Marietta's Martin and Capital's Niekamp named NABC All-Great Lakes District
Marietta's Martin and Capital's Niekamp named NABC All-Great Lakes District
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Marietta senior J.J. Martin
(Huntington, W.Va.) and Capital senior Spencer
Niekamp (St. Henry) have been named to the National
Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Great Lakes District
first team.
Niekamp was also named Conference player of
the year after leading the Crusaders to their second
consecutive OAC Regular-Season title.
Niekamp
led Capital with 15.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. He finished
his career as the program’s No. 12 all-time scorer at 1,288
points.
Martin led the Pioneers to a 20-8 record, the OAC Tournament
Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. It
was Marietta's second trip to the NCAA Tournament in three
years.
Martin led the Pioneers with 16.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per
game.