player of the Year and JJ Semanko of Augsburg was selected the Rookie of the Year. Justin DeGrood of Gustavus is the MIAC Coach of the Year.
Click here to view the All-MIAC release from the MIAC.