University of Utah Athletics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Utah senior Sedrick Barefield has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District Team, the organization announced today. Barefield was named a first team selection out of District 20.
 
Barefield, who also earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors just this past week, led the Runnin' Utes with a 16.8 points per game scoring average, becoming the first Utah player to average more than 15 points a game in a season since Kyle Kuzma registered 16.4 ppg back in 2016-17. The Corona, Calif., native knocked down .408 from the field overall, .388 from three-point range and .825 from the charity stripe. He led Utah in field goals made (167), three-pointers made (93) and assists (118).
 
Barefield became the 39th player in Utah history to score at least 1,000 points in a career, totaling 1,121 career points in just over two and a half seasons. He ranks 32nd all-time in scoring, just behind Andrew Bogut's total of 1,126 career points. Barefield also ranks among the school's best for three-pointers in a season, as he is tied for second in single-season school history with 93 three-pointers made. His 183 three-pointers made in a career ranks eighth most in school history.
 
Barefield is the fifth different player in the past six seasons to earn NABC All-District honors. He joins former Utes Justin Bibbins (2018, 2nd Team), Kyke Kuzma (2017, 2nd Team), Jakob Poeltl (2016, 1st Team) and Delon Wright (2015, 1^st Team; 2014, 2^nd Team).
 
Joining Barefield on the NABC District 20 First Team were Oregon State's Tres Tinkle, Washington State's Robert Franks, and Washington's Jaylen Nowell and Matisse Thybulle.
 
Barefield and the Utes finished the 2018-19 regular season 17-14 overall, which included an 11-7 mark in Pac-12 Conference play. Following a prediction of finishing eighth in the league's preseason poll, Utah would finish in sole possession of third place in the league standings to become the only Pac-12 team in the past five seasons to earn a first-round bye in the conference tournament.