The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Chris Cokley Named NABC All-District First Team
3/13/2018 1:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced Tuesday that UAB senior forward Chris Cokley has been named to the 2017-18 NABC Division I All-District 11 First Team.
Cokley finished the season seventh in Conference USA in scoring with 16.9 points per game, which included 10 games of at least 20 points en route to earning All-Conference USA First Team accolades. The Savannah, Ga., native was also one of the most efficient players in the league as evident by his .582 field goal percentage, which was good for fourth-best in the conference and 26th in the NCAA. Cokley also ranked 11th in Conference USA with an .819 free throw percentage.
Cokley proved to be one of the top rebounders in the league and stood second in the conference with 8.7 rebounds per game, while leading Conference USA with 3.1 offensive rebounds per game. He also paced the league and ranked 24th in the NCAA with 14 double-doubles, which included a stretch where he registered a double-double in four of five games.
"Chris was one of the most dominant players in Conference USA this season and is well deserving of this recognition," UAB head coach Robert Ehsan said. "He had so many big games for us this season and was responsible for a large part of our success this year."
Cokley finished his career at UAB third all-time in scoring (1,660), second in rebounding (857) and second in field goals made (678) in 134 career games played.
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Cokley finished the season seventh in Conference USA in scoring with 16.9 points per game, which included 10 games of at least 20 points en route to earning All-Conference USA First Team accolades. The Savannah, Ga., native was also one of the most efficient players in the league as evident by his .582 field goal percentage, which was good for fourth-best in the conference and 26th in the NCAA. Cokley also ranked 11th in Conference USA with an .819 free throw percentage.
Cokley proved to be one of the top rebounders in the league and stood second in the conference with 8.7 rebounds per game, while leading Conference USA with 3.1 offensive rebounds per game. He also paced the league and ranked 24th in the NCAA with 14 double-doubles, which included a stretch where he registered a double-double in four of five games.
"Chris was one of the most dominant players in Conference USA this season and is well deserving of this recognition," UAB head coach Robert Ehsan said. "He had so many big games for us this season and was responsible for a large part of our success this year."
Cokley finished his career at UAB third all-time in scoring (1,660), second in rebounding (857) and second in field goals made (678) in 134 career games played.
For more information on UAB men's basketball, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MBB), Instagram (@UAB_MBB) and Snapchat (@UAB_MBB).
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