Championship Game: #1 University of Arizona 75, #2 University of Texas-Arlington 65 
Championship Game MVP: Justyn Newman, Arizona

Third-Place Game: #5 Southwest Minnesota State 63, #3 University of Alabama 55

Appearing in their third consecutive championship final, Arizona pulled away in the second half to claim their first-ever National Championship. SMSU's third-place finish was the program's best finish at the national tournament since 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

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2025 NWBA Men's Intercollegiate Division Player of the Year: Jake Eastwood, Auburn University

2025 NWBA Men's Intercollegiate Division Frank M. Basile Sportsmanship Award: Jeremy Evans, Penn West Edinboro

First Team All-America
Jake Eastwood, Auburn
Emmanuel Fuentes, SMSU
AJ Fitzpatrick, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Kesean Paire, Texas-Arlington
Martrell Stevens, Illinois

Second Team All-America
Ido Shkuri, Texas-Arlington
Carrington Merendes, Texas-Arlington
Peter Berry, Alabama
Sebastian Milan, Illinois
Dylan Zander, Arizona

All-Rookie Team
Sebastian Milan, Illinois
James Pollard, Penn West Edinboro
Jake Binsfield, Illinois
Adam Smith, Auburn
Zach Gorecki, Wisconsin-Whitewater

The NWBA recognizes student-athletes for their excellence both on and off the court, awarding Academic All-America status to student-athletes with a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average for the 2024-25 campaign.

Below is the list of 2024-25 NWBA Men's Intercollegiate Division Awards and All-Americans:

Academic All-America
Travis Beckler, Auburn
Jeremy Evans, Penn West Edinboro
Brandon Louie, Arizona
Benhren Truemper, Missouri
Evan Heller, Auburn

Academic All-America Honorable Mention
Peter Berry, Alabama
Josh Hipps, Alabama
Kerwin Haake, Arizona
Evan Lott, Alabama
David Petit, Missouri
Javed Choudhari, Texas-Arlington
Jakob Gorton, Texas-Arlington
Ido Shkuri, Texas-Arlington
Ben Thornton, Arizona
Jake Pierre, Auburn
Blaise Mutware, Arizona
Zach Armas, Auburn
Fermin Wingerter, Southwest Minnesota State
Grant Pierce, Illinois
Michael Seo, Auburn