Fresno State Athletics
Davis Named 2015 Allstate Good Works Team Nominee
12/3/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS -- Fresno State senior forward Alex Davis was named one of 158 nominees for the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team for his commitment to community service and helping improve the lives of others.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Allstate Insurance Company today announced the 158 nominees for the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team. This prestigious community service award recognizes a distinguished group of student-athletes who have demonstrated "a commitment to enriching the lives of others and contributing to the greater good in their communities."
From the 158 NABC nominees, distinguished voting panels will select a 10-member teams comprised of five student-athletes from the NCAA Division I level and five student-athletes from NCAA Divisions II, III and the NAIA. The final roster of award recipients will be unveiled in February. The players are recognized for exhibit exceptional leadership skills and an unwavering commitment to volunteerism.
Davis has been one of the team leaders during community service activities at Children's Hospital Central California, the local Boy's and Girl's Club and directly with youth throughout the San Joaquin Valley.
"The accomplishments of student-athletes extend far beyond successes achieved on the court, and Allstate is proud to recognize this exceptional group of young men and women for the positive impact they are making in their communities," said Pam Hollander, vice president of marketing for Allstate Insurance Company. "Their stories of powerful and selfless acts, shared by SIDs and coaches across the nation, represent the best of collegiate student-athletes and serve as an inspiration to us all."
For the third year, the Allstate NABC Good Works Team help spotlight the off-the-court good works and service to others that often goes unnoticed and unrewarded. From creating organizations benefiting at-risk youth to volunteering overseas to help impoverished communities, there are countless remarkable stories of service among this year's group of nominees. As full-time students and athletes, these players choose to dedicate their limited free time to improving the lives of those around them.
Members of the Allstate NABC Good Works Team will be invited by Allstate, an official corporate partner of the NCAA, to the 2015 NABC Convention and 2015 NCAA Men's Final Four in Indianapolis, where they will participate in a community project benefiting the host city. Allstate is an official corporate partner of the NABC and NCAA.
"In this third year of the Allstate NABC Good Works Team program, we had an overwhelming response with 158 nominations for 2015," said NABC Executive Director Jim Haney. "There are so many young men and women in college basketball today who make extraordinary and selfless contributions locally, nationally and globally. This is a tremendous opportunity to not only recognize the best of the best but honor all of these student-athletes for their achievements away from the court."
Former Duke University student-athlete, two-time NCAA champion and seven-time NBA All-Star Grant Hill will headline the Allstate NABC Good Works Team voting panel, while WNBA basketball star Tamika Catchings, who played at the University of Tennessee, will serve on the Allstate WBCA Good Works Team panel. In addition to Hollander, Hill and Catchings, the 2015 Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams selection panel members include: former college basketball student-athletes Greg Anthony (UNLV), Mateen Cleaves (Michigan State) and Alana Beard (Duke); former head coaches Bobby Cremins (College of Charleston), Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech), Marsha Sharp (Texas Tech) and Nell Fortner (Auburn); current college basketball coach Coquese Washington (Penn State); and media members Seth Davis (Sports Illustrated/CBS), Dana O'Neil (ESPN), Carolyn Peck (ESPN) and LaChina Robinson (ESPN/FOX).
Since 2008, Allstate has worked with the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as sponsor of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which shines a spotlight on the positive, off-the-field impact college football student-athletes have on their communities. Through an arrangement with the AFCA, NABC and Allstate has been able to expand the Good Works Team to also recognize college basketball student-athletes at all levels who donate their time and effort to make a difference off the court.
More information about the Allstate NABC Good Works Team is available at www.nabc.org.
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