Seven MAAC Players Named to 2011 NABC Division I District 1 Teams
MAAC Sports
Seven MAAC men's basketball players were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All‐District teams, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student‐athletes.
The District 1 First Team includes Ryan Rossiter from Siena College, Mike Glover from Iona College, Derek Needham from Fairfield University and Justin Robinson from Rider University All four players were named to the 2010-2011 All-MAAC First Team along with Iona's Scott Machado. Machado earned a spot on the District 1 Second Team with Wesley Jenkins from Saint Peter's College and Anthony Nelson from Niagara University.
Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student‐athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The 245 student‐athletes, from 24 districts, are now eligible for the State Farm Coaches' Division I All‐America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 2, at 9:30 a.m. at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston during the NABC Convention and NCAA Final Four.
District 1
First Team
Ryan Rossiter, Siena
Mike Glover, Iona
Derek Needham, Fairfield
John Holland, Boston University
Justin Robinson, Rider
Second Team
Evan Fjeld, Vermont
Scott Machado, Iona
Troy Barnies, Maine
Wesley Jenkins, Saint Peter's
Anthony Nelson, Niagara
Gerald McLemore, Maine
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.