March 28, 2008

Press release courtesy of Rick Leddy, NABC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced recently (March 26) the 2008 State Farm NAIA Men's Basketball All-America teams. These student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The NABC Player of the Year and Coach of the Year will be announced by April 7 at the NABC Convention. For the 2007-08 season, the Player of the Year comes from Division II while the Coach of the Year is affiliated with Division I.

2008 State Farm / NABC Division I Men's Basketball All-America Team 

NAME	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown
Ollie Bailey	Oklahoma City University	Sr.	F	Chicago, Ill.
Gordon "Gus" Chase	Georgetown (Ky.) College	Sr.	F	Baltimore, Md.
Glen Dandridge	Lambuth (Tenn.) University	Sr.	F	Goochland, Va.
Mike Gordy	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College	Sr.	F	Denver, Colo.
Brad Harris	Lee (Tenn.) University	Sr.	G	Winston-Salem, N.C.
Othyus Jeffers	Robert Morris (Ill.) College	Sr.	F	Chicago, Ill.
Eric Palm	McKendree (Ill.) University	Jr.	G	Machesney Park, Ill.
Josh Porter	Louisiana State-Shreveport	Sr.	G	Shreveport, La.
Mark Roussin	California Baptist University	Jr.	F	Yorba Linda, Calif.
James Spencer	Mountain State (W.Va.) University	Sr.	G	Los Angeles, Calif.

2008 State Farm NAIA Division II Men's Basketball All-America Team 

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown
Preston Broughton	Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University	Jr.	Jr.	Corsica, S.D.
Ben Falkenberg	Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) University	Jr.	G	Wadsworth, Ohio
Ryan Fiegi	Oregon Institute of Technology	Sr.	G	Medford, Ore.
Danny Hawkins	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) University	Jr.	P	Platte City, Mo.
Adam Hepker	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) University	Sr.	G	Maquoketa, Iowa
Scott O'Gallagher	Warner Pacific (Ore.) College	Sr.	G	Gresham, Ore.
Jerome Pierce	Notre Dame (Ohio) College	Sr.	G	Toledo, Ohio
Chad Schuiteman	Northwestern (Iowa) College	Sr.	F	Sioux Center, Iowa
Doug Sheckler	Huntington (Ind.) University	Sr.	F	Columbia City, Ind.
DeSean White	Northwood (Fla.) University	Jr.	F	Philadelphia, Pa.

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches

Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas.  Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game.  The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.  All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes.  The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education.  Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.

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