Van Gorp earns another All-American nod
The Dutch center was a second team selection from D3hoops.com in the 2023-24 season
Pella, IA (03/24/2025) — For the first time in his career, center Joshua Van Gorp (5th-year, Pella, Pella Christian HS) was named to the D3hoops.com All-American First Team.
After being a third team selection by the NABC, he was a second team selection by D3hoops.com in 2023-24.
Van Gorp led all of Division III in field goals with 266 and field goal percentage at 68%. He was also ninth in the country in points scored with 634, and seventh in the country averaging 23.5 points per game.
Van Gorp finished his career with 1,991 points, which stands as the all-time record in Central men's basketball history. He also set two double-double records, recording 16 this past season and totaling 36 for his career. Nine of his double-doubles he also scored over 20 points, and he scored over 30 points eight times. Included in those eight games was a career, and American Rivers Conference record 55 points on February 1 against Coe College, and a 40-point outburst against the Loras College on February 8.
The Dutch qualified for the DIII national tournament and despite the loss to Washington University of St. Louis (Mo.), Van Gorp scored 39 points on 16-20 shooting from the field.
D3hoops.com men's basketball All-America team
First team
G Adam Brazil, Hampden-Sydney, Sr, Mooresville, N.C.
G Jahn Hines, Christopher Newport, Sr, Norfolk, Va.
F Logan Pearson, Wis.-Platteville, Sr, Kimberly, Wis.
F Ryan Broeckel, Wisconsin Lutheran, Sr, Chilton, Wis.
C Joshua Van Gorp, Central, 5th, Pella, Iowa
Second team
Deonte Jackson, LeTourneau, Sr, Nacogdoches, Texas
G Hank Morgan, Hamilton, Sr, Caldwell, N.J.
F Uchenna Egekeze, Calvin, Sr, Huntley, Ill.
F Tristan How, NYU, Sr, Virginia Beach, Va.
F AJ Rohosy, Claremont-Mudd-Scrips, Sr, San Anselmo, Calif.
Third team
G Peter Gorman, Ramapo, Sr, South Amboy, N.J.
G Shane Regan, Wesleyan, Sr, Larchmont, N.Y.
G Hayden Doyle, Washington U, Sr, Brookfield, Wis.
G Octavio Brito, Keene State, Sr, Lincoln, R.I.
F Carter Huschka, Wis.- Eau Claire, Sr, Farmington, Minn.
Fourth team
G Devon Lewis, Cal Lutheran, Sr, Pasadena, Calif.
G Reed Kemp, Maryville, Sr, Franklin, Tenn.
G Toby Harris, Brandeis, Sr, Durham, N.C.
F Ryan Johnson, Carthage, So, Oswego, Ill.
F Kai Cipalla, York (Pa.), Sr, Lititz, Pa.
Fifth team
G Aidan Callahan, WPI, Sr, Rowley, Mass.
G Trevor Wall, Ursinus, Sr, North Wales, Pa.
G Jair Knight, Emory, Jr, Elyria, Ohio
G Tate Ivanyo, Anderson, Sr, Valparaiso, Ind,
F Jarrel Okorougo, Trinity (Conn.), Jr, Stoneham, Mass.