Josh Angle Earns First-Team All-America Honors from NABC

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Josh Angle earned one of the 10 selections to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball All-America first team in a vote from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the organization announced today.

Angle becomes just the second player in CMS men's basketball history to earn first-team All-America honors from the NABC, joining Chris Greene, who earned the distinction back in 1992.

More recently, the Stags had three All-Americans in a span of six years, with Chris Blees capturing third-team honors in 2012, Tyler Gaffaney chosen to the second team in 2015, and Michael Scarlett earning third-team accolades in 2018. Todd Thomas was also a second-team honoree in 1988, and Kevin Zitar earned second-team accolades in 1996.

Angle graduated as the No. 3 all-time leading scorer in CMS history with 1647 points, after averaging 19.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists this season. He also set CMS records for three-pointers in a career (237) and single-season (83), breaking the old marks of 222 and 81, respectively.

CMS finished 22-7 and had its deepest NCAA Tournament run in program history, advancing to the sectionals at Hampden-Sydney with a regional championship. The Stags defeated St. Thomas (Texas) and Whitworth in a regional held at Cal Lutheran, with Angle scoring 30 points in the St. Thomas win and 21 against Whitworth. 

During the regular season, Angle was named the SCIAC Athlete of the Year, and then went on to earn the Most Outstanding Player of the SCIAC Postseason Championship, leading the Stags to narrow wins over Pomona-Pitzer and Cal Lutheran. He had 18 of his 20 points in the second half of the Pomona-Pitzer win, helping CMS to a 74-71 comeback win. 

Angle finished his career as a 50-40-80 shooter, with career percentages of 50.5 percent from the floor, 41.7 percent from three, and 83.2 percent from the line. 

The NABC Division III Player of the Year will be announced tomorrow, while Angle will head to Fort Wayne, Indiana on Saturday to compete in the NABC Reese's Division III All-Star game as part of championship weekend.