The United State Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) released its 2017-18 All-District Teams Tuesday, and Tennessee forward Grant Williamsand head coach Rick Barnes each earned All-District IV honors.
There are nine regions from coast to coast, and in addition to an All-District Team, a Player and Coach of the Year are selected in each. District IV includes schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Barnes was selected as the District IV Coach of the Year—he also was named the SEC Coach of the Year earlier Tuesday—and Williams made the 10-man All-District IV Team.
Joining Williams on the USBWA All-District IV Team are Bryce Brown (Auburn), Chris Chiozza (Florida), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Kentucky), Jared Harper (Auburn), Nick King (Middle Tennessee), Kevin Knox (Kentucky), Yante Maten (Georgia, POY), Collin Sexton (Alabama) and Jonathan Stark (Murray State).
Previous Vols named to the USBWA All-District Team include C.J. Watson (2006), Chris Lofton (2006 POY, 2007 POY, 2008), Tyler Smith (2008, 2009), Wayne Chism (2010), Scotty Hopson (2011), Jordan McRae (2013, 2014), Jarnell Stokes (2014), Josh Richardson (2015) and Kevin Punter Jr. (2016).
Barnes is the second Tennessee coach to win the USBWA District IV Coach of the Year Award. Bruce Pearl was the recipient in 2006 and 2008.
The USBWA was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. Today, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.
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