AUSTIN, Texas --- Tusculum University's Trenton Gibson has been named to the 2022 NCAA Division II Academic All- America® Men's Basketball first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Gibson earns Academic All- America® first team honors for a second consecutive year.
Gibson, a graduate student from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, earns Academic All-District first team honors for the third time in his career, including last year where he was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team.
Gibson graduated from Tusculum last May with his undergraduate degree in sport management in just three years. He garnered summa cum laud honors as he finished with a 3.95 cumulative grade point average. He has a perfect 4.00 GPA in graduate school and is working on his master's in business administration.
On the court, he led the Pioneers in scoring and assists for a third straight season. His 17.2 points per game average is third-best in the conference while dishing out 5.3 assists per contest, which is the second-highest average in the SAC this season. The three-time All-Conference standout hauled in 5.9 rebounds per game and posted a team-best 1.5 steals per contest (7th in SAC). He also led the Pioneers at the free throw line where he shot 82.4 percent (7th in SAC).
Gibson, who was the 2021 SAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year, has peppered his name throughout the Tusculum record book during his 106-game career. His 1,620 career points are the sixth most in program history and is the only player in the 111 seasons of TU basketball with over 1,500 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists and 100 steals.
The two-time NABC All-District first team choice led the Pioneers to a 19-8 overall record this past season, including a 19-5 conference mark which was good enough for third place in the SAC standings. TU's 19 conference wins are a new school record and are tied for the seventh-most SAC wins in league history. Tusculum ended its season in the conference tournament quarterfinal.
Gibson has shined in the classroom where he was the 2020 recipient of the SAC Elite 20 Award for men's basketball. He is a member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll, Tusculum President's List, Dean's List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List. He is a two-time Division II Athletic Directors Association Honor Roll selection and is a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society.
In addition to his success on the basketball court and in the classroom, Gibson has been an active member of the community. He has volunteered at the Nettie Day of Service, is a member of the Pioneer Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and is a Pioneer Peer serving as a mentor for incoming freshmen. He volunteers as a youth basketball coach with the Above the Rim program and has served as a sports management intern within the Tusculum Athletic department. He is also an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America and served a summer internship with the NCAA national office.
The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-2022 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.
CoSIDA NCAA II Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team
First Team
Trenton Gibson, Tusculum
John Paul Kromka, Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Cade McKnight, Truman St.
Tyler Riemersma, Augustana
Jared Vitztum, Fort Hays St.
Second Team
Austin Andrews, Minnesota-Duluth
Harry Cavell, Seattle Pacific
Elijah Jenkins, Embry-Riddle
Andrew Sischo, Daemen
Brendan Sullivan, Colorado School of Mines
Third Team
Patrick Cartier, Hillsdale
Kyle Daggett, Shepherd
Parker Hicks, Lubbock Christian
Antonin Kemkeng, Thomas Jefferson
Ronnie Silva, Adelphi
