INDIANAPOLIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2019-20 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 as well as a player and coach of the year. Four schools – Seton Hall (Myles Powell and coach Kevin Willis), Kentucky (Immanuel Quickley and John Calipari), Dayton (Obi Toppin and coach Anthony Grant), and Baylor (Jared Butler and coach Scott Drew) – earned both the Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors.
Twenty-four Division I conferences are represented among the 90 players honored by the USBWA. The ACC and Big Ten, each with 11 all-district players, lead all conferences, followed by the SEC with 10. The Big 12, Big East and Pac-12 each have eight players chosen to the various teams. The district players and coaches of the year each come from nine different conferences and there are no repeat selections this season.
The USBWA will release its 2019-20 Men's All-America team on Mon., March 16, aliong with the finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy (National Player of the Year), Wayman Tisdale Award (National Freshman Player of the Year) and theHenry Iba Award (National Coach of the Year).
Following is the entire region-by-region listing:
DISTRICT I (ME, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
COACH OF THE YEAR: Joe Gallo, Merrimack
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Paul Atkinson, Yale
Alpha Diallo, Providence
David Duke, Providence
Juvaris Hayes, Merrimack
Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Max Mahoney, Boston University
Tre Mitchell, Massachusetts
Jordan Roland, Northeastern
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Christian Vital, UConn
DISTRICT II (NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Myles Powell, Seton Hall
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kevin Willard, Seton Hall
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Saddiq Bey, Villanova
AJ Brodeur, Penn
Desure Buie, Hofstra
Nate Darling, Delaware
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Elijah Hughes, Syracuse
Jalen Pickett, Siena
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia
DISTRICT III (VA, NC, SC, MD)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Vernon Carey Jr., Duke
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tony Bennett, Virginia
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Cole Anthony, North Carolina
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina
Vernon Carey Jr., Duke
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Markell Johnson, N.C. State
Tre Jones, Duke
Nathan Knight, William & Mary
Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech
Jalen Smith, Maryland
DISTRICT IV (KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky
COACH OF THE YEAR: John Calipari, Kentucky
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Samir Doughty, Auburn
Anthony Edwards, Georgia
Kira Lewis Jr., Alabama
Jordan Nwora, Louisville
Reggie Perry, Mississippi State
Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky
Nick Richards, Kentucky
Terry Taylor, Austin Peay
Breein Tyree, Ole Miss
Devin Vassell, Florida State
DISTRICT V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Obi Toppin, Dayton
COACH OF THE YEAR: Anthony Grant, Dayton
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Kamar Baldwin, Butler
Ayo Dosumnu, Illinois
Markus Howard, Marquette
John Mooney, Notre Dame
Daniel Oturu, Minnesota
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Xavier Tillman, Michigan State
Obi Toppin, Dayton
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
DISTRICT VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Luka Garza, Iowa
COACH OF THE YEAR: Greg McDermott, Creighton
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Kristian Doolittle, Oklahoma
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Marcus Garrett, Kansas
Luka Garza, Iowa
AJ Green, UNI
Tyrese Haliburton, Iowa State
Joe Weiskamp, Iowa
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
DISTRICT VII (TX, AR, LA)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jared Butler, Baylor
COACH OF THE YEAR: Scott Drew, Baylor
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Desmond Bane, TCU
Jared Butler, Baylor
Javion Hamlet, North Texas
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Isaiah Joe, Arkansas
Mason Jones, Arkansas
Sha'markus Kennedy, McNeese
Skylar Mays, LSU
Markquis Nowell, Little Rock
Nijal Pearson, Texas State
DISTRICT VIII (WY, UT, ID, NM, CO, NV, MT)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sam Merrill, Utah State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Pope, BYU
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Timmy Allen, Utah
Trevon Allen, Idaho
Yoeli Childs, BYU
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV
Jerrick Harding, Weber State
Jalen Harris, Nevada
Sam Merrill, Utah State
Sayeed Pridgett, Montana
Trevelin Queen, New Mexico State
McKinley Wright IV, Colorado
DISTRICT IX (CA, OR, WA, HI, AZ, AK)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Payton Pritchard, Oregon
COACH OF THE YEAR: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Malachi Flynn, San Diego State
Jordan Ford, Saint Mary's
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
Remy Martin, Arizona State
Zeke Nnaji, Arizona
Onyeka Okongwu, USC
Filip Petrusev, Gonzaga
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Isaiah Stewart, Washington
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State
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 Malcolm Moran at 814-574-1485.
For each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected as well as a player and coach of the year. Four schools – Seton Hall (Myles Powell and coach Kevin Willis), Kentucky (Immanuel Quickley and John Calipari), Dayton (Obi Toppin and coach Anthony Grant), and Baylor (Jared Butler and coach Scott Drew) – earned both the Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors.
Twenty-four Division I conferences are represented among the 90 players honored by the USBWA. The ACC and Big Ten, each with 11 all-district players, lead all conferences, followed by the SEC with 10. The Big 12, Big East and Pac-12 each have eight players chosen to the various teams. The district players and coaches of the year each come from nine different conferences and there are no repeat selections this season.
The USBWA will release its 2019-20 Men's All-America team on Mon., March 16, aliong with the finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy (National Player of the Year), Wayman Tisdale Award (National Freshman Player of the Year) and theHenry Iba Award (National Coach of the Year).
Following is the entire region-by-region listing:
DISTRICT I (ME, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
COACH OF THE YEAR: Joe Gallo, Merrimack
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Paul Atkinson, Yale
Alpha Diallo, Providence
David Duke, Providence
Juvaris Hayes, Merrimack
Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Max Mahoney, Boston University
Tre Mitchell, Massachusetts
Jordan Roland, Northeastern
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Christian Vital, UConn
DISTRICT II (NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Myles Powell, Seton Hall
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kevin Willard, Seton Hall
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Saddiq Bey, Villanova
AJ Brodeur, Penn
Desure Buie, Hofstra
Nate Darling, Delaware
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Elijah Hughes, Syracuse
Jalen Pickett, Siena
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia
DISTRICT III (VA, NC, SC, MD)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Vernon Carey Jr., Duke
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tony Bennett, Virginia
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Cole Anthony, North Carolina
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina
Vernon Carey Jr., Duke
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Markell Johnson, N.C. State
Tre Jones, Duke
Nathan Knight, William & Mary
Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech
Jalen Smith, Maryland
DISTRICT IV (KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky
COACH OF THE YEAR: John Calipari, Kentucky
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Samir Doughty, Auburn
Anthony Edwards, Georgia
Kira Lewis Jr., Alabama
Jordan Nwora, Louisville
Reggie Perry, Mississippi State
Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky
Nick Richards, Kentucky
Terry Taylor, Austin Peay
Breein Tyree, Ole Miss
Devin Vassell, Florida State
DISTRICT V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Obi Toppin, Dayton
COACH OF THE YEAR: Anthony Grant, Dayton
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Kamar Baldwin, Butler
Ayo Dosumnu, Illinois
Markus Howard, Marquette
John Mooney, Notre Dame
Daniel Oturu, Minnesota
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Xavier Tillman, Michigan State
Obi Toppin, Dayton
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
DISTRICT VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Luka Garza, Iowa
COACH OF THE YEAR: Greg McDermott, Creighton
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Kristian Doolittle, Oklahoma
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Marcus Garrett, Kansas
Luka Garza, Iowa
AJ Green, UNI
Tyrese Haliburton, Iowa State
Joe Weiskamp, Iowa
Douglas Wilson, South Dakota State
DISTRICT VII (TX, AR, LA)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jared Butler, Baylor
COACH OF THE YEAR: Scott Drew, Baylor
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Desmond Bane, TCU
Jared Butler, Baylor
Javion Hamlet, North Texas
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Isaiah Joe, Arkansas
Mason Jones, Arkansas
Sha'markus Kennedy, McNeese
Skylar Mays, LSU
Markquis Nowell, Little Rock
Nijal Pearson, Texas State
DISTRICT VIII (WY, UT, ID, NM, CO, NV, MT)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sam Merrill, Utah State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Pope, BYU
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Timmy Allen, Utah
Trevon Allen, Idaho
Yoeli Childs, BYU
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV
Jerrick Harding, Weber State
Jalen Harris, Nevada
Sam Merrill, Utah State
Sayeed Pridgett, Montana
Trevelin Queen, New Mexico State
McKinley Wright IV, Colorado
DISTRICT IX (CA, OR, WA, HI, AZ, AK)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Payton Pritchard, Oregon
COACH OF THE YEAR: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10)
Malachi Flynn, San Diego State
Jordan Ford, Saint Mary's
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
Remy Martin, Arizona State
Zeke Nnaji, Arizona
Onyeka Okongwu, USC
Filip Petrusev, Gonzaga
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Isaiah Stewart, Washington
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State
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 Malcolm Moran at 814-574-1485.
