KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2015-16 NABC Division I All-District teams and coaches. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes and coaches represent the finest basketball players and coaches across America.
Southern University guard Adrian Rodgers started in all 35 games for Southern and reigns as the teams leading scorer for the second consecutive season. The Atlanta, Ga. native averaged 16.6 points per game, third highest average in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. He ranked first in FT% (.790), 3-pointers made (80) and 3-pointer per game (2.5) and Led SU in scoring in 19 games, including career high 30 points against Grambling.
He scored game winning tip-in to send SU to NCAA Tournament with a 54-53 SWAC Tournament win.
In 2016, Rodgers earned a first team All-SWAC selection and a All-tournament team selection and eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau at Southern.
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by 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.
District 23
First Team
Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin
Zeek Woodley, Northwestern State
Rashawn Thomas, Texas A&M-CC
Anthony Odunsi, Houston Baptist
Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas
Second Team
Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern
Adrian Rodgers, Southern
Ladarius Tabb, Alabama A&M
Aurimas Majauskas, Sam Houston State
Clide Geffrard, Stephen F. Austin
