Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Chris Lowery named NABC Division I All-District coach
03/08/2007 | 12:00:00 | Men's Basketball
March 8, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Illinois University men's basketball coach Chris Lowery was named one of 15 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District coaches on Thursday.
Selected by his peers, Lowery advances to the national ballot for potential NABC Coach-of-the-Year honors.
In his third season at SIU, Lowery has guided the Salukis to a 27-6 record, the most regular-season wins in school history. In addition to winning the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, Southern climbed to a school record No. 11 national ranking.
2007 NABC DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT COACHES
District 1: Mike Lonergan, University of Vermont
District 2: Matt Brady, Marist College
District 3: James "Bruiser" Flint, Drexel University
District 4: John Thompson III, Georgetown University
District 5: Dave Leitao, University of Virginia
District 6: Billy Donovan, University of Florida
District 7: Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt University
District 8: Orlando Early, University of Louisiana - Monroe
District 9: Billy Gillispie, Texas A&M University
District 10: Brad Brownell, Wright State University
District 11: Chris Lowery, Southern Illinois University
District 12: Bill Self, University of Kansas
District 13: Mark Fox, University of Nevada - Reno
District 14: Tony Bennett, Washington State University
District 15: Ben Howland, UCLA
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by 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 claims 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 HYPERLINK "http://www.nabc.com" www.nabc.com.
