Wake Forest Athletics
Rountree Nominated for NABC Good Works Team
12/3/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 3, 2013
By Scott Wortman, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@TieDyeNation)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest sophomore forward Aaron Rountree III has been nominated for the Allstate Good Works Team, as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Tuesday.
The award recognizes a select group of college basketball student-athletes who have made significant contributions to the greater good of their communities through volunteerism and civic service.
In its second year, the Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams honor players at all levels of college basketball who represent the sport's finest in the areas of leadership and charitable achievements amongst their peers. The student-athletes nominated for this prestigious award embody the true spirit of teamwork and giving back.
Rountree is one of seven players in the ACC nominated for the award. The final award winners, which will include five men's Division I players, will be announced in February.
Rountree is a member of Wake Forest's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and has generously volunteered his time on campus and in the community.
This past August, Rountree volunteered with Hope & Hope Ministries, traveling to St. Vincent and the Grenadines on a mission trip. On the trip, Aaron helped clean up local parks and participated in basketball and soccer clinics with area youth.
Rountree serves on the "Eat With The Deacs" committee, which is a program that brings together Wake Forest student-athletes and local youth for mentorship opportunities each month. Aaron has also volunteered with service projects such as the Skip Prosser Literacy Program, Habitat for Humanity, Project Pumpkin, Hit the Bricks for cancer research, Bounce Out the Stigma Basketball Camp, a local diversity basketball clinic and Santa's Helpers.
While jump shots and rebounds earn recognition on the hardwood, the Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams® help tell the stories of good taking place off the court that often go unnoticed. It is those players who demonstrate the exceptional ability to balance academics with athletics while donating their limited free time to serving others who have been nominated by their respective colleges and universities for this prestigious honor.
From the 118 NABC nominees and 84 WBCA nominees, special voting panels will select two 10-member teams comprised of five student-athletes from the NCAA Division I level and five student-athletes from NCAA Divisions II, III and the NAIA. The final roster of 20 award recipients will be unveiled in February.
More information about the Allstate NABC Good Works Team and the Allstate WBCA Good Works Team is available at www.nabc.org and www.wbca.org.
The following players have been nominated for consideration to be named to the 2014 Allstate NABC Good Works Team:
Appalachian State University - Michael Obacha
Arizona State University - Dave Whitmore
Boston College - Ryan Anderson
Brigham Young University - Tyler Haws
Brown University - Rafael Maia
Butler University - Erik Fromm
Central Michigan University - Chris Fowler
Cleveland State University - Ludovic Ndaye
College of Charleston - Willis Hall
College of William and Mary - Tim Rusthoven
Creighton University - Ethan Wragge
Eastern Kentucky University - Deverin Muff
Florida State University - Okaro White
George Washington University - John Kopriva
Georgia State University - R.J. Hunter
Gonzaga University - Drew Barham
Hampton University - Deron Powers
Illinois State University - Nick Zeisloft
Indiana State University - Lucas Eitel
Iowa State University - Melvin Ejim
Kansas State University - Will Spradling
Mercer University - Langston Hall
New Mexico State University - Kevin Aronis
North Carolina State University - Tyler Lewis
Northwestern State University - Gary Stewart
Northwestern University - Drew Crawford
Oakland University - Travis Bader
Ohio State University - Aaron Craft
Ohio University - Nick Kellogg
Quinnipiac University - Ousmane Drame
Rice University - Austin Ramljak
Rider University - Emerson Bursis
Saint Joseph's University - Chris Wilson
Saint Louis University - Jake Barnett
Seattle University - Jarell Flora
Seton Hall University - Patrik Auda
Southern Methodist University - Shawn Williams
South Dakota State University - Marcus Heemstra
St. John's University (N.Y.) - God'sgift Achiuwa
Stephen F. Austin State University - Desmond Haymon
Tennessee State University - Patrick Miller
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - Jake Kocher
The Citadel - Dylen Setzekorn
Towson University - Timajh Parker-Rivera
Troy University - Jeffrey Mullahey
U.S. Military Academy (Army) - Maxwell Lenox
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Jordan Swing
University of North Carolina-Wilmington - Tanner Milson
University at Albany - David Wiegmann
University of Arizona - Nick Johnson
University of Arkansas - Kikko Haydar
University of Colorado - Chris Jenkins
University Detroit Mercy - Evan Bruinsma
University of Florida - Patric Young
University of Houston - Mikhail McLean
University of Kansas - Perry Ellis
University of Kentucky - Jarrod Polson
University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Ishaq Pitt
University of Massachusetts - Trey Davis
University of Memphis - Joe Jackson
University of Michigan - Jordan Morgan
University of Notre Dame - Tom Knight
University of Pennsylvania - Dau Jok
University of Pittsburgh - James Robinson
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - D'Montre Edwards
University of Texas - Javan Felix
University of the Pacific - Trevin Harris
University of Tulsa - Nick Wood
University of Vermont - Luke Apfeld
University of Virginia - Joe Harris
Utah State University - Danny Berger
Wake Forest University - Aaron Rountree III
West Virginia University - Kevin Noreen
University of Wisconsin - Zach Bohannon
Youngstown State University - Mike Podolsky
