Feb. 28– The Northern Sun coaches have announced their 2007-08 all-NSIC teams with Concordia sophomore Craig Heiman (Marshall, WI) earning first-team all-NSIC honors and senior James Metcalf (Killeen, TX) being named third-team all-NSIC.

Heiman, a 6-5 forward, finished second in the NSIC is scoring, averaging 18.3 points per game.  His 488 points on the season is fourth best all-time and just 41 points shy of the school-record of 529 held by Brian Jamros (2004)  In NSIC contests only, Heimen finished 3 points shy of the scoring title won by Winona State’s John Smith, the NSIC Player of the Year. 

On the year, Heiman was a three-time NSIC Player of the Week  annd was fifth in free throw percentage (.804) and 13th in rebounding (5.1) in the NSIC.  He had career-high 36 points against Upper Iowa (2-16) and scored 32 points the following game vs. SW Minnesota State (2-22.  On the season he scored in double-figures in 24 games and had 20-plus in ten and 30-plus in three.

Metcalf, a 6-3 guard, had a breakout season for the Golden Bears in 2007-08.  Entering the season, Metcalf had averaged 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in 60 games over three seasons.  This season he averaged 10.9 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game, which is tied for fifth-best in the NSIC.

Metcalf led the team with six double-doubles.  He scored in double-figures in 16 games on the season, scoring a career-high 23 points with nine rebounds against UW River Falls (11-24).  He was named the NSIC Player of the Week once and over span of eight games from Jan. 18th to Feb. 15th, Metcalf averaged 14.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.

The Golden Bears are 16-11 (10-8 NSIC) on the year and will host Wayne State in the first round of the NSIC tournament on Saturday, Mar. 1 at 8:00 in the Gangelhoff Center.

Concordia has now had a player named first-team all-NSIC in four of the last five seasons: Kyle Marxhausen (2006-07), Brian Jamros (2003-04, 2004-05).

Complete Release

2007-08 NSIC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team
First Team	Pos.	Yr.	Ht.	School	Hometown
32 Craig Heiman	F	So.	6-5	Concordia-SP	Marshall, Wis.
13 Kevin Ratzsch	F	R-Jr.	6-5	Northern State	Bloomington, Ill.
30 Bryce Caldwell	G	Sr.	5-11	Wayne State	Davenport, Iowa
21 Jonte Flowers	G	Sr.	6-4	Winona State	Cottage Grove, Wis.
42 John Smith	F	Sr.	6-8	Winona State	Johnsburg, Ill.
Second Team	Pos.	Yr.	Ht.	School	Hometown
32 Eric Erdmann	F	Fr.	6-5	University of Mary	Fargo, N.D.
15 Levi Hamilton	F	Jr.	6-6	Northern State	Lincoln, Neb.
2  Craig Nelson	G	R-Sr.	5-11	Northern State	Mayville, N.D.
22  Matt Fletcher	G	Sr.	6-2	Southwest Minnesota	North Branch, Minn.
5 Jamar Diggs	G	So.	6-2	Wayne State	Minneapolis, Minn.
Third Team	Pos.	Yr.	Ht.	School	Hometown
30 James Metcalf	G	Sr.	6-3	Concordia-SP	Killeen, Texas
25 Travis Krenske	G	Sr.	6-2	Southwest Minnesota	Faribault, Minn.
4  Quincy Henderson	G	Sr.	6-5	Winona State	Madison, Wis.
5 Luke Wicks	G/F	Sr.	6-1	Northern State	Gillette, Wyo.
1 Jude Roybal	G	Sr.	5-9	Upper Iowa	Albuquerque, N.M.
2007-08 NSIC Player of the Year  John Smith, Winona State (Sr., F, Johnsburg, Ill.) 2007-08 NSIC Co-Newcomers of the Year  Justyn Burgess, MSU Moorhead (Jr., G, Minneapolis, Minn.) Matt Lesan, Upper Iowa (Fr., G, Solon, Iowa 2007-08 NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Jonte Flowers, Winona State (Sr., G, Cottage Grove, Wis.) 2007-08 NSIC Coach of the Year Mike Leaf, Winona State