OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Johnson County Community College men's basketball player Massi Malterer was named third-team All-America by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), becoming the 23rd all-time in program history and the 20th at the Division II level.
2023-24 NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball All-America Teams
Malterer was also named All-Region 6/Plains District first-team and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) D-II first-team last month.
Malterer helped lead the Cavaliers to a 28-7 record, a district championship, and a berth to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament.
Malterer led the team in scoring averaging 16.5 points per game, which ranked fourth overall in the conference. He also tied for the team lead with 25 games scoring in double figures. Malterer topped 20+ points nine times, highlighted by a 30 effort in a win over North Arkansas and a career high 37-point night in a win over Allen. He also connected on 52.1 percent of his field goals attempts, sixth-best in the conference.
Malterer upped his scoring average in conference play to 18.1 per game and shot over 53 percent from the field. Three times during the season Malterer was selected the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week, earning the award in weeks 8, 14 and 16.