Big Ten Collects 29 NABC All-District Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – On Tuesday, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its  2024-25 NABC Division I All-District Teams and District Coaches of the Year. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.

Among the honorees were 29 from Big Ten schools, including Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo and Maryland head coach Kevin Willard, who were named Great Lakes and East  Region Coaches of the Year, respectively.

The NABC introduced a new model for its Division I district alignment this season, with schools arranged by state rather than by conference. The modernized NABC Division I district alignment features 10 geographic regions that each encompass multiple states. Every Division I school in each given state belongs to that state’s corresponding district.

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Central Region
First Team
Brice Williams, Nebraska

East Region
First Team
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland
Derik Queen, Maryland
Julian Reese, Maryland
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State

Second Team
Devin Royal, Ohio State

Co-Coach of the Year: Kevin Willard, Maryland

Great Lakes District
First Team
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
Danny Wolf, Michigan
Jaden Akins, Michigan State
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Braden Smith, Purdue
John Tonje, Wisconsin

Second Team
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State

Mid Atlantic District
First Team
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dylan Harper, Rutgers

Second Team
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State

Pacific District
First Team
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA
Great Osobor, Washington

Second Team
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Desmond Claude, USC