KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has selected Neumann University's
Jalen Vaughns to the District Five First team for the 2022-23 season. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division III.
Vaughns started in all 24 games in which he appeared this season. He averaged a league-leading double-double by leading the Atlantic East Conference in scoring, averaging 22.8 points per game, and rebounding, averaging 10.5 boards per game. Vaughns also led the Atlantic East in points with 546, free throws with 100, and 223 field goals made. Vaughns had the top field goal percentage by over 100 percentage points, sinking 59.2% of his shots.
The Tobyhanna, Pa. native was named the Atlantic East Player of the Week five times, he was a two-time Defensive Player of the Week, and two-time Honor Roll selection. In his junior season, he has eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career. Vaughns was named the Atlantic East's Player of the Year, along with being named to the conference's First Team, both for the second consecutive season. This is also the second year in a row that Vaughns has been recognized as an All-District player by the NABC, and earlier today, he was selected to the D3hoops.com All-Region Five team.