MONROE, La. – Recognized as one of the top student-athletes in the nation for his combined performances athletically and in the classroom, senior Tylor Ongwae from the ULM men's basketball program was named to the Capital One Academic All-District First-Team.
On the court, Ongwae is ULM's team leader in both points and rebounds with 14.1 and 7.0, respectively. He's reached double-figures in 16 games this season with four 20-plus outings and four double-doubles.
Ongwae is the reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, College Sports Madness Player of the Week, Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week and Warhawk of the Week winner. He's won each of those awards twice this season.
In the classroom, Ongwae holds a 3.45 grade point average and is expected to complete his business management degree in the spring. He's been part of back-to-back Sun Belt Conference academic team awards at ULM.
As a First-Team selection in one of the eight districts, Ongwae advances to the Capital One Academic All-America Team ballot which will be selected later this month. Ongwae is the only Academic All-America finalist from the Sun Belt Conference.
NCAA DIVISION I DISTRICT 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, SD, WI)
FIRST TEAM
Brandon Bos South Dakota Sr. (Markham, Ontario) 3.57; Kinesiology
Mike Gesell Iowa Jr. (South Sioux City, Neb.) 3.93; Finance
Chris Kading North Dakota State Jr. (De Pere, Wis.) 3.80; Exercise science
Tylor Ongwae ULM Sr. (Eldoret, Kenya) 3.45; Business management
Jarrod Uthoff Iowa Jr. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 3.34; Economics
