University of Southern Indiana junior guard Alex Stein was named preseason honorable mention All-American in Street & Smith’s Basketball Magazine. Stein is the 10th USI player to receive preseason honors since 2001 and the first since Jamar Smith in 2009-10.
Sparking the team last season, Stein was named first-team All-GLVC, GLVC Player of the Week, and to the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament team as a sophomore. He also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-GLVC honors.
The junior guard started all 30 games last year, averaging 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. He also ranked fourth in the GLVC in scoring; eighth in assists; and fifth in assist/turnover ratio.
Stein, who averaged 31.1 minutes per game, scored a career-high 36 points in the win over Ashland University and tied a career-high with nine assists versus the University of Findlay during 2016-17.
The Screaming Eagles open practice on October 15 and are slated to tip off the 2017-18 campaign with an exhibition game versus Manchester University October 30 at the Physical Activities Center.
