Fravert Selected To NABC All-America First Team

UW-Oshkosh senior forward Adam Fravert was named to the 2020 NCAA Division III All-America First Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Fravert, the NABC Central District Player of the Year, led the Titans this season with 18.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game to go along with 65 made 3-pointers, a .810 free throw percentage and 13 double-doubles. He paced UW-Oshkosh in scoring on 15 occasions, in assists 18 times and in rebounds 17 times as the Titans concluded the year with a 20-9 record and advanced to the second round of the Division III Championship.

Fravert becomes the fifth Titan to receive NABC All-America accolades, joining Ben Boots (2019 First Team), Tim Dworak (2002 First Team, 2003 Second Team), D.J. Marsh (2009 Second Team) and Dennis Ruedinger (1996 First Team).

Fravert finished his senior campaign leading the conference in rebounding, made 3-pointers, blocks and double-doubles.

Starting all 29 games this season, Fravert scored in double figures 27 times, including a career-high 37-point effort on 15 of 23 shooting from the field with eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks against LaGrange College (Ga.) on Dec. 30. He had 32 points and 11 rebounds at UW-Platteville on Jan. 29, and 30 points at Emory University (Ga.) on Dec. 29. Emory University ranked second nationally and UW-Platteville 15th by D3hoops.com at the time.

Fravert also had double-double performances this season of 14 points and 11 rebounds during the season opener at 17th-ranked Augustana College (Ill.) on Nov. 9, 25 points and 10 boards at Alma College (Mich.) on Dec. 6, and 22 points and 10 rebounds at Calvin University (Mich.) on Dec. 7 before producing seven straight and nine overall double-doubles against conference opponents.

Fravert's run of seven consecutive double-doubles against WIAC rivals began against UW-River Falls (28 points, 11 rebounds) on Jan. 18 and continued versus UW-Stevens Point (22 points, 10 rebounds) on Jan. 22, at UW-Whitewater (24 points, 10 rebounds) on Jan. 25, at 15th-ranked UW-Platteville (32 points, 11 rebounds) on Jan. 29, against UW-Eau Claire (18 points, 12 rebounds) on Feb. 5, at 18th-ranked UW-La Crosse (16 points, 12 rebounds) on Feb. 8, and at UW-Stevens Point (12 points, 11 rebounds) on Feb. 12.

Fravert then recorded double-doubles of 23 points and 13 rebounds in the WIAC tournament semifinals against 20th-ranked UW-La Crosse on Feb. 27, and 16 points and 14 rebounds versus UW-Eau Claire during the WIAC Championship title game Feb. 29. Fravert had 12 points and a season-best 15 rebounds in the Titans' 74-58 win over Transylvania University (Ky.) during the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship on March 6.

Fravert and UW-Oshkosh made four consecutive trips to the Division III Championship, beginning with a first-round appearance in 2017. The Titans then reached the national championship game in Fravert's sophomore season before securing the program's first Division III title in 2019 with a 96-82 victory over Swarthmore College (Pa.) as Fravert was named to the five-member All-Tournament Team at the Final Four. UW-Oshkosh reached the second round of the national tournament this season, finishing the year with an 84-82 overtime setback at 11th-ranked North Central College (Ill.) on March 7.

Fravert helped lead UW-Oshkosh to a 91-31 record, one WIAC postseason title and one league regular season championship in his four seasons. The Titans' 2019 WIAC regular season title was the program's first outright since 1978 while their 2020 postseason conference championship was the school's fourth overall.

Fravert is a three-time All-WIAC selection, garnering Co-Player of the Year honors in 2020 and First Team accolades in 2019 since being named to the league's Honorable Mention Team in 2018. He concluded his 115-game career ranked second in program history with 158 blocks, third with 802 rebounds, fourth with 312 assists and 11th with 1,459 points.

The eight NABC Division III District Players of the Year comprise the association's All-America First Team. Fravert was joined on the 2020 NABC All-America First Team by Conner Delaney from Johns Hopkins University (Md.), Danyon Hempy from The College of Wooster (Ohio), Patrick Mahoney from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (N.Y.), Jake Ross from Springfield College (Mass.), Nate Schimonitz from Nebraska Wesleyan University, Randall Walko from The College of New Jersey and Nate West from LeTourneau University (Texas).

2020 NABC Division III All-America Team

Adam Fravert 2020 Highlights