NDSU forward Brett Winkelman was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 7 University Division men’s basketball team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Feb. 5.

Winkelman, a senior from Morris, Minn., has a 3.88 cumulative grade-point average in industrial engineering and management with a minor in business administration. He advances to the national ballot for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors to be announced Feb. 25.

It’s the third straight district award for Winkelman, who was a first-team Academic All-American in 2008 and second team in 2007. To be eligible, student athletes must have a 3.30 or better cumulative grade-point average on a four-point scale, have sophomore athletic standing, and be a starter or key reserve for their team.