AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s Georges Niang and Monté Morris have earned all-district 8 honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Niang, a junior forward from Methuen, Massachusetts, was a first-team selection after averaging a team-high 15.3 points and a career-high 5.4 rebounds. Niang scored in double figures in 28 of 34 games, scoring 20 or more points eight times. He was named the Big 12 Championship’s Most Outstanding Player after helping the Cyclones win the conference tournament for the second consecutive season. Niang also earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors.

Morris, a sophomore point guard from Flint, Michigan, earned a spot on the second team. Morris bumped his scoring average up to 11.9 points after posting 6.8 points as a freshman. He led the Big 12 with 5.2 assists and is on pace to lead the nation for the second season in a row with a 4.63 assist-to-turnover ratio. Morris scored in double figures 24 times, including a career-high 24 points and the game-winner at the buzzer against Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. He earned all-tournament honors at the Big 12 Championship and was a Second-Team All-Big 12 pick.

All-District 8

First Team

• Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
• Georges Niang, Iowa State
• Perry Ellis, Kansas
• Rico Gathers, Baylor
• Juwan Staten, West Virginia

Second Team

• Phil Forte III, Oklahoma State
• Le’Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State
• Frank Mason III, Kansas
• Monté Morris, Iowa State
• Kenny Chery, Baylor