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Nathan Claerbaut Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors
3/27/2026 10:57:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Clearbaut concludes senior year leading the MAC in blocked shots and blocks per game.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Central Michigan senior center Nathan Claerbaut was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, the organization announced.
To be nominated for the team, student-athletes must accumulate a cumulative grade point average at or above 3.50 while being a starter or key reserve. For men's basketball specifically, a player must have competed in 90 percent of the team's games or have started at least 66 percent of the squad's contests. Transfers are eligible while counting their cumulative grade point average from the previous school. A list of all student-athletes who earned Academic All-District honors are posted at this link.
Earlier this month, Claerbaut, was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team. He joined Larry Austin, Jr. in 2019 and Anthony Pritchard in both 2024 and 2025 as the three players in program history to be selected to the MAC All-Defensive Team.
A 7-foot, 230-pound center from Zeeland, Mich. and Zeeland East H.S., Claerbaut averaged 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 blocked shots per game in 31 games started and 29.4 minutes per game. His 64 blocked shots and 2.1 blocks per game lead the MAC in both categories and he currently ranks No. 20 in blocks and No. 22 in blocks per game at the NCAA Division I level. His school-record 11 blocked shots against Western Michigan on Feb. 21, 2026 tied for the most blocks in a game in NCAA Division I during the 2025-26 season. He also shot a team-high 57.7 percent (164-284) from the floor, which ranks No. 2 in the MAC and grabbed a team-high 57 offensive rebounds. Claerbaut finished the year with 23 double figure scoring games, two 20-point games, three double-figure rebounding games, one double-figure blocked shot game, and four double-doubles. He led the Chippewas in scoring six times and was the leading rebounder in 11 contests.
Claerbaut transferred to Central Michigan after playing his first three years at Ferris State (2022-25). He concluded his four-year collegiate career with 750 points, 420 rebounds (149 offensive), 158 blocked shots, and a .580 field goal percentage (318-548) in 1832 minutes, 92 games and 62 total starts.
To be nominated for the team, student-athletes must accumulate a cumulative grade point average at or above 3.50 while being a starter or key reserve. For men's basketball specifically, a player must have competed in 90 percent of the team's games or have started at least 66 percent of the squad's contests. Transfers are eligible while counting their cumulative grade point average from the previous school. A list of all student-athletes who earned Academic All-District honors are posted at this link.
Earlier this month, Claerbaut, was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team. He joined Larry Austin, Jr. in 2019 and Anthony Pritchard in both 2024 and 2025 as the three players in program history to be selected to the MAC All-Defensive Team.
A 7-foot, 230-pound center from Zeeland, Mich. and Zeeland East H.S., Claerbaut averaged 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 blocked shots per game in 31 games started and 29.4 minutes per game. His 64 blocked shots and 2.1 blocks per game lead the MAC in both categories and he currently ranks No. 20 in blocks and No. 22 in blocks per game at the NCAA Division I level. His school-record 11 blocked shots against Western Michigan on Feb. 21, 2026 tied for the most blocks in a game in NCAA Division I during the 2025-26 season. He also shot a team-high 57.7 percent (164-284) from the floor, which ranks No. 2 in the MAC and grabbed a team-high 57 offensive rebounds. Claerbaut finished the year with 23 double figure scoring games, two 20-point games, three double-figure rebounding games, one double-figure blocked shot game, and four double-doubles. He led the Chippewas in scoring six times and was the leading rebounder in 11 contests.
Claerbaut transferred to Central Michigan after playing his first three years at Ferris State (2022-25). He concluded his four-year collegiate career with 750 points, 420 rebounds (149 offensive), 158 blocked shots, and a .580 field goal percentage (318-548) in 1832 minutes, 92 games and 62 total starts.
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