Black Hills State University Athletics

PRONUNCIATION


Honors and Awards
2022-23 D2CCA National Player of the Year
2022-23 NABC All-American
2022-23 D2CCA All-American
2022-23 NCAA DII Double-Double Statistical Champion
2022-23 Bevo Francis Award Finalist
2022-23 D2CCA South Central Region Player of the Year
2022-23 D2CCA South Central Region First Team
2022-23 NABC All-Region First Team
2022-23 Bevo Francis Award Watch List
2022-23 NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament Team
2022-23 NCAA Regional Tournament MVP
2022-23 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
2022-23 RMAC All-Tournament Team
2022-23 RMAC Player of the Year
2022-23 All-RMAC First Team
2022-23 RMAC Player of the Week (4x)
2021-22 NABC All-American (BHSU's 1st-ever NCAA All-American)
2021-22 D2CCA All-American
2021-22 NABC All-Region
2021-22 D2CCA First Team All-Region
2021-22 Bevo Francis Award Watch List
2021-22 NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament Team
2021-22 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
2021-22 NCAA Regional Tournament MVP
2021-22 RMAC All-Tournament Team
2021-22 RMAC Tournament MVP
2021-22 RMAC Player of the Year
2021-22 All-RMAC First Team
2021-22 RMAC Player of the Week (7x)
2020-21 First Team All-RMAC
2020-21 NABC First Team All-District
2019-20 RMAC Freshman of the Year
 
2022-23: Scott became BHSU’s all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,457 career points, surpassing Kim Templeton’s 2,180 (1972-26) … was second in the nation with 805 points this year, which also re-set his single-season school record for points in a season … was also second in the nation with 337 rebounds, which put his career total to 996 … led the nation with 16 double-doubles and was second nationally with 290 made field goals … in the RMAC he led in eight different statistical categories, and was top-5 in 13 … scored a season-best 31 points against Colorado Mesa (1/13) … career-high 20 rebounds came at Colorado School of Mines (12/10) … made a season-high 12 field goals against MSU Moorhead (11/18) … tallied four blocks at CSU Pueblo (1/21) and four steals against Fort Lewis (3/12) … he and teammate Matthew Ragsdale combined for the most total points in a season by a pair of NCAA teammates who also played on the same high school team with 1,277 combined points, surpassing the previous highest combined total of 1,047 points, accumulated by Dick (535 points) and Tom Van Arsdale (512) in the 1963-64 season at Indiana after playing high school basketball together at Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, Ind.
 
2021-22: Started all 34 games for the Yellow Jackets … averaged 23.1 points and 10.6 rebounds over 36.0 minutes per game … became the BHSU single-season record holder for total points (787), total rebounds (362) and field goals made (291) … also broke the school record for points scored in a game, scoring 50 against Western Colorado (12/3) … totaled BHSU DII record 21 double-doubles on the year … finished the regular season leading the nation in defensive rebounding, averaging 8.79 per game, and ranked top-5 in eight statistical categories: 1st - Defensive Rebounds Per Game (8.79); 2nd - Total Points (787); 2nd - Total Rebounds (362); 2nd - Field Goals Made (291); 3rd - Points Per Game (23.1); 3rd - Double-Doubles (21); 4th - Free Throw Attempts (231); 4th – Total Minutes (1,229); … in the RMAC, Scott led in eleven different statistical categories and finished top-3 in 15 categories … hauled in career-high 17 boards against Oklahoma Christian (11/14) … was a career-best 19-of-28 from the field in his 50-point performance against Western Colorado … sank career-high 12 free throws against Regis (3/5) … grabbed four steals at Colorado Mesa (12/10) … made four blocks against Chadron State (1/18).
 
2020-21: Started 17 games and played in all 18 … finished third in the RMAC in scoring average (20.7), third in field goal percentage (.603), fifth in total points (373) and fifth in rebounds (127) … averaged 30.8 minutes and 7.1 minutes per game … had four double-doubles on the season, including the final two games of the season … scored career-high 38 points, going 15-for-24 from the field against UC Colorado Springs (2/12) … grabbed season-best 11 rebounds against Fort Lewis (3/2) … went 9-of-11 on free throws and dished six assists at Colorado Christian (2/26).
 
2019-20: Started 28 games and appeared in all 29 games as a freshman and led the team averaging 17.4 ppg … scored a season-high 35 at CSU-Pueblo (1/25) along with season bests in field goals made (14), 3-pointers made (4) and 3-point attempts (6) … went a season-best 7-of-9 from the free throw line at Westminster (12/6) … pulled down 11 rebounds against N.M. Highlands (2/8) … dished three assists at Metro State (2/1).
 
Before BHSU: Played at Lewis-Palmer High School in Colorado with Yellow Jacket teammate, Matthew Ragsdale … team went undefeated 28-0 to win the Colorado 4A State Championship his senior year after finishing runner-up the year before … Colorado 4A State Player of the Year … co-state basketball champion … two-time First Team All-State … son of AJ and Theresa.