The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2019 NABC Coaches’ Division II All-District teams and coaches, recognizing 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 represent the finest basketball players across America.
Northwest Missouri State University head coach Ben McCollum earned central region coach of the year honors after guiding the Bearcats to their sixth straight MIAA regular season title and fourth straight MIAA tournament crown.
Senior Joey Witthus (Chanhassen, Minnesota) and redshirt freshman Trevor Hudgins (Manhattan, Kansas) were each named to the central region first team.
Central
First Team
Kevin Buckingham, Southeastern Oklahoma Javion Blake, Washburn
Ryan Bruggeman, Southwest Minnesota State Brandon Myer, UM Duluth
Gage Davis, St. Cloud State
Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri State Jhonathan Dunn, Southern Nazarene
Cam Martin, Missouri Southern State Ian Smith, Northern State
Joey Witthus, Northwest Missouri State
Coach of the Year: Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri State