Mitchell, Samuels Receive NABC All-District Honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A pair of student-athletes from the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball team have been named National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District for the 2023-24 season, it was announced by the association Tuesday. Senior guard Tyree Mitchell (East Hartford, Conn.) was named to the All-District 1 First Team, while senior forward Jalen Samuels (Franklin, Mass.) was named to the All-District 1 Second Team. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches from across NCAA Division III.
It marks the third consecutive year that USJ received NABC All-District honors in men's basketball program history. Mitchell and Samuels were two of 110 student-athletes from across the nation who received at least a second-team level honor from the NABC. There are a total of 10 geographical districts with six student-athletes on each district's first team, including a Player of the Year, and five student-athletes on each district's second team. Each district also features a Coach of the Year.
For the complete list of District 1 winners, please see below:
DISTRICT 1
Player of the Year: David Murray – Connecticut
Coach of the Year: James Cosgrove – Trinity (CT)
First Team
Ben Callahan-Gold – Trinity (CT)
Nate Karren – Williams
Jakhi Lucas – SUNY Morrisville
Tyree Mitchell – Saint Joseph (CT)
David Murray – Connecticut*
Aaron Nkrumah – Worcester State
Second Team
Scott Gyimesi – Tufts
Brendon Hamilton – Westfield State
Jalen Samuels – Saint Joseph (CT)
Henry Vetter – Trinity (CT)
Justice Washington – Albertus Magnus
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