YORK, PA – York College men's basketball senior forward Kai Cipalla has been named as the fifth Spartan in school history to earn NABC All-American honor as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
 
Cipalla, who earned first-team All-Region V honors on Tuesday, was named second-team All-American. He joins an exclusive class of Spartan players who have previously earned the honor. Chad McGowan was York's first NABC All-American as he is the only Spartan to receive the award twice, earning first team honors in 2006-07 and second team accolades in 2007-08. Nick Brady was a third team pick in 2009-10 followed by Jason Bady, a third team selection in 2018-19 and Jared Wagner, a second team member, in 2019-20.
 
Cipalla had a fantastic Spartan career capped with a senior year that saw him earn the 2024-25 MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year award. He averaged a league-best 20.2 points per game while he grabbed 6.7 rebounds per game. Cipalla shot 57% for the year and finished his career at 57.9%, good for fourth on the all-time career list. Cipalla averaged 18.1 points per game in his 80 career games which is fourth on the career list while his 1,444 points is 11^th all-time.
 
Spartan head coach Matt Hunter is thrilled to see Cipalla get recognized for what he has done during his Spartan career.
 
"Thank you to the NABC for recognizing Kai this week - the All Star Game, All-Region honors and today being named an All-American," said Hunter. "It is an incredible honor for Kai and our men's basketball program. He is now a member of a very exclusive club within our program history and across the country.  He certainly deserves it, his body of work over the last two years is second to none and we were able to enjoy extraordinary team success this year to cement his status."
 
Cipalla will wear his Spartan uniform one last time on Saturday as he represents York in the annual NABC All-Star Game in Fort Wayne, Indiana as part of the Division III Final Four festivities.