Player/Coach Awards Summary From AT&T/NABC Guardians Of The Game Awards Show
April 6, 2007
CONTACT: Rick Leddy, NABC Public Relations Director
Ricknabc@gmail.com
203-815-2437
ATLANTA, Ga. (April 1, 2007) - Here is a summary of awards presented at the AT & T/NABC Guardians of the Game awards show held Sunday night at the Sidney J. Marcus Auditorium.
NABC Division I Player of the Year - Kevin Durant, Texas
Naismith Trophy - Kevin Durant, Texas
NABC/Pete Newell Big Man of the Year - Greg Oden, Ohio State
NABC Defensive Player of the Year - Greg Oden, Ohio State
NABC Career Achievement Awards - Acie Law, Texas A & M and Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
NABC Division II Player of the Year - John Smith, Winona State
NABC Division III Co-Players of the Year - Andrew Olson, Amherst and Ben Strong, Guilford College
NABC Division I Coach of the Year - Todd Lickliter, Butler
NABC Division II Coach of the Year - Ron Lievense, Barton College
NABC Division III Coach of the Year - Dave Hixon, Amherst College
NABC NAIA Coach of the Year - Rocky Lamar, MidAmerica Nazarene
NABC/Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award - John Chaney, Temple
NABC Silver Anniversary All-America Team
Dan Calandrillo, Seton Hall
Jeff Jones, Virginia
Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, Georgetown
Pete Metzelaars, Wabash
Ricky Pierce, Rice
NABC Milestone in Coaching Awards - Bob Knight, Texas Tech and Herb Magee, Philadelphia University
NABC Literacy Champion Award - Bert Hammel, Merrimack College
NABC Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award - Bruce Weber, Illinois
NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Awards
Advocacy - Jud Heathcote, Michigan State
Education - Gary Smith, University of Redlands
Leadership - Steve Bankson, Baldwin-Wallace College
Service - Richard Reed, Sacramento State
NABC/Cliff Wells Appreciation Awards - Mayor Kay Barnes, Kansas City, Mo., and Bill Hall, Hallmark Family Foundation
Metropolitan Award - Jim O'Connell, Associated Press
NABC Ray Marquette Award - Tom Shatel, Omaha World-Journal (President, U.S. Basketball Writers Assn)
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
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 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.
