Men's Basketball | 3/25/2016 1:05:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Southern men's basketball freshman Tookie Brown has been named first-team all-district by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the organization announced today. 

Brown, who was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and first-team all-league, ranks eighth in the country among freshmen in scoring. The 5-foot-11 guard set the Georgia Southern freshman scoring record and ranked in the top-10 in the Sun Belt in scoring (4th, 17.8 ppg), assists (8th, 3.4 apg), steals (3rd, 1.6), free-throw percentage (7th, .812) and assist/turnover ratio (7th, 1.5). Brown scored 20-plus points in 10 games and reached double figures in 29 of 31 contests.

He is the first Eagle to win conference Freshman of the Year honors since Lonnie Edwards was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and media in 1994 and will be the top returning scorer in the Sun Belt next season. Georgia Southern, which finished fifth in the league, returns all five starters and 13 lettermen to the 2016-17 squad.

The awards were voted on by the association's membership, and Georgia Southern resides in District 24 with its fellow Sun Belt Conference members.

District 24
First Team
Shawn Long, UL Lafayette
Majok Deng, ULM
Josh Hagins, Little Rock
Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern
Frank Eaves, Appalachian State

Second Team
Wesley Person, Troy
Erik Neal, UT Arlington
Justin Roberson, ULM
Devin Carter, Arkansas State
Jeremy Hollowell, Georgia State

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