Men's Basketball Duo Earn All-District Honors
3/16/2021 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Marcus Zegarowski and Denzel Mahoney honored
Junior guard Marcus Zegarowski was named to the United States Basketball Writers Association All-District VI Team, and also landed a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches District 5 First Team. It's his second year in a row of being honored by the NABC, having earned Second Team plaudits last season. Zegarowski leads Creighton in scoring and assists and was also named First Team All-BIG EAST.
This year marks the fifth straight season Creighton has had a player honored with USBWA All-District acclaim, as Marcus Foster was recognized in both 2016-17 and 2017-18 before Ty-Shon Alexander got the nod in 2018-19 and 2019-20. At the time, Foster was CU's first honoree by the USBWA since Doug McDermott won the Oscar Robertson Trophy as the USBWA National Player of the Year in 2013-14. McDermott was a three-time All-District selection and two-time District Player of the Year.
Senior guard/forward Denzel Mahoney was recognized on the NABC District 5 Second Team after also being named Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST. Mahoney has averaged 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds game for the Bluejays in 2020-21. He leads CU with 39 steals and is fifth in the BIG EAST with 59 three-pointers made.
Ranked 19th nationally, Creighton (20-8) begins NCAA Tournament play on Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. Central game vs. Big West champion UC Santa Barbara (22-4) in a game that will air on truTV.
National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Teams
District 1
First Team
Ryan Davis - Vermont
Manny Camper - Siena
Obadiah Noel – UMass Lowell
Deion Hammond - Monmouth
Isaiah Ross - Iona
Second Team
Brandon Horvath - UMBC
KC Ndefo - Saint Peter's
Dwight Murray, Jr. - Rider
Zach Cooks - NJIT
Jalen Pickett - Siena
Co-Coaches of the Year: Ryan Odom, UMBC and King Rice, Monmouth
District 2
First Team
Justin Champagnie - Pittsburgh
Jose Alvarado - Georgia Tech
Keve Aluma - Virginia Tech
Carlik Jones - Louisville
Matthew Hurt - Duke
Second Team
Jay Huff - Virginia
M.J. Walker - Florida St.
Sam Hauser - Virginia
Aamir Simms - Clemson
Nate Laszewski - Notre Dame
Coach of the Year: Leonard Hamilton, Florida State
District 3
First Team
Chandler Vaudrin - Winthrop
Ahsan Asadullah - Lipscomb
Davion Warren - Hampton
Pedro Bradshaw - Bellarmine
Darius McGhee - Liberty
Second Team
Phlandrous Fleming, Jr. - Charleston Southern
John-Michael Wright - High Point
Tajion Jones - UNC Asheville
Carter Hendrickson - North Florida
Jaheam Cornwall - Gardner-Webb
Coach of the Year: Ritchie McKay, Liberty
District 4
First Team
Nah'Shon Hyland - VCU
Jalen Crutcher - Dayton
Tre Mitchell - Massachusetts
Kyle Lofton - St. Bonaventure
Jordan Goodwin - Saint Louis
Second Team
Kellan Grady - Davidson
Javonte Perkins - Saint Louis
Grant Golden - Richmond
Jacob Gilyard - Richmond
Blake Francis - Richmond
Coach of the Year: Mark Schmidt, St. Bonaventure
District 5
First Team
Sandro Mamukelashvili - Seton Hall
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl - Villanova
Collin Gillespie - Villanova
Julian Champagnie - St. John's
Marcus Zegarowski - Creighton
Second Team
David Duke - Providence
Nate Watson - Providence
Paul Scruggs - Xavier
James Bouknight - Connecticut
Denzel Mahoney - Creighton
Coach of the Year: Mike Anderson, St. John's
District 6
First Team
Fardaws Aimaq - Utah Valley
Tanner Groves - Eastern Washington
Tevian Jones - Southern Utah
Darrion Trammell - Seattle
Isiah Brown - Weber St.
Second Team
Asbjorn Midtgaard - Grand Canyon
Cameron Shelton - Northern Arizona
Ty Rowell - California Baptist
Ethan Esposito - Sacramento St.
Gorjok Gak – California Baptist
Co-Coaches of the Year: Lew Hill, UTRGV and Todd Simon, Southern Utah
District 7
First Team
Luka Garza - Iowa
Ayo Dosunmu - Illinois
Trevion Williams - Purdue
Trayce Jackson-Davis - Indiana
E.J. Liddell - Ohio St.
Second Team
Marcus Carr - Minnesota
Isaiah Livers - Michigan
Hunter Dickinson - Michigan
Ron Harper, Jr. - Rutgers
Kofi Cockburn - Illinois
Coach of the Year: Juwan Howard, Michigan
District 8
First Team
Jared Butler - Baylor
Cade Cunningham - Oklahoma St.
Austin Reaves - Oklahoma
Mac McClung - Texas Tech
Davion Mitchell - Baylor
Second Team
Miles McBride - West Virginia
Derek Culver - West Virginia
Andrew Jones - Texas
Ochai Agbaji - Kansas
RJ Nembhard - TCU
Coach of the Year: Scott Drew, Baylor
District 9
First Team
Corey Kispert - Gonzaga
Drew Timme - Gonzaga
Jalen Suggs - Gonzaga
Colbey Ross - Pepperdine
Alex Barcello - BYU
Second Team
JaQuori McLaughlin - UCSB
Eli Scott - Loyola Marymount
Jamaree Bouyea - San Francisco
Kessler Edwards - Pepperdine
Colin Welp - UC Irvine
Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
District 10
First Team
Matt Lewis - James Madison
Tyson Walker - Northeastern
Camren Wynter - Drexel
Jalen Ray - Hofstra
Dylan Painter - Delaware
Second Team
Luke Loewe - William & Mary
Isaac Kante - Hofstra
Mike Okauru - UNCW
Hunter McIntosh - Elon
Zep Jasper - Charleston
Coach of the Year: Mark Byington, James Madison
District 11
First Team
Charles Bassey - Western Kentucky
Javion Hamlet - North Texas
Taevion Kinsey - Marshall
Jhivvan Jackson - UTSA
Jahmir Young - Charlotte
Second Team
Taveion Hollingsworth - Western Kentucky
Bryson Williams - UTEP
Tavin Lovan - UAB
Malik Curry - Old Dominion
Souley Boum - UTEP
Coach of the Year: Eric Konkol, Louisiana Tech
District 12
First Team
Jalen Moore - Oakland
Loudon Love - Wright St.
Kevin Obanor - Oral Roberts
Antoine Davis - Detroit
Max Abmas - Oral Roberts
Second Team
Stanley Umude - South Dakota
Tanner Holden - Wright St.
Marcus Burk - IUPUI
Baylor Scheierman - South Dakota St.
Rocky Kreuser - North Dakota St.
Coach of the Year: Dennis Gates, Cleveland State
District 13
First Team
Jordan Burns - Colgate
Santi Aldama - Loyola
Justin Jaworski - Lafayette
Cam Davis - Navy
John Meeks - Bucknell
Second Team
E.J. Stephens - Lafayette
Walter Whyte - Boston U
Jamir Harris - American
Marques Wilson - Lehigh
Tucker Richardson - Colgate
Coach of the Year: Ed DeChellis, Navy
District 14
First Team
Loren Cristian Jackson - Akron
Marreon Jackson - Toledo
Danny Pippen - Kent St.
Justin Turner - Bowling Green
Jason Preston - Ohio
Second Team
Jeenathan Williams - Buffalo
Josh Mballa - BuffaloSpencer Littleson - Toledo
Ishmael El-Amin - Ball St.
Bryan Trimble, Jr. - Akron
Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo
District 15
First Team
Alex Morales - Wagner
Ty Flowers - LIU Brooklyn
Anthony Tarke - Coppin St.
Damian Chong Qui - Mount St. Mary's
Jahlil Jenkins - Fairleigh Dickinson
Second Team
C.J. Keyser - North Carolina Central
Troy Baxter - Morgan St.
Michael Green III - Bryant
Eral Penn - LIU Brooklyn
Peter Kiss - Bryant
Coach of the Year: Robert McCullum, Florida A&M
District 16
First Team
Cameron Krutwig - Loyola Chicago
Roman Penn - Drake
Isiaih Mosley - Missouri St.
ShanQuan Hemphill - Drake
Gaige Prim - Missouri St.
Second Team
Tyreke Key - Indiana St.
Elijah Childs - Bradley
D.J. Wilkins - Drake
Lucas Williamson - Loyola Chicago
Austin Phyfe - UNI
Ben Krikke - Valparaiso
Coach of the Year: Darian DeVries, Drake
District 17
First Team
Neemias Queta - Utah St.
Matt Mitchell - San Diego St.
Derrick Alston, Jr. - Boise St.
David Roddy - Colorado St.
Grant Sherfield - Nevada
Second Team
Isaiah Stevens - Colorado St.
Orlando Robinson - Fresno St.
Bryce Hamilton - UNLV
Jordan Schakel - San Diego St.
Desmond Cambridge, Jr. - Nevada
Coach of the Year: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State
District 18
First Team
Terry Taylor - Austin Peay
KJ Williams - Murray St.
Grayson Murphy - Belmont
Nick Muszynski - Belmont
Johni Broome - Morehead St.
Second Team
Tre King - Eastern Kentucky
Darian Adams - Jacksonville St.
Tevin Brown - Murray St.
Wendell Green Jr. - Eastern Kentucky
Jr. Clay - Tennessee Tech
Coach of the Year: Preston Spradlin, Morehead State
District 19
First Team
Oscar da Silva - Stanford
Evan Mobley - USC
Chris Duarte - Oregon
McKinley Wright IV - Colorado
Tyger Campbell - UCLA
Second Team
Timmy Allen - Utah
Remy Martin - Arizona St.
Isaac Bonton - Washington St.
James Akinjo - Arizona
Eugene Omoruyi - Oregon
Coach of the Year: Andy Enfield, USC
District 20
First Team
Herbert Jones - Alabama
Cameron Thomas - LSU
Scotty Pippen Jr. - Vanderbilt
John Petty Jr. - Alabama
Moses Moody - Arkansas
Second Team
Devontae Shuler - Ole Miss
Sharife Cooper - Auburn
Jeremiah Tilmon - Missouri
Tre Mann - Florida
Trendon Watford - LSU
Coach of the Year: Nate Oats, Alabama
District 21
First Team
Isaiah Miller - UNCG
Storm Murphy - Wofford
Hayden Brown - The Citadel
Ledarrius Brewer - ETSU
Mike Bothwell - Furman
Second Team
Greg Parham - VMI
Ross Cummings - Mercer
Malachi Smith - Chattanooga
Clay Mounce - Furman
Mason Faulker - Western Carolina
Coach of the Year: Dan Earl, VMI
District 22
First Team
Zach Nutall - Sam Houston State
Cameron Johnson - Stephen F. Austin
Keaston Willis - Incarnate Word
Kolton Kohl - Abilene Christian
Ty Gordon - Nicholls St.
Second Team
KeyShawn Feazell - McNeese St.
Demarkus Lampley - Sam Houston St.
Tristan Jarrett - Jackson St.
Damion Rosser - New Orleans
Gavin Kensmil - Stephen F. Austin
Co-Coaches of the Year: Joe Golding, Abilene Christian and Jason Hooten, Sam Houston State
District 23
First Team
DeVante' Jones - Coastal Carolina
Michael Flowers - South Alabama
Shahada Wells - UT Arlington
Cedric Russell - Louisiana
Ruot Monyyong - Little Rock
Second Team
Mason Harrell - Texas St.
Corey Allen - Georgia St.
Norchad Omier - Arkansas St.
Marquis Eaton - Arkansas St.
Caleb Asberry - Texas St.
Coach of the Year: Terrence Johnson, Texas State
District 24
First Team
Quentin Grimes - Houston
Tyson Etienne - Wichita St.
Jayden Gardner - East Carolina
Kendric Davis - SMU
Marcus Sasser - Houston
Second Team
Justin Gorham - Houston
Brandon Rachal - Tulsa
Landers Nolley II - Memphis
Keith Williams - Cincinnati
Jaylen Forbes - Tulane
Coach of the Year: Isaac Brown, Wichita State
United States Basketball Writers Association All-District Team
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