Bradley's Jaquan Johnson celebrates as overtime expires in the Braves' 95-84 win over Belmont on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at Carver Arena.
Bradley's Jaquan Johnson celebrates as overtime expires in the Braves' 95-84 win over Belmont on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at Carver Arena.
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Bradley Braves, Illinois basketball players on NABC all-district honors teams

PEORIA — The Bradley Braves star guard has grabbed another accolade as college basketball moves into its postseason.

Sophomore point guard Jaquan Johnson was a second-team selection Tuesday to the 2025-26 NABC Division I All-District Team.

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Johnson was among the Missouri Valley Conference scoring leaders all season, at 17.1 points per game. He has 85 steals, tied for third-most in the nation.

The Valley tabbed him as a first-team All-MVC pick, and All-Defensive Team pick and the MVC Defensive Player of the Year.

He landed in a two-team All-NABC lineup that had 14 of its 20 players from the Big Ten, including David Mirkovic and Keaton Wagler from the Fighting Illini.

The NABC First Team

The NABC Second Team

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Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men’s basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Bradley Braves, Illinois basketball players on NABC all-district honors teams

Reporting by Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star

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