NABC Announces All-District Teams

Several players from the Bluegrass state have been honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Players from the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University, Morehead State University, Murray State University and Eastern Kentucky University have been selected to the NABC All District Teams. The districts that represent Kentucky teams are:

District 5

First Team

Hasheem Thabeet Connecticut
Jerel McNeal Marquette
Terrence Williams Louisville
Luke Harangody Notre Dame
Jonny Flynn Syracuse

Second Team

DeJuan Blair Pittsburgh
Sam Young Pittsburgh
Dante Cunningham Villanova
Da’Sean Butler West Virginia
Jeff Adrien Connecticut

District 19

First Team

Lester Hudson Tennessee-Martin
Drake Reed Austin Peay
Mike Rose Eastern Kentucky
Kenneth Faried Morehead State
Wes Channels Austin Peay

Second Team

Danero Thomas Murray State
Gerald Robinson Jr. Tennessee State
Daniel Northern Tennessee Tech
Leon Buchannon Morehead State
Romain Martin Eastern Illinois

District 21

First Team

Nick Calathes Florida
Jodie Meeks Kentucky
Devan Downey South Carolina
Marcus Thornton Louisiana State
Tyler Smith Tennessee

Second Team

Jarvis Varnado Mississippi State
Patrick Patterson Kentucky
Tasmin Mitchell Louisiana State
David Huertas Mississippi State
Michael Washington Arkansas

District 24

First Team

Desmond Yates Middle Tennessee
Brandon Hazzard Troy
AJ Slaughter Western Kentucky
Shane Edwards Arkansas-Little Rock
Orlando Mendez-Valdez Western Kentucky

Second Team

Domonic Tilford South Alabama
Nate Rohnert Denver
Brandon Davis South Alabama
Steven Moore Arkansas-Little Rock
Richard Delk Troy

The 240 student-athletes, from 24 districts which were realigned this season, are now eligible for the State Farm Coaches' Division I All-America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 4, at Hoop City in the COBO Center at 10 a.m. as part of the 2009 NABC Convention in Detroit.


Announcement from NABC

List of Selected Players