Ferris State Men's Basketball Duo Selected For 2025 NABC D2 All-Star Game
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's basketball program will again be represented on a national stage this week as two Bulldogs will take part in the 2025 NABC Division II College All-Star Game, which takes place on Friday (March 28) evening in conjunction with the D2 Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
Senior guard Ethan Erickson (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern) is one of nine standout D2 players slated to compete on the West Squad in the All-Star Game and he'll be joined by FSU head coach Andy Bronkema, who has been tabbed to lead the West team as the head coach for the contest.
The Division II All-Star Game, which features the top senior talent across Division II, is selected and organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Along with Bronkema, Pace University's Matt Healing was chosen as a head coach and will direct the East squad in the competition.
Fans can watch a live stream of the contest on the Great Lakes Valley Conference Sports Network and the game is slated to start at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
Erickson is only the third Bulldog player ever to be named to compete in the NABC All-Star Game, joining past standouts Justin Keenan (2011) and Drew Lehman (2015). He was the only player from the GLIAC selected to take part in the event and one of only two from the entire Midwest Region. A total of nine players are on each of the two All-Star squads.
This year will also mark Bronkema's first head coaching stint in the event. He has led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament nine times in the past 11 years and the Bulldogs have also won 20 games or more under his direction in each of the past 10 full seasons of action, not including the COVID shortened 2020-21 campaign. He was named the NABC Division II National Coach of the Year in 2017-18 after leading FSU to the school's first NCAA D2 National Championship.
Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.
All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, itsprograms and membership, can be found at www.nabc.org.
Below are the complete team rosters for the All-Star Game:
NABC Division II College All-Star Game – East
Tray Alexander, Pace
Blake Campbell, Alabama-Huntsville
Deng Deang, Post
Bradlee Haskell, UNC Pembroke
Jaden Honis, Dominican
Lakeem McAliley, East Stroudsburg
Jalen McCoy, USC Aiken
Tommy Murr, Alabama-Huntsville
Nick Reid, Upper Iowa
Coach: Matt Healing, Pace
NABC Division II College All-Star Game – West
Jarrett Adderton, Columbus St.
Simon Blair, Malone
Majok Deng, Colorado School of Mines
Ethan Erickson, Ferris State
Antwan Kimmons, Concordia St. Paul
Alvin Miles, Miles
Zackry Paulsen, Point Loma
Riley Schroeder, Colorado School of Mines
Drew Stover, Millersville
Coach: Andy Bronkema, Ferris St.