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Williams Named NABC District 20 Coach of the Year
Mar 14, 2023 | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams was named NABC District 20 Coach of the Year and standout guard Wade Taylor IV received second-team all-district honors, the organization announced.
Williams, who was named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and coaches, guided the Aggies to their first trip to March Madness since 2018. He orchestrated a historic regular season with the Aggies, who won 15 conference games for the first time in 100 years and tallied their first undefeated conference home state in more than 40 years.
Taylor IV, a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, was a consensus first-team All-SEC selection and received third-team All-America honors from Stadium.com. Taylor IV averaged 16.5 points, which ranked No. 3 in the SEC for the full season, while leading the SEC in free throws made with 168 and FT percentage with an 87.5% success rate at the line. Taylor ranked fourth in assists (136) and fifth in steals (60).
Williams has overseen the program's top two highest AP Top 25 victories with the win over No. 2 Alabama in the regular season finale and last year's win over No. 4 Auburn at the SEC Tournament. The win over Alabama marked Texas A&M's first-ever top five win on its home court and the fourth-ever over a top 10-ranked opponent on its home floor.
The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
Williams, who was named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and coaches, guided the Aggies to their first trip to March Madness since 2018. He orchestrated a historic regular season with the Aggies, who won 15 conference games for the first time in 100 years and tallied their first undefeated conference home state in more than 40 years.
Taylor IV, a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, was a consensus first-team All-SEC selection and received third-team All-America honors from Stadium.com. Taylor IV averaged 16.5 points, which ranked No. 3 in the SEC for the full season, while leading the SEC in free throws made with 168 and FT percentage with an 87.5% success rate at the line. Taylor ranked fourth in assists (136) and fifth in steals (60).
Williams has overseen the program's top two highest AP Top 25 victories with the win over No. 2 Alabama in the regular season finale and last year's win over No. 4 Auburn at the SEC Tournament. The win over Alabama marked Texas A&M's first-ever top five win on its home court and the fourth-ever over a top 10-ranked opponent on its home floor.
The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
| District 1 |
| First Team |
| Walter Clayton Jr. - Iona |
| Patrick Gardner - Marist |
| Nelly Junior Joseph - Iona |
| Dwight Murray Jr. - Rider |
| Noah Thomasson - Niagara |
| Second Team |
| Clarence Daniels - New Hampshire |
| Mervin James - Rider |
| Daniss Jenkins - Iona |
| Javian McCollum - Siena |
| Jackson Stormo - Siena |
| Coach of the Year: Pat Duquette - UMass Lowell |
| District 2 |
| First Team |
| Tyree Appleby - Wake Forest |
| Armando Bacot - North Carolina |
| Terquavion Smith - North Carolina St. |
| Hunter Tyson - Clemson |
| Isaiah Wong - Miami |
| Second Team |
| Jamarius Burton - Pittsburgh |
| Kihei Clark - Virginia |
| Kyle Filipowski - Duke |
| Jordan Miller - Miami |
| Norchad Omier - Miami |
| Coach of the Year: Jeff Capel - Pittsburgh |
| District 3 |
| First Team |
| Devontae Blanton - Eastern Kentucky |
| Kenny Dye - Queens |
| Darius McGhee - Liberty |
| Drew Pember - UNC Asheville |
| Chris Youngblood - Kennesaw St. |
| Second Team |
| Terrell Burden - Kennesaw St. |
| Tajion Jones - UNC Asheville |
| Jacob Ognacevic - Lipscomb |
| Kyle Rhode - Liberty |
| DaQuan Smith - Radford |
| Coach of the Year: Amir Abdur-Rahim - Kennesaw St. |
| District 4 |
| First Team |
| Adrian Baldwin Jr. - VCU |
| James Bishop IV - George Washington |
| Toumani Camara - Dayton |
| Yuri Collins - Saint Louis |
| DaRon Holmes II - Dayton |
| Second Team |
| Tyler Burton - Richmond |
| Dae Dae Grant - Duquesne |
| Josh Oduro - George Mason |
| Darius Quisenberry - Fordham |
| Erik Reynolds II - Saint Joseph's |
| Coach of the Year: Keith Urgo - Fordham |
| District 5 |
| First Team |
| Souley Boum - Xavier |
| Bryce Hopkins - Providence |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner - Creighton |
| Tyler Kolek - Marquette |
| Adama Sanogo - UConn |
| Second Team |
| Jordan Hawkins - UConn |
| Colby Jones - Xavier |
| Kam Jones - Marquette |
| Baylor Scheierman - Creighton |
| Joel Soriano - St. John's |
| Coach of the Year: Shaka Smart - Marquette |
| District 6 |
| First Team |
| Aziz Bandaogo - Utah Valley |
| RaeQuan Battle - Montana St. |
| Dillon Jones - Weber St. |
| Tevian Jones - Southern Utah |
| Cameron Tyson - Seattle |
| Second Team |
| Qua Grant - Sam Houston St. |
| Ray Harrison - Grand Canyon |
| Dalton Knecht - Northern Colorado |
| Steele Venters - Eastern Washington |
| Trey Woodbury - Utah Valley |
| Coach of the Year: Mark Madsen - Utah Valley |
| District 7 |
| First Team |
| Hunter Dickinson - Michigan |
| Zach Edey - Purdue |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis - Indiana |
| Kris Murray - Iowa |
| Jalen Pickett - Penn St. |
| Second Team |
| Chase Audige - Northwestern |
| Boo Buie - Northwestern |
| Terrance Shannon Jr. - Illinois |
| Tyson Walker - Michigan St. |
| Jahmir Young - Maryland |
| Coach of the Year: Chris Collins - Northwestern |
| District 8 |
| First Team |
| Marcus Carr - Texas |
| Adam Flagler - Baylor |
| Keyontae Johnson - Kansas St. |
| Markquis Nowell - Kansas St. |
| Jalen Wilson - Kansas |
| Second Team |
| Timmy Allen - Texas |
| Gradey Dick - Kansas |
| Keyonte George - Baylor |
| Gabe Kalscheur - Iowa St. |
| Mike Miles Jr. - TCU |
| Coach of the Year: Jerome Tang - Kansas St. |
| District 9 |
| First Team |
| Aidan Mahaney - Saint Mary's |
| Elijah Pepper - UC Davis |
| Brandin Podziemski - Santa Clara |
| Cam Shelton - Loyola Marymount |
| Drew Timme - Gonzaga |
| Second Team |
| Ajay Mitchell - UCSB |
| Zyon Pullin - UC Riverside |
| Khalil Shabazz - San Francisco |
| Julian Strawther - Gonzaga |
| Lassina Traore - Long Beach St. |
| Coach of the Year: Randy Bennett - Saint Mary's |
| District 10 |
| First Team |
| Ante Brzovic - Charleston |
| Aaron Estrada - Hofstra |
| Jameer Nelson Jr. - Delaware |
| Nicolas Timberlake - Towson |
| Amari Williams - Drexel |
| Second Team |
| Dalton Bolon - Charleston |
| Cam Holden - Towson |
| Jahmyl Telfort - Northeastern |
| Tyler Thomas - Hofstra |
| Trazarien White - UNCW |
| Coach of the Year: Pat Kelsey - Charleston |
| District 11 |
| First Team |
| Johnell Davis - Florida Atlantic |
| Dayvion McKnight - Western Kentucky |
| Tylor Perry - North Texas |
| Jordan Walker - UAB |
| Cobe Williams - Louisiana Tech |
| Second Team |
| Max Fieldler - Rice |
| Denver Jones - Florida International |
| Eli Lawrence - Middle Tennessee |
| Alijah Martin - Florida Atlantic |
| Quincy Olivari - Rice |
| Coach of the Year: Dusty May - Florida Atlantic |
| District 12 |
| First Team |
| Max Abmas - Oral Roberts |
| Dwayne Cohill - Youngstown St. |
| Antoine Davis - Detroit |
| Zeke Mayo - South Dakota St. |
| Grant Nelson - North Dakota St. |
| Second Team |
| Trey Calvin - Wright St. |
| Trenton Massner - Western Illinois |
| Jalen Moore - Oakland |
| Connor Vanover - Oral Roberts |
| Marques Warrick - Northern Kentucky |
| Coach of the Year: Jerrod Calhoun - Youngstown St. |
| District 13 |
| First Team |
| Jordan Dingle - Penn |
| Tosan Evbuomwan - Princeton |
| Chris Ledlum - Harvard |
| Kino Lilly Jr. - Brown |
| Tucker Richardson - Colgate |
| Second Team |
| Dame Adelekun - Dartmouth |
| Greg Dolan - Cornell |
| Matt Knowling - Yale |
| Keegan Records - Colgate |
| Jalen Rucker - Army |
| Coach of the Year: Matt Langel - Colgate |
| District 14 |
| First Team |
| Sincere Carry - Kent St. |
| Xavier Castaneda - Akron |
| RayJ Dennis - Toledo |
| Enrique Freeman - Akron |
| JT Shumate - Toledo |
| Second Team |
| David Coit - Northern Illinois |
| Jarron Coleman - Ball St. |
| Malique Jacobs - Kent St. |
| Payton Sparks - Ball St. |
| Dwight Wilson III - Ohio |
| Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk - Toledo |
| District 15 |
| First Team |
| Joe Bryant Jr. - Norfolk St. |
| Josh Cohen - Saint Francis |
| Jordan Minor - Merrimack |
| Demetre Roberts - Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Grant Singleton - Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Second Team |
| Isaiah Burke - Morgan St. |
| Nico Galette - Sacred Heart |
| Elijah Hawkins - Howard |
| Sam Sessoms - Coppin St. |
| Andrew Sims - Stonehill |
| Coach of the Year: Joe Gallo - Merrimack |
| District 16 |
| First Team |
| Bowen Born - UNI |
| Tucker DeVries - Drake |
| Marcus Domask - Southern Illinois |
| Rienk Mast - Bradley |
| Ben Sheppard - Belmont |
| Second Team |
| Donovan Clay - Missouri St. |
| Ben Krikke - Valparaiso |
| Malevy Leons - Bradley |
| Courvoisier McCauley - Indiana St. |
| Roman Penn - Drake |
| Coach of the Year: Brian Wardle - Bradley |
| District 17 |
| First Team |
| Kenan Blackshear - Nevada |
| Matt Bradley - San Diego St. |
| Tyson Degenhart - Boise St. |
| Jamal Mashburn Jr. - New Mexico |
| Omari Moore - San Jose St. |
| Second Team |
| Steven Ashworth - Utah St. |
| EJ Harkless - UNLV |
| Jaelen House - New Mexico |
| Jarod Lucas - Nevada |
| Isaiah Stevens - Colorado St. |
| Coach of the Year: Steve Alford - Nevada |
| District 18 |
| First Team |
| Mark Freeman - Morehead St. |
| Phillip Russell - Southeast Missouri St. |
| KJ Simon - UT Martin |
| Parker Stewart - UT Martin |
| Ray'Sean Taylor - SIU Edwardsville |
| Second Team |
| Jr. Clay - Tennessee St. |
| Alex Gross - Morehead St. |
| Jacob Polakovich - Southern Indiana |
| Jaylen Sebree - Tennessee Tech |
| Isaiah Swope - Southern Indiana |
| Coach of the Year: Preston Spradlin - Morehead St. |
| District 19 |
| First Team |
| Oumar Ballo - Arizona |
| Branden Carlson - Utah |
| Boogie Ellis - USC |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. - UCLA |
| Azuolas Tubelis - Arizona |
| Second Team |
| Desmond Cambridge Jr. - Arizona St. |
| Tyger Campbell - UCLA |
| N'Faly Dante - Oregon |
| Mouhamed Gueye - Washington St. |
| Drew Peterson - USC |
| Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin - UCLA |
| District 20 |
| First Team |
| Kobe Brown - Missouri |
| Colin Castleton - Florida |
| Brandon Miller - Alabama |
| Tolu Smith - Mississippi St. |
| Oscar Tshiebwe - Kentucky |
| Second Team |
| Anthony Black - Arkansas |
| Mark Sears - Alabama |
| Wade Taylor IV - Texas A&M |
| Santiago Vescovi - Tennessee |
| Zakai Zeigler - Tennessee |
| Coach of the Year: Buzz Williams - Texas A&M |
| District 21 |
| First Team |
| Mike Bothwell - Furman |
| Logan Dye - Samford |
| Keyshaun Langley - UNCG |
| Jalen Slawson - Furman |
| Jake Stephens - Chattanooga |
| Second Team |
| Stephen Clark - The Citadel |
| Ques Glover - Samford |
| Tre Jackson - Western Carolina |
| B.J. Mack - Wofford |
| Vonterius Woolbright - Western Carolina |
| Coach of the Year: Justin Gray - Western Carolina |
| District 22 |
| First Team |
| Boogie Anderson - Southeastern Louisiana |
| Dominic Brewton - Alcorn St. |
| Jordan Johnson - New Orleans |
| Terrion Murdix - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| DeMarcus Sharp - Northwestern St. |
| Second Team |
| Ja'Monta Black - Northwestern St. |
| Cameron Christon - Grambling St. |
| Shaun Doss Jr. - Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| Caleb Huffman - Nicholls St. |
| Isaac Mushila - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Brion Whitley - Southern |
| Coach of the Year: Steve Lutz - Texas A&M Corpus Christi |
| District 23 |
| First Team |
| Jamari Blackmon - Louisiana-Monroe |
| Jordan Brown - Louisiana |
| Austin Crowley - Southern Miss |
| Taevion Kinsey - Marshall |
| Andrew Taylor - Marshall |
| Second Team |
| Felipe Haase - Southern Miss |
| Isaiah Moore - South Alabama |
| DeAndre Pinckney - Southern Miss |
| Zay Williams - Troy |
| Greg Williams Jr. - Louisiana |
| Coach of the Year: Jay Ladner - Southern Miss. |
| District 24 |
| First Team |
| Jalen Cook - Tulane |
| Kendric Davis - Memphis |
| Marcus Sasser - Houston |
| Jarace Walker - Houston |
| DeAndre Williams - Memphis |
| Second Team |
| Khalif Battle - Temple |
| Kevin Cross - Tulane |
| Jaylen Forbes - Tulane |
| Landers Nolley II - Cincinnati |
| Jamal Shead - Houston |
| Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson - Houston |
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