Lydon Named To USBWA All-District Team
3/7/2017 10:50:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2016-17 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus. Syracuse's Tyler Lydon was named to the District II (NY, NJ, DE, PA, DC, WV) squad.
Lydon has started all 31 games for the Orange. He is averaging 13.4 points and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game. Syracuse is preparing for the ACC Tournament. The Orange, seeded eighth in the event, are matched up with ninth-seeded Miami on Wednesday, March 8, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The USBWA has selected All-District Teams since the 1956-57 season, its founding year.
For each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected (11 in the case of ties) as well as a player and coach of the year. Four schools – Villanova (Josh Hart and Jay Wright), North Carolina (Justin Jackson and Roy Williams), Purdue (Caleb Swanigan and Matt Painter) and Kansas (Frank Mason III and Bill Self) – can boast the honor of having the district player and coach of the year. Villanova's Jay Wright (District II) has earned District Coach of the Year honors in four straight seasons, while Josh Hart is the District II Player of the Year for the second straight season.
| USBWA DISTRICT II NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Josh Hart, Villanova |
| COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Jay Wright, Villanova |
| ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (10) |
| Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure Jalen Brunson, Villanova Jevon Carter, West Virginia Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Josh Hart, Villanova Kris Jenkins, Villanova Tim Kempton, Lehigh Tyler Lydon, Syracuse Justin Robinson, Monmouth Michael Young, Pittsburgh |
