RaeQuan Battle
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RaeQuan Battle Earns NABC, USBWA All-District Honors
3/14/2023 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The guard from Tulalip, Wash. averaged 17.4 points per game in his breakout junior season.
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana State junior guard RaeQuan Battle added two more accolades to his memorable season as he was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 6 First Team and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District VIII First Team on Tuesday.
NABC member coaches across Division I voted on the award winners, whereas the USBWA board votes on its awards. The full lists of award winners can be found on each institution's respective websites.
A First Team All-Big Sky Conference selection and the Big Sky Tournament MVP, Battle averaged 17.4 points per game on 46.7% shooting during his breakout junior season. He led MSU in scoring, ranked sixth in the conference in scoring and seventh in field goal percentage (46.7%). Going into this season, Battle's single-game career high was 19 points, yet he finished in double-figures 30 times, had 11 games with 20 points or more and had two 30-point outings.
Battle is the fourth Bobcat in recent memory to earn NABC All-District honors, joining his teammate Jubrile Belo (2022), Harald Frey (2020) and Tyler Hall (2016-17). Other first-team District 6 nominees include Aziz Bandaogo (Utah Valley), Dillon Jones (Weber State), Tevian Jones (Southern Utah) and Cameron Tyson (Seattle). Utah Valley head coach Mark Madsen was named the District 6 Coach of the Year to round out the awards.
As for the USBWA All-District award, Battle joins Northern Colorado's Dalton Knecht and the aforementioned Jones as Big Sky Conference players on the 10-member team. Battle is the first Bobcat to make the USBWA All-District team since Tyler Hall did so in 2017.
The Bobcats will play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against the 3-seed Kansas State Wildcats on Friday, March 17 at 7:40 p.m. MT. The game will be nationally televised on CBS. All live stream, live stats and game information can be found on the men's basketball team's schedule page on msubobcats.com.
NABC member coaches across Division I voted on the award winners, whereas the USBWA board votes on its awards. The full lists of award winners can be found on each institution's respective websites.
A First Team All-Big Sky Conference selection and the Big Sky Tournament MVP, Battle averaged 17.4 points per game on 46.7% shooting during his breakout junior season. He led MSU in scoring, ranked sixth in the conference in scoring and seventh in field goal percentage (46.7%). Going into this season, Battle's single-game career high was 19 points, yet he finished in double-figures 30 times, had 11 games with 20 points or more and had two 30-point outings.
Battle is the fourth Bobcat in recent memory to earn NABC All-District honors, joining his teammate Jubrile Belo (2022), Harald Frey (2020) and Tyler Hall (2016-17). Other first-team District 6 nominees include Aziz Bandaogo (Utah Valley), Dillon Jones (Weber State), Tevian Jones (Southern Utah) and Cameron Tyson (Seattle). Utah Valley head coach Mark Madsen was named the District 6 Coach of the Year to round out the awards.
As for the USBWA All-District award, Battle joins Northern Colorado's Dalton Knecht and the aforementioned Jones as Big Sky Conference players on the 10-member team. Battle is the first Bobcat to make the USBWA All-District team since Tyler Hall did so in 2017.
The Bobcats will play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against the 3-seed Kansas State Wildcats on Friday, March 17 at 7:40 p.m. MT. The game will be nationally televised on CBS. All live stream, live stats and game information can be found on the men's basketball team's schedule page on msubobcats.com.
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