(VCSU) – Valley City State senior Jayden Ferguson has been named All Conference for the third straight season, the North Star Athletic Association announced Saturday night.
A senior forward from Williston, N.D., Ferguson was named 1st Team All Conference at the NSAA Men’s Basketball Honors Banquet held Saturday night in Bellevue, Neb. VCSU senior guard Rashad Satahoo was named Honorable Mention All Conference. Senior guard Alex Quist was named the NSAA Champion of Character for VCSU.
Ferguson led the Vikings in scoring this season at 16.4 points per game. He shot 51 percent from the field and 51 percent from 3-point range this season. Ferguson finishes his career with 2,128 points, ranking 2nd all time in VCSU history. It is Ferguson’s third straight All Conference award.
Satahoo, a senior guard from North Lauderdale, Fla., averaged 13.9 points per game this season and made a team-high 73 3-pointers, shooting 44 percent from 3-point range. He shot 86 percent on free throws this season and ended his career with 1,220 points, ranking 12th all time in Viking history.
VCSU’s season came to an end with a 14-16 overall record as they lost at top seed Bellevue University in the NSAA quarterfinals.
Five players were named 1st Team All Conference, five players were named 2nd Team All Conference, and five more players earned Honorable Mention. The All Conference honors are voted on by the NSAA head coaches. Complete NSAA All Conference teams are listed below.
2017-18 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards
First Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| B.J. Shelton # | Bellevue (Neb.) | Senior | 6-4 | Guard | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Marcus White # | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Senior | 6-6 | Guard | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Leighton Sampson | Jamestown (N.D.) | Senior | 6-6 | Forward | Worthington, Minn. |
| Jayden Ferguson #$ | Valley City State (N.D.) | Senior | 6-5 | Forward | Williston, N.D. |
| Julius Jackson | Presentation (S.D.) | Junior | 6-0 | Guard | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Second Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Justin Folkers | Dakota State (S.D.) | Junior | 6-9 | Forward | Mission, S.D. |
| Ethan Haberman % | Viterbo (Wis.) | Senior | 6-5 | Forward | La Crosse, Wis. |
| Kaden Verdin ! | Waldorf (Iowa) | Senior | 6-9 | Center | Atwater, Calif. |
| Kevin Oberweiser | Jamestown (N.D.) | Junior | 6-0 | Guard | Drummond, Mont. |
| Jon Purintun | Jamestown (N.D.) | Junior | 6-2 | Guard | Linton, N.D. |
# – 2016-17 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team Selection
% – 2016-17 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team Selection
! – 2016-17 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention Selection
$ – 2015-16 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team Selection
Postseason Awards
Most Valuable Player: B.J. Shelton – Bellevue (Neb.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Cade Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.)
Newcomer Player of the Year: Leighton Sampson – Jamestown (N.D.)
Coach of the Year: Shane Paben – Bellevue (Neb.)
NSAA Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention
Kevin Daniels – Dakota State (S.D.)
Rashad Satahoo – Valley City State (N.D.)
Gorg Alhag – Mayville State (N.D.)
Daniel Lindgren – Mayville State (N.D.)
Falmata Tula – Waldorf (Iowa)
