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Baker, VanVleet, Marshall Earn NABC Honors

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WICHITA, Kan. –Wichita State's Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches' (NABC) All-District 16 first team, and Gregg Marshall was tabbed district Coach of the Year, Friday afternoon.

District 16 consists of the 10 Missouri Valley Conference schools, and this year's NABC District 16 first team mirrored the All-MVC picks from earlier this month. Southern Illinois' Anthony Beane and Evansville's Egidijus Mockevicius and D.J. Balentine rounded out the top-five.

Marshall earned COY status for the fourth time in five seasons after leading the Shockers to a 16-2 MVC finish – four games ahead of the next closest competition.