Shabazz Napier of UConn has been named District I Player of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for the second consecutive season. Only Napier and Creighton’s Doug McDermott (District (VI) have won the awards in back-to-back seasons.
Derek Kellogg of UMass was named District I Coach of the Year.
Below is the USBWA press release with winners from all regions.
USBWA NAMES 2013-14 MEN’S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
Standout players and coaches chosen from nine regions
http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2014/alldistrict140311.html
ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2013-14 Men’s All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus.
For each of the nine geographic districts, a player and coach of the year is selected. Three schools – Arizona (Guard Nick Johnson and Coach Sean Miller), Michigan (Guard Nik Stauskas and Coach John Beilein) and New Mexico (Forward Cameron Bairstow and Coach Craig Neal) – can boast the honor of having the district player and coach of the year. Connecticut’s Shabazz Napier (District I) and Creighton’s Doug McDermott (District VI) have earned back-to-back District Player of the Year honors.
Following is the entire region-by-region listing:
DISTRICT I
ME, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
COACH OF THE YEAR
Derek Kellogg, Massachusetts
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Ike Azotam, Quinnipiac
Ryan Boatright, Connecticut
Bryce Cotton, Providence
Alex Francis, Bryant
Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
Clancy Rugg, Vermont
Wesley Saunders, Harvard
Maurice Watson, Boston U.
Chaz Williams, Massachusetts
DISTRICT II
NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
C.J. Fair, Syracuse
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jay Wright, Villanova
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Sean Armand, Iona
Billy Baron, Canisius
James Bell, Villanova
Jason Brickman, Long Island
Tyler Ennis, Syracuse
C.J. Fair, Syracuse
Eron Harris, West Virginia
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s
JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova
Juwan Staten, West Virginia
DISTRICT III
VA, NC, SC, MD
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jabari Parker, Duke
COACH OF THE YEAR
Tony Bennett, Virginia
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Traveon Graham, VCU
Joe Harris, Virginia
Rodney Hood, Duke
KJ McDaniels, Clemson
James Michael McAdoo, N. Carolina
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Jabari Parker, Duke
T.J. Warren, N.C. State
Dez Wells, Maryland
DISTRICT IV
KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Russ Smith, Louisville
COACH OF THE YEAR
Billy Donovan, Florida
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Chris Denson, Auburn
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss
Jordan McRae, Tennessee
Casey Prather, Florida
Julius Randle, Kentucky
Trevor Releford, Alabama
Russ Smith, Louisville
Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee
Scottie Wilbekin, Florida
DISTRICT V
OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nik Stauskas, Michigan
COACH OF THE YEAR
John Beilein, Michigan
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Sam Dekker, Wisconsin
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Gary Harris, Michigan State
Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Caris LeVert, Michigan
Adreian Payne, Michigan State
Nik Stauskas, Michigan
Keifer Sykes, Green Bay
DISTRICT VI
IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Doug McDermott, Creighton
COACH OF THE YEAR
Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Cleanthony Early, Wichita State
Melvin Ejim, Iowa State
Joel Embiid, Kansas
DeAndre Kane, Iowa State
Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa
Doug McDermott, Creighton
Terran Petteway, Nebraska
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
DISTRICT VII
TX, AR, LA
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cory Jefferson, Baylor
COACH OF THE YEAR
Larry Brown, SMU
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Jaye Crockett, Texas Tech
Jonathan Holmes, Texas
Cory Jefferson, Baylor
Shawn Long, Louisiana
Aaric Murray, Texas Southern
Nic Moore, SMU
Johnny O’Bryant, LSU
Jacob Parker, Stephen F. Austin
Bobby Portis, Arkansas
Cameron Ridley, Texas
DISTRICT VIII
WY, UT, ID, NM, CO, NV, MT
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico
COACH OF THE YEAR
Craig Neal, New Mexico
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico
Daniel Bejarano, Colorado State
Askia Booker, Colorado
Deonte Burton, Nevada
Anthony Drmic, Boise State
Tyler Haws, BYU
Stephen Madison, Idaho
Josh Scott, Colorado
Kendall Williams, New Mexico
Delon Wright, Utah
DISTRICT IX
CA, OR, WA, HI, AZ, AK
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nick Johnson, Arizona
COACH OF THE YEAR
Sean Miller, Arizona
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Jordan Adams, UCLA
Kyle Anderson, UCLA
Jordan Bachynski, Arizona State
Jahii Carson, Arizona State
Aaron Gordon, Arizona
Nick Johnson, Arizona
Xavier Thames, San Diego State
C.J. Wilcox, Washington
Alan Williams, UC Santa Barbara
Joseph Young, Oregon
The USBWA will continue to unveil its 2013-14 men’s award winners throughout the remainder of the season. Here is the remaining schedule of releases:
• Wed., March 12: Men’s All-America teams announced
• Mon., March 17: Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-America Team announced
• Mon., March 24: Henry Iba Coach of the Year announced
• Mon., March 31: Women’s All-America team announced
• Fri., April 4: Oscar Robertson Player of the Year announced
• Mon., April 14: Presentation of the Integris Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award, the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Trophy at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards Gala in Oklahoma City
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. Today, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball. For more information on the USBWA and its All-District teams, contact executive director Joe Mitch at 314-795-6821.
Previous recent All-District Teams:
http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/index.html
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