2012 AT&T NABC GUARDIANS OF THE GAME AWARDS SHOW SUMMARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AT&T/NABC GUARDIANS OF THE GAME AWARDS SHOW WRAPUP
NEW ORLEANS (April 2, 2012) – The following awards were presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches at the annual AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show held April 1, 2012, at the New Orleans Theatre in the Ernest Morial Convention Center.
Tim Brando, CBS television sports personality, was the host of the show, held during the annual NABC convention and the NCAA Final Four®.
Naismith Trophy, presented by AT&T – Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Spalding Pete Newell Big Man of the Year – Anthony Davis, Kentucky
NABC Defensive Player of the Year – Anthony Davis, Kentucky
NABC Coaches’ Division I Player of the Year – Draymond Green, Michigan State
NABC Coaches’ Division II Player of the Year – Braydon Hobbs, Bellarmine
NABC Coaches’ Division III Player of the Year – Chris Davis, UW-Whitewater
UPS NABC Division I Coach of the Year – Tom Izzo, Michigan State
UPS NABC Division II Coach of the Year – Brad Jackson, Western Washington
UPS NABC Division III Coach of the Year – Pat Miller, UW-Whitewater
NABC/Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award – Rollie Massimino, Northwood (FL)
NABC Literacy Champion Award – Doug Davalos, Texas State
NABC Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award – Lon Kruger, Oklahoma
NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Awards
Advocacy – Bill Brown, California (PA)
Education – Mike McConathy, Northwestern State
Leadership – Lorenzo Romar, Washington
Service – Scott Nagy, South Dakota State
Metropolitan Award – Jim Nantz, CBS Sports
NABC Ray Marquette Award – Lennox Rawlings, Winston-Salem Journal
(President, U.S. Basketball Writers Assn)
Newton S. Hillyard Award (Outgoing NABC President) – Ernie Kent
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, 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.com.
Rick Leddy, NABC (ricknabc@gmail.com)
