SAN DIEGO - With the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament just days away, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its all-district honors on Tuesday and San Diego State senior guard Matt Bradley has been included on the District 17 squad as a second-team performer. The announcement was made at the NABC offices in Kansas City, Mo.
Bradley, who earlier this month was named Mountain West Newcomer of the Year and a second-team performer by the media that regularly cover the league, led San Diego State, during his initial regular season on The Mesa in points (497), points per game (17.8), field goal (170), field goal attempts (375), 3-point field goals (53), 3-point field goal attempts (127), free throws (104) and free throw attempts (131), and was second in rebounds (147), rebounds per game (5.3), assists (75) and steals (31).
In league contests, his 19.7 points were third best and he was No. 4 in free throw percentage (.798) and 3-point field goals (2.47 per game), No. 6 in field goal percentage (.471), No. 9 in steals (1.18 per game) and defensive rebounds (5.00 per game), No. 12 in rebounding (5.71 per game), No. 14 in assists (2.82 per game).
Overall, in the Mountain West, he was No. 4 in free throw percentage (.794), No. 6 in 3-point field goals, No. 9 in scoring, No. 10 in field goal percentage (.453), No. 13 in rebounding and defensive boards (4.54 per game).
Twice this season in league play, Bradley totaled at least 80 points in a three-game stretch, including the last three games of the regular season (80 points), which helped secure his second Mountain West Player of the Week honor as well as ESPN National Player of the Week and Andy Katz's NCAA Digital March Madness Player of the Week.
Bradley scored in double figures 24 times in 28 regular season games, had 16 games of 15 or more points, 20 or more points in 12 games and set a career-high with 30 points at Wyoming on Feb. 28. He led the Aztecs in scoring on 17 occasions (SDSU was 14-3 in those games), in assists 12 times (8-4) and in rebounds six times (5-1). He knocked down multiple three pointers in 16 games and San Diego State went 13-3 in those contests. He shot over 50.0 percent in eight of the team's last 14 games and over 40.0 percent in 18-of-28 games.
Bradley's is the 27th NABC all-district honor for an Aztec since the 2005-06 season.
San Diego State, an 8-seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, is preparing for its game on Thursday against 9-seed Creighton. The game will be broadcast on truTV and will tip at approximately 6:27 p.m. CT (4:27 p.m. PT).
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