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Freije Selected to NABC All-America Team
3/9/2004
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Freije Selected to NABC All-America Team
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Vanderbilt senior forward Matt Freije was named to the NABC Division I All-American third team. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the three teams, which recognize the country’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across the country.
Freije currently leads the Southeastern Conference in scoring at 19.0 points per game. Earlier this season, he became Vanderbilt’s all-time leading scorer by surpassing Phil Cox’s 1,724 points. Freije enters Thursday’s SEC Tournament with 1,801 points.
The Overland Park, Kan., native is a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and the Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award.
Mississippi State’s Lawrence Roberts is the only other SEC player listed among the three teams.
2004 NABC Division I All-American Teams
First Team
Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
Josh Childress, Stanford
Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State
Andre Emmett, Texas Tech
Second Team
Blake Stepp, Gonzaga
Ryan Gomes, Providence
Devin Harris, Wisconsin
Julius Hodge, North Carolina State
Chris Duhon, Duke
Third Team
J.J. Redick, Duke
Hakim Warrick, Syracuse
Luke Jackson, Oregon
Matt Freije, Vanderbilt
Delonte West, St. Joseph’s
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary University of Kansas basketball coach. 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 claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men’s basketball coaches. Associate memberships also are afforded to athletic directors, conference commissioners, faculty members, officials, and high school 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.
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