University of Northern Iowa Athletics
NABC All-District Teams
3/23/2020 10:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY - The National Association of Basketball Coaches have announced its All-District teams, UNI's AJ Green and Austin Phyfe each landed as First Team honorees while head Coach Ben Jacobson was named NABC District Coach of the Year.
AJ Green adds to his post season awards with a First Team All-District nod. Green averaged 19.7 points per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from beyond the three point arc. Green was named MVC Player of the Year, First Team All-MVC and was named to the 2020 MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Austin Phyfe lands of the NABC First Team after a season that saw the redshirt sophomore earn First Team All-MVC recognition. Phyfe averaged just under a double-double, recording 11.2 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. Pyhfe led the MVC in shooting percentage, making 61.7 percent of his attempts from the field.
Head coach Ben Jacobson has been named NABC District 16 Coach of the Year. Jacobson led the Panthers to a 25-5 record and a 14-4 mark in the MVC. The Panthers earned their second Regular Season Tittle under Jacobson this season and surpassed 20 wins for the eighth time in his tenure. Jacobson was named MVC Coach of the Year for the fourth time this season.
District 16
First Team
AJ Green, UNI
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Chicago
Javon Freeman-Liberty, Valparaiso
Austin Phyfe, UNI
Darrell Brown, Bradley
Second Team
Liam Robbins, Drake
Tyreke Key, Indiana State
Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois
Roman Penn, Drake
Jordan Barnes, Indiana State
Coach of the Year: Ben Jacobson, UNI
AJ Green adds to his post season awards with a First Team All-District nod. Green averaged 19.7 points per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from beyond the three point arc. Green was named MVC Player of the Year, First Team All-MVC and was named to the 2020 MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Austin Phyfe lands of the NABC First Team after a season that saw the redshirt sophomore earn First Team All-MVC recognition. Phyfe averaged just under a double-double, recording 11.2 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. Pyhfe led the MVC in shooting percentage, making 61.7 percent of his attempts from the field.
Head coach Ben Jacobson has been named NABC District 16 Coach of the Year. Jacobson led the Panthers to a 25-5 record and a 14-4 mark in the MVC. The Panthers earned their second Regular Season Tittle under Jacobson this season and surpassed 20 wins for the eighth time in his tenure. Jacobson was named MVC Coach of the Year for the fourth time this season.
District 16
First Team
AJ Green, UNI
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Chicago
Javon Freeman-Liberty, Valparaiso
Austin Phyfe, UNI
Darrell Brown, Bradley
Second Team
Liam Robbins, Drake
Tyreke Key, Indiana State
Marcus Domask, Southern Illinois
Roman Penn, Drake
Jordan Barnes, Indiana State
Coach of the Year: Ben Jacobson, UNI
Players Mentioned
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