From NABC/SJU Sports Information:

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's senior wing Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview) was selected for this weekend's 2025 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III College All-Star Game on Monday, March 17. The Division III All-Star game is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET/noon CT this Saturday, March 22, in conjunction with the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Former Maryville (Mo.) coach Randy Lambert and former DePauw (Ind.) coach Bill Fenlon will serve as coaches for the two Division III All-Star teams. Thissen was named the 2024-25 MIAC Offensive Player of the Year and is a three-time All-MIAC (2023-25) selection. He led SJU in minutes (29.0 mpg.) and scoring (14.7 ppg.) as eight Johnnies averaged 8.5 points or more per game this season. Thissen was also second in rebounding (5.3 rpg.), assists (75) and steals (19). He ended his career second in program history with 1,680 career points and is SJU's all-time leader in games played (114) – all starts – and ninth in assists (287).The Johnnies (25-4, 15-1 MIAC) won their 12th MIAC regular-season championship (fourth in the last six seasons) and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament with a 74-59 win over Carleton March 1 for the program's fourth MIAC Playoff championship in the last six tournaments (ninth overall). The national postseason appearance was SJU's 22nd (13th at the Division III level) and fifth in the last seven seasons. The 20-win season was the Johnnies' 16th overall and sixth in the past nine seasons. Three of SJU's four losses were decided by four points or less.