ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College junior guard Caleb Williams (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) has been selected to the Division III Academic All-America first team for men's basketball by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced today. Williams is one of six student-athletes named to the first team.

"An amazing and well-deserved honor for Caleb," Macalester head coach Abe Woldeslassie '08 said. "He strives for excellence in all that he does and we are grateful to have Caleb at Macalester!"

Williams has a 3.91 grade point average as a physics major at Macalester. Last year he earned a spot on the Academic All-MIAC team before making the CSC Academic All-District team last month.

On the court, Williams has emerged as one of the top players in the MIAC and region, earning All-MIAC honors twice while leading the Scots in scoring in each of the past two seasons. This season he averaged 21.5 points per game to rank 23rd in Division III and third in the MIAC. His 74 three-pointers are the second-most in the MIAC, and he also is second in the conference with 1.8 steals per game. In just his 53rd game as a Scot, Williams became the 24th men's basketball player in the program's history to score 1,000 career points. He currently ranks 17th all-time at Macalester with 1,066 points.

Williams is Macalester's first Academic All-American since men's soccer player Will Orser '22 made the third team in 2021, and the first Scot to make the Academic All-America first team since Jackson White '20 of the men's soccer team in 2019. He is the first Macalester men's basketball player to be named an Academic All-American in the history of the program.

The CSC Academic All-America program honors student-athletes for excellence in both academics and athletics. Student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.50 and be a starter or contributor to be considered for Academic All-District and All-American accolades.

Click here to view the CSC Academic All-America release.