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COLORADO SPRINGS - Metropolitan State University of Denver men's basketball player Mitch McCarron (Brisbane, Australia/Genesis Christian College) earned the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Summit Award for the top grade point average at the conference championship site. It is the third year in a row a Roadrunner has earned the award after teammate Nicholas Kay (Tamworth, Australia/Newington College) earned it the past two seasons.

McCarron is the RMAC player of the year and academic player of the year this season. The senior carries a 3.85 grade point average while majoring in human performance and sport. He is averaging 20.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists this season. He recorded the third triple-double in school history on Tuesday in MSU Denver's win over Colorado Christian with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. He and teammate Nicholas Kay (Tamworth, Australia/Newington College) were both named Capital One first team Academic All-America this season.

The No. 12/10 Roadrunners (25-4 overall) will face Colorado State-Pueblo in the semifinals of the RMAC tournament on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Auraria Event Center.