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National Association of Coaches Announces 2011 State Farm® Coaches’ Division III All-America Team

KANSAS CITY, MO. (March 18, 2011) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2011 State Farm® Coaches’ Division III All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.

2011 STATE FARM® COACHES’ DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

Chad Burridge, Oswego State, 6-7, Junior, Center, Hannibal, N.Y. Steve Djurickovic, Carthage, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Jonathan Jones, Kean, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Linden, N.J. Michael McClary, Olivet, 6-5, Senior, Center, Bellaire, Mich. Georgio Milligan, Franklin & Marshall, 6-2 Junior, Guard, Spring Valley, N.Y. Derek Mitchell, Ferrum, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Newport News, Va. Michael Taylor, Whitworth, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Brewster, Wash. Troy Whittington, Williams, 6-6, Senior, Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

2011 STATE FARM® COACHES’ DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM

Zach Ashworth, Scranton, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Doylestown, Pa. Phil Barera, Ithaca, 6-6, Senior, Center, Belmont, Mass. Chris Barnes, UT–Dallas, 6-6, Junior, Forward, San Antonio, Texas Marvin Billups, Purchase, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Chester, N.Y. Scott Gillespie, Ripon, 6-0, Senior, Guard, Ripon, Wis. Trevor Halter, Marietta, 6-6, Junior, Forward, Malvern, Ohio Carl Hipp, Hamline, 6-8, Senior, Center, Little Canada, Minn. Ryan Sharry, Middlebury, 6-8, Junior, Forward, Braintree, Mass.

2011 STATE FARM® COACHES’ DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

John DiBartolomeo, Rochester, 5-11, Sophomore, Guard, Westport, Conn. Marcel Esonwune, York, 6-6, Senior, Forward/Center, Lagos, Nigeria Ian Franks, Wooster, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Greenwich, Ohio Tony Mane, UW-LaCrosse, 6-0, Senior, Guard, Milwaukee, Wis. Conor Meehan, Amherst, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Meriden, Conn. Jordan Moss, Manchester, 6-4, Junior, Guard, Columbia City, Ind. Todd Phillips, Eastern Mennonite, 6-3, Senior, Wing, Waynesboro, Va. Anthony Trautman, Lebanon Valley, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Lebanon, Pa. About the National Association of Basketball Coaches Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the . Allen, a student of , 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.org.

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