<<

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rick Leddy, NABC 203-239-4253 ([email protected])

National Association of Coaches Announces 2016-17 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 22, 2017) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2016-17 NABC Division I All-District teams and coaches. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division I, these student-athletes and coaches represent the finest basketball players and coaches across America.

2016-17 NABC DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS

District 1 District 3 District 5 First Team First Team First Team Justin Robinson, Monmouth Keon Johnson, Winthrop , Villanova Jordan Washington, Iona Ahmad Thomas, UNC Asheville , Xavier Tyler Nelson, Fairfield , Lipscomb , Villanova Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont , North Florida Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Lucas Woodhouse, Stony Brook Brandon Goodwin, FGCU Marcus Foster, Creighton

Second Team Second Team Second Team Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire Xavier Cooks, Winthrop , Creighton Marquis Wright, Siena Kendrick Ray, Kennesaw State Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall Micah Seaborn, Monmouth Macio Teague, UNC Asheville Andrew Chrabascz, Butler Brett Bisping, Siena Chris Clemons, Campbell Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s Anthony Lamb, Vermont Michael Buchanan, USC Upstate Kelan Martin, Butler

District 2 District 4 District 6 First Team First Team First Team Luke Kennard, Duke Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure Jacob Wiley, Eastern Washington Justin Jackson, North Carolina T.J. Cline, Richmond Jeremy Senglin, Weber State John Collins, Wake Forest Jack Gibbs, Davidson Victor Sanders, Idaho , Louisville Marquise Moore, George Mason Tyler Hall, Montana State , Florida State JeQuan Lewis, VCU Ian Baker, New Mexico State

Second Team Second Team Second Team Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame Charles Cooke, Dayton Quinton Hooker, North Dakota London Perrantes, Virginia Peyton Aldridge, Davidson Bogdan Bliznyuk, Eastern Washington Dennis Smith, Jr., North Carolina State Scoochie Smith, Dayton Jaylin Airington, CSU Bakersfield Andrew White III, Syracuse Matt Mobley, St. Bonaventure Randy Onwuasor, Southern Utah Joel Berry III, North Carolina B.J. Johnson, LaSalle LaVell Boyd, UMKC

District 7 District 10 District 13 First Team First Team First Team Melo Trimble, Maryland T.J. Williams, Northeastern Tim Kempton, Lehigh , Purdue Joe Chealey, Charleston Nana Foulland, Bucknell , Wisconsin Daniel Dixon, William & Mary Zach Thomas, Bucknell Peter Jok, Iowa , Charleston Steven Cook, Princeton , Michigan State Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra Eric Fanning, Boston University

Second Team Second Team Second Team Nate Mason, Minnesota Denzel Ingram, UNCW Bryce Aiken, Harvard , Jr., Michigan C.J. Bryce, UNCW Steven Spieth, Brown Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern Omar Prewitt, William & Mary Spencer Weisz, Princeton Tai Webster, Nebraska Devontae Cook, UNCW Devin Cannady, Princeton , Wisconsin Chris Flemmings, UNCW Evan Boudreaux, Dartmouth

District 8 District 11 District 14 First Team First Team First Team Monte Morris, Iowa State Erik McCree, Louisiana Tech Isaiah Johnson, Akron Frank Mason III, Kansas JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee Marcus Keene, Central Michigan , Baylor Jon Elmore, Marshall Jimmy Hall, Kent State Josh Jackson, Kansas Reggie Upshaw, Middle Tennessee Jaaron Simmons, Ohio Jeffrey Carroll, State Marcus Evans, Rice Blake Hamilton, Buffalo

Second Team Second Team Second Team , Oklahoma State Egor Koulechov, Rice Steve Taylor, Jr., Toledo , West Virginia Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee Jonathan Williams, Toledo , Texas Jon Davis, Charlotte Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan Deonte Burton, Iowa State William Lee, UAB Braylon Rayson, Central Michigan Vladimir Brodziansky, TCU Justin Johnson, Western Kentucky James Thompson IV, Eastern Michigan

District 9 District 12 District 15 First Team First Team First Team Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga , Valparaiso Patrick Cole, North Carolina Central Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga Mike Daum, South Dakota State Jonathan Wade, Norfolk State , St. Mary’s Jalen Hayes, Oakland Bakari Copeland, UMES Erik Mika, BYU Cameron Morse, Youngstown State Phillip Carr, Morgan State Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara Matt Mooney, South Dakota Eric Eaves, South Carolina State

Second Team Second Team Second Team Lamond Murray, Jr., Pepperdine Martez Walker, Oakland Dajuan Graf, North Carolina Central Joe Rahon, St. Mary’s Mo Evans, IPFW Zaynah Robinson, Norfolk State Chima Moneke, UC Davis , IPFW Tiwian Kendley, Morgan State Luke Nelson, UC Irvine Mark Alstork, Wright State Desmond Williams, Florida A&M , Gonzaga Paul Miller, North Dakota State Troyce Manassa, Savannah State

2 District 16 Second Team District 23 First Team Tahjere McCall, Tennessee State First Team Paris Lee, State Josh Robinson, Austin Peay Rashawn Thomas, Texas A&M-CC Jeremy Morgan Northern Iowa Terrell Miller, Jr., Murray State Erik Thomas, New Orleans Markis McDuffie, Wichita State Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas , Missouri State Wayne Martin, Tennessee State Zach Lofton, Texas Southern Milton Doyle, Loyola Shawn Prudhomme, Southern District 20 Second Team First Team Second Team MiKyle McIntosh, Illinois State , UCLA Reginal Johnson, Alcorn State Jaylon Brown, Evansville , Oregon Ehab Amin, Texas A&M Corpus Christi , Wichita State , California Colton Weisbrod, Lamar Deontae Hawkins, Illinois State , Washington Tre’lun Banks, Southern Sean O’Brien, Southern Illinois , Arizona Ty Charles, Stephen F. Austin

District 17 Second Team District 24 First Team TJ Leaf, UCLA First Team , Boise State , Utah , UT Arlington , San Jose State Reid Travis, Stanford Ike Smith, Georgia Southern Marcus Marshall, Nevada Josh Hawkinson, Washington State Devin Carter, Arkansas State Emmanuel Omogbo, Colorado State Derrick White, Colorado , Georgia Southern Gian Clavell, Colorado State Jeremy Hollowell, Georgia State District 21 Second Team First Team Second Team Jalen Moore, Utah State , South Carolina Jordon Varnado, Troy Elijah Brown, New Mexico , Kentucky Kavin Gilder-Tilbury, Texas State Tim Williams, New Mexico De’Aaron Fox, Kentucky Bryce Washington, Louisiana-Lafayette Trey Kell, San Diego State , Georgia D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State Cameron Oliver, Nevada J.J. Frazier, Georgia Erick Neal UT Arlington

District 18 Second Team District 25 First Team Sebastian Saiz, Mississippi First Team Jerome Frink, LIU KeVaughn Allen, Florida Dedric Lawson, Memphis Elijah Long, Mount St. Mary’s Moses Kingsley, Arkansas , SMU Nisre Zouzoua, Bryant Tyler Davis, Texas A&M Kyle Washington, Cincinnati Quincy McKnight, Sacred Heart Robert Hubbs III, Tennessee Jalen Adams, Connecticut Michael Carey, Wagner Troy Caupain, Cincinnati District 22 Second Team First Team Second Team Darian Anderson, Fairleigh Dickinson Devin Sibley, Furman , Houston Josh Nebo, Saint Francis University Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga , SMU Keith Braxton, Saint Francis University T.J. Cramer, East Tennessee State Sterling Brown, Houston Corey Henson, Wagner Eric Garcia, Wofford Rob Gray, Houston Junior Robinson, Mount St. Mary’s Kris Acox, Furman , Cincinnati

District 19 Second Team First Team Tre’ McLean, Chatanooga Evan Bradds, Belmont QJ Peterson, VMI Xavier Moon, Moorhead State Diante Baldwin, UNC Greensboro Jonathan Stark, Murray State Ria’n Holland, Mercer Jacolby Mobley, Tennessee-Martin Wyatt Walker, Samford Antonius Cleveland, SE Missouri State

3 2017 NABC UPS DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT COACHES

District 1: King Rice, Monmouth District 2: , Georgia Tech District 3: Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville and , Florida Gulf Coast District 4: Archie Miller, Dayton District 5: Ed Cooley, Providence District 6: Brian Jones, North Dakota District 7: Richard Pitino, Minnesota District 8: , Kansas District 9: , Gonzaga District 10: Charleston District 11: , Middle Tennessee State District 12: Craig Smith, South Dakota District 13: Mitch Henderson, Princeton District 14: Keith Dambrot, Akron District 15: LeVelle Moton, North Carolina Central District 16: , Illinois State District 17: , Colorado State District 18: Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary’s District 19: Rick Byrd, Belmont District 20: , Arizona District 21: , Florida District 22: Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State District 23: Montez Robinson, Alcorn State and Mark Slessinger, New Orleans District 24: Scott Cross, UT-Arlington District 25: Tim Jankovich, SMU

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 James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has 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.

4