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National Association of Coaches Announces 2020 Coaches’ Division II All-District Teams and Coaches

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 23, 2020) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2020 NABC Coaches’ 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 in NCAA Division II, these 88 student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.

2020 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION II ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS AND COACHES Atlantic First Team Second Team Jake Biss, Shippensburg John Castello, Shippensburg Dalton Bolon, West Liberty Robert Colon, Winston-Salem State Armoni Foster, IUP John Paul Kromka, Pitt Johnstown Terrell Leach, Virginia Union Brent Pegram, California PA Malik Miller, IUP Drew Rackley, Charleston Roger Ray, Livingstone

Coach of the Year: Joe Lombardi, IUP

Central First Team Second Team Kevin Buckingham, Southeastern Oklahoma Tyrell Carroll, Missouri Western Jhonathan Dunn, Southern Nazarene Harrison Cleary, UM Crookston Ryan Hawkins, Northwest Missouri State Parker Fox, Northern State Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri State Cameron Kirksey, Minnesota State Cam Martin, Missouri Southern State Micah Speight, Southern Nazarene Brandon Myer, UM Duluth

Coach of the Year: Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri State

East First Team Second Team Bakary Camara, Bridgeport Nick Corbett, Molloy Osbel Caraballo, St. Thomas Aquinas Chris Hudson, Bentley Kylan Guerra, Thomas Jefferson DeVaughn Mallory, Thomas Jefferson Will Moreton, Stonehill Ronnie Silva, Adelphi Chris Paul, Saint Anselm Peyton Wejnert, Pace Andrew Sischo, Daemen

Coach of the Year: , Thomas Jefferson

Midwest First Team Second Team Alex Cook, Bellarmine Myles Belyeu, Saginaw Valley State Jimmy King, Indianapolis Conley Garrison, Drury Kyle Monroe, Michigan Tech Walt Kelser, Ferris State Yaakema Rose Jr., UMSL Gabe Kynard, Lake Erie Brodric Thomas, Truman State Emmanuel Little, Southern Indiana Jake Van Tubbergen, Grand Valley State

Coach of the Year: Stan Gouard, Indianapolis

South First Team Second Team Tylan Birts, Barry Romeo Crouch, Embry-Riddle Avery Brown, Miles James Eads, Tuskegee Clay Guillozet, Valdosta State LaJuan Hardy, W. Alabama Brett Hanson, Florida Southern Darrell Jones, Valdosta State Mark Matthews, Nova Southeastern Luka Majstorovic, Embry-Riddle Ryan Montgomery, Lee

Coach of the Year: Mike Donnelly, Florida Southern

South Central First Team Second Team Qua Grant, West Texas A&M Sammy Barnes-Thompkins, NM Highlands August Haas, St. Edward’s Riley Farris, Fort Lewis Brian Halums, Arkansas-Ft. Smith Chandler Jacobs, Dallas Baptist Joel Murray, West Texas A&M Raquan Mitchell, NM Highlands Jack Pagenkopf, Dixie State Wayne Stewart, Texas A&M Commerce Ashton Spears, St. Edward’s

Coach of the Year: Tom Brown, West Texas A&M

Southeast First Team Second Team DaQuan Abrom, Belmont Abbey Faison Brock, USC Aiken Daniel Carr, Queens Devin Cooper, Catawba Jordan Floyd, King Romeao Ferguson, Belmont Abbey Courvoisier McCauley, Lincoln Memorial R.J. Gunn, Lenoir Rhyne Akia Pruitt, UNC Pembroke Rafael Monteiro, Augusta Devin Whitfield, Lincoln Memorial

Coach of the Year: Josh Schertz, Lincoln Memorial

West First Team Second Team Tyler Cartaino, Chaminade Kaden Anderson, Point Loma William Christmas, Cal Poly Pomona Justin Briggs, Chico State Selom Mawugbe, Azusa Pacific Christian Oshita, UC San Diego Divant’e Moffitt, Seattle Pacific Jeremy Smith, CSU San Bernardino Tyrell Roberts, UC San Diego Zafir Williams, CSU East Bay Shadeed Shabazz, Alaska

Coach of the Year: Eric Olen, UC San Diego

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 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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