FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rick Leddy, NABC 203-815-2437 ([email protected])

National Association of Coaches Announces 2008 Division I All-District Teams

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 4, 2008) -- 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 150 student-athletes, from 15 districts, are now eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 5, at the 2008 NABC Convention in San Antonio.

2008 NABC DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS

District 1 District 3 First Team First Team Boston College Jason Thompson Rider Will Daniels Rhode Island St. Joseph’s A.J. Price Connecticut Massachusetts Villanova Connecticut Brian Laing Seton Hall

Second Team Second Team Connecticut Temple Jimmy Baron Rhode Island DeJuan Blair Pittsburgh Geoff McDermott Providence Duquesne Marqus Blakely Vermont St. Joseph’s Matt Janning Northeastern Tony Lee Robert Morris

District 2 District 4 First Team First Team Donte’ Greene Syracuse Georgetown Charron Fisher Niagara VCU Syracuse George Mason Antoine Agudio Hofstra West Virginia Fordham Reggie Williams VMI

Second Team Second Team Ryan Wittman Cornell Folarin Campbell George Mason Edwin Ubiles Siena A.D. Vassallo Virginia Tech Michael Lee St. Bonaventure DaJuan Summers Georgetown St. John’s Virginia Tech Kenny Hasbrouck Siena Jessie Sapp Georgetown

District 5 District 9 First Team First Team North Carolina D.J. Augustin DeMarcus Nelson Duke C.J. Jerrells Baylor Davidson Robert McKiver Houston Virginia Josh Carter Texas A&M North Carolina Martin Zeno Texas Tech

Second Team Second Team Greivis Vasquez Arizona Reid High A.J. Abrams Texas K.C. Rivers Clemson Joseph Jones Texas A&M Duke Ryan Bright Sam Houston St. Maryland Texas

District 6 District 10 First Team First Team Alabama Notre Dame Jamont Gordon Mississippi St. D.J. White Robert Vaden UAB Indiana Brian Roberts Dayton Demetric Bennett South Alabama Mike Green Butler

Second Team Second Team Dwayne Curtis Ole Miss Jamar Butler Ohio St. Jack McClinton Miami A.J. Graves Butler Sundiata Gaines Georgia Drew Lavender Xavier Kentrell Gransberry South Florida Tim Pollitz Miami (OH) Charles Rhodes Mississippi St. Leon Williams Ohio

District 7 District 11 First Team First Team Western Drew Neitzel Michigan State Chris Douglas-Roberts Memphis Dominic James Marquette Vanderbilt Wisconsin Memphis Raymar Morgan Michigan State Tennessee Dan Coleman Minnesota

Second Team Second Team Tyler Smith Tennessee Osiris Eldridge State Patrick Patterson Kentucky Randal Falker Southern Illinois Tennessee-Martin Daniel Ruffin Bradley Louisville Jerel McNeal Marquette Memphis Michigan

District 8 District 12 First Team First Team Bo McCalebb Kansas State David Gomez Tulane Oklahoma Marcus Thornton LSU Kansas Tyrone Hamilton Centenary Kansas Chris Davis Southern Aleks Maric Nebraska

Second Team Second Team Trey Gilder Northwestern State Kansas LSU Bill Walker Kansas State Tony Hooper Louisiana-Monroe Richard Roby Adrian Banks Arkansas State Josh Young Drake Kyle Gibson Louisiana Tech Kansas 2 District 13 District 14 First Team First Team BYU Stanford Marcelus Kemp Ryan Anderson Lee Cummard BYU Washington J.R. Giddens New Mexico Washington State Reggie Larry Boise State Derrick Low Washington State

Second Team Second Team Lorrenzo Wade San Diego State Jeremy Pargo Gonzaga Stefon Jackson UTEP State Kevin Bell Fresno State Oregon Brandon Ewing Wyoming Patrick Mills St. Mary’s Luke Nevill Utah Marty Leunen Oregon

District 15 First Team UCLA Arizona Arizona State UCLA O.J. Mayo USC

Second Team Arizona Alex Harris UCSB Justin Hawkins New Mexico State Wink Adams UNLV Josh Akognon Cal State-Fullerton

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 . 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.

3