On Friday, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced the men's and women's all-conference honorees ahead of this weekend's action in tournament play.

Three Ferris State University men's basketball standouts earned All-GLIAC honors for the 2023-24 season as announced on Friday by the league office.

The all-conference teams and major award recipients were determined in voting by the league's member head coaches. A total of 10 individuals were named to the All-GLIAC First Team with 10 more on the All-GLIAC Second Team and 10 earning GLIAC All-Defensive Team accolades.

FSU junior guard Ethan Erickson (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Northern) was chosen as the GLIAC's Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the first player in league history to earn the recently-created award.

Erickson also earned All-GLIAC First Team honors along with senior guard Ben Davidson (St. Clair). Meanwhile, senior Dolapo Olayinka (Chicago, Ill.) was an All-GLIAC Second Team honoree.

The trio has helped lead the Bulldogs to a 23-7 overall record to date this year.

The Bulldogs advanced to the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals and will face Wayne State on Saturday (March 9) at the Berry Events Center in Marquette starting at 3:30 p.m. (ET). The league tournament title game is Sunday (March 10) beginning at 2 p.m. (ET).

For the women's team, a total of four standouts claimed All-GLIAC honors for the 2023-24 season as announced on Friday.

Ferris State, which is 22-4 overall this year and ranked 10th in the nation, had three first-team All-GLIAC honorees in senior guard Mallory McCartney (Saginaw/Heritage), senior forward Chloe Idoni (Fenton) and junior guard Kadyn Blanchard (Freeland). The Bulldogs were the only league member school to place three individuals on the All-GLIAC First Team squad.

Additionally, FSU had two GLIAC All-Defensive Team honorees in Idoni and senior forward DeShonna Day (Muskegon).

The Bulldogs will face Northern Michigan in the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals on Saturday (March 9) with tipoff set for 4:30 p.m. (ET) in Allendale. The league tournament title game is Sunday (March 10) beginning at 3 p.m. (ET).