Otega Oweh, Amari Williams named to NABC All-District Teams

Of the schools located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska and Tennessee, the National Association of Basketball Coaches have decided that Otega Oweh and Amari Williams are among the very best. The NABC 2024-25 Division I All-District Teams were announced on Tuesday with Oweh earning first team honors and Williams named to the second team.

There are 10 total regions, all covering multiple states with Kentucky part of the Central District. It was previously separated by conference.

Oweh wrapped up his junior year earning career highs in points (16.2), rebounds (4.6), assists (1.6), steals (1.6) and blocks (0.5). He would be named to the All-Southeastern Conference Second Team as well as the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List.

As for Williams, he’s averaging 11.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest — rebounds and assists both career-highs — while also leading the team in field-goal percentage at 58.0 and blocks with 40. He was a preseason selection to the Kareem-Abdul Jabbar Award Watch List.

2024-25 AP All-America Teams have been released

First Team

• Cooper Flagg, Duke, 6-9, 205, Freshman; Newport, Maine; 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists (61 of 61 first-place votes, 305 points(asterisk))
• Johni Broome, Auburn, 6-10, 235, Fifth year; Plant City, Florida; 18.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists (61, 305(asterisk))
• Braden Smith, Purdue, 6-0, 180, Junior; Westfield, Indiana; 16.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 8.7 assists (44, 268)
• Mark Sears, Alabama, 6-1, 185, Fifth year; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; 18.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists (42, 256)
• Walter Clayton Jr., Florida, 6-2, 195, Senior; Lake Wales, Florida; 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists (36, 244)

Second Team

• JT Toppin, Texas Tech, 6-9, 210, Sophomore; Dallas, Texas; 18.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists (14, 185)
• Kam Jones, Marquette, 6-4, 185, Senior; Cordova, Tennessee; 19.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists (8, 160)
• John Tonje, Wisconsin, 6-5, 222, Sixth Year; Omaha, Nebraska; 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists (7, 127)
• PJ Haggerty, Memphis, 6-3, 192, Sophomore; Crosby, Texas; 21.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists (7, 118)
• RJ Luis Jr., St. John’s, 6-7, 196, Junior; Miami, Florida; 18.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists (6, 118)

Third Team

• Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton, 7-0, 235, Fifth Year; St. Louis, Missouri; 19.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists (3, 117)
• Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee, 5-9, 160, Senior; Long Island, New York; 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists (5, 103)
• Eric Dixon, Villanova, 6-8, 260, Fifth Year; Willow Grove, Pennsylvania; 23.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists (3, 86)
• LJ Cryer, Houston, 6-1, 185, Fifth Year; Katy, Texas; 15.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists (4, 65)
• Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, 7-2, 255, Fifth Year; Alexandria, Virginia; 17.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists (2, 51)

Honorable mentions: Nique Clifford, Colorado State; Donovan Dent, New Mexico; Dylan Harper, Rutgers; Chucky Hepburn, Louisville; Tre Johnson, Texas; Curtis Jones, Iowa State; Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue; Chaz Lanier, Tennessee; Derik Queen, Maryland; Maxime Reynaud, Stanford; Javon Small, West Virginia; Bennett Stirtz, Drake.

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