USBWA Names 2014-15 Men’s All-District Teams

ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2014-15 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) as well as a player and coach of the year. Four schools – Gonzaga (Kyle Wiltjer and Mark Few), Kentucky (Willie Cauley-Stein and John Calipari), Northern Iowa (Seth Tuttle and Ben Jacobson) and Wisconsin (Frank Kaminsky and Bo Ryan) – can boast the honor of having the district player and coach of the year. Villanova’s Jay Wright (District II) and Tony Bennett (District III) have earned back-to-back District Coach of the Year honors.

Following is the entire region-by-region listing:

DISTRICT I ME, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT PLAYER OF THE YEAR LaDonte Henton, Providence COACH OF THE YEAR Danny Hurley, Rhode Island ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (11) Ryan Boatright, Connecticut Kris Dunn, Providence Scott Eatherton, Northeastern Olivier Hanlan, Boston College LaDonte Henton, Providence Cady Lalanne, Massachusetts Hassan Martin, Rhode Island E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island Wesley Saunders, Harvard Justin Sears, Yale Dyami Starks, Bryant	DISTRICT II NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse COACH OF THE YEAR Jay Wright, Villanova ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova DeAndre Bembry, Saint Joseph’s Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s Darrun Hilliard, Villanova David Laury, Iona D.J. Newbill, Penn State Sir’Dominic Pointer, St. John’s D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, G’town Juwan Staten, West Virginia	DISTRICT III VA, NC, SC, MD PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jahlil Okafor, Duke COACH OF THE YEAR Tony Bennett, Virginia ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) Justin Anderson, Virginia Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia Quinn Cook, Duke Tyus Jones, Duke Trevor Lacey, N.C. State Jahlil Okafor, Duke Marcus Paige, North Carolina Melo Trimble, Maryland Dez Wells, Maryland Justise Winslow, Duke
DISTRICT IV KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky COACH OF THE YEAR John Calipari, Kentucky ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) Devin Booker, Kentucky Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Montrezl Harrell, Louisville Aaron Harrison, Kentucky Stefan Moody, Ole Miss Cameron Payne, Murray State Josh Richardson, Tennessee Terry Rozier, Louisville Marcus Thornton, Georgia Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky	DISTRICT V OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI PLAYER OF THE YEAR Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin COACH OF THE YEAR Bo Ryan, Wisconsin ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) Branden Dawson, Michigan State Sam Dekker, Wisconsin Kellen Dunham, Butler Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Jerian Grant, Notre Dame A.J. Hammons, Purdue Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin D’Angelo Russell, Ohio State Keifer Sykes, Green Bay Denzel Valentine, Michigan State	DISTRICT VI IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD PLAYER OF THE YEAR Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa COACH OF THE YEAR Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) Ron Baker, Wichita State Perry Ellis, Kansas Phil Forte, Oklahoma State Buddy Hield, Oklahoma Monte Morris, Iowa State Le’Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State Georges Niang, Iowa State Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa Fred Van Vleet, Wichita State Aaron White, Iowa
DISTRICT VII TX, AR, LA PLAYER OF THE YEAR Bobby Portis, Arkansas COACH OF THE YEAR Scott Drew, Baylor ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) Kyan Anderson, TCU Rico Gathers, Baylor Jarell Martin, LSU Jordan Mickey, LSU Bobby Portis, Arkansas Taurean Prince, Baylor Michael Qualls, Arkansas Myles Turner, Texas Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin Zeek Woodley, Northwestern State	DISTRICT VIII WY, UT, ID, NM, CO, NV, MT PLAYER OF THE YEAR Delon Wright, Utah COACH OF THE YEAR Leon Rice, Boise State ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) J.J. Avila, Colorado State Daniel Bejarano, Colorado State Askia Booker, Colorado Kyle Collinsworth, BYU Jordan Gregory, Montana Tyler Haws, BYU Derrick Marks, Boise State Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming Christian Wood, UNLV Delon Wright, Utah	DISTRICT IX CA, OR, WA, HI, AZ, AK PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga COACH OF THE YEAR Mark Few, Gonzaga ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (11) Corey Hawkins, UC Davis Stanley Johnson, Arizona T.J. McConnell, Arizona Gary Payton II, Oregon State Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga Norman Powell, UCLA Chasson Randle, Stanford Brad Waldow, St. Mary’s Tyrone Wallace, California Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga Joseph Young, Oregon

The USBWA will continue to unveil its 2014-15 award winners throughout the remainder of the season. Here is the remaining schedule of releases:

• Mon., March 16: Men’s All-America teams announced
• Tues., March 17: Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-America Team announced
• Mon., March 23: Henry Iba Coach of the Year announced
• Mon., March 30: Women’s All-America team announced
• Fri., April 3: Oscar Robertson Player of the Year announced (Indianapolis)
• Tues., April 14: Presentation of the Integris Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award, the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Trophy at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards Gala in Oklahoma City

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: 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 | 2009-10 | 2008-09 | 2007-08 | 2006-07 |2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2003-04