Colorado Mines’ Majok Deng and Colorado State’s Nique Clifford headline the men’s basketball Colorado Collegiate Chronicle All-Colorado honor roll for the 2024-2025 season.

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s player of the year and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-American, Deng led Mines to the NCAA Division II “Sweet 16” and a 29-5 overall record in winning both regular and postseason titles.

A senior transfer from Pepperdine averaged 14.5 points per game while shooting 38 percent from behind the arc.  In two seasons in Golden, Deng scored 1,072 points for the Orediggers (16.0 points per game).

An all-Mountain West pick and the top listed player in the NABC’s all district team, Clifford led all men’s 4-year school scorers and rebounders in Colorado by averaging 18.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.  His 15 double-doubles ranked 14th nationally.

In leading the Rams to a 26-10 record, a Mountain West post-season title, and an NCAA Division I berth, Clifford also finished second among Centennial State performers in assists (4.4) and minutes played (35.4).  He shot 49.6 percent from the field, 37.7 percent from behind the arc, and 77.7 percent at the free-throw line.

Men’s Colorado Collegiate 4- & 2-year Basketball Statistics (through April 1)

Northern Colorado’s Jaron Rillie and Isaiah Hawthorne were first team CCC All-Colorado performers, along with two University of Colorado players – William Becker from Colorado Springs and Julian Hammond III from Boulder.

Earning second team berths were Colorado Mines’ Riley Schroeder, Northern Colorado’s Langston Reynolds, Regis’ Chase Mayo Harmon, Fort Lewis’ Biko Johnson, MSU Denver’s Brayden Carter, Ethan Taylor from Air Force and Jude Tapia of Adams State.

Clifford also was named to the CCC’s all-defensive squad and was the top Colorado prep product on the Colorado Collegiate Chronicle honor roll.

Joining Clifford (Colorado Springs the Vanguard School) on the top performing Colorado prep products for the 2024-2025 season were Becker (Smoky Hill), Carter (Mullen), Reynolds (Denver East/Colorado Prep), and Hammond III (Cherry Creek) along with MSU Denver’s Caleb McGill (Grandview), Colorado College’s Asher Nofziger (Cherry Creek), Regis’ Kobe Sanders (Chaparral), and Devin Philio (Aurora Rangeview).

On the all-defensive team with Clifford were Becker, Carter, Zach Bloch from Northern Colorado. and Stewart Erhart of Fort Lewis.

Denver’s Sebastian Akins has been selected to the Colorado Collegiate Chronicle’s all-freshman and all-bench teams.  A freshman guard from Concord, N. C., Akins averaged 12.7 points a game and shot 76 percent from the free-throw line as he came off the bench in 22 of his 32 games at DU this season.

Others on the all-frosh honor roll were Erhart, Will Mortimore of Colorado Mesa, MSU Denver’s Logan Threatt, Air Force’s Kyle Marshall, and Colorado’s Sebastian Rancik.  On the all-bench squad with Akins were Jalen Brown from Regis, Markus Pastorcic–Straun of Colorado Mines, Yaak Yaak of Colorado Mesa, Trevor Baskin of Colorado, and Quinn Denker from Northern Colorado.

All Colorado First Team (Conference)

• Majok Deng, Colorado Mines, G, 6’4”, Grad, Tucson, Ariz. (Pepperdine), RMAC
• Nique Clifford, Colorado State, G, 6’6″, Sen., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado), MWC
• William Becker, UCCS, F, 6’9″, Grad, Aurora, Colo. (Evansville), RMAC
• Julian Hammond III, Colorado, G, 6’3″, Sen., Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek), Big XII
• Jaron Rillie, Northern Colorado, G, 6’3″, Sen., Sydney, Australia (Samford), Big Sky
• Isaiah Hawthorne, Northern Colorado, F, 6’8″, Sen., Tracy, Calif. (San Francisco), Big Sky

All Colorado Second Team (Conference)

• Riley Schroeder, Colorado Mines, F, 6’7″, Sen., Orange, Calif., RMAC
• Langston Reynolds, Northern Colorado, G, 6’4″, Jun., Denver, Colo. (East/Colorado Prep), Big Sky
• Chase Mayo Harmon, Regis, G, 6’4″, Jun., Peoria, Ariz., RMAC
• Biko Johnson, Fort Lewis, G, 6’2, Sen., Carson, Calif. (Western Nebraska/Omaha), RMAC
• Brayden Carter, MSU Denver, F, 6’9, Sen., Denver, Colo. (Regis/Fort Lewis), RMAC
• Ethan Taylor, Air Force, G, 6’5″, Sen., Houston, Texas, MWC
• Jude Tapia, Adams State, G, 5’11”, Jun., Albuquerque, N.M., RMAC

All Colorado Post-season Standouts

• Nique Clifford, Colorado State, G, 6’6″, Sen., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado), NCAA I
• Kyan Evans, Colorado State, G, 6’2″, Soph., Kansas City, Mo., NCAA I
• Jalen Lake, Colorado State, G Waxahachie, Texas, NCAAI
• Markus Pastorcic–Straun, Colorado Mines, G, 6’3″, Soph., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NCAA II
• Alex Romack, Colorado Mines, F, 6’7″, Soph., Westfield, Ind., NCAA II

All Colorado Prep Products

• Nique Clifford, Colorado State, G, 6’6″, Sen., Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Vanguard School)
• William Becker, UCCS, F, 6’9″, Grad, Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill)
• Brayden Carter, MSU Denver, F, 6’9, Sen., Denver, Colo. (Mullen)
• Caleb McGill, MSU Denver, F, 6’8, Sen., Aurora, Colo. (Grandview)
• Langston Reynolds, Northern Colorado, G, 6’4″, Jun., Denver, Colo. (East/Colorado Prep)
• Julian Hammond III, Colorado, G, 6’3″, Sen., Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek)
• Asher Nofziger, Colorado College, F, 6’9″, Jun., Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek)
• Kobe Sanders, Regis, G, 6’0″, Grad, Denver, Colo. (Chaparral)
• Devin Philio, Colorado College, F, 6’6″, Sen., Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview)

All Colorado Freshmen

• Sebastian Akins, Denver, G, 6’2″, Frosh, Concord, N.C., Summit League
• Will Mortimore, Colorado Mesa, F, 6’8″, Frosh, Windermere, Australia, RMAC
• Logan Threatt, MSU Denver, G, 6’3″, Frosh, Belmont, N.C. (Queens), RMAC
• Stewart Erhart, Fort Lewis, G, 6’2”, Frosh, Fairbanks, Alaska, RMAC
• Kyle Marshall, Air Force, G, 6’4”, Frosh, Oyster Bay, NW, Mountain West
• Sebastian Rancik, Colorado, F, 6’9”, Frosh, Bratislava, Slovakia, Big XII

All Bench (Conference)

• Jalen Brown, Regis, G, 6’2″, Soph., Salinas, Calif., RMAC
• Sebastian Akins, Denver, G, 6’2″, Frosh, Concord, N.C., Summit League
• Markus Pastorcic–Straun, Colorado Mines, G, 6’3″, Soph., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, RMAC
• Yaak Yaak, Colorado Mesa, C, 6’11”, Soph., Adelaide, Australia (New Mexico State), RMAC
• Trevor Baskin, Colorado, F, 6’9”, Grad, Arvada, Colo. (Colorado Mesa), Big XII
• Quinn Denker, Northern Colorado, G, 6-3, Sen., San Jose, Calif. (Cal State San Marcos, Idaho), Big Sky

All-Defense (Conference)

• Zach Bloch, Northern Colorado, G, 6’2″, Sen., Lawrence, Kan. (Colorado Prep), Big Sky Defensive Team
• Nique Clifford, Colorado State, G, 6’6″, Sen., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado), MWC
• William Becker, UCCS, F, 6’9″, Grad, Aurora, Colo. (Evansville), RMAC Defensive POY
• Brayden Carter, MSU Denver, F, 6’9, Sen., Denver, Colo. (Regis/Fort Lewis), RMAC
• Stewart Erhart, Fort Lewis, G, 6’2”, Frosh, Fairbanks, Alaska, RMAC

NCAA National Statistical Leaders

William Becker, UC-Colorado Springs

• Double Doubles (25 ranked), 13th, 14
• Field Goal Percentage (250 ranked), 5th, 68.7
• Rebounds Per Game (249 ranked), 32nd, 9.1
• Rebounds (Defensive) Per Game (250 ranked), 26th, 6.86

Brayden Carter, MSU Denver

• Field Goal Percentage (250 ranked), 13th, 63.5

Nique Clifford, Colorado State

• Rebounds (Defensive) Per Game (350 ranked), 3rd, 8.14
• Double Doubles (303 ranked), 14th, 15
• Field Goals (345 ranked), 21st, 238
• Points (350 ranked), 16th, 681
• Rebounds (346 ranked), 10th, 346
• Rebounds Per Game (350 ranked), 14th, 9.6

Majok Deng, Colorado Mines

• Free Throw Percentage (250 ranked), 18th, 88.6

Stewart Erhart, Fort Lewis

• Steals (247 ranked), 10th, 79
• Steals Per Game (248 ranked), 9th, 2.55

Julian Hammond III, Colorado

• Free Throw Percentage (345 ranked), 8th, 90.7

John Harge, Adams State

• Free Throw Percentage (250 ranked), 37th, 87.1

Biko Johnson, Fort Lewis

• Free Throw Attempts (245 ranked), 32nd, 196
• Free Throws (249 ranked), 39th, 145
• Steals (247 ranked), 33rd, 64
• Steals Per Game (248 ranked), 35th, 2.06

Grant Pressly, Colorado Mines

• Assist/Turnover Ratio (247 ranked), 8th, 3.21

Langston Reynolds, Northern Colorado

• Field Goal Percentage (350 ranked), 20th, 59.3

Jude Tapia, Adams State

• Three Point Attempts (246 ranked), 31st, 225
• Three Pointers Per Game (249 ranked), 7th, 3.46
• Total 3-point FGM (241 ranked), 14th, 97
• Three Point Percentage (94 ranked), 17th, 43.1

Ethan Taylor, Air Force

• Minutes Per Game (350 ranked), 19th, 6:31

Yaak Yaak, Colorado Mesa

• Blocks (249 ranked), 34th, 50
• Blocks Per Game (248 ranked), 37th, 1.72