PHILADELPHIA - La Salle guards
Tyreek Duren and
Ramon Galloway were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District Four Second Team, it was announced on Wednesday. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.
Galloway, also a second team all-Atlantic 10 selection, averaged 14.1 ppg. which was second on the team. He led the team in three-point field goals (68) and shot a team-best .442 from behind the arc, the fourth highest percentage by an Explorer in program history.
The South Carolina transfer passed the 1,000-point mark for his collegiate career with 13 points vs. Minnesota in the NIT. He was also second on the team in assists with 108.
Duren led the team in assists with 135 and averaged 13.5 ppg. for the Explorers. The only La Salle player to start all 34 games, he led the team in free-throw shooting at .810. Duren was also second in steals.
The NABC All-District Four First Team was comprised of Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure), Ramon Moore (Temple), Khalif Wyatt (Temple), Tu Holloway (Xavier), and Chaz Williams (Massachusetts). Joining Duren and Galloway on the second team were Brian Conklin (Saint Louis), Kevin Dillard (Dayton) and T.J. McConnell (Duquesne).
La Salle finished the 2011-12 campaign with a 21-13 record and a trip to the NIT.
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.
