Wichita State senior
Jaime Echenique was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 24 second team on Monday.
Echenique – a 6-foot-11 center from Barranquilla, Colombia -- was the team's leading scorer (11.3), rebounder (7.1) and shot-blocker (1.6). The latter ranked fourth on the American Athletic Conference leaderboard. Two weeks ago he was named second team all-conference.
District 24 consists of American Athletic Conference schools. Ballots are cast by each of the districts' 12 head coaches.
2020 NABC All-District 24
First Team
Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Precious Achiuwa, Memphis
Jayden Gardner, East Carolina
Nate Hinton, Houston
Quinton Rose, Temple
Second Team
Kendric Davis, SMU
Jaime Echenique, Wichita State
Martins Igbanu, Tulsa
Tre Scott, Cincinnati
Christian Vital, Connecticut
Coach of the Year: Frank Haith, Tulsa
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.com.
