ST. LOUIS – UVM men's basketball senior forward Anthony Lamb has earned U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District I honors. The USBWA made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon.
 
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The District I region consists of schools in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
 
Lamb receives his third career nod to the USBWA All-District I team after collecting the honor as a freshman and junior. He was chosen as the America East Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and ranked as one of the top scorers and rebounders in the league this year. The 6-6 forward has the fifth-best rebounding average (7.2) and seventh-highest scoring average (16.6) in the conference. The Rochester, New York native has scored double figures in 28 out of his 32 games played this season. He has recorded six double-doubles, which matched a his season high from a year ago.
 
He helped the Catamounts win their fourth straight outright America East regular season crown and became the ninth player in conference history to join the 1,800 point and 700 rebound club. The Cats have won 25 games in 2019-20 – tied for the third-most in school history.
 
Top-seeded Vermont will face fourth-seeded UMBC in the semifinal round of the 2020 Hercules Tires America East Tournament on Tuesday night (March 10). The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. All of the action can be seen on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with a paid subscription. Fans can also listen live on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield IMG College, on 101.3 The Game or online at Catamounts All-Access with Jake Marsh on the call. 
 
National Life Group is the presenting sponsor of the 2019-20 Vermont men's basketball season
 
2019-20 USBWA ALL-DISTRICT I TEAM
Player of the Year: Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Coach of the Year: Joe Gallo, Merrimack
Paul Atkinson, Yale
Alpha Diallo, Providence
David Duke, Providence
Juvaris Hayes, Merrimack
Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Max Mahoney, Boston University
Tre Mitchell, Massachusetts
Jordan Roland, Northeastern
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Christian Vital, UConn