Illinois State’s Lee, Hawkins, McIntosh and Muller honored by NABC

Posted on March 23, 2017

By ISU Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Illinois State senior guard Paris Lee was named to the five-player All-National Association of Basketball Coaches District 16 First Team, and coach Dan Muller earned NABC District 16 coach of the year honors, the NABC announced Wednesday.

Additionally, senior forward Deontae Hawkins and junior forward MiKyle McIntosh were both named to the five-player All-NABC District 16 Second Team. The awards are selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division I.

Lee led the MVC and ranks 51st nationally with 1.9 steals per game. He led the MVC and ranks 50th nationally with 5.0 assists per game and led the team and ranked second in the league in three-point field goals made per game, with 2.3.

Hawkins led the team and ranked ninth in the MVC in scoring with 14.0 points per game. He led the team and ranked sixth in the MVC in rebounding, with 6.5 rebounds per game and led the team and ranked second in the Valley in three-point shooting percentage (44.3 percent).

McIntosh ranked third on the team and 15th in the MVC in scoring with 12.5 points per game. He ranked third on the team and 12th in the MVC in rebounding, with 5.6 rebounds per game. He ranked second on the team and 10th in the MVC in free-throw shooting percentage (76.3 percent).

Muller, the MVC Coach of the Year, led the Redbirds to a share of the 2017 MVC regular-season title, which was their first since he helped ISU win the Valley championship as a player in 1998.

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