Lynn's Baez Named to NABC All-District Second Team

March 25, 2019

Men’s Basketball

NABC All-District

Kansas City, Mo. – Michael Baez of the Lynn University men’s basketball team picked up one more accolade to close out his successful two-year career in the blue and white as the senior was tabbed a Second Team All-South District selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Monday.

The NABC recognizes the best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division II, these 88 student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America.

Baez picks up his second all-region plaudit this season after also being named All-South Region Second Team by the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association. He becomes the sixth NABC All-District honoree in program history and the first since Aaron Harrison in 2014-15.

In addition to his all-region recognition, Baez was named to the NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team and was a First Team All-Sunshine State Conference selection.

Baez concluded his senior campaign averaging a team-high 18.8 points and 31.6 minutes per game for a Fighting Knights’ squad that advanced to the NCAA South Region Championship and finished 25-7 overall on the year, including a program-record 17-1 at home. The Blue and White went in the SSC Tournament as the No. 2 seed, marking the highest regular-season finish for the program since 2004-05.

The Charlotte, N.C., product was red-hot down the final stretch of the season, notching double figures in each of the final 17 games, including 10 games with 20+ points.

About the Fighting Knights
Lynn University’s national champion Fighting Knights compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball. The university’s 19 intercollegiate teams are home to nearly 300 student athletes. Lynn is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institution and winner of 24 national championships and 38 Sunshine State Conference titles. Representing spirit, service and strength, the Fighting Knights strive for greatness through athletic performance and academic excellence.

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