INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2021-22 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus. Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren, Andrew Nembhard and Drew Timme were named First Team All-District IX. Timme was named the District IX Player of the Year.
 
The USBWA has selected All-District teams since the 1956-57 season, its founding year, for each of the nine geographic districts, ten players are selected as well as a player and coach of the year.
 
Holmgren tied the West Coast Conference record averaging 3.7 blocks per league game, matching Hondre Brewer's mark in 2002. Holmgren is fourth in the nation with 104 blocks and fourth averaging 3.59 blocks per game. His 104 blocked shots are the third-most in a single season in WCC history. Former GU player Brandon Clarke owns the record at 117. Holmgren ranks sixth for most blocks in a career in program history. The Minneapolis native has more blocks (104) than missed shots from the field (98) so far this season. Holmgren leads the conference grabbing 9.6 rebounds per game, which is 22nd in the country. He is eighth in the nation pulling down 7.93 defensive boards per outing. Holmgren is ninth in the WCC averaging 14.2 points per game. He is ninth in the country shooting 61 percent from the field, which leads the WCC. The freshman is fourth in the nation making 73.4 percent inside-the-arc. Holmgren was named the WCC Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Year and is a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award.
 
Nembhard, a Cousy Point Guard of the Year Finalist, currently leads the West Coast Conference in assists per game (5.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.24). He is seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio and 13th in assists per game. The senior is fourth in the conference averaging 1.62 steals per outing. His 11.7 points per game ranks fourth on the team. He was named First Team All-WCC.
 
Timme, a Preseason All-American and the 2022 West Coast Conference Player of the Year was named First Team All-Conference the last two seasons, after being named All-Freshman in 2019-20. He is second in the West Coast Conference averaging 17.5 points per game, and first scoring 18.5 points per WCC outing. The junior is third in the conference shooting 58.8 percent from the field, which ranks 14th in the nation. He is 10th in the WCC grabbing 6.3 rebounds per game, and seventh blocking 0.86 shots per game. Timme won the Karl Malone Award last season and is a finalist for this season's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. He boasts a record of 86-6 (.935) in his Gonzaga appearances, going 43-2 (.956) in conference play.
 
Twenty-five Division I conferences are represented among the 90 players honored by the USBWA. The Big East and SEC, with 11 all-district players, lead all conferences, followed by the Big Ten with 10. UConn (District I), Duke (District III) and Arizona and Gonzaga (District IX) are the only schools to be represented by three players.
 
The USBWA will release its 2021-22 men's and women's All-America teams tomorrow at 6 a.m. PT.
 
DISTRICT IX
CA, OR, WA, HI, AZ, AK
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Tommy Lloyd, Arizona
 
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Terrell Brown Jr., Washington
Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga
Johnny Juzang, UCLA
Christian Koloko, Arizona
Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona
Isaiah Mobley, USC
Andrew Nembhard, Gonzaga
Will Richardson, Oregon
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona