KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the second straight year, University of New Mexico men’s basketball players Elijah Brown and Tim Williams have earned NABC All-District honors, both being selected to second team. The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the 2016-17 NABC Division I All-District teams and coaches Wednesday morning.
Brown led the Lobos this season in scoring at 18.8 points per game and in conference action at 20.7 points per game. With his 15 free throws made against San Diego State on March 4, Brown broke the Mountain West junior free throw record with 125 made this season. Brown also holds the sophomore record, making 137 free throws in MW play last season.
Brown is among the top free throw shooters in the country. He ranked 15th in the nation in free throw attempts at 218, which is first in the league. He also ranked ninth in the country in free throws made at 181, which also led the Mountain West.
Williams put together 16.9 points per game and led the team with 7.1 rebounds per game in his 11 games played in conference action. He missed seven of the Lobos’ 18 league games due to a stress reaction in his left foot. Williams returned to the court March 4 for the San Diego State game and finished with 10 points in 31 minutes of play. He also brought down six rebounds.
In his 11 conference games, Williams scored in double digits in all of those games. He shot 53.8 percent from the field. He finished with a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds. This season he finished two games with 30 or more points and three games with 20 or more points. He had four double-doubles on the year and led the team in scoring 10 times.
In the final game of the season, Brown and Williams combined for 31 points against Fresno State in the Mountain West quarterfinals. Brown finished with 16, while Williams put together 15 points.
Both Lobos were previously named All-Mountain West honorees by both the coaches and media. This is the eighth straight year the Lobos have put a player or players on the All-District teams.