KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wheaton College (Ill.) guard Tyson Cruickshank has been voted as the 2023 NABC Division III Player of the Year.
Cruickshank, a grad student, led Wheaton to a 25-5 overall record this season and a spot in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship quarterfinals. He averaged 19.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, earning CCIW Most Outstanding Player and unanimous All-CCIW First Team honors.
Cruickshank concluded the 2022-23 season ranked among the top-10 active Division III leaders in both career scoring and assists. He is also one of just three players in Wheaton program history to eclipse 1,700 career points and 400 career assists.
Cruickshank becomes the first Thunder player to earn NABC Division III Player of the Year honors.
