Men's Basketball | 3/24/2026 11:05:00 AM
CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball team had four student-athletes named to the Academic All-District Team as presented by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
The accolade is bestowed to student-athletes with a 3.5 GPA or higher, and student-athletes who are at least a sophomore academically and athletically. In men's basketball, the student-athlete must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's games.
Brayden Carlson, a native of Woodbury, Minn., is a sophomore with a 3.90 GPA in management. Carlson played in 28 games, and started 11 as a sophomore, averaging 3.7 points and 2.9 boards per game.
J.D. Roberts, a native of Parkville, Mo., is a junior with a 3.86 GPA in software engineering. Roberts played in 28 games, and started 13 in his first year with the program. He averaged 4.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per tilt.
Caiden Swenby, a native of Fertile, Minn., is a sophomore with a 4.00 GPA in management. Swenby played in 27 games as a sophomore, notching 1.7 points and 1.1 boards per game.
Alijah Washington, a native of San Jose, Calif., is a junior with a 3.73 GPA in communication. Washington played in 27 games, starting 23 as a junior. He notched 12.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed at the links above.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced Dec. 16, 2025 (men) and Dec. 17, 2025 (women).
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
