Pack Named First Team All-District 8 by NABC
Mar 15, 2022 | Men's Basketball
The sophomore is the first Wildcat to earn the honor since 2019
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Sophomore guard Nijel Pack received yet another honor for his impressive season in 2021-22, as he was selected First Team All-District 8 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Tuesday morning (March 15).
Pack was joined on the organization's First Team by Kansas' Ochai Agbaji, Baylor's James Akinjo, Iowa State's Izaiah Brockington and Texas Tech's Bryson Williams, mirroring the All-Big 12 First Team by the league coaches and The Associated Press. The Second Team consisted of Texas' Timmy Allen, Kansas' Christian Braun, Baylor's Adam Flagler, TCU's Mike Miles, Jr., and West Virginia's Taz Sherman. The District 8 Coach of the Year was Baylor's Scott Drew. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
Pack is the first Wildcat to earn recognition to the NABC All-District 8 First Team since Barry Brown, Jr., and Dean Wade were selected for the honor in 2019. He is the second-youngest player in school history to be a First Team selection following Michael Beasley, who was honored as a freshman in 2008.
The award is yet another for the sophomore, who was named to the All-Big 12 First Team by the league coaches and The Associated Press as well as the Big 12's Most Improved Player by the league coaches. He is just the sixth
K-State player in the Big 12 era to earn First Team honors from the league coaches and the first since Brown and Wade were both selected to the First Team in 2019. He is the first Wildcat to be named the conference's Most Improved Player, which started in 2019-20.
Pack enjoyed a remarkable sophomore season, emerging as one of top scorers and 3-point shooters in the country. He averaged a team-best 17.4 points on 45.5 percent (175-of-385) shooting, including 43.6 percent (95-of-218) from 3-point range to go with 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33.0 minutes per game. He became just the 32nd Wildcat to top 500 points in a single season and the first since Brown and Wade in 2017-18. He was the team leader in scoring, double-digit scoring games (28), field goals (175) and 3-point field goals (95). He finished the Big 12 regular season ranking fourth in scoring, including second (18.6 ppg.) in conference-only games.
Pack ranks among the top-15 nationally in both 3-point field goal percentage (43.6/6th) and 3-point field goals made (3.28/14th), while he finished the regular season leading the Big 12 in both categories. His 95 made 3-point field goals this season rank third in school history with only school-record holders Askia Jones (1993-94) and Jacob Pullen (2009-10) owning more in a single season. He set the sophomore record for 3-point makes, while he currently has hit a 3-pointer in a school-record 34 consecutive games dating back to last season.
K-State recently concluded the 2021-22 season with a 14-17 overall record, including a ninth-place finish in Big 12 play with a 6-12 mark.
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on K-State men's basketball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Pack was joined on the organization's First Team by Kansas' Ochai Agbaji, Baylor's James Akinjo, Iowa State's Izaiah Brockington and Texas Tech's Bryson Williams, mirroring the All-Big 12 First Team by the league coaches and The Associated Press. The Second Team consisted of Texas' Timmy Allen, Kansas' Christian Braun, Baylor's Adam Flagler, TCU's Mike Miles, Jr., and West Virginia's Taz Sherman. The District 8 Coach of the Year was Baylor's Scott Drew. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
Pack is the first Wildcat to earn recognition to the NABC All-District 8 First Team since Barry Brown, Jr., and Dean Wade were selected for the honor in 2019. He is the second-youngest player in school history to be a First Team selection following Michael Beasley, who was honored as a freshman in 2008.
The award is yet another for the sophomore, who was named to the All-Big 12 First Team by the league coaches and The Associated Press as well as the Big 12's Most Improved Player by the league coaches. He is just the sixth
K-State player in the Big 12 era to earn First Team honors from the league coaches and the first since Brown and Wade were both selected to the First Team in 2019. He is the first Wildcat to be named the conference's Most Improved Player, which started in 2019-20.
Pack enjoyed a remarkable sophomore season, emerging as one of top scorers and 3-point shooters in the country. He averaged a team-best 17.4 points on 45.5 percent (175-of-385) shooting, including 43.6 percent (95-of-218) from 3-point range to go with 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33.0 minutes per game. He became just the 32nd Wildcat to top 500 points in a single season and the first since Brown and Wade in 2017-18. He was the team leader in scoring, double-digit scoring games (28), field goals (175) and 3-point field goals (95). He finished the Big 12 regular season ranking fourth in scoring, including second (18.6 ppg.) in conference-only games.
Pack ranks among the top-15 nationally in both 3-point field goal percentage (43.6/6th) and 3-point field goals made (3.28/14th), while he finished the regular season leading the Big 12 in both categories. His 95 made 3-point field goals this season rank third in school history with only school-record holders Askia Jones (1993-94) and Jacob Pullen (2009-10) owning more in a single season. He set the sophomore record for 3-point makes, while he currently has hit a 3-pointer in a school-record 34 consecutive games dating back to last season.
K-State recently concluded the 2021-22 season with a 14-17 overall record, including a ninth-place finish in Big 12 play with a 6-12 mark.
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on K-State men's basketball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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