Overland Park, KS - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named six MAAC players to the NABC Division I All-District Teams, recognizing the country?™s best men?™s collegiate basketball student-athletes.

Manhattan senior guard Luis Flores and Niagara junior forward Juan Mendez were named to the District 2 First Team, while Manhattan senior forward Dave Holmes and Niagara senior forward Tremmell Darden were selected to the District 2 Second Team. Fairfield's junior center Deng Gai was included on the District 1 Second Team, and Saint Peter's sophomore guard Keydren Clark made the District 3 Second Team.

Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across the country. The 150 student-athletes, from 15 districts, are now eligible for the NABC Division I All-American Team to be announced at the conclusion of the 2003-2004 NCAA men?™s basketball season.

Located in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary University of Kansas basketball coach. 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. Associate memberships also are afforded to athletic directors, conference commissioners, faculty members, officials, and high school 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.