KANSAS CITY, Kan. – South Dakota junior Matt Mooney earned first-team all-District 12 honors for the second-straight season from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) as announced Tuesday.
 
Mooney, a native of Wauconda, Illinois, led USD and ranks fourth in the Summit League with 18.6 points per game. He made 45.4 percent of his shot attempts and tallied 74-made 3-point field goals throughout the season. He also ranks 20^th in the nation with 67 steals, a mark that ranks second in the Summit League.
 
Mooney started all 33 games he has played in this year, scoring 30 or more points on five different occasions including a career-best 33 points at South Dakota State on Feb. 22.
 
The two-time first-team all-Summit League selection has tallied 615 points on the season, a mark that ranks eighth all-time for a single season at USD. His 67 steals mark the sixth-best single season in Coyote basketball history for total steals.
 
South Dakota is 26-8 on the season and hosts North Texas in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational Wednesday night. Tickets can be purchased at GoYotes.com/tickets or by calling the ticket office at (605) 677-5959.
 
First Team
Mike Daum, South Dakota State
Kendrick Nunn, Oakland
Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
Matt Mooney, South Dakota
Grant Benzinger, Wright State
 
Second Team
John Konchar, IPFW
Jalen Hayes, Oakland
Paul Miller, North Dakota State
Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky
Bryson Scott, IPFW