Three Conference Carolinas Players Earn NABC All-District Honors; Pfeiffer's Currier Named District Coach of the Year
Three Conference Carolinas Players Earn NABC All-District Honors; Pfeiffer's Currier Named District Coach of the Year
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Pfeiffer University guard A.J. Clark and the Limestone College guard duo of Shaq Dance and Shaun Stewart were named to the 2017 Coaches' Division II Southeast All-District Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the association announced today. Pfeiffer's head coach Jeremy Currier was also tabbed the Southeast Coach of the Year.
This marks Clark's fourth postseason award, as the senior was named to the 2016-17 D2CCA All-Southeast Region first team, 2016-17 Conference Carolinas first team and was tabbed the 2016-17 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year.
Dance, a senior, earns his fifth postseason award, as he was named a second team D2CCA All-Southeast Region selection, a 2016-17 first team All-Conference Carolinas honoree, the 2016-17 Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year and 2017 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship MVP.
Stewart, a senior, notches his fourth postseason honor, as he was second team D2CCA All-Southeast Region, first team All-Conference Carolinas and All-Tournament at the 2017 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship.
Currier picks up his second Coach of the Year award, after being named the 2016-17 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball coach of the Year. Currier guided the Falcons to a 26-5 record in 2017 and a share of their first Conference Carolinas regular season title since the 2004-05 season. Pfeiffer also earned a bid to the 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship under the guidance of Coach Currier.
Full NABC Release
2017 NABC Southeast All-District Team
Second Team
G - A.J. Clark, Pfeiffer
G - Shaq Dance, Limestone
G - Shaun Stewart, Limestone
Coach of the Year: Jeremy Currier, Pfeiffer
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.