Born named to NABC First Team All-District squad

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- UNI's Bowen Born has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-District, as announced by the NABC on Tuesday morning. Selections for the 2022-23 All-District teams were voted on by head coaches in their respective districts.

Born, a Norwalk, Iowa native who just finished his third season with the Panthers, led UNI in scoring with 17.9 points per game and 573 total points on the year, 10th most in a single season in program history. The 5'11" guard recorded 3 games with 30+ points this season, including a career-high 34-point effort in UNI's Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament quarterfinal game against Bradley. He also became the 45th member of UNI's 1,000 career point club on Feb. 18 with a win at Missouri State.

Born led the Panthers in three-point shooting with 80 made shots from beyond the arc, and posted a team-best 83.7% mark from the free throw line. His career free throw percentage of 84.2% ranks 5th highest in UNI history. Born was the MVC's 4th leading scorer and led the league in made free throws and free throw attempts.

The Panthers finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 14-18, and 9-11 in MVC play.

NABC All-District 16 Selections
First Team

Bowen Born (UNI)
Tucker DeVries (Drake)
Marcus Domask (Southern Illinois)
Rienk Mast (Bradley)
Ben Sheppard (Belmont)

Second Team

Donovan Clay (Missouri State)
Ben Krikke (Valparaiso)
Malevy Leons (Bradley)
Courvoisier McCauley (Indiana State)
Roman Penn (Drake)

District Coach of the Year – Brian Wardle (Bradley)

UNI's NABC All-District Selections

1997 – Jason Daisy (2nd Team)
2006 – Ben Jacobson (1st Team)
2009 – Adam Koch (2nd Team)
2009 – Kwadzo Ahelegbe (2nd Team)
2010 – Adam Koch (1st Team)
2010 – Jordan Eglseder (1st Team)
2010 – Kwadzo Ahelegbe (1st Team)
2011 – Kwadzo Ahelegbe (1st Team)
2014 – Seth Tuttle (1st Team)
2015 – Seth Tuttle (1st Team)
2015 – Wes Washpun (2nd Team)
2016 – Wes Washpun (2nd Team)
2017 – Jeremy Morgan (1st Team)
2020 – AJ Green (1st Team)
2020 – Austin Phyfe (1st Team)
2021 – Austin Phyfe (1st Team)
2023 – Bowen Born (1st Team)

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