The country's top collegiate basketball student-athletes move one step closer to earning All-American honors
OVERLAND PARK -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Wednesday announced the NABC Division I All-District Teams recognizing the country's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. BYU senior center Rafael Araujo earned District 13 First Team honors as one of eight players from a Mountain West Conference school to be selected.
Araujo is averaging a double-double of 18.3 points and 10.3 rebounds this year and leads BYU in points, rebounds, steals and blocks. He is ranked ninth nationally in rebounds and has the fourth highest combined scoring and rebounding averages in Division I. He is the nation's leading scorer and rebounder among players 6-foot-11 and taller. He has earned two national player of the week awards and two MWC weekly honors this year while leading BYU to its current 16-7 record.
Other Cougars who have been recent NABC All-District selections include Travis Hansen, who earned first-team honors last season, Mekeli Wesley, a first-teamer in 2001, and Terrell Lyday, a second-team pick in 2001.
Joining Araujo on this year's District 13 First Team are New Mexico's Danny Granger, Nevada's Kirk Snyder, Utah's Nick Jacobson and San Diego State's Aerick Sanders. MWC players on the second team include Colorado State's Matt Nelson, Utah's Andrew Bogut and Air Force's Tim Keller. UNLV's Odartey Blankson earned second-team honors from District 15.
Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the 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.
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2004 NABC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
District 1
First Team Second Team
Ryan Gomes, Providence Dawan Robinson, Rhode Island
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut Jose Barea, Northeastern
Ben Gordon, Connecticut Deng Gai, Fairfield
Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont Chaz Carr, Boston University
Craig Smith, Boston College Rashaun Freeman, Massachusetts
District 2
First Team Second Team
Hakim Warrick, Syracuse Kenny Adeleke, Hofstra
Luis Flores, Manhattan Dave Holmes, Manhattan
Gerry McNamara, Syracuse Ka'ron Barnes, Cornell
Marquez Green, St. Bonaventure Tremmell Darden, Niagara
Juan Mendez, St. Francis John Quintana, St. Francis
District 3
First Team Second Team
Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's Keydren Clark, St. Peter's
Delonte West, St. Joseph's Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh
Andre Barrett, Seton Hall Gary Neal, LaSalle
David Hawkins, Temple Julius Page, Pittsburgh
Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh John Jagla, Penn State
District 4
First Team Second Team
Mike Skrocki, Richmond Gerald Riley, Georgetown
Bryant Matthews, Virginia Tech T.J. Thompson, George Washington
Adam Hess, William & Mary Tony Dobbins, Richmond
Alex Loughton, Old Dominion Mark Davis, George Mason
Domonic Jones, Virginia Commonwealth D'or Fischer, West Virginia
District 5
First Team Second Team
Julius Hodge, North Carolina State Sean May, North Carolina
J.J. Redick, Duke Kevin Martin, Western Carolina
Raymond Felton, North Carolina Rashad McCants, North Carolina
Chris Duhon, Duke Chris Paul, Wake Forest
Sheldon Williams, Duke B.J. Elder, Georgia Tech
District 6
First Team Second Team
Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State Timmy Bowers, Mississippi State
Anthony Roberson, Florida David Lee, Florida
Tim Pickett, Florida State Morris Finley, Alabama-Birmingham
Justin Reed, Mississippi Marco Killingsworth, Auburn
Darius Rice, Miami Kennedy Winston, Alabama
District 7
First Team Second Team
Matt Freije, Vanderbilt Scooter McFagdon, Tennessee
Francisco Garcia, Louisville Antonio Burks, Memphis
Gerald Fitch, Kentucky Chuck Hayes, Kentucky
Cuthbert Victor, Murray State Ricky Minard, Morehead State
Erik Daniels, Kentucky Adrian Henning, Austin Peay
District 8
First Team Second Team
Andrew Wisniewski, Centenary Brandon Bass, Louisiana State
Jaime Lloreda, Louisiana State Nate Lofton, Southeastern Louisiana
Amir Abdur-Rahim, Southeastern Louisiana Johnell Smith, New Orleans
Paul Millsap, Louisiana Tech Paul Haynes, Grambling
Jermaine Wallace, Northwestern State J.J. Montgomery, Arkansas State
District 9
First Team Second Team
Andre Emmett, Texas Tech Brian Evans, Texas A&M-C.C.
Michael Harris, Rice Antoine Wright, Texas A&M
Brandon Mouton, Texas Leroy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio
Royal Ivey, Texas Jason McKrieth, Rice
Bryan Hopkins, Southern Methodist Antonio Burks, Stephen F. Austin
District 10
First Team Second Team
Bracey Wright, Indiana Keith Waleskowski, Dayton
Romain Sato, Xavier Keith Triplett, Toledo
Chris Thomas, Notre Dame Ramod Marshall, Dayton
Jason Maxiell, Cincinnati Derrick Tarver, Akron
Kenny Lowe, Purdue Tony Bobbitt, Cincinnati
District 11
First Team Second Team
Devin Harris, Wisconsin Jitim Young, Northwestern
Kris Humphries, Minnesota Mike Williams, Western Michigan
Paul Davis, Michigan State Cedric Banks, Illinois-Chicago
Travis Diener, Marquette Mike Wilkinson, Wisconsin
Dylan Page, Wisconsin-Milwaukee Deron Williams, Illinois
District 12
First Team Second Team
Wayne Simien, Kansas Keith Langford, Kansas
Tony Allen, Oklahoma State Jake Sullivan, Iowa State
David Harrison, Colorado Michael Watson, Missouri-Kansas City
Arthur Johnson, Missouri Rickey Paulding, Missouri
John Lucas, Oklahoma State Caleb Green, Oral Roberts
District 13
First Team Second Team
Rafael Araujo, Brigham Young Michael Kuebler, Hawaii
Danny Granger, New Mexico Matt Nelson, Colorado State
Kirk Snyder, Nevada Andrew Bogut, Utah
Nick Jacobson, Utah Jason Erickson, Montana State
Aerick Sanders, San Diego State Tim Keller, Air Force
District 14
First Team Second Team
Blake Steppe, Gonzaga Justin Davis, Stanford
Luke Jackson, Oregon Matt Lottich, Stanford
Ronnie Turiaf, Gonzaga Leon Powe, California-Berkeley
Josh Childress, Stanford Cory Violette, Gonzaga
Chris Hernandez, Stanford Marcus Moore, Washington State
District 15
First Team Second Team
Ike Diogu, Arizona State Odartey Blankson, Nevada-Las Vegas
Channing Frye, Arizona Pape Sow, Cal State Fullerton
Desmond Farmer, Southern California Andre Iguodala, Arizona
Hassan Adams, Arizona Salim Stoudamire, Arizona
Dijon Thompson, UCLA Glen McGowan, Pepperdine