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Baxter Named to 2020-21 NABC Division I All-District Team

BALTIMORE, Md. (March 16, 2021) -- Morgan State senior Troy Baxter was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 15 Second Team, organization officials announced on Tuesday. 
 
The 2020-21 Division I All-District teams and coaches were selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division I.

The NABC All-District 15 team consists of players from the MEAC and the NEC (Northeast Conference), with five players on the first team and five on the second team. Along with Baxter, fellow MEAC players Anthony Tarke (Coppin State) and C.J. Keyser (North Carolina Central) were named to the NABC first and second team, respectively. Florida A&M's Robert McCullum was named NABC District 15 Coach of the Year.

Baxter is the first Bear selected to the All-District 15 Team since Tiwian Kendley and Phillip Carr were First Team selections in 2018 and 2017.

Baxter, a 6-9 standout forward from Tallahassee, Fla., has made his mark as one of the top players in the conference. The senior, who was named to the All-MEAC First Team and All-Defensive Team, finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in scoring (17.1), No. 3 in blocks (1.7) and entered the MEAC Tournament shooting 44.5 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 73.4 percent from the free throw line.



In conference play, Baxter posted averages of 17.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and made 26 3-pointers.
 
Baxter recorded his sixth 20-point performance of the year against Norfolk State, scoring a game-high 21 points on Feb. 14 at Hill Field House. He also scored double-figures 17 times, including a season-high 28-point performance in a 95-82 victory at Coppin State on January 30, 2021.
 
He ends his career in Baltimore by averaging 12.4 points with 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.
  
Baxter led Morgan State to a 14-8 overall record and 7-5 mark in MEAC play. The Bears advanced to the MEAC Tournament title game where they fell to Norfolk State. It marked the Bears first appearance in the conference finals since 2014.
 
2020-21 District Teams full list here
As selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC.

All-District 15 Team
First Team
Alex Morales - Wagner
Ty Flowers - LIU Brooklyn
Anthony Tarke - Coppin State
Damian Chong Qui - Mount St. Mary's
Jahlil Jenkins - Fairleigh Dickinson
 
Second Team
C.J. Keyser - North Carolina Central
Troy Baxter - Morgan State
Michael Green III - Bryant
Eral Penn - LIU Brooklyn
Peter Kiss - Bryant
 
Coach of the Year: Robert McCullum, Florida A&M


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 has 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.

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Players Mentioned

Phillip Carr

#22 Phillip Carr

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6' 8"
Sophomore
Tiwian Kendley

#5 Tiwian Kendley

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6' 5"
Senior
Troy Baxter

#1 Troy Baxter

F
6' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Phillip Carr

#22 Phillip Carr

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Tiwian Kendley

#5 Tiwian Kendley

6' 5"
Senior
G
Troy Baxter

#1 Troy Baxter

6' 9"
Senior
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