Krikke Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Krikke Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
Ben Krikke added CSC Academic All-District honors to his trophy case on Tuesday.

While his performance on the court continues to speak for itself, Valparaiso University men’s basketball senior Ben Krikke (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada / Jasper Place) has also sustained a level of excellence in the classroom throughout his collegiate tenure.

Krikke, who owns a 3.78 grade point average in finance, was named to the Academic All-District Team by College Sports Communicators (CSC, previously known as CoSIDA) on Tuesday. A two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team choice, Krikke was previously named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team in 2020-21.

Krikke’s long list of honors also includes 2020-21 MVC Most-Improved Team and All-MVC Third Team accolades each of the last two seasons. His successful career continues to reach new heights as he recently surpassed 1,500 career points and climbed to eighth on the program’s all-time scoring list. The Edmonton native is the Missouri Valley Conference’s leading scorer, both overall (19.6 ppg) and in league-only games (21.0 ppg).

Krikke has scored in double figures in all 18 conference games this season, has 14 outputs of 20 points or more and has reached 30 points on three occasions. Twice this season, Krikke has earned MVC Player of the Week accolades. In addition to his scoring prowess, he is among the MVC leaders in a number of other categories – 11th in rebounding (5.9 rpg), second in field goal percentage (54.8), ninth in free-throw percentage (79.5) and ninth in blocked shots per game (0.9).

Krikke meets CSC academic all-district standards by virtue of having a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better. To qualify for the honor, individuals also must be starters or important reserves, have reached at least sophomore academic and athletic status and must have been at their institution for at least one calendar year. He will advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.

Krikke and four other Valpo seniors will be recognized at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday night prior to the 6 p.m. game vs. Bradley at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Tickets to the Senior Night contest and home finale are available on valpoathletics.com/tickets.