Men's Basketball | 3/23/2020 3:34:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Shadeed Shabazz has collected another post-season award, this time from the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) as he earned First Team All-West Region honors.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced today the 2020 NABC Coaches' Division II All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA DII, these 88 student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.

Shabazz was named the GNAC Player and Newcomer of the Year and shared the Defensive Player of the Year award after leading the conference and ranking third in Division II in scoring at 26.7 points per game. He also finished as the national leader in steals, averaging 3.83 per game and 115 total steals. Shabazz set the GNAC single-season record with 800 points scored, breaking the old record of 770, set in 2015-16 by WOU's Andy Avgi.

In 30 games, Shabazz scored 30 or more points on 12 occasions and 40 or more points three times.

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