Bigby-Williams of Gillette and Rock Valley's Doty earn 2016 NABC player and coach of the year honors
-KANSAS CITY, MO. (April 14, 2016) – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced 2016 honors today for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) with Gillette College's
Kavell Bigby-Williams named the NABC Coaches' Player of the Year while
Craig Doty of Rock Valley College earned the UPS NABC Coach of the Year award.
Bigby-Williams, a 6-10 sophomore forward from London, England, paced Gillette (Wyo.) to a 35-2 won-lost record and a third place finish in the NJCAA Division I national tournament. He averaged 16.8 points and 13.6 rebounds per game for the Pronghorns this season, hitting 59 percent of his field goal attempts with 211 blocked shots.
In just his fourth season as head coach at Rock Valley (Ill.), Doty led the Golden Eagles to their third straight appearance in the national championship game, winning a NJCAA Division III title for the second time in program history. Doty's team, ranked first nationally throughout the season, set a school single-season mark for wins with a 33-3 won-lost record. Rock Valley topped Rochester (Minn.), 88-75, in the NJCAA Division III men's basketball championship game.
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "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.org.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rick Leddy, NABC 203-815-2437 (Ricknabc@gmail.com)
Republished from NABC.org
