FAIRBANKS, Alaska – First he was named a unanimous First Team All-GNAC selection, GNAC Player of the Year, Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the year. Next he was a D2CCA and NABC First Team All-West Region selection. Now he is an All-American. 
 
Shadeed Shabazz was named a Third Team All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) on Wednesday, March 25. He was the lone-GNAC player to earn the nomination and was one of three players named to the All-American teams from the West Region. Shabazz also became the first Nanooks player since Parrish West in 2011 to be named an All-American following his historic first season in Fairbanks. He finished the 2019-20 season ranking third in Division II scoring with 26.7 points per game and was the DII steals champion in both steals per game (3.83) and total steals (115). 
 
Head coach Greg Sparling was beyond excited with the news of Shabazz's award, "It is a great and well deserved honor for Shadeed to be named an All-American. This and all of the other awards are recognition of the stellar season he had this season for Alaska. I am so happy for Shadeed, the program, his teammates and the UAF community. I look forward to what he brings to the floor next season."
 
While Shadeed grabbed national recognition, he also put up record numbers in the GNAC this season, breaking the GNAC single-season points record, previously set in 2015-16 by Western Oregon's Andy Avgi. The previous record was 770 points and Shabazz surpassed that total, nearly cracking the 800 mark with 798 total points this season. He also broke the single-game scoring record in the GNAC Tournament this season. In game one against the Wolves of Western Oregon, Shabazz put up 42 points, breaking the previous record of 37, and helping the Nanooks grab a GNAC Quarterfinals victory over WOU. 
 
In addition to all the scoring done by Shabazz, he finished second from the free throw line, shooting 86.2%, fifth in assists with 3.5 per game and eighth in three-pointers made per game with 2.3. 
 
Dr. Keith Champagne, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Athletics, spoke highly of the season both on and off the court that Shabazz put together, "I am very proud of Shadeed for his accomplishments on the court and in the classroom; he has epitomized what the Nanook Way is about in Nanook athletics!"
 
For more information on the Alaska Nanooks men's basketball team, follow @NanooksMBB on Twitter, or like the Alaska Nanooks athletics page on Facebook.