KANSAS CITY, MO - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2020 NABC Coaches’ Division II All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division. The all-district teams were selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division II. A trio of seniors from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) made it for the Atlantic Region with Livingstone's Roger Ray and Virginia Union's Terrell Leach being named to the first-team and Winston Salem State's Robert Colon being selected to the second-team.
Ray, who was named CIAA Men’s Player of the Year this season, led the conference in both scoring and assists with 23.3 points and five assists per game while shooting just under 43 percent from the field, eighth best in the CIAA. The Raleigh, NC native ranked second in the conference at over 36 percent from three and his 81.0 free throw percentage was top seven in the league. A top 15 scorer in Division II, Ray’s 45 points against Virginia State were the most by a player in the CIAA this season. The 5-10 lead guard is a three-time All-CIAA selection and finished his career as Livingstone’s all-time leader in both scoring and assists.
One of the most prolific scorers in Division II this season, Leach was the conference's second-leading scorer at 23.2 points per game. The High Point, NC native shot over 40 percent from the field (10th in the CIAA) while ranking third in the league in three-point percentage at over 32 percent. An All-CIAA backcourt selection this season, Leach averaged over three three-point field goals a game, which was second-best in the CIAA, and had two of the five highest scoring games in the conference with 42 points against Saint Augustine's and 38 points versus Johnson C. Smith. The 6-0 guard also averaged 1.4 steals and 3.1 assists per game - numbers that ranked third and sixth in the conference, respectively.
Colon was a top five scorer in the CIAA this season at 16.9 points per game while shooting 41 percent from the field and over 78 percent from free throw, both which ranked ninth in the league. The Jacksonville, NC native helped lead the Rams to their first CIAA tournament title since 2012 this season. He was named the tournament's most valuable player after averaging 18 points over three games, including 25 points in the championship game against rival Fayetteville State. Colon is a two-time All-CIAA selection and ranks among WSSU's all-time scoring leaders for his career.
To see the complete list of the NABC Division II All-District teams, visit
NABC.com.
2020 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION II ALL-DISTRICT TEAM AND COACH
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First Team Second Team
Jake Biss, Shippensburg John Castello, Shippensburg
Dalton Bolon, West Liberty
Robert Colon, Winston-Salem State
Armoni Foster, IUP John Paul Kromka, Pitt Johnstown
Terrell Leach, Virginia Union Brent Pegram, California PA
Malik Miller, IUP Drew Rackley, Charleston
Roger Ray, Livingstone
Coach of the Year: Joe Lombardi, IUP
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest “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 has 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.org.