Ferris State's Walt Kelser Garners NABC All-Midwest District Recognition
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Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University men's basketball senior guard Walt Kelser (Southfield) has been named to the 2021 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Midwest District Basketball squad.
Kelser garnered second-team regional recognition in the all-district voting process from the NABC for the second consecutive year. He was one of five student-athletes tabbed to the second team in voting by head coaches from across the region.
Overall, Kelser was one of six players from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) named to either of the all-district squads.
Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division II, the 89 student-athletes named to one of the eight all-district teams represent the finest basketball players across America.
This season, Kelser was tabbed to the All-GLIAC First Team for the second consecutive season in voting by the league's member head coaches. Kelser led the GLIAC in scoring at 20.6 points per game in the regular-season, totaling 16 double-figure scoring contests in 18 outings for the Bulldogs. The veteran standout scored 30 points or more three times, including a season-high 39 points in an 87-69 road win at Parkside on Jan. 16 in Wisconsin.
Overall, Kelser produced 20 points or more in nine games this year for FSU, which reached the GLIAC Tournament for the seventh consecutive season before falling to Ashland in the quarterfinal-round in Hammond, Ind.
A year ago, Kelser went on to also receive Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-Midwest Region laurels along with also being named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Midwest District squad.
Below are the 2021 NABC All-Midwest District Teams:
2021 NABC COACHES' DIVISION II ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS AND COACHES
Midwest
First Team
TJ Crockett, Lindenwood
Conley Garrison, Drury
Cade McKnight, Truman State
Darian Owens-White, Wayne State
Josh Price, Southern Indiana
Owen White, Michigan Tech
Second Team
Bryce Bultman, McKendree
Brandon Haraway, Ashland
Walt Kelser, Ferris State
Brailen Neely, Wayne State (MI)
Christian Negron, Grand Valley State
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
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