Kats earn NABC district honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Sam Houston men's basketball team has three representatives on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All-District 22 team, the organization announced Tuesday.

Junior Zach Nutall earned a spot on the All-District 22 first team, and senior Demarkus Lampley is a second-team honoree. Head coach Jason Hooten was named Co-Coach of the Year along with Abilene Christian's Joe Golding.

Nutall and Lampley made up one of the best offensive backcourts in the country while leading Sam Houston to a third-place finish in the Southland Conference.

Nutall, the SLC Player of the Year, led the league in scoring at 19.35 points per game, which ranked 33^rd in the nation and was also the highest since the Bearkats moved up to the Division I level in 1987. He shot 37.2 percent from 3-point range, fourth best in the league, 43.9 percent from the field, 10^th best, and averaged 5.71 rebounds, which ranked 13^th.

Lampley, who was a first-team All-SLC selection along with Nutall, had a breakout senior season. He averaged 14.61 points per game, which was 11^th in the conference. He was second in the SLC in 3-point shooting percentage at 39.9 percent.

Hooten turned around a roster with nine newcomers, including three true freshmen, and came within a game of winning his second Southland Conference title in three seasons. The Bearkats finished third with a 13-3 league record and went 19-8 overall.

Sam Houston was one of only 11 teams in the country this season with four or less returning letterwinners.

The 2020-21 NABC Division I All-District teams and coaches are selected by NABC-member head coaches in NCAA Division I.

District 22
First Team
Zach Nutall - Sam Houston
Cameron Johnson - Stephen F. Austin
Keaston Willis - Incarnate Word
Kolton Kohl - Abilene Christian
Ty Gordon - Nicholls

Second Team
KeyShawn Feazell - McNeese
Demarkus Lampley - Sam Houston
Tristan Jarrett - Jackson
Damion Rosser - New Orleans
Gavin Kensmil - Stephen F. Austin

Co-Coaches of the Year: Joe Golding, Abilene, and Jason Hooten, Sam Houston

Kats earn NABC district honors

Players Mentioned

Demarkus Lampley

Zach Nutall

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