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National Association of Coaches Announces 2010 Division II All-District Teams and Coaches

KANSAS CITY, MO. (March 17, 2010) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the NABC Division II All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The 88 student-athletes, from eight districts, are now eligible for the State Farm® Coaches’ Division II All- America teams, selected by the NABC.

2010 NABC DIVISION II ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS Atlantic First Team Second Team Stephen Dennis, Kutztown Sharif Bray, Cheyney Darryl Webb, IUP Yuseff Carr, Mansfield Darren Jones, West Virginia State Duke Crews, Bowie State Terrell Eargle, Alderson Broaddus Mike Mathey, West Liberty Corey Pelle, West Liberty Chris Jordan, St. Augustine Josh Miller, West Virginia State

Coach of the Year: Jeff Wilson, East Stroudsburg

Midwest First Team Second Team Justin Keenan, Ferris State Aaron Hill, Rockhurst Jamar Smith, Southern Indiana David Palmer, Northern Kentucky Desmond Stephens, Kentucky Wesleyan Scott Perkins, Lake Superior State Justin Ringler, Grand Valley State Billy Baptist, Quincy Marcus Parker, Findlay Avery Stephenson, Saginaw Valley State Nathan Hyde, Findlay

Coach of the Year: Todd Lee, Kentucky Wesleyan

Central First Team Second Team Travis Nelson, Minnesota State Mike Dominguez, Mesa State Matt Schneck, St. Cloud State Anthony Moody, Mary University Jefferson Mason, Minnesota State Roman Andrade, New Mexico Highlands Cody Schilling, Augustana DeAndre Lansdowne, Fort Lewis Taylor Witt, St. Cloud State Dale Minschwaner, Colorado School of Mines David Johnson, Winona State

Coach of the Year: Matt Margenthaler, Minnesota State (NABC Division II All-District -- page 2)

East First Team Second Team Jason Westrol, Bentley Thomas Baudinet, St. Anselm Laurence Ekperigin, Le Moyne Richard Byrd, Adelphi Darren Duncan, Merrimack Russell Frederick, Philadelphia A.J. Rudowitz, Stonehill Justin Swidowski, Holy Family Kyle Caiola, UMass Lowell Kyle White, Goldey-Beacom Gage Daye, Bloomfield

Coach of the Year: Dave McLaughlin, Stonehill

South First Team Second Team Nick Wolf, Rollins Rion Rayfield, Florida Southern Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State Ricardo Lewis, Valdosta State Brandon Friedel, Arkansas Tech Chad Akins, Delta State John Thompson, Florida Southern Myk Brown, Rollins Chris Hall, Lynn Zack Warner, Christian Brothers Rashad Callaway, Tampa

Coach of the Year: Mark Downey, Arkansas Tech

Southeast First Team Second Team Kendrick Easley, Mt. Olive Daniel Bailey, Queens Ben Madgen, Augusta State D’Mario Curry, Lincoln Memorial Kyle Moore, Tusculum Danny Sanders, Mars Hill Jonathan Whitson, Brevard Brandon Young, Anderson Chris Woods, Pfeiffer Mason Ambler, Coker Fred Brathwaite, Augusta State

Coach of the Year: Joey Higginbotham, Mt. Olive

South Central First Team Second Team Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma Matt Rogers, Southwest Baptist Sanijay Watts, Central Missouri Dominique Gaines, Northeastern State Craig Green, Midwestern State Dominique Jones, Fort Hays State Alex Moosmann, Central Missouri Tyler Bullock, Nebraska-Omaha LaMarshall Corbett, Angelo State Jason Ebie, Midwestern State Jason Jones, Northeastern State

Coach of the Year: Grant McCasland, Midwestern State

West First Team Second Team Chris Banchero, Seattle Pacific Jordan Lawley, UC San Diego Bryan LeDuc, Cal State-San Bernardino Derrick Webb, Western Washington Austin Swift, Cal Poly Pomona Lucas Alves, BYU-Hawaii Zac Tiedeman, Humboldt State Tom Whitehead, Dixie State Morris Anderson, Western Washington Brian Morris, Humboldt State Blake Poole, St. Martin’s

Co-Coaches of the Year: Brad Jackson, Western Washington, Greg Kamansky, Cal Poly Pomona

(NABC Division II All-District -- page 3)

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 , 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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