Men's Basketball

Landmark Conference Student-Athletes Earn NABC All-District V Honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Headlined by a First Team selection, the Landmark Conference placed multiple student-athletes on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District teams for the 2025-26 season, as announced by the NABC on Tuesday, March 17.

NABC Release

Senior point guard CJ Ruoff of Catholic University, who was also named Landmark Conference Player of the Year, earned NABC All-District V First Team honors after one of the most prolific scoring seasons in program history. Ruoff finished eighth in scoring average (19.5 ppg) and seventh in total points (547), while leading the team with 68 three-pointers at a 39-percent clip and topping the squad in assists with 122 (third in the Landmark at 4.4 per game). He recorded 21 games of 15 or more points, including 13 outings of 20 or more, and highlighted his season with a 70-point combined effort over a two-game stretch against Elizabethtown and Lycoming.

Ruoff’s selection continues a streak of regional recognition for the Cardinals, marking the third consecutive season with a First Team All-District honoree, joining Jesse Hafemeister (2023-24) and Sean Neylon (2024-25). He is the 10th player in program history to receive NABC First Team honors.

Elizabethtown College senior Austin Finarelli earned NABC Division III All-District V Second Team recognition, becoming just the third player in program history to receive the honor. A Landmark First Team selection, Finarelli enjoyed a breakout season, ranking second in the conference in total points (551), scoring average (21.2 ppg), and field goals made (197). He reached the 1,000-point milestone in November against Rosemont and posted a season-high 34 points against Scranton in January, rounding out a stellar campaign.

Wilkes University’s senior Lucas Lesko earned NABC Division III All-District V Second Team honors for the second consecutive season. Lesko led the Colonels with 19.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while shooting 45 percent from the field in 25 games. He also contributed 27 blocks, 65 assists, and 22 steals, helping guide Wilkes to an 18-10 record and a berth in the Landmark Championship game. During the conference tournament, he averaged 22.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. Lesko concludes his career ranked third in program history in both points (1,723) and field goals made (637), while also placing among the top 10 in several other categories, including sixth in scoring average (16.6) and blocks (109).

Moravian University senior Marquis Ratcliff, who earned All-Region 5 Second Team honors for a second consecutive season, paced the Greyhounds in 2025-26 with averages of 22.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game while setting a school record with 64 blocked shots. He also contributed 61 assists, 22 steals, and 43 three-pointers.

He finished his career as Moravian’s all-time leader in points (1,945) and blocks (222), and ranks second all-time in rebounds with 861 over 98 career games. Ratcliff also totaled 144 assists, 89 steals, and 105 three-pointers, while setting the school record for field goals made with 713 and finishing second all-time in points per game at 19.8.

A four-time Landmark All-Conference honoree, Ratcliff earned First Team honors in 2024, 2025, and 2026, was on the 2023 Second Team, and was named Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year. He was also recognized on the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Organization 2024-25 Team of the Year and was selected as the LVSCBO Pete Nevins Player of the Year.

All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division III.