KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 25, 2019) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2019 NABC Coaches' Division II All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division. Northern State senior Ian Smith was honored on the central region second team.
 
The Brooklyn Park native started 31 games for the Wolves in his final season. He averaged a team leading 13.7 points per game, scoring 424 on the year. Smith also was among the team leaders, averaging 5.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He shot 47.9 percent from the floor. The senior finished his Northern State career with 1,444 points, which ranks him 19^th all-time in program history. Smith recorded career highs in points (39) and assists (11) in 2018-19. He was named to the NSIC All-Conference first team earlier this season and to the NABC All-District second team in 2018 as well.
 
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First Team	Second Team
Kevin Buckingham, Southeastern Oklahoma	Javion Blake, Washburn
Ryan Bruggeman, Southwest Minnesota State	Brandon Myer, UM Duluth
Gage Davis, St. Cloud	Harrison Cleary, UM Crookston
Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri State	Jhonathan Dunn, Southern Nazarene
Cam Martin, Missouri Southern State	Ian Smith, Northern State
Joey Witthus, Northwest Missouri State

Coach of the Year: Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri 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.