AUGUSTA,
Ga. - Augusta State’s Ben Madgen was recently named an All-American by the Division II Bulletin, marking his third national honor of the season.
Previously, Madgen had received All-America accolades from both the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) and Daktronics, Inc.
With the selection, Madgen became the most decorated athlete in the program’s 45-year history and perhaps the most honored Jaguar in school history.
Madgen, who was one of three finalists for National Player Of The Year by the NABC, received his BBA degree in Management from the Hull College of Business with a 3.19 GPA on Saturday, May 8.
Previously, Madgen earned both NCAA Southeast Regional Player Of The Year and Peach Belt Conference Player Of The Year honors. His Southeast Regional Player Of The Year selection was his second straight.
He also recently garnered Augusta State’s Male Student-Athlete Of The Year Award for the second consecutive season.
A 6-4 guard from Williamstown, Australia, Madgen was a first-team, All-Peach Belt Conference selection for the fourth consecutive season in 2009-10. He became the conference’s all-time leading scorer midway through the season and is the only men’s player in conference history to score more than 2,000 career points. Madgen also became the second player ever to be named All-Conference four times and the third to be named both the PBC Freshman of the Year and the PBC Player of the Year during his career.
This season, Madgen led the conference in scoring at 18.4 ppg., during the regular season and upped his average to 19.3 ppg., during the postseason. He paced the Peach Belt Conference in both scoring and 3-point shooting percentage at 19 points a game and 46 percent from 3-point range. He also shot 49 percent from the field and 86 percent from the free throw line.
Madgen, who closed his career with 2,306 career points, helped lead the Jags to their third consecutive Elite Eight appearance in 2009-10, to the program’s third PBC Championship in the last four seasons and to the first No. 1 national ranking in school history. Madgen was part of a nucleus which amassed a 110-23 record over the last four seasons, including a 29-4 mark this past season and an 86-16 record the past three years.