KANSAS CITY, Mo. – JJust days after being named All-West Region, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball player Tyler Gaffaney (CGU) has been selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-America Second Team. He also was selected to the NABC West Region All-District First Team.
He is the first All-American for the Stags since 2012 when Chris Blees made the third team.
Gaffaney is one of four West Region players to be selected as an All-American for 2014-15.
In 2014-15, Gaffaney led the Stags to a 22-7 record (CMS' most wins since 2012) along with the conference regular season and postseason tournament titles. CMS then advanced into the Round of 32 of the NCAA Division III Championships, before being eliminated from postseason play by East Texas Baptist earlier this month.
He led the conference in scoring at 22.5 point per game, which also ranked 10th nationally. He also ranked in the top-10 in the SCIAC in rebounding (7th), field goal percentage (3rd), three-point field goal percentage (2nd) and assists (2nd).
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.org.
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