DC's Tyler Alexander Named All-District by NABC

KANSAS CITY, MO.  --  Defiance College men's basketball player Tyler Alexander (Indianapolis, Ind./Northwest) has been named first-team All-District in the Great Lakes Region by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).  [NABC All-District Teams]

Alexander continues to add to his impressive list of postseason accolades for the 2015-16 season.  Already this season, he has earned first-team All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honors, was named the HCAC "Most Valuable Player," and garnered second-team D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region recognition.

Alexander helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a 15-11 overall record and a third-straight shared or outright Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championship.  DC also claimed the number one seed in this past season's HCAC Tournament with a 13-5 mark in conference play.

Alexander had a standout first season with the Purple & Gold as a transfer.  He led the team, and ranked fifth in the HCAC, in scoring average at 17.5 points per game while shooting 59.4 percent (170-of-206) from the field.  He scored in double figures in 21 games this season with nine games of 20 or more points and a season-high of 29 points.  Alexander also led the team in three other statistical categories including assists (77), free-throws made (77) and free-throw attempts (128).  In addition, he was second on the team in rebounding at 6.4 boards per game and third overall in steals with 21.

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.