Mashburn and House Earn USBWA & NABC All-District Honors

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico men’s basketball team had two players honors with All-District honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and U.S. Basketball Writers of America (USBWA) on Tuesday. Junior guard Jamal Mashburn, Jr. and senior guard Jaelen House were recognized by both organizations.

Mashburn was named first-team All-District 17 by the NABC, while House was named to the second team. District 17 of the NABC includes schools in the Mountain West Conference. Mashburn and House were both among the 10 players named to the USBWA All-District VIII Team, which is comprised of players from schools in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Mashburn and House are the first Lobos to earn All-District honors since Elijah Brown in 2016-17. It is the first time New Mexico has had multiple players recognized since 2013-14 when Cameron Bairstow and Kendall Williams were honored.

Mashburn, a first-team All-Mountain West honoree by the coaches, leads the conference in scoring at 19.5 ppg. He has a league-best 17 20-point games this season and has scored in double figures in all but one game. He became just the fifth Lobo to average over 20.0 ppg in Mountain West play when he averaged a league-leading 21.0 ppg in conference games this season.

House, a first-team All-Mountain West honoree by the media, ranks sixth in the league in scoring (17.0 ppg) and third in the league in assists (4.6 apg). A member of the Mountain West All-Defensive Team, he ranks third nationally in steals at 2.65 per game and enters the NIT two steals shy of tying Hunter Greene’s single-season school record of 84 steals.

The Lobos (22-11) open play in the NIT on Wednesday night as they host Utah Valley. Game time at The Pit is 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.