March 9, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Joe Mitch 314-421-0339 Standout players and coaches chosen from nine regions USBWA NAMES 2009-10 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Writers Association has released its 2009-10 Men's All- District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There are nine regions from coast to coast and a player and coach of the year are selected in each. Following is the entire region-by-region listing:

DISTRICT I DISTRICT II DISTRICT III ME, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV VA, NC, SC, MD PLAYER OF THE YEAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jamine Peterson, Providence , Villanova Greivis Vasquez, Maryland COACH OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR Bill Coen, Northeastern Jim Boeheim, Syracuse , Maryland ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ALL-DISTRICT TEAM Marqus Blakely, Vermont , Temple Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest Keith Cothran, Rhode Island De'Sean Butler, West Virginia , Clemson , Connecticut Austin Freeman, Georgetown , Virginia Tech John Holland, Boston U. Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh Devan Downey, Matt Janning, Northeastern Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall Sylven Landesberg, Virginia , Harvard Wes Johnson, Syracuse Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford Jamine Peterson, Providence , Georgetown , Duke Stanley Robinson, Connecticut , Syracuse , Duke Joe Trapani, Boston College Scottie Reynolds, Villanova , Duke , Connecticut Ryan Wittman, Cornell Greivis Vasquez, Maryland

DISTRICT IV DISTRICT V DISTRICT VI KY, TN MS, AL, GA, FL OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR , Kentucky , Ohio State James Anderson, State COACH OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR , Kentucky , Purdue Frank Martin, Kansas State ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ALL-DISTRICT TEAM Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt , Xavier , Kansas Wayne Chism, Tennessee , Notre Dame James Anderson, Oklahoma State DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky , Butler , Iowa State , South Florida Trevan Hughes, Wisconsin Denis Clemente, Kansas State Patrick Patterson, Kentucky , Purdue , Kansas , Georgia JuJuan Johnson, Purdue Jordan Eglseder, Northern Iowa , Mississippi State Kalin Lucas, Michigan State , Missouri John Wall, Kentucky Demetri McCamey, , Kansas Chris Warren, Ole Miss E’Twaun Moore, Purdue Adam Koch, Northern Iowa , Memphis Evan Turner, Ohio State , Kansas State

DISTRICT VII DISTRICT VIII DISTRICT IX TX, AR, LA WY, UT, ID, NM, CO, NV, MT CA, OR, WA, HI, AZ, AK PLAYER OF THE YEAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR , Texas , BYU , California COACH OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR John Brady, Arkansas State Steve Alford, New Mexico Herb Sendek, Arizona State ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ALL-DISTRICT TEAM Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas , Nevada Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga Gilberto Clavell, Sam Houston State Jackson Emery, BYU Patrick Christopher, California Randy Culpepper, UTEP Jimmer Fredette, BYU , Stanford Damion James, Texas Cory Higgins, Colorado Elias Harris, Gonzaga Tyren Johnson, Louisiana Lafayette , New Mexico , San Diego State Tasmin Mitchell, LSU , Weber State Adrian Oliver, San Jose State Bradon Reed, Arkansas State Roman Martinez, New Mexico , Washington Mike Singletary, Texas Tech Jared Quayle, Utah State Jerome Randle, California Donald Sloan, Texas A&M Tre'von Willis, UNLV Omar Samhan, Saint Mary's , Baylor Jahman Young, New Mexico State , Washington State

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. Today, it is one of the most influential organizations in . For more information on the USBWA and its All-District teams, contact executive director Joe Mitch at 314-421-0339.