Tarleton State’s Jakob Damstra was named Academic Player of the Year for the second straight year to headline the Lone Star Conference All-Academic Men’s Basketball Team, that was announced Tuesday by league officials at the LSC Awards Banquet in Allen, Texas.

      Damstra, who was named to the team for the third consecutive year, has played in 24 games with eight starts for the Texans.  He is averaging 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 points.

      To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must have reached sophomore status and carry at least a 3.30 grade point average. The All-Academic Team is selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league’s sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement.

      Joining Damstra on the squad was Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Thomas Diaz, and West Texas A&M’s Rylan Gerber and Jeff Bonner.

2016 LSC MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS

Player	School	Year	Position	Major	Hometown
Jakob Damstra	Tarleton State	Sr.	Forward	Biomedical Science	Dublin, Texas
Thomas Diaz	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Jr.	Forward	Management	Bogota, Colombia
Rylan Gerber	West Texas A&M	So.	Guard	Sports & Exercise Science	Dumas, Texas
Jeff Bonner	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Guard	Sports & Exercise Science	Houston, Texas

 
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
LSC Academic Player of the Year:  Jakob Damstra, Tarleton State