Ferris State men's and women's basketball recently had players selected for all-conference honors by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Three Ferris State University women's basketball standouts received All-GLIAC honors for the 2025-26 season, including the top overall player, and the men's also had one player honored for all-conference honors.

The awards were unveiled prior to this weekend's GLIAC Tournament Semifinals and Finals slated to be held in Allendale. Head coaches from conference member institutions voted on this year's honorees.

 

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Senior standout Kadyn Blanchard (Freeland) was chosen as the GLIAC Player of the Year and became the first FSU women's basketball player to earn the prestigious honor in 25 years and only the second in school history.

The Bulldogs had two representatives on the All-GLIAC First Team including Blanchard and senior guard Mia Riley (Fowler). In addition, senior post player Mya Hiram (Onsted) claimed All-GLIAC Second Team recognition for the second year in a row.

Ferris State also had a pair of GLIAC All-Defensive Team picks in Blanchard and Riley.

FSU's two first-team selections trailed only league regular-season champion Grand Valley State for the most in the conference and the two all-defensive team picks also represented the second-most in the league.

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.

Blanchard set the Bulldogs' all-time scoring record this year and is closing in on 2,000 career points. She paced the league in scoring at 16.8 points per game this season and has netted a personal career-high 488 points with 176 rebounds, 111 assists and 67 steals in 29 games to date. Both a first-team All-GLIAC selection and GLIAC All-Defensive Team recipient, Blanchard has led the Bulldogs to the second-most wins in school history with a 25-5 mark entering the GLIAC Semifinals and FSU is in line for its fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last five seasons. The sixth-year senior ranks among the school's all-time leaders in virtually every statistical category, compiling 1,926 points, 717 rebounds, 334 assists and 194 steals to date to go with 687 made field goals, 229 made three's and 323 made free throws in 128 collegiate games. She has reached double-figure scoring in 26 of her 29 games this season.

Riley has also ranked among the GLIAC leaders this campaign and earned all-conference honors for the second year in a row. She's averaged 15.9 points per contest in 30 games, totaling a career-high 478 points this season to go with 185 rebounds, 90 assists and 56 steals. In her career, she's tallied 1,205 points, 502 rebounds, 226 assists and 178 steals to date in 109 career outings.

Finally, Hiram has averaged 12.1 points along with 6.5 rebounds an outing in 30 games this season. The veteran forward has netted 362 points to date with 195 rebounds, 63 assists, 35 steals and 10 blocked shots. Over her career, she's notched 1,156 points, 631 rebounds, 171 assists, 102 steals and 27 blocks in 127 games to date for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs, who are 25-5 overall this year, will face Wayne State in the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals on Saturday (March 7) with tipoff set for 4:30 p.m. (ET) in Allendale. The league tournament title game is Sunday (March 8) beginning at 3 p.m. (ET).

 

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Ferris State University senior forward Mykel Bingham (Grand Rapids/Catholic Central) has earned All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) First Team accolades for the 2025-26 season as the league announced its postseason award recipients on Friday.

The awards were unveiled prior to this weekend's GLIAC Tournament Semifinals and Finals. Head coaches from conference member institutions voted on this year's honorees.

Along with being named to the All-GLIAC First Team for the first time in his collegiate career, Bingham also claimed GLIAC All-Defensive Team recognition for the second time in his Bulldog career.

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.

This season, Bingham tallied a personal career-high and team-leading 365 points for the Bulldogs while notching a career-best 243 rebounds. He also dished out 60 assists with 33 blocked shots and 28 steals in 28 games.

Over his six seasons in the FSU program, Bingham played in 121 games and finished his career with 876 points, 651 rebounds, 157 assists, 106 blocked shots and 28 steals. He ranks 11th in school history in rebounds and seventh in blocked shots on the Bulldogs' all-time chart.

Bingham helped the Bulldogs to four NCAA Tournament appearances along with a GLIAC Tournament Championship and a GLIAC Regular Season title during his career.

The Bulldogs made their 12th consecutive and 26th overall GLIAC Tournament appearance this campaign.

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