Mangas Named NAIA Player Of The Year, Again
Press Release
KANSAS CITY – Indiana Wesleyan men’s basketball senior Kyle Mangas capped of his stellar career by earning back-to-back NAIA Player of the Year awards for his success on the court. Mangas becomes just the third back-to-back winner in NAIA history and the second player in Crossroads League history to accomplish the feat. In addition Mangas earned All-American First Team honors for the fourth consecutive year.
Mangas averaged a NAIA best 29.5 points-per-game during his senior campaign totaling 974 points, all tops in the NAIA. His 974 total points was also good for the most points scored in the NAIA in a season since 2014, when Joe Mitchell of Friends poured in 1,098 points.
His average in League play was just a touch higher at 30.69 points-per-game, while shooting 60 percent from the floor on second to Seth Maxwell in the Crossroads League. He became just the second player in Crossroads League history to surpass 3,000 points, only trailing the late Steve Platt on the all-time scoring list.
In addition, Mangas shared the basketball at a high level, totaling 169 assists on the season, good for second-most in the country. It was also good for the most in a season in high career by 34 assists.