NABC All-District Teams

KANSAS CITY, MO – Rowan University guard Nick DePersia was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Atlantic All-District first team and Joe Crispin was chosen the Atlantic District Coach of the Year. The honors were announced on Wednesday.    
 
DePersia (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) led Rowan with 15.3 points per game (ppg).  He was also the leader in three-pointers with 97.  He produced 83 assists and 48 steals.  This year, he broke the school record for three-pointers in a game (9) and career-three pointers (271).  DePersia ended his career with 1,463 points, which is fifth on the University's all-time scorers list.
 
He was chosen to play in the Reese's Division III College All-Star Game on Saturday, March 16 before the national championship game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN.  DePersia was a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) All-Conference first team selection.  During the season, DePersia was named the NJAC All-Conference Player of the Week twice. He was honored as a Sam Cozen Player of the Week at the Philadelphia Area Small College Basketball Luncheon.  DePersia was selected to the 2019 D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region second team.    
 
In his third season, Crispin guided the men's basketball team to the NJAC title and the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.  Rowan finished the season with a 22-7 record.  Crispin has a 52-30 coaching record at the University. It was the Profs' 11^th conference championship and 13^th appearance in the national tournament.