MIAC Release
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Four Saint John's University basketball student-athletes received 2021-22 Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC recognition on Monday, June 27.
SJU led the MIAC with 145 male honorees during the 2021-22 academic year, followed by Gustavus Adolphus (134) and Carleton (113). The Johnnies had 86 fall honorees (cross country, football, soccer), ahead of Gustavus (80) and St. Olaf (67).
Those honored (listed alphabetically) include:
-Senior guard
Jake Binley (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley), an accounting major with a 3.59 GPA;
-Sophomore wing
J.T. Gaffney (Wayzata, Minn./Minnetonka), a biology major with a 3.77 GPA;
-Sophomore wing
Connor Schwob (Waconia, Minn.), a global business leadership major with a 3.55 GPA;
-Sophomore wing
Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview), a biochemistry major with a 4.0 GPA.
Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale to qualify for Academic All-MIAC recognition. Transfers, like freshmen, must complete a full academic year to be eligible the following season.
Athletically, student-athletes must be a member of a MIAC-sponsored, varsity team and be academically and athletically eligible. The student-athlete must have utilized a season of participation (per NCAA and MIAC definitions) and have remained on the sports roster through the conclusion of the sports season.
The Academic All-MIAC honor is the second consecutive for Binley and Thissen earned the MIAC's Elite 22 Award for men's basketball, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA among the student-athletes who played in the MIAC Playoff Championship game.
The Johnnies (23-5, 17-2 MIAC) won their second consecutive MIAC regular-season championship (10th overall) and third consecutive MIAC Playoff title (eighth overall) in 2021-22. SJU made its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in a row and ended the regular season ranked No. 24 nationally.
