From SJU Sports Information:

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University senior wing Ryan Thissen (Rosemount, Minn./Eastview) was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America first team – his third-consecutive honor – on Tuesday, April 15.Academic All-District and Academic All-America nominees must be of a sophomore academic standing or better, with a 3.50 GPA or higher. The Academic All-District and All-America teams are voted on and selected by registered members of CSC. A biochemistry major (pre-medicine emphasis) with a 4.0 GPA, Thissen is a three-time CSC Academic All-District selection, will be a four-time Academic All-MIAC honoree (minimum 3.5 GPA) and earned his third MIAC Elite 22 Award this season for having the highest cumulative GPA among student-athletes who participated in the six-team MIAC Playoffs. On the court, Thissen was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America second team March 19 and both the D3hoops.com All-Region 9 and NABC All-District 9 first teams March 18. The D3hoops.com All-Region honor was the second for Thissen, who earned third-team honors in 2022-23. He became the program's sixth All-American and first since Aaron Burtzel '11 in 2011 (D3hoops.com All-America honorable mention).He helped lead Team Fenlon to a 104-92 win over Team Lambert in the 2025 NABC Division III College All-Star Game on March 22 in Fort Wayne, Ind. Thissen made the start for Team Fenlon and was second on the squad with 15 points on a 7-for-10 shooting performance (1-for-2 from three-point). He also grabbed seven rebounds with two assists in 20 minutes of play. 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 ranks ninth in assists (287).He is the fifth Johnnie basketball student-athlete and the 10th overall to be named an Academic All-American: