BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Senior forward Teathloach Pal of the University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball Team has been named to the All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference First Team, according to an announcement today (Wednesday, Feb. 24) by the league office.

In his final season with USF, Pal has been one of the league's top forwards. Pal, who earned his second straight all-league honor after being named second team in 2019-20, helped lead the Cougars to a 7-5 record. He is the ninth USF player named to the All-NSIC Team and becomes the sixth first-team selection since USF joined the NSIC in 2012-13.

 

"Teathloach Pal was really a standout player this year as he led us in scoring and rebounding," said USF Head Coach Chris Johnson. "But more than that, he is a personable, well-liked teammate, who gives everything he has to the game of basketball and succeeding in the classroom. He has been a joy to coach and we will miss Tessy," said Johnson.

A native of Fridley, Minn., Pal started 58-of-102 games and accumulated 758 points and 729 rebounds, which ranks ninth on USF's career chart. Pal, who helped lead USF to a four-straight winning season, was a key cog in the Cougars' 2019-20 team that won the NSIC South Division title for the first time with a DII-best 22-8 record, which included a 17-5 mark in the NSIC.

During his tenure at USF, he helped lead the Cougars to a 68-34 overall record with a 49-27 NSIC mark. In that time, USF won at least 19 games three times and 20 games twice. Pal made 314-of-578 field goals for 54.3 percent and knocked in 10 three-point shots. Of his 729 rebounds, he had 276 off the offensive glass. Pal also had 107 assists and 109 blocked shots with 79 steals.

In 2021, he averaged 14.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, which ranked fourth in the NSIC. A student-athlete, who already has an undergraduate degree and is enrolled in USF's Master of Business Administration program, Pal has accumulated 35 double-digit scoring games, 21 games in double-digit rebounds and 17 career-double doubles. With 109 career blocks, he ranks third in USF's DII history.

In his final game at USF, Pal, who had a career-best 26 points in 2019, had 10 points and a career-best 19 rebounds on Feb. 21 against SMSU.