KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its annual Give Back Team and Wayne State University men's basketball senior Nick Mutebi (Farmington Hills, Mich. / U of D Jesuit) was named to the 10-person team.  The award is in its sixth year and was formerly known as the Good Works Team.  Mutebi was selected out of nearly out 70 nominations.

Mutebi has been an active member in the Metro Detroit community as a mentor for students at local Detroit elementary and middle schools, in addition to participating in philanthropic endeavors such as Basic Needs Drives and the "Hashtag Lunchbag" events.

Last semester, Mutebi led a school-wide clothing and sporting goods drive for Opening Doors, a nonprofit organization in Uganda run by his parents that provides a learning space for children with intellectual disabilities.  Mutebi is also a member of several organizations on campus including the Wayne State African Students Society and the WSU Student Athlete Leadership Council.  Additionally, Mutebi is a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection was recently as one of the 2018 25 Under 25 winners for the Mike Ilitch School of Business.  Following the 2016-17 season, he collected NABC Honors Court accolades.

"The NABC Give Back Team provides an opportunity to recognize the exceptional selfless humanitarian acts performed by men's college basketball student-athletes," said NABC Executive Director Jim Haney. "The 10 young men selected for this honor have made significant contributions to assist those in need while helping lift the human spirit."

The 2018 Give Back Team includes five student-athletes from NCAA® Division I and five from NCAA Division II and III and NAIA Division I and II, selected from a group of 69 nominated by college coaches and sports information directors across the country.  Representing NCAA Division I are Shawn Anderson of the United States Naval Academy, Brian Dawkins of Elon University, Justin Johnson of Western Kentucky University, Desmond Ringer of Mercer University andOsinachi Smart of the College of Charleston.Representing NCAA Division II-III and the NAIA are Alec Andrews of the California Institute of Technology, Seth Hawley of the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Carnegie Mellon University's Ryan Maha, Nick Mutebi of Wayne State University and Tyler Robinson of Lyon College.

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at NABC.org.