PEORIA — The Bradley Braves star guard has grabbed another accolade as college basketball moves into its postseason.
Sophomore point guard Jaquan Johnson was a second-team selection Tuesday to the 2025-26 NABC Division I All-District Team.
Johnson was among the Missouri Valley Conference scoring leaders all season, at 17.1 points per game. He has 85 steals, tied for third-most in the nation.
The Valley tabbed him as a first-team All-MVC pick, and All-Defensive Team pick and the MVC Defensive Player of the Year.
He landed in a two-team All-NABC lineup that had 14 of its 20 players from the Big Ten, including David Mirkovic and Keaton Wagler from the Fighting Illini.
The NABC First Team
- John Blackwell, Wisconsin
- Nick Boyd, Wisconsin
- Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State
- Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
- Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
- Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
- Nolan Minessale, St. Thomas
- Braden Smith, Purdue
- Keaton Wagler, Illinois
- Lamar Wilkerson, Indiana
The NABC Second Team
- Jaquan Johnson, Bradley
- Michael Ajayi, Butler
- Corey Hadnot II, Fort Wayne
- Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan
- Fletcher Loyer, Purdue
- Aday Mara, Michigan
- David Mirkovic, Illinois
- Brody Robinson, Oakland
- Cade Tyson, Minnesota
- Chase Walker, Illinois State
Coach of the Year: Dusty May, Michigan
Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men’s basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.
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