GRINNELL’S VINNY CURTA REPEATS AS D3HOOPS.COM ALL-REGION PICK
Grinnell College Athletics
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Vinny Curta ’19 has earned a repeat spot on the D3hoops.com All-Region Basketball Team.
Curta, a 6-5 guard from Oak Lawn, Ill. (Dwight D. Eisenhower), was named to the Central Region third team after leading all of NCAA – regardless of division – in scoring with 32.7 points per game.
In the season finale at Illinois College, Curta broke NCAA Division III records for free throws made and attempted in a season with 252 and 329.
Curta, also a two-time All-Midwest Conference first-team selection, finished the season ranked in the Pioneers’ top 10 in three season categories besides the free throws marks. He is second in points with 785, fourth in field goals made with 243 and sixth in scoring average. He also ranks among the top 10 all-time in the MWC in those categories.
Additionally, Curta is ranked in four career categories at Grinnell with a season yet to play – free throws attempted (second with 677, third in the MWC), free throws made (third with 512, fifth in the MWC), assists (eighth with 320) and points (ninth with 1,662).
Aston Francis of Wheaton College was named the Central Region’s Player of the Year and Jack Nolan of Washington University was tabbed Rookie of the Year. Jeff Gard of University of Wisconsin-Platteville earned Coach of the Year honors.
