Phyfe, Green and Jacobson Honored

The National Association of Basketball Coaches has announced its All-District teams, UNI’s  AJ Green of Cedar Falls and Austin Phyfe of Waverly each were First Team honorees while head Coach Ben Jacobson was named NABC District Coach of the Year.

Green averaged 19.7 points per game while shooting 41.6% from the field and 39.1% from beyond the three point arc. Green was named MVC Player of the Year, First Team All-MVC and was named to the 2020 MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Pyfe lands of the NABC First Team after a season that saw the red-shirt sophomore earn First Team All-MVC recognition. Phyfe averaged just under a double-double, recording 11.2 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. Pyhfe led the MVC in shooting percentage, making 61.7% of his attempts from the field.