University of Southern Indiana junior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) was named Division II Academic All-District 4 by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The award is the second of Stein’s career and the third in the history of the USI men’s basketball program.
The first USI men’s basketball player to earn the Academic All-District honor was Craig Martin in 1993.
To be eligible for the CoSIDA Academic All-America and All-District teams, the student athlete must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). They must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and first-year athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. The Division II Academic All-America team will be released in March.
Stein, a business administration major, is averaging 18.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game as he enters tonight’s action at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and leads all three NCAA divisions with a 96.2 free throw percentage (125-130). He set a USI record with 54 consecutive free throws made earlier this year and scored a season-high 31 points in the win over Lake Superior State University.
The 2017 Basketball Times Preseason All-American set the USI all-time record for free throws made (392) this season and became the 20th USI player all-time to reach 1,000 career points, moving up to fifth with 1,450 career points. Stein has recorded double-digits in scoring 78 times during his career, eclipsing 20-or-more points 20 times and 30-or-more points three times.
Following the USI and UW-Parkside match-up tonight at 7:30 p.m., Stein and the Eagles finish the regular season Saturday at Lewis University for a 3 p.m. tip-off.
NCAA DIVISION II – DISTRICT 4 (Great Lakes Intercollegiate, Great Lakes Valley, Great Midwest)
Name                    School                       Yr.   GPA           Major
Eric Davidson         University of Indianapolis        Sr.   3.59       Operations & Supply Chain Management
Zach Fischer          Truman State University         Gr.   3.90 / 3.71  Accountancy
Alex Hagan           Rockhurst University            Gr.   3.91 / 3.53  Business Intelligence
Tate Hall                University of Indianapolis         So.   3.81            Finance
Alex Stein       University of Southern Indiana    Jr.    3.38            Business Administration
