BURLINGTON, Vt. – UVM men's basketball junior forward
Ryan Davis earned two All-District nods on Tuesday. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named Davis to their respective All-District I teams.
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NABC Release | USBWA Release
The NABC All-District I Team is comprised of players from America East and the MAAC. The USBWA All-District I Team is chosen based on student-athletes from New England schools.
Davis was selected as the America East Player of the Year after leading the league with a 58.6% field-goal percentage and the second-best scoring average at 18.5 points per game. The Schaumburg, Illinois product ranked ninth in the conference with 6.3 rebounds per game. He scored double digits in 12 out of his 13 games played with four 20-point performances. He notched a career-high 27 points in a 92-78 rout of NJIT on December 27. He recorded three double-doubles including a 21-point, 12-rebound game against Stony Brook on February 13. He also had three games with at least 10 field goals.
Vermont finished the 2020-21 season with a 10-5 record and earned a share of the America East regular season title with UMBC. UVM has won the last five regular season conference crowns, the second-longest active streak in the country behind Gonzaga's nine-year run. The Cats also became the fifth program in NCAA history to collect five consecutive conference Player of the Year awards.
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NABC All-District I First Team
Ryan Davis - Vermont
Manny Camper - Siena
Obadiah Noel – UMass Lowell
Deion Hammond - Monmouth
Isaiah Ross - Iona
USBWA ALL-DISTRICT I TEAM
James Bouknight, UConn
RJ Cole, UConn
Ryan Davis, Vermont
David Duke, Providence
Peter Kiss, Bryant
Tre Mitchell, Massachusetts
Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Tyson Walker, Northeastern
Nate Watson, Providence