Boldt Named to KCAC All-Freshman Team
Standout freshman Matthew Boldt concluded his first season of college basketball by earning a spot on the KCAC All-Freshman team, the league announced this week. The All-Freshman team honors the top five first-year players in the league every season, as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
It was clear early on that Boldt would be a centerpiece of Avila's gameplan this season. Even from the start of his debut campaign, the freshman from Colorado flashed an ability to impact the game in all phases, scoring the ball, rebounding it, and, many times, blocking it.
Boldt played in all but one of Avila's 24 games this season and led the squad with 20 starts. He finished second among full-season players in minutes (25.1 per game), points (8.0 per game), and rebounds (5.2 per game), third in steals (20) and was far and away Avila's leader in blocks (19, 12 more than any other player). A multi-faceted player, Boldt finished second among Eagle regulars in field goal percentage (44%) and three-point percentage (37%).
This is the second time since the team has been in the KCAC that Avila men's basketball has had a player voted as one of the league's top five freshman: Boldt joins Hunter Hoggatt, who earned that distinction after the 2020-21 campaign.
Joining Boldt on the All-Freshman Team in 2023-24 are Angok Anyang of Ottawa; Jack Voth of Tabor; Jordan Brown of Saint Mary; and Jaden Wilson of Oklahoma Wesleyan. The complete list of 2023 KCAC Men's Basketball All-Conference honorees can be found below, and on the KCAC website.
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FIRST TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
| Cevin Clark (U)@ | Southwestern College | Sr. | G | Arkansas City, Kan. |
| DJ Talton Jr. (U)(D) | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | G | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jun Murdock (U) | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | G | Wichita, Kan. |
| Jaden Lietzke (U) | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | F | Owasso, Okla. |
| Alex Littlejohn (U) | Kansas Wesleyan University | Jr. | F | Newton, Kan. |
SECOND TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
| Josh Pritchett (U) | Evangel University | Sr. | F | Rolla, Mo. |
| Deondre Buggage (U) | Ottawa University | Jr. | G | Gray, La. |
| Andrew O'Brien (U) | Southwestern College | Sr. | F | Halstead, Kan. |
| Collin Storr (U)# | McPherson College | Jr. | F | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Jayden Hibbitt (U) | Ottawa University | Jr. | F | Woodbridge, Va. |
THIRD TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
| Deshaud St. Martin (U) | University of Saint Mary | Sr. | F | Danville, Ky. |
| Nick Bonner | Bethel College | Sr. | G | Derby, Kan. |
| Jaden Henderson | York University | Jr. | G | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Kaleb Stokes | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | F | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Thatcher McClure | Tabor College | So. | F | McKinney, Texas |
HONORABLE MENTION
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
| Garrett Davult (U) | Evangel University | So. | G | Norwood, Mo. |
| KJ Spiller (U) | Friends University | Jr. | F | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Curtis Rose (U) | McPherson College | So. | G | Midwest City, Okla. |
| Angok Anyang (F) | Ottawa University | Fr. | F | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Izaiah Hale (U) | Kansas Wesleyan University | Jr. | G | Wichita, Kan. |
| Justin DeMaria (U) | Southwestern College | Jr. | G | Newpaltz, N.Y. |
| Keyaun Hoskin (U) | Bethel College | Sr. | G | Duncanville, Texas |
| Dylan Phillip | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | G | Humble, Texas |
| Carmelo Yakubu | Bethel College | So. | F | Houston, Texas |
| Thubil Bile | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | F | Centennial, Colo. |
| Jack Voth | Tabor College | Fr | F | Wilmington, N.C. |
| Jace Coffie | Evangel University | Sr. | F | Oviedo, Fla. |
| Dwight Glover | York University | Sr. | G | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jordan Brown | University of Saint Mary | Fr. | G | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Joey Schultz | University of Saint Mary | Jr. | G | Platte City, Mo. |
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
| Angok Anyang (U)(F) | Ottawa University | Fr. | F | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Jack Voth (U) | Tabor College | Fr. | F | Wilmington, N.C. |
| Jordan Brown (U) | University of Saint Mary | Fr. | G | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Jaden Wilson | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Fr. | G | Arlington, Texas |
| Matthew Boldt | Avila University | Fr. | F | Fort Collins, Colo. |
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
| DJ Talton Jr. (U)(D) | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | G | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jun Murdock (U) | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | G | Wichita, Kan. |
| Angok Anyang (U)(F) | Ottawa University | Fr. | F | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Jaden Lietzke | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | F | Owasso, Okla. |
| Andrew O'Brien | Southwestern College | Sr. | F | Halstead, Kan. |
(U) = Unanimous Selection
@= Selected "Player of the Year."
# = Selected "Newcomer of the Year."
(F)= Selected "Freshman of the Year."
(D) = Selected "Defensive Player of the Year."
