KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Green Bay head coach added to his collection of 2013-14 accolades, earning All-District coaching honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Wardle, named the Horizon League Coach of the Year earlier in the month, guided Green Bay to its first conference regular season title since 1996 and put the Phoenix on the verge of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Green Bay finished the season with a 24-7 record, earning its first NIT bid in 22 years after going 14-2 in Horizon League play.
In his four years with the Phoenix, Wardle has recorded a 71-56 record, with Green Bay's record improving each year.
Wardle is also a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year award.
The NABC All-Distrcit coaches are voted on by their peers. Wardle joins 24 of his colleagues this season as recipients of the honor.
NABC All-District coaches:
District 1: Tim Cluess, Iona
District 2: Tony Bennett, Virginia
District 3: Scott Cherry, High Point
District 4: Jim Crews, St. Louis
District 5: Jay Wright, Villanova
District 6: Dick Hunsaker, Utah Valley
District 7: John Beilein, Michigan
District 8: Rick Barnes, Texas
District 9: Russell Turner, UC Irvine
District 10: Monte Ross, Delaware
District 11: Tim Floyd, UTEP
District 12: Brian Wardle, Green Bay
District 13: Mike Brennan, America
District 14: Steve Hawkins, Western Michigan
District 15: Moton LeVelle, North Carolina Central
District 16: Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
District 17: Steve Fisher, San Diego State
District 18: Andy Toole, Robert Morris
District 19: Rick Byrd, Belmont
District 20: Sean Miller, Arizona
District 21: Billy Donovan, Florida
District 22: Mike Young, Wofford
District 23: Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin
District 24: Ron Hunter, Georgia State
District 25: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati
