By: Nash Loibl, Advanced Graduate Assistant / Strategic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Metropolitan State University of Denver forward Caleb McGill is the 2024-25 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Academic Player of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday. The 2024-25 RMAC Men’s Basketball First Team Academic All-RMAC Team and Academic Honor Roll selections are announced alongside McGill's honor.
McGill, an Aurora, Colorado native, was named to the 2023-24 Academic All-RMAC Honor Roll before jumping to Academic Player of the Year this season. On the court, McGill is a leader for the Roadrunners, averaging 14.4 points per game this season. The graduate student was an efficient scorer throughout the 2024-25 season, as he shot 56% from the field, 45% from three, and 77% from the free-throw line. When he wasn’t scoring, McGill cleaned the boards, averaging 7.3 rebounds per game. Defensively, the Roadrunner recorded 28 blocks and 21 steals across a 29-game season. Behind McGill, MSU Denver finished the season with a 19-10 (13-7 RMAC) record, earning the fourth seed in the conference tournament.
McGill leads a 10-member First Team Academic All-RMAC group with nine of the league’s 15 institutions represented. Three student-athletes are repeat honorees from the 2023-24 season, with Nathan Hasberry (New Mexico Highlands), Sam Howery (Colorado State University Pueblo), and Kade Juelfs (Western Colorado) earning back-to-back selections.
In addition, the RMAC recognized 62 student-athletes, including the 10 Academic All-RMAC honorees, on its 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Academic Honor Roll.
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport who academically maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average, have completed two consecutive semesters at their current institution, and have used a season of competition.
Each institution’s athletic communications directors nominate student-athletes who academically maintain at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, along with the other criteria for the Academic Honor Roll, for recognition on the First Team Academic All-RMAC in each sport. The league’s athletic communications directors for that sport vote to compose the First Team Academic All-RMAC and select the Academic Player of the Year. They are not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.
About the RMAC
The RMAC is a premier NCAA Division II conference located in Colorado Springs, Colo., with 15 member institutions. The RMAC sponsors 22 varsity NCAA sports and has produced 67 NCAA Division II national champions and 54 national runners-up since 1992.
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2024-25 RMAC Men’s Basketball Academic Player of the Year
Caleb McGill, MSU Denver
2024-25 First Team Academic All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
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| (as selected by RMAC athletics communications directors) |
| Student-Athlete |
School |
Class. |
Pos. |
GPA |
Major |
Hometown |
| Caleb McGill |
MSU Denver |
Gr. |
F |
3.89
3.50 |
MBA
Communications |
Aurora, Colorado |
| Nathan Hasberry (1) |
New Mexico Highlands |
Jr. |
F |
3.92 |
Business Administration |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Sam Howery (1) |
CSU Pueblo |
Jr. |
G |
3.96 |
Business Management |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Kade Juelfs (1) |
Western Colorado |
Sr. |
G |
3.82 |
Business Administration |
Kingman, Arizona |
| Dalton Peterson |
Chadron State |
Sr. |
G |
4.00 |
Sport, Fitness, and Recreation |
Encampment, Wyoming |
| Joel Speckman |
Black Hills State |
So. |
F |
3.78 |
Exercise Science |
Parker, Colorado |
| Keagen Smith |
South Dakota Mines |
Sr. |
F |
4.00
3.67 |
Engineering Management
B.S. Engineering Management |
Forsyth, Illinois |
| Blake Volmer |
Black Hills State |
So. |
G |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
Winner, South Dakota |
| Jude Tapia |
Adams State |
Jr. |
G |
3.91 |
Business Administration |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Austin Thyne |
Colorado Mesa |
R-So. |
G |
3.96 |
Elementary Education |
Sterling, Colorado |
Notes: Gold background indicates RMAC Academic Player of the Year. A (1) indicates the student-athlete was a 2023-24 First-Team Academic All-RMAC honoree.