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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball
Writers Association has released its 2018-19 Men's
All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership
of 900-plus. The USBWA has selected All-District Teams since the
1956-57 season, its founding year.
For each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected
(11 in the case of ties in the voting) as well as a player and coach
of the year. Five schools – Vermont (Anthony Lamb
and coach John Becker), Hofstra (Justin Wright-Foreman
and coach Joe Mihalich), Tennessee (Grant Williams
and coach Rick Barnes), Texas Tech (Jarrett Culver
and coach Chris Beard) and Gonzaga (Rui Hachimura
and coach Mark Few) – earned both the Player of the Year and Coach
of the Year honors. Nevada's Caleb Martin is a repeat District Player
of the Year selection while Barnes, Beard and Few are all repeat
District Coach of the Year selections.
The Big 12 Conference featured the Player of the Year and Coach
of the Year winners in both District VI (Dedric Lawson of Kansas
and Bruce Weber of Kansas State) and District VII (Culver and Beard,
both of Texas Tech). The Big Ten Conference swept both honors in
District V with Player of the Year Cassius Winston of Michigan State
and Coach of the Year Matt Painter of Purdue. The Mountain West
Conference earned both honors in District VIII in Player of the
Year Caleb Martin of Nevada and Coach of the Year Craig Smith of
Utah State.
The USBWA will release its 2018-19 Men's All-America team on
Mon., March 18, aliong with the finalists for the Oscar
Robertson Trophy (National Player of the Year),
Wayman Tisdale Award (National Freshman Player of the
Year) and the Henry Iba Award (National Coach
of the Year).
Following is the entire region-by-region listing:
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Anthony Lamb, Vermont |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| John Becker, Vermont |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (10) |
Jalen Adams, UConn
Bryce Aiken, Harvard
Ky Bowman, Boston College
Desmond Cambridge, Brown
Alpha Diallo, Providence
Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Cyril Langevine, Rhode
Island
Miye Oni, Yale
Vasa Pusica, Northeastern
Cameron Young, Quinnipiac |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Justin Wright-Foreman,
Hofstra |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Joe Mihalich, Hofstra
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| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (10) |
Shizz Alston Jr.,
Temple
Tyus Battle, Syracuse
Jessie Govan,
Georgetown
CJ Massinburg, Buffalo
Matt Morgan,
Cornell
Eric Paschall, Villanova
Shamorie
Ponds, St. John’s
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Justin Wright-Foreman,
Hofstra |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Zion Williamson,
Duke |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Mike Young, Wofford |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (11) |
RJ Barrett Duke
Kerry Blackshear, Virginia Tech
Chris Clemons,
Campbell
Kyle Guy, Virginia
De'Andre Hunter,
Virignia
Ty Jerome, Virginia
Cameron Johnson,
North Carolina
Fletcher Magee, Wofford
Luke
Maye, North Carolina
Coby White, North Carolina
Zion Williamson, Duke |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Grant Williams, Tennessee |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Rick Barnes, Tennessee |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (11) |
Jordan Bone, Tennessee
Tyler Herro, Kentucky
Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb
Ja Morant, Murray State
Jordan Nwora, Louisville
Admiral Schofield, Tennessee
Breein Tyree, Ole
Miss
PJ Washington, Kentucky
Quinndary Weatherspoon,
Miss. St.
Grant Williams, Tennessee
Dylan
Windler, Belmont |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Cassius Winston,
Michigan State |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Matt Painter, Purdue |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (10) |
Ignas Brazdeikis,
Michigan
Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Antoine
Davis, Detroit Mercy
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Markus Howard, Marquette
Romeo Langford, Indiana
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Cassius Winston, Michigan
State |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Dedric Lawson, Kansas |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Bruce Weber, Kansas
State |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (11) |
Ty-Shon Alexander,
Creighton
Barry Brown, Kansas State
Tyler
Cook, Iowa
Mike Daum, South Dakota State
Devon
Dotson, Kansas
Christian James, Oklahoma
Dedric
Lawson, Kansas
Nick McGlynn, Drake
James Palmer,
Nebraska
Marial Shayok, Iowa State
Dean Wade,
Kansas State |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Jarrett Culver, Texas
Tech |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Chris Beard, Texas
Tech |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (10) |
Desmond Bane, TCU
Ty Cockfield, Arkansas State
Jarrett Culver,
Texas Tech
Corey Davis, Houston
Daniel Gafford,
Arkansas
JaKeenan Gant, Louisiana
Jhivvan
Jackson, UTSA
Isaiah Joe, Arkansas
Daishon
Smith, ULM
Tremont Waters, LSU |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Caleb Martin, Nevada |
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Craig Smith, Utah
State |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (10) |
Jamar Akoh, Montana
Tyler Bey, Colorado
Jordan Caroline, Nevada
Nico Carvacho, Colorado State
Yoeli Childs, BYU
Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado
Justin James,
Wyoming
Caleb Martin, Nevada
Sam Merrill,
Utah State
Neemias Queta, Utah State |
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
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COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Mark Few, Gonzaga |
| ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM (11) |
Bennie Boatwright,
USC
Zylan Cheatham, Arizona State
Brandon
Clarke, Gonzaga
Lamine Diane, CSUN
Luguentz
Dort, Arizona State
Robert Franks, Washington
State
Rui Hachimora, Gonzaga
Jaylen Nowell,
Washington
KZ Okpala, Stanford
Matisse Thybulle,
Washington
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State |
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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 314-795-6821.
Related links:
• Recent past All-District Teams:
2017-18 |
2016-17 |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
2013-14 |
2012-13 |
2011-12 |
2010-11 |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
2007-08 |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
2004-05 |
2003-04
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