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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association
has released its 2008-09 Men's All-District Teams, based
on voting from its national membership. There are nine regions from
coast to coast and a player and coach of the year are selected in
each. Following is the entire region-by-region listing:
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Hasheem Thabeet,
Connecticut |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Jim Calhoun, Connecticut |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
Jeff Adrien, Connecticut
Jimmy Baron, Rhode Island
Weyinmi Efejuku, Providence
Tony Gaffney, Massachusetts
Ricky Harris, Massachusetts
A.J. Price, Connecticut
Tyrese Rice, Boston College
Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut
Joe Trapani, Boston College
Mike Trimboli, Vermont |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
Talor Battle, Penn
State
DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh
DeSean Butler, West Virginia
Dionte Christmas, Temple
Dante Cunningham, Villanova
Levance Fields, Pittsburgh
Jonny Flynn, Syracuse
Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall
Ahmad Nivins, Saint Joseph's
Sam Young, Pittsburgh |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Ty Lawson, North
Carolina |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Oliver Purnell, Clemson |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
Trevor Booker, Clemson
Stephen Curry, Davidson
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Gerald Henderson, Duke
Ty Lawson, North Carolina
Eric Maynor, VCU
Kyle Singler, Duke
Jeff Teague, Wake
Greivis Vasquez, Maryland |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Jodie Meeks, Kentucky |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| John Calipari, Memphis |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
Nick Calathes, Florida
Toney Douglas, Florida State
Tyreke Evans, Memphis
Lester Hudson, UT-Martin
Jack McClinton, Miami
Jodie Meeks, Kentucky
Tyler Smith, Tennessee
Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Terrence Williams, Louisville |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Jerel McNeal, Marquette |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Brad Stevens, Butler |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
Mike Davis, Illinois
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
Manny Harris, Michigan
Matt Howard, Butler
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
Robbie Hummel, Purdue
Jerel McNeal, Marquette
B.J. Raymond, Xavier
Evan Turner, Ohio State |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Blake Griffin, Oklahoma |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Bill Self, Kansas |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
Cole Aldrich, Kansas
James Anderson, Oklahoma State
Craig Brackens, Iowa State
DeMarre Carroll, Missouri
Denis Clemente, Kansas State
Sherron Collins, Kansas
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
Leo Lyons, Missouri
Willie Warren, Oklahoma
Ben Woodside, North Dakota State |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Marcus Thornton,
LSU |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Trent Johnson, LSU |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
A.J. Abrams, Texas
Josh Carter, Texas A&M
Aubrey Coleman, Houston
Stefon Jackson, UTEP
Damion James, Texas
Curtis Jerrells, Baylor
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU
John Roberson, Texas Tech
Marcus Thornton, LSU
Michael Washington, Arkansas |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Luke Nevill, Utah |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Stew Morrill, Utah
State |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
Luke Babbitt, Nevada
Lee Cummard, BYU
Tony Danridge, New Mexico
Brandon Ewing, Wyoming
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Cory Higgins, Colorado
Mac Hopson, Idaho
Anthony Johnson, Montana
Luke Nevill, Utah
Gary Wilkinson, Utah State |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| James Harden, Arizona
State |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Craig Robinson, Oregon
State |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM |
James Harden, Arizona
State
John Bryant, Santa Clara
Jon Brockman, Washington
Darren Collison, UCLA
Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga
Patrick Christopher, California
Jordan Hill, Arizona
Jerome Randle, California
Patty Mills, St. Mary's
Chase Budinger, Arizona |
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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 314-421-0339.
Related links:
• Recent past All-District Teams:
2007-08 |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
2004-05 |
2003-04
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