University of Tennessee Athletics
CHRIS LOFTON NAMED NABC THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA
March 07, 2007 | Men's Basketball
March 7, 2007
KANSAS CITY, MO. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the Tennessee junior guard Chris Lofton was a third team All-America selection. A native of Maysville, Ky., Lofton leads the Southeastern Conference with 20.6 points per game and was named the conference's player of the year by the Associated Press earlier this week.
2007 NABC DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
| First Team | |||||
| Kevin Durant | Texas | 6-9 | Fr. | F | Suitland, Md. |
| Alando Tucker | Wisconsin | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Lockport, Ill. |
| Acie Law IV | Texas A&M | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Dallas, Texas |
| Aaron Afflalo | UCLA | 6-5 | Jr. | G | Compton, Calif. |
| Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | 6-9 | So. | F | Poplar Bluff, Mo. |
| Second Team | |||||
| Nick Fazekas | Nevada - Reno | 6-11 | Sr. | F | Arvada, Col. |
| Greg Oden | Ohio State | 7-0 | Fr. | C | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Joakim Noah | Florida | 6-11 | Jr. | F/C | New York, N.Y. |
| Jared Dudley | Boston College | 6-7 | Sr. | F | San Diego, Calif. |
| Al Horford | Florida | 6-10 | Jr. | F/C | Puerto Plata, D.R. |
| Third Team | |||||
| Aaron Gray | Pittsburgh | 7-0 | Sr. | C | Emmaus, Pa. |
| Jeff Green | Georgetown | 6-9 | Jr. | F | Hyattsville, Md. |
| Sean Singletary | Virginia | 6-0 | Jr. | G | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Chris Lofton | Tennessee | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Maysville, Ky. |
| Julian Wright | Kansas | 6-8 | So. | F | Chicago Heights. Ill. |
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.
