KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After finishing their storied careers on the hardwood, UIndy men's basketball seniors
Jesse Bingham and
Kendrick Tchoua were named NABC All-District for the second straight season, announced Monday afternoon.
Bingham earned his way on the first team, while Tchoua was voted to the second team.
Four of the top 10 honorees are members of GLVC programs. GLVC Player of the Year Jake Hilmer of Upper Iowa and Milos Vicentic of McKendree joined Bingham on the top team. .
Bingham and Tchoua add to their awards collections after both earning
All-GLVC First Team and GLVC All-Defensive Team distinction earlier this offseason, as well as
D2CCA All-Region. In addition, both were members of the past three UIndy teams to earn the top seed in the Midwest Regional (2020, 23, 24).
Bingham averaging 15.8 points per game this season, while adding 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest as a senior. The Indy local scored a career-high 33 points in the GLVC semifinals against William Jewell, shooting 12-of-18 from the field. Bingham also recorded one double-double this season, posting 20 points and 10 boards at Pitt-Johnstown in December.
The 6-6 guard-forward finishes his career ranked 11th in program history with 1,720 points and second with 136 blocks.
Tchoua had an impressive five-year career as a member of the Greyhounds. A native of Silver Spring, Md., Tchoua tops the program record book in games played (144), third in field-goal percentage (.666), fifth in rebounding (906), and 15th in scoring (1,530). This season, Tchoua averaged 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while leading all of NCAA Division II in offensive rebounding (103, 4.06 per game).
He was also voted the GLVC Player of the Year and D2CCA Midwest Player of the Year in March 2023.