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- ↑ "2009-10 NABC Division I District Alignment" (PDF). cstv.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2014-15 Division I All-District Teams and UPS All-District Coaches" (PDF) (Press release). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2016.