Ferris State's Hankins Selected NABC All-American; Five #GLIACMBB Named All-District

Ferris State's Hankins Selected NABC All-American; Five #GLIACMBB Named All-District
KANSAS CITY -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2018 NABC Coaches' Division II All-America team. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in Division II, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.
 
Ferris State junior center Zach Hankins earned one of 16 coveted NABC All America awards. Hankins was also chosen for the second-straight year as the D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year and claimed first team all-region laurels along with capturing GLIAC Player of the Year the last two seasons.
 
For the second-straight campaign, FSU head coach Andy Bronkema claimed the NABC All-Midwest District Coach of the Year honor after leading the Bulldogs to a second consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Regular-Season Championship, a fourth-straight league tournament title and the school's second-ever regional crown.
 
 

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2018 NABC Coaches’ Division II All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division.  Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division II, these 88 student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. 


2018 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION II ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS AND COACHES

Midwest

First Team                                                          Second Team

Nolan Berry, Maryville                                         Brent Bach, Bellarmine

Wendell Davis, Ashland                                   Drew Cushingberry, Ferris State

Adam Eberhard, Bellarmine                                 Martyce Kimbrough, Findlay

Zach Hankins, Ferris State                              Alex Stein, Southern Indiana

Kyle Monroe, Michigan Tech                           Akaemji Williams, Lake Superior State

Taren Sullivan, Findlay

Coach of the Year: Andy Bronkema, Ferris State


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.