Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

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2024-25: Played and started in all 32 games for the Mavericks…Led the team in scoring with 20.1 points per game, while shooting 48.4% from the field and 33.3% from three point range…Averaged 5.7 rebounds a game and finished second on the team in assists with 70…Led team in steals (52) and blocks (38)…Named to the All-NSIC First Team and the NABC All-Central District Second Team…Earned D2CCA All-Central Region First Team honors and was a finalist for the Small College Basketball Trevor Hudgins Award…Scored at least 20 points in 16 games, including a career-high 35 points vs. Minot State…Finished his career fourth all-time in scoring at Minnesota State with 1,725 points…Also finished ninth all-time in three pointers made (172), seventh in three point attempts (481), tenth in blocks (102) and seventh in steals (148).

2023-24: Played and started in all 37 games for the Mavericks…Shot 55.6% from the field, including a 53-of-129 (.411) showing from three point range…Averaged 14.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game…Recorded at least 20 points in eight games, including a season-high 25 points vs. Ferris State in the NCAA Elite Eight…Named to the All-NSIC First Team…Named to the NSIC All-Tournament Team as he averaged 18.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game…Named the NCAA Central Region Tournament’s Most Valuable Player as he posted 17.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 61.3% from the field…Named to the NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament Team as he recorded 14.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game…Connected on the game-winning three pointer vs. Nova Southeastern in the NCAA Championship game with 0.8 seconds left.

2022-23: Played and started in all of Minnesota States 29 games… Led the team in rebounds with 184… Also was third on the team in scoring points with 382... Averaged 47% from the field an 59.2% performance from the line… Also averaged 13.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game… Saw a season-high of 27 points vs. Minnesota Crookston… Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2021-22: Played in all 26 games for the Mavericks, including four starts…Averaged 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.4% from the field…Connected on 23 three pointers and blocked 17 shots…Recorded a season-high 20 points and eight rebounds against Wayne State, which included a 4-of-5 performance from three point range…Finished second on the team in steals with 25.

High School: A 6-5 forward from Waseca, Minn., Willingham claimed all-conference honors as he finished his junior season averaging 18.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game...Against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, Willingham recorded his 1,000th career point with the Bluejays as he led all scorers with 30 points...Willingham helped his team reach the Section 2AA championship game against Jordan during his junior season before Covid-19 ended the season...As a sophomore, Willingham helped Waseca reach the 2019 state championship game where Waseca took on DeLaSalle...In the state tournament against the Academy of Holy Angels, Willingham notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. In the semifinals against Austin, he tallied 14 points and nine rebounds also.