KANSAS CITY, Mo. - IU Indianapolis graduate transfer Paul Zilinskas has been named to the NABC All-Great Lakes District second team, as voted on by coaches. Zilinskas, a 6-foot-5 sharpshooter, was chosen among the Division I programs from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin as the NABC modernized district alignments prior to this season. 

The 10-player first team was exclusively players from the Big Ten and Zilinskas was among five players from mid-major leagues chosen to the second team. Zilinskas averaged 18.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Jaguars while shooting 41.1 percent from three-point range and 89.4 percent from the foul line. He made 92 total treys and made at least one three in all but one game in which he appeared. 

He closed the season ranked No. 34 in the country in three-point percentage (41.1%) and No. 41 nationally in threes made per game (3.0/game). His 18.0 points per game was third in the Horizon League and ranks among the nation's top-75 players.

Great Lakes District
First Team
Jaden Akins, Michigan State
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Kam Jones, Marquette
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Braden Smith, Purdue
John Tonje, Wisconsin
Danny Wolf, Michigan
 
Second Team
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
John Blackwell, Wisconsin
Markus Burton, Notre Dame
Duke Deen, Bradley
Jalen Jackson, Fort Wayne
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Ray'Sean Taylor, SIUE
Samage Teel, Indiana State
Paul Zilinskas, IU Indy
 
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State