Trojans Earn NSAA Basketball Honors
The NSAA announced their basketball season awards and All-Conference teams, with a number of Trojans on both mens and womens teams getting honored.
From the men’s team, Sam Muller was selected to the NSAA All-Conference Second Team, and was also named to the Newcomer-of-the-Year award.
Taylor Edwards was DSU’s recipient of the NSAA Men’s Basketball Champions of Character award.
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The women’s team had six individual’s honored during the conference’s awards presentation.
A pair of Trojans were named to the NSAA All-Conference First Team, Elsie Aslesen and Savannah Walsdorf.
Aslesen became a three-time NSAA Women’s Basketball All-Conference selection, including First Team in 2020-21. She was also voted as the NSAA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player-of-the-Year.
Courtney Menning landed a spot on the NSAA All-Defensive Team, and Sidney Fick was named as a conference honorable mention. Fick was also named to the NSAA’s Champions of Character recipient for DSU.
Caitlyn Dyer was voted as the NSAA Freshman of the Year for DSU.
Trojans Head Coach David Moe was named as the league’s Coach-of-the-Year for the fourth consecutive year after guiding the Trojans to their third straight NSAA regular-season title.
Full NSAA All-Conference teams can be found below:
2022-23 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards
First Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Thomas Gieske | Mayville State | Senior | 6-3 | Guard | Sartell, Minn. |
| Jack Monis | Viterbo | Junior | 6-5 | Forward | Oconomowoc, Wis. |
| John Evans | Dickinson State | Soph. | 6-4 | Guard | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Daevonte Munson | Valley City State | Senior | 6-3 | Guard | Roseville, Minn. |
| Paulo Araujo | Bellevue | Senior | 6-3 | Guard | Santa Ana, Calif. |
Second Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Sam Muller | Dakota State | Soph. | 6-4 | Guard | Layton, Utah |
| Tyree’on Johnson | Waldorf | Senior | 6-7 | Forward | Coon Rapids, Minn. |
| Khyle Washington | Waldorf | Junior | 6-3 | Guard | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Trent Blackshire | Mayville State | Junior | 6-3 | Forward | San Jose, Calif. |
| Ben Olson | Viterbo | Freshman | 6-4 | Forward | Sun Prairie, Wis. |
! – 2021-22 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
# – 2021-22 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
& – 2020-21 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
+ – 2020-21 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention
2022-23 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards
First Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Jordan Zrust | Mayville State | Senior | 6-0 | Guard | Buffalo, Minn. |
| Elsie Aslesen | Dakota State | Senior | 6-1 | Forward | Howard, S.D. |
| Savannah Walsdorf | Dakota State | Junior | 6-0 | Forward | Kiel, Wis. |
| Erin Walcker | Mayville State | Senior | 5-11 | Guard | Beulah, N.D. |
| Asha Scott ~ | Bellevue | Senior | 5-8 | Guard | Washington, D.C. |
Second Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Lindsay Peterson | Dickinson State | Senior | 5-6 | Guard | Watford City, N.D. |
| Faith Ross | Bellevue | Senior | 5-11 | Guard | Gretna, Neb. |
| Samantha Oase | Dickinson State | Soph. | 6-0 | Center | Reeder, N.D. |
| Mackenzie Hughes | Mayville State | Soph. | 5-6 | Guard | Thompson, N.D. |
| Ashlyn Diemert | Valley City State | Soph. | 5-9 | Guard | West Fargo, N.D. |
$ 2021-22 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
@ 2021-22 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
~ 2021-22 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention
^ 2020-21 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference First Team
& 2020-21 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
% 2019-20 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
+ 2018-29 North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team
