BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University men's basketball fans will have the opportunity to vote for senior forward Michael Lofton (Mansfield, Mass.) to compete in the 2015 Reese's Division III College All-Star Game.
The game will be played on March 27 prior to the NCAA® Division III Men's Basketball Championship game at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va., beginning at 12:30 p.m. EST. Reese's brand is the official candy partner of the NCAA.
Voting will take place on the front page of D3hoops.com, starting at noon ET on Monday, March 9, and running through noon ET on Wednesday, March 11. Fans will be able to choose from a list of the top senior student-athlete in each of the eight Division III regions whose team is no longer participating in the NCAA Tournament. The two top vote-getters will join 16 other seniors, two from each region, who were selected by a committee vote, for a total of nine student-athletes per side.
"The online fan voting through D3hoops.com has been a big hit with the passionate fans of Division III men's basketball," said Reggie Minton, NABC deputy executive director. "The Reese's Division III College All-Star game has proven to be an outstanding event for coaches, student-athletes and fans over the last several years."
D3hoops.com, which has been covering Division III basketball on the Internet for 19 seasons, can be found at www.d3hoops.com.
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found atwww.nabc.org.