Jeff Adrien (L) and Hasheem Thabeet (R) - AP photos

Some of the men’s college basketball accolades are starting to come out as UConn Huskies center Hasheem Thabeet was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 5 First Team. His frontcourt mate Jeff Adrien was named to the District 5 Second Team.

By being named to the NABC All-District Team, they are now are now eligible for the State Farm Coaches’ Division I All-America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 4, at Hoop City in the COBO Center at 10 a.m. as part of the 2009 NABC Convention in Detroit.

Here is a look at the District 5 First and Second Teams:

First Team

  • Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut
  • Jerel McNeal, Marquette
  • Terrence Williams, Louisville
  • Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
  • Jonny Flynn, Syracuse

Second Team

  • DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh
  • Sam Young, Pittsburgh
  • Dante Cunningham, Villanova
  • Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia
  • Jeff Adrien, Connecticut

National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2009 Division I All-District Teams [NABC Division I All-District Teams]