King Named to NABC All-District

Murray State's Fred King has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District Second Team for the Central District as announced by the association from their home office in Kansas City.

King, a senior from Mangrove Cay, Bahamas, played his senior season with the Racers in 2025-26, coming into the MSU program with first-year head coach Ryan Miller, each from Creighton over the three previous seasons.

In his first season as the main post player, King was named Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year and was a member of the All-Newcomer Team in The Valley. He also gained a spot on the All-Defensive Team in the MVC.

Fred King led the MVC in rebounding with an average of 8.3 per game and had eight double-doubles on the season.
He's the first Racer to lead a league in rebounding since Ed Daniel led the Ohio Valley Conference with a 10.0rpg average in the 2012-13 season.

King also led the MVC in blocked shots and broke into the MSU all-time single season blocked shots list at No. 19 and as a scorer, he was 10^th in scoring in the MVC at 13.2 points per game.

The Racers are in the 2026 National Invitation Tournament for the ninth time in school history and play Wednesday night in Reno against the Nevada Wolf Pack.

2025-26 NABC Division I All-District (Central District)
First Team
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
JaKobi Gillespie, Tennessee
Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt

Second Team
Flory Bidunga, Kansas
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
Ryan Conwell, Louisville
Melvin Council Jr., Kansas
Fred King, Murray State
Tyler Lundblade, Belmont
Rienk Mast, Nebraska
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
Teagan Moore, Western Kentucky
Otega Oweh, Kentucky

Coach of the Year: Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska

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