Hometown Hero:
Perspective Insurance
Ruff Land Performance Kennels
O.C. Sanitation
Season-high 31 points and 13 rebounds vs Midland on Jan. 4… Tallied 30 points and nine rebounds against Mount Marty on Nov. 16… Scored 29 points with perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc at Warner on Dec. 17… Recorded 28 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Bluefield on Nov. 30… Totaled 607 points, averaging 21.7 points per game over 27 games… Shot 67.2% from the field, making 231 of 344 attempts… Perfect 100% free-throw shooting in six games… Season-high 16 rebounds vs Bluefield on Nov. 30… Recorded a season-best four blocks against Cumberlands on Nov. 29… Accumulated 20 blocks, 23 steals, and 74 assists.
2023-24: Second Team NAIA All-American ... GPAC All-Conference First Team ... team leader in points per game (20.6) ... averaged 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game ... set the program's single-game scoring record with 52 points against Midland (1/15/24); also made a program-record 21 field goals ... started all 33 games.
2022-23: appeared in four games ... tied a career high in rebounds (14) vs. Mayville State (N.D.) ... missed the rest of the season to injury.
2021-22:
earned 2nd team All-American and 1st team All-GPAC accolades ... played and started in all 32 games, ranked 2nd on the team, 3rd in the GPAC in field goal percentage (64.8), 1st on the team, 2nd in the GPAC in points per game (22.5), 1st on the team, 5th in the GPAC in rebounds per game (8.1), ranked 1st on the team and in the GPAC in points (697).
2020-21: Earned honorable mention All-American honors, first-team all-conference, and GPAC freshman year of the year … ranked 1st in the GPAC in field goal percentage (72.9), 2nd in the GPAC and 1st on the team in points per game (20.7), 2nd in the team in rebounds per game (7.3) … scored in double figures 28 times, 16 games with 20+ points, 3 games with 30+ points; 7 double doubles.
High School: shot 71% from the field his senior year … earned both first team all-conference and all-district honors … named second team all-Northwest Iowa Review … third team all-Dakota selection as a member of the South Dakota Attack AAU team.
Career Highs:
52 points vs. Midland (1/15/24) *program record
16 rebounds vs. Bluefield (11/30/24)
8 assists vs. Jamestown (1/7/22)
21 field goals made vs. Midland (1/15/24) *program record
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Personal: son of Rachel and Kelly Van Kalsbeek, brother to Jesse, Justin, and Daniel
Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 27:17
