Kansas City, MO- Announced on Tuesday afternoon by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), Montclair State University men's basketball head coach Justin Potts was named the District IV Coach of the Year while senior JACOB MORALES nabbed First Team All-District IV honors.
 
Potts helped guide the program to one of the most successful regular seasons in the nation, finishing with a 25-3 overall record and a 17-1 mark in NJAC play. The team's 24-game winning streak set a program record and tied the NJAC record previously held by the 1988-89 TCNJ squad. The Red Hawks also became the first NJAC program to be ranked No. 1 in the nation during the D3hoops.com Poll era. Montclair was the final undefeated team remaining in Division III men's basketball and was, until the final game of the regular season, one of only three undefeated teams across all NCAA divisions.
 
As a team, the Red Hawks ranked first in the nation in total assists (538) and assists per game (21.5), second in three-point percentage (.402) and three-pointers made (325), and are among the top 12 nationally in field goal percentage (.495), scoring offense (92.7 ppg), steals per game (12.1), and scoring margin (15.0).
 
Potts earns this honor for the second time after leading the coaching staff that won back-to-back NJAC Coaching Staff of the Year awards. Morales earns recognition from the NABC for the second-straight year after being a Second Team selection last season.
 
Morales continues to pour on the accolades for a remarkable season in which he was named D3hoops.com Region IV Player of the Year, D3hoops.com First Team All-Region IV, the New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and a First Team All-NJAC selection. A three-time NJAC Player of the Week, Morales once again ranked among the nation's leaders from beyond the arc. His 85 made three-pointers and 3.40 three-pointers made per game were tied for the fifth-best marks in the nation during the regular season. He recorded 12 games with 20 or more points, including three contests with 30 or more points. Morales helped lead Montclair to a program-record number of wins, the No. 1 ranking in the nation for two weeks, an NJAC Regular-Season Championship, and an appearance in the NJAC Championship game for the second consecutive season.
 
Montclair concluded its historic season with a 25-3 overall record and a 17-1 mark in NJAC play, winning back-to-back NJAC Regular-Season Championships. The Red Hawks also returned to the NJAC Championship game for the second straight season and hosted an NCAA First and Second Round pod for the second consecutive year.