Riordan adds two honors to postseason awards
INDIANOLA, Iowa -- The list of awards keeps growing for Simpson men's basketball senior Conor Riordan after he was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-West District and D3hoops.com All-West Region Second Team for his efforts this year, announced on Tuesday.
The All-District and All-Region distinctions follow three postseason selections for Riordan as he landed on the Academic All-America First Team, American Rivers All-Conference First Team and Jostens Trophy ballot at the conclusion of his final season for the Storm. Riordan is the second player in team history to land on the All-Region team, joining Sam Amsbaugh, who was selected in 2017-18.
The Ankeny, Iowa native finished fourth in the nation in free throw percentage at 91.3% en route to scoring 20.1 points per contest for third in the A-R-C. In 18 of the team's 27 games, Riordan tallied more than 20 points, with a career-high 39 against Greenville on Nov. 23. Riordan ended the year with 1,533 career points for eighth in program history.
Riordan filled the stat sheet by grabbing 5.1 rebounds and dishing out 4.1 assists per outing to help Simpson reach the A-R-C Tournament Semifinals for the second-straight season. Riordan and his fellow seniors competed in the league tournament each year on campus to help head coach Brad Bjorkgren hold a streak of five-straight postseason appearances since taking over the reigns of the program in 2015-16.
