University of Southern Indiana junior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) was named second-team All-Midwest District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The award is the first of Stein’s career and the 37th in the history of the USI men’s basketball program.
Stein averaged a team-high 17.5 points in 2017-18, in addition to posting 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 31 games this season. He set a USI career-record with 397 free throws made in three season and a USI single-season record 93.5 free throw percentage (130-139). The junior guard also set a new Screaming Eagles’ mark of 54 consecutive free throws made.
The 93.5 free throw percentage ranked fourth nationally in the NCAA Division II.
Stein, who was named preseason All-American by Basketball Times last fall, became the 20th USI player all-time to reach 1,000 career points and moved up to fifth with 1,487 career points in his three seasons. He has recorded double-digit scoring 80 times during his career, eclipsing 20-or-more points 20 times and 30-or-more points three times. The first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference guard posted a season-high 31 points this season versus Lake Superior State University that included a USI record-tying 14-of-14 from the free throw line.
In addition to being named All-Midwest and All-GLVC, Stein was named Academic All-District 4 by the College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA).
