March 4, 2008
Kenny Hasbrouck and Edwin Ubiles have each been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2008 Division I District 2 Second Team. Hasbrouck and Ubiles received recognition on the MAAC First Team yesterday.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District teams recognize the nation'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 America. The 150 student-athletes, from 15 districts, are now eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 5, at the 2008 NABC Convention in San Antonio.
Hasbrouck averaged 15.7 points and a MAAC-best 2.3 steals for the 19-10 Saints. He shot 44% from the field and 40% from 3-point range. Hasbrouck was second on the team with 2.2 assists per game.
Ubiles led the Saints with 17.7 points per game. The sophomore swing man shot 54% from the field and 46% from 3-point range. Ubiles enters the Tournament red-hot, having averaged over 25 points during the final five games of the regular-season.
NABC's District 2 consists of all Division I programs in New York State. It is the third straight year Siena has had a representative on the Second Team (Antoine Jordan - 2006, Michael Haddix - 2007).
Ryan Wittman (Cornell), Michael Lee (St. Bonaventure) and Justin Burrell (St. John's) joined Ubiles and Hasbrouck on the Second team. Donte' Greene (Syracuse), Charron Fisher (Niagara), Jonny Flynn (Syracuse), Antoine Aguido (Hofstra) and Bryant Dunston (Fordham) made up the First Team.
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 claims 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.
