LANCASTER, Pa.- Franklin & Marshall junior guard Kevin Nowoswiat earned a spot on the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) Division III All-America First Team. 

Nowoswiat is now the 19th Diplomat named to an NABC All-America team, becoming the first player to earn a spot since Brandon Federici '18 in 2018. It is the 27th time that F&M has earned an NABC All-America selection. He also was named a finalist for the NABC Division III Player of the Year award, which will be announced on Thursday, March 20.

Nowoswiat already earned the Centennial Conference Player of the Year award two weeks ago, becoming the eighth Diplomat named Centennial Conference Player of the Year, while it was the 11th time that F&M earned the Centennial Player of the Year Award. He earned a spot on the All-Centennial Conference First Team, marking his first time as an All-Centennial player. Academically, he was named the Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's basketball, becoming the 20th person and third in men's basketball to sweep the Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in conference history.

Nowoswiat led the Centennial Conference in rebounds per game (7.0), averaged the second-most points per game (18.7), had the fourth-best field goal percentage (50.8%), and averaged the eighth-most assists per game (2.8). He recorded a team-high six double-doubles this season and posted double figures in 27 of 28 games. Nowoswiat totaled a career-high 32 points in last month's win at Gettysburg to conclude the regular season. That game clinched the first seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament for F&M. 

The Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team ended the 2024-25 season with a 21-7, 11-2 Centennial Conference record, winning the program's ninth Centennial Conference Championship. It was the first conference title for the program since the 2015-16 season and the first under head coach Nick Nichay. The team earned an NCAA Tournament spot for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Diplomats ended the year with the seventh-best scoring defense in DIII, averaging 61.2 points allowed per game.