Bio

Jack Rother was a standout guard who graduated as the third leading scorer in Morningside history with 1633 career points and as the college’s all-time leader with 185 career steals. 

Rother averaged 12.5 points and 1.4 steals per game over his four-year career and was a two-time NAIA All-American and three-time all-GPAC performer. He was also a two-time Academic All-American, earning second-team honors as a junior and third-team honors as a senior. Rother was named Morningside’s MVP following his junior and senior campaigns. He helped lead the Mustangs to two NAIA national tournament appearances, the 2006 GPAC postseason tournament championship, and the 2007-08 GPAC regular-season title. Rother was the leading scorer for the Mustangs’ 2007-08 team that posted a 29-4 record to set a school record for victories in a season, set a school record with a 23-game winning streak, won the GPAC championship with a 16-2 league record, and reached the Elite Eight of the NAIA Division II national tournament. 

“I had always wanted to play college ball,” Rother said. “Coach Sykes’ program was special ---just getting some momentum --- and I wanted to be a part of it. (The Morningside experience) gave me so many great things, though. I met my wife there, got a quality education and was able to get my career path set.”