Northwest Missouri State senior guard DeShaun Cooper was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2014 Coaches’ Division II All-Central District first team on Wednesday. The NABC recognizes the best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division II, these 88 student-athletes and eight coaches represent the finest basketball players and coaches across America.

Cooper, who was a first team CoSIDA/Daktronics first team all-district performer, was named the 2014 MIAA Player of the Year. He was the team’s leading scorer at 17.4 points per contest. He was twice named the MIAA Athlete of the Week and was named to the All-Central Region Tournament Team.

The Bearcats finished the season at 24-9, reaching the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.

— Northwest Sports Information —