SEWARD, Neb. – As Head Coach Ben Limback put it, Carter Kent is the “complete package.” A central figure for his role in this season’s Concordia University Men’s Basketball success, Kent has been named to the 2021-22 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball Team, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). With Tuesday (March 15)’s announcement, Kent has been voted an Academic All-American for the second year in a row. He’s also a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.
The 2021-22 Academic All-America® Men’s Basketball Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NAIA, NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III.
The honor roll so far this season for Kent has included recognition as a First Team All-GPAC award winner. A 4.0 biology student, the Crete High School product has led the 2021-22 Bulldogs to GPAC regular season and tournament championships and to a spot in the national round of 16. Through 33 games this season, Kent is averaging 15.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 44.4 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from 3-point range and 82.6 percent from the foul line. Kent totaled a combined 33 points (8-for-12 from beyond the arc) in last week’s national tournament wins over Indiana University Northwest and Marian University (Ind.).
On the program’s all-time lists, Kent ranks fifth in scoring (1,671), fifth in 3-point field goals (246) and eighth in assists (317). Kent was named Second Team All-GPAC in both 2019-20 and 2020-21 and was chosen as the 2018-19 GPAC Freshman of the Year.
Kent and Chandler Folkerts are the lone two Bulldogs in Concordia Men’s Basketball history to be honored as CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Folkerts was named an Academic All-American three times and was tabbed the CoSIDA NAIA Men’s Basketball Academic All-American of the Year in 2016-17.