MOREHEAD, Ky.—Morehead State has received a pair of honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Senior center Kenneth Faired has been named to the NABC All-Star Team and coach Donnie Tyndall has been named the District 19 Co-Coach of the Year.
Faried, the modern-era rebounding king with 1,673 career rebounds, will join 19 other players for the Reese’s College All-Star Game. The game features 20 of the finest senior college basketball players from NCAA Division I playing on the NCAA Final Four floor at Reliant Stadium. The game is played as part of events during Final Four Friday, including practices by all four of the teams playing in the semifinals on Saturday, April 2.
"I’m glad that Kenneth will have the chance to play in the NABC All-Star game with the best players in the country,” Tyndall said. “He has worked hard to get where he is and is very deserving to be included.”
Tyndall, who just completed his fifth year at MSU with a record-tying 25 wins and an NCAA Tournament win over Louisville, shares the District 19 Coach of the Year award with Murray State’s Billy Kennedy. Kennedy led the Racers to their second consecutive OVC regular season title. Morehead State, which finished second in the regular season, won the OVC Tournament and the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
“I’m very honored my peers would vote for me for District Co-Coach of the Year along with coach Kennedy,” Tyndall said. “I’m fortunate to have surrounded myself with very good players and great assistant coaches and this award is a tribute to my staff and the time and effort they put into our program.”
