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The 2024-25 DII men's basketball season is in the books and what a tournament it was to bring it to an end. There were comebacks, upsets and Nova Southeastern winning it all once again.

There were also some memorable performances along the way.

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Much like the monthly all-stats teams, the March all-stats starting five focuses solely on ������Ƶ tournament play. Whether you played one game or six, if you shined bright, you deserve notice. Remember, this dream team is based purely on stats — some may be the best in the tournament while others may have played all-around games with many stats that stuffed the box scores.

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Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics

Guard: Jeremy Dent-Smith, Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Toros became the Cinderellas of the tournament, pulling off upsets of Point Loma to win the West Region and then back-to-back comebacks against West Liberty and DBU to reach the finals. Dent-Smith erupted, especially once the DII Men's Elite Eight shifted to ESPN+ and CBS, having some of the best games of the entire tournament with everyone watching. Dent-Smith averaged 18.6 points on the season, but in the Elite Eight he averaged 26.3 points per game and his 33-point, seven-rebound performance in the 19-point comeback against DBU was one of the best single games in the entire tournament. 

Guard: MJ Iraldi, Nova Southeastern. Iraldi was named the NABC player of the year before the semifinal matchup against Washburn and responded with a 25-point, nine-rebound performance in the 26-point blowout. It was Iraldi who hit the two free throws with just 17 seconds remaining to give the Sharks the 74-73 lead and the national championship. He scored 22, 25 and 27 in the three DII Men's Elite Eight games while averaging nine rebounds per game. Overall, his 127 tournament points topped everyone in the bracket and his two double-doubles were tied with Dent-Smith for the most by a guard.

Memorable performances of note:

• Blake Campbell, UAH. Campbell was a scoring machine for the Chargers in their two victories scoring 30 points on 75 percent shooting against Tampa and 26 points on 56 percent shooting against Florida Southern. He was held to 19 in the loss to Nova Southeastern, but still shined bright.
• Rudy Fitzgibbons, Fairmont State. The Falcons fell in the first round, but Fitzgibbons lit it up, going for a season-high 29 points on 9-for-14 shooting from behind the 3-point arc, the most 3s in a single game of the entire tournament. 
• Trevor Frank, DBU. Frank played some of his best basketball of the year in the DII Men's Elite Eight, but it was his thievery that was of note. He stole the ball six times in the quarterfinal win over Lake Superior State and had seven steals in the semifinal loss. 
• Antwan Kimmons, Concordia-St. Paul. The Golden Bears pulled off a massive 12-point, first-round upset and it was Kimmons who led the charge. The sharpshooter went 12-for-16 from the floor — including going 3-for-3 from 3 — in a 30-point, six-rebound performance. He was strong in the loss to Washburn, going for 25 points and seven rebounds as well. 
• Jojo Murphy, Chico State; Carlos Hart, Valdosta State; and Elijah Allen, West Chester all played just one game, but came out firing. Each scored 25 points in the first round. 
• Dallas Graziani, Nova Southeastern had the most assists and highest single-game assists (11) in the entire tournament, but Jack Bachelor, Washburn; Tray Alexander, Pace; and Tommy Murr, Alabama Huntsville each added 10 assist games, the only other three players to do so. 

Missouri-St. Louis Athletics Troy Glover II

Forward: Troy Glover II, UMSL. The Tritons upset No. 1 seeded Missouri S&T in the second round before running into Lake Superior State in the Midwest Region finals. Glover II made the most of his time, double-doubling in all three of the Tritons games. He put up 18 points and 14 rebounds against Ferris State in the first round, 15 points and 13 boards in the big second-round upset and 12 points and 11 rebounds in the loss to the Lakers. 

Forward: Ryan Cisarik, Nova Southeastern. Cisarik was out of the lineup in the first-round game against No. 8 Savannah State and you saw the effect as the Sharks scored only 76 points in a game that was much closer than it should have been. He returned in the second round and scored 31, 21, 20 and 28 before having a quieter nine points in a championship game that he was taking a beating on the floor. His 109 points were third-most in the tournament and his 21.8 points per game best both Iraldi and Dent-Smith.

Memorable performances of note:

• Leo Beath, Lynn. In the tournament preview, it was mentioned that "Leo Beath is a dangerous player, capable of double-doubling any night." That's exactly what he did in the first-round upset of Valdosta State going for 22 points and 14 rebounds. In the second-round loss to Nova Southeastern, he grabbed 17 boards — one off his season-high and the second most in a game in this year's tournament — and his 15.5 rebounds per game was the top mark of the postseason.
• Elyjah Freeman, Lincoln Memorial: The Railsplitters were upset in the first round, but Freeman put a huge exclamation point on his remarkable freshman campaign. Freeman went 11-for-17 in putting up 33 points, his fourth 30-point game of the season and one of the highest marks in the entire tournament. 
• Tasman Goodrick, Gannon. Goodrick was one of the many new faces on the Golden Knights this year, but he played like a seasoned veteran in their three-game stay in the bracket. He double-doubled in each one, tying Glover II for the most in the entire tournament. He went for 27 and 11 on 71.4 percent shooting in the first round and put up 12 and 11 and 16 and 14 in his next two games. 
• Jacob Jennissen, MSU Moorhead. The Dragons reached the Central Region finals and what a run Jennissen had. It is his first-round performance that gets him on the list, putting up 22 points and a tournament single-game-high 21 rebounds. 
• Caleb Van De Griend, Minot State: The Beavers only played one game, but what a performance it was from their All-American forward. Van De Griend put up 28 points on 9-for-11 shooting to go along with 12 rebounds and four assists. 

Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics Conrad Luczynski

Center: Conrad Luczynski, Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bears made a historic run to their first DII Men's Elite Eight and the huge 7-foot-2 sophomore played a large role. He went toe-to-toe with Augusta's Max Amadasun — one of the best centers in DII this year — and recorded the first of his two tournament double-doubles, making him the only center to record two this tournament. In the second round, he scored a season-high 25 points and in the Southeast Region championship, he recorded six blocks, tied for the best single game in the 2025 tournament. He was limited to just 12 minutes in the loss to Washburn but certainly had a tournament to remember. 

Memorable performances of note:

• Max Amadasun, Augusta. The frequent visitor to the monthly all-stats teams made the most of his one game, scoring 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting. 
• Benjamin Bill, Daemen. The Wildcats' season came to a surprising end, but Bill had one of his best games in the loss, going for 22 and 12 for a double-double.