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National Association of Coaches Announces 2009 Division I All-District Teams

All-District Selections Eligible for State Farm Coaches’ All-America Honors

KANSAS CITY, MO. (March 5, 2009) ‐‐ The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the NABC Division I All‐District teams, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student‐athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student‐ athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The 240 student‐athletes, from 24 districts which were realigned this season, are now eligible for the State Farm Coaches’ Division I All‐ America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 4, at Hoop City in the COBO at 10 a.m. as part of the 2009 NABC Convention in .

2009 NABC DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS

District 1 District 3 First Team First Team Kenny Hasbrouck Siena Chavis Holmes VMI Edwin Ubiles Siena Kevin Tiggs East Tenn. State Ryan Thompson Rider Jonathan Rodriguez Campbell John Holland Boston University Courtney Pilgram East Tenn. State Vermont Anthony Smith Liberty

Second Team Second Team Tyrone Lewis Niagara Grayson Flittnee Gardner-Webb Bilal Benn Niagara Seth Curry Liberty DJ Rivera Binghamton Artsiom Parakhouski Radford Darryl Proctor UMBC Garfield Blair Stetson Alex Franklin Siena Alex Renfroe Belmont

District 2 District 4 First Team First Team North Carolina Temple Wake Forest St. Joseph’s State Derrick Brown Xavier Jack McClinton Miami Aaron Jackson Duquesne North Carolina Chris Wright Dayton

Second Team Second Team Boston College Jim Baron Rhode Island Gerald Henderson Duke BJ Raymond Xavier Clemson Rodney Green LaSalle Duke Ricky Harris Massachusetts AD Vassallo Virginia Tech St. Louis

District 5 District 9 First Team First Team Connecticut Santa Clara Jerel McNeal Marquette Patrick Mills St. Mary’s Louisville Matt Bouldin Gonzaga Notre Dame Josh Akognan Fullerton Syracuse Josh Heytvelt Gonzaga

Second Team Second Team DeJuan Blair Gonzaga Pittsburgh Nik Raivio Portland Villanova Dior Lowhorn San Francisco Da’Sean Butler West Virginia St. Mary’s Connecticut Gyno Pomare San Diego

District 6 District 10 First Team First Team Gary Wilkinson Utah State VCU Mac Hopson Idaho Matt Janning Northeastern Nevada Gerald Lee Old Dominion Jahmar Young New Mexico State Charles Jenkins Hofstra Nevada Marc Egerson Delaware

Second Team Second Team Jared Quayle Utah State Larry Sanders VCU Utah State John Vaughan George Mason Kellen McCoy Weber State Scott Rodgers Drexel Roderick Flemings Hawaii Darryl Monroe George Mason Jeremiah Dominguez Portland State Juwann James James Madison

District 7 District 11 First Team First Team State Jermaine Taylor Central Florida Ohio State Memphis Penn. State Tulsa Michigan Houston JaJuan Johnson Purdue Memphis

Second Team Second Team Kevin Coble Northwestern Stefon Jackson Texas-El Paso Demetri McCamey Illinois Paul Delaney III UAB Jamelle Cornley Penn. State Memphis Michigan State Robert Vaden UAB Mike Tisdale Illinois Ben Uzoh Tulsa

District 8 District 12 First Team First Team Kansas Matt Howard Butler Oklahoma Ben Woodside North Dakota State Iowa State Ryan Tillema Wisconsin-Green Bay DeMarre Carroll Missouri J’Nathan Bullock Cleveland State Kansas Erik Kangas Oakland

Second Team Second Team AJ Abrams Texas Butler Texas Brett Winkelman North Dakota State James Anderson Oklahoma State Josh Mayo Illinois- Oklahoma Todd Brown Wright State Baylor Robert Jarvis Oral Roberts

2 District 13 District 17 First Team First Team Ryan Wittman Cornell Luke Nevill Utah Harvard Lee Cummard Brigham Young Garrison Carr American Wink Adams Nevada-Las Vegas Alex Barnett Dartmouth Kyle Spain San Diego State Kaleo Kina Navy Lorrenzo Wade San Diego State

Second Team Second Team Louis Dale Cornell Brandon Ewing Wyoming Zahir Carrington Lehigh Tony Danridge New Mexico David Holston Chicago State Kevin Langford TCU Matt Mullery Brown Rene Rougeau Nevada-Las Vegas Jeff Foote Cornell Daniel Faris New Mexico

District 14 District 18 First Team First Team Miami (OH) Robert Morris Jerome Tillman Ohio Jeremy Goode Mount St. Mary’s Rodney Pierce Buffalo Jaytonah Wisseh Long Island Western Michigan Joey Henley Sacred Heart Nate Miller Bowling Green Justin Rutty Quinnipiac

Second Team Second Team Al Fisher Kent State Central Connecticut State Chris Singletary Kent State Sean Baptiste Fairleigh Dickinson Tyrone Kent Toledo Rob Robinson Robert Morris Jordan Bitzer Central Michigan Quinnipiac Tyler Dierkers Miami (OH) Jean Cajou Mount St. Mary’s

District 15 District 19 First Team First Team Marquise Kately Morgan State Tennessee-Martin Tywain McKee Coppin State Drake Reed Austin Peay Reggie Holmes Morgan State Mike Rose Eastern Kentucky Jason Flagler South Carolina State Morehead State Jason Johnson South Carolina State Wes Channels Austin Peay

Second Team Second Team Eugene Myatt Howard Danero Thomas Murray State Michael Deloach Norfolk State Gerald Robinson Jr. Tennessee State CJ Reed Bethune-Cookman Daniel Northern Tennessee Tech Corey Lyons Norfolk State Leon Buchannon Morehead State Lamar Twitty Florida A&M Romain Martin Eastern Illinois

District 16 District 20 First Team First Team Osiris Eldridge Illinois State Arizona State Adam Koch Northern Iowa Arizona Shy Ely Evansville UCLA Booker Woodfox Creighton Washington Theron Wilson Bradley California

Second Team Second Team Kwadzo Ahelegbe Northern Iowa Arizona Champ Oguchi Illinois State Justin Dentmon Washington Josh Young Drake Southern California Jonathan Cox Drake Patrick Christopher California Bryan Mullins Southern Illinois Jeff Pendergraph Arizona State

3 District 21 District 23 First Team First Team Florida Matt Kingsley Stephen F. Austin Kentucky Kevin Palmer Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Devan Downey South Carolina Anthony Vereen Texas-Arlington Marcus Thornton Louisiana State Grant Maxey Jackson State Tyler Smith Tennessee Ryan Bathie Nicholls State

Second Team Second Team Mississippi State Ashton Mitchell Sam Houston State Patrick Patterson Kentucky Jay Brown Lamar Tasmin Mitchell Louisiana State Troy Jackson Alcorn David Huertas Mississippi State Kenny Dawkins Lamar Michael Washington Arkansas Corey Allmond Sam Houston State

District 22 District 24 First Team First Team Davidson Desmond Yates Middle Tennessee Stephen McDowell Chattanooga Brandon Hazzard Troy Demetrius Nelson Citadel AJ Slaughter Western Kentucky Charleston Shane Edwards Arkansas-Little Rock Cameron Wells Citadel Orlando Mendez-Valdez Western Kentucky

Second Team Second Team Andrew Lovedale Davidson Domonic Tilford South Alabama Noah Dahlman Wofford Nate Rohnert Denver Brandon Giles Western California Brandon Davis South Alabama Junior Salters Wofford Steven Moore Arkansas-Little Rock Nicchaeus Doaks Chattanooga Richard Delk Troy

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches Located in Kansas City, Mo., the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest “Phog” Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men’s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today’s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.

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