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National Association of Coaches Announces 2013 NABC Coaches’ Division III All-America Teams

KANSAS CITY, MO. (March 21, 2013) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2013 NABC Coaches’ Division III All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division III, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.

2013 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

Chas Cross, UW-Platteville, 6-8, Junior, Center, Winnebago, Ill. John DiBartolomeo, Rochester, 6-0. Senior, Guard, Westport, Conn. Colton Hunt, Randolph, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Whittier, N.C. Chris Kearney, Catholic, 6-7, Senior, Forward/Center, Centrevile, Va. AJ Matthews, Farmingdale State, 7-1, Senior, Center/Forward, Brooklyn, N.Y. Derek Raridon, North Central, 6-6, Senior, Guard/Forward, Plainfield, Ill. Aaron Toomey, Amherst, 6-1, Junior, Guard, Greensboro, N.C. Andy Winters, Ohio Wesleyan, 6-0, Senior, Guard, Columbus, Ohio

2013 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM

Tahrike Carter, Rhode Island College, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Brandon Givens, North Carolina Wesleyan, 6-6, Senior, Guard/Forward, Ruffin, S.C. Taylor Hall, Bethel, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Blaine, Minn. Spencer Niekamp, Capital, 6-6, Senior, Forward, St. Henry, Ohio Paul Reynolds, Wesley, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Wilmington, Del. Julian Strickland, Rose-Hulman, 6-3, Junior, Guard, Indianapolis, Ind. Stefan Thompson, Hobart, 5-10, Senior, Guard, Syracuse, N.Y. Tyrik Tucker, Old Westbury, 6-6, Junior, Guard/Forward, Brooklyn, N.Y.

2013 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

Ben Eisenhardt, Whitman, 6-8, Junior, Forward, Bainbridge Island, Wash. Hayk Gyokchyan, Franklin and Marshall, 6-7, Junior, Forward, Beirut, Lebanon Jamar Harry, John Jay, 6-2, Junior, Guard/Forward, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ian Jackson, Trine, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Indianapolis, Ind. Taylor Koth, Ripon, 6-2, Senior, Guard/Forward, Cedarburg, Wis. Kyle Schleigh, UT-Dallas, 6-6, Junior, Forward, Houston, Texas Will Tashman, MIT, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Atherton, Calif. Hayden Ward, SUNY-Oswego, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Montauk, N.Y.

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 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.org.

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