NABC ANNOUNCES
2016 COACHES' DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 28, 2016) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2016 NABC Coaches Division II All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division I, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.
2016 NABC Coaches Division I All-America First Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia, 6-5, 215, Senior, Guard, Atlanta, Ga.
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, 6-4, 214, Senior, Guard, Freeport, Bahamas
Brice Johnson, North Carolina, 6-9, 228, Senior, Forward, Orangeburg, S.C.
Ben Simmons, LSU, 6-10, 240, Freshman, Forward, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State, 6-5, 220, Senior, Guard, Lansing, Mich.
2016 NABC Coaches Division I All-America Second Team
Kris Dunn, Providence, 6-4, 220, Junior, Guard, New London, Conn.
Perry Ellis, Kansas, 6-8, 225, Senior, Forward, Wichita Heights, Kan.
Georges Niang, Iowa State, 6-8, 230, Senior, Methuen, Mass.
Jakob Poeltl, Utah, 7-0, 248, Sophomore, Forward, Vienna, Austria
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, 5-9, 160, Sophomore, Guard, Chicago, Ill.
2016 NABC Coaches Division I All-America Third Team
Grayson Allen, Duke, 6-5, 205, Sophomore, Guard, Jacksonville, Fla.
Kay Felder, Oakland, 5-9, 176, Junior, Guard, Detroit, Mich.
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana, 6-0, 180, Senior, Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.
Josh Hart, Villanova, 6-0, 205, Junior, Guard, Silver Spring, Md.
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, 6-9, 221, Senior, Forward, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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 University of Kansas. 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 has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college mens 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 todays 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.
2016 COACHES' DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 28, 2016) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2016 NABC Coaches Division II All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division I, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.
2016 NABC Coaches Division I All-America First Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia, 6-5, 215, Senior, Guard, Atlanta, Ga.
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, 6-4, 214, Senior, Guard, Freeport, Bahamas
Brice Johnson, North Carolina, 6-9, 228, Senior, Forward, Orangeburg, S.C.
Ben Simmons, LSU, 6-10, 240, Freshman, Forward, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State, 6-5, 220, Senior, Guard, Lansing, Mich.
2016 NABC Coaches Division I All-America Second Team
Kris Dunn, Providence, 6-4, 220, Junior, Guard, New London, Conn.
Perry Ellis, Kansas, 6-8, 225, Senior, Forward, Wichita Heights, Kan.
Georges Niang, Iowa State, 6-8, 230, Senior, Methuen, Mass.
Jakob Poeltl, Utah, 7-0, 248, Sophomore, Forward, Vienna, Austria
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, 5-9, 160, Sophomore, Guard, Chicago, Ill.
2016 NABC Coaches Division I All-America Third Team
Grayson Allen, Duke, 6-5, 205, Sophomore, Guard, Jacksonville, Fla.
Kay Felder, Oakland, 5-9, 176, Junior, Guard, Detroit, Mich.
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana, 6-0, 180, Senior, Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.
Josh Hart, Villanova, 6-0, 205, Junior, Guard, Silver Spring, Md.
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, 6-9, 221, Senior, Forward, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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 University of Kansas. 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 has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college mens 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 todays 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.