No. 23 on Wichita State’s men’s basketball team continues to make a name for himself, and the season hasn’t even started.

Last Monday, Fred VanVleet was announced as a Blue Ribbon Preseason All-American.

The 400-page preseason yearbook is in its 34th edition, and according to its website, it is known as the ‘Bible’ of college basketball.

In the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, there are full stories on every team in men’s college basketball  — all 345 of them.

“Blue Ribbon is college basketball’s most valuable publication, period. I’m never without it,” Jay Bilas, an ESPN analyst, said in a testimonial.

The cover to the guide features VanVleet along with four other Division I players, but VanVleet has become no stranger to the accolades of success.

Coming off of a record-breaking basketball season last year, VanVleet’s leadership as a point guard received national attention while the program generated talk at the water cooler for it’s consistently high rankings in the AP and Coaches Poll.

VanVleet earned 10 postseason awards for the 2013-2014 season and yet, he said he manages to stay level-headed.

“I lay low, play my role and take whatever comes,” said VanVleet in a recent interview with KWCH.

While VanVleet may say that he’s only playing his role, the point guard’s father revealed the importance of a solid basketball IQ in an interview with the Wichita Eagle’s Paul Sullentrop.

“Fred is calculating, one of his qualities you can’t teach,” Joe Danforth said. “There’s not too much that can break him. That boy can be an assassin.”

However, VanVleet doesn’t leave his strong sense of character and dedication when he’s off the court.

The junior has also recently been recognized by Real Men, Real Heroes for his work with African American youth in Wichita.

The organization uses real men in Wichita to serve as “heroes” in order to be positive role models through mentoring, tutoring and school visits.