Matas Vokietaitis named to NABC All-Gulf District Second Team as Texas puts two on the list
matas vokietaitis was named Tuesday morning to the 2026 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Gulf District Second Team as the organization unveiled its all-district selections. The announcement also placed University of Texas junior guard/forward Dailyn Swain on the 10-person Gulf District First Team. The honors cover NCAA Division I programs in Texas and Louisiana, with voting done by NABC-member coaches.
What the NABC announced, and where matas vokietaitis fits
The NABC’s Gulf District teams were released Tuesday morning, using a district alignment model that groups schools by state rather than conference. In the Gulf District, that footprint includes all Division I member institutions located in Texas and Louisiana.
For Texas, Dailyn Swain earned a First Team slot, while matas vokietaitis took a place on the Second Team. The NABC’s All-America teams are scheduled to be announced Wednesday.
The broader Gulf District lists include multiple programs and players. The First Team group includes, among others, Christian Anderson and JT Toppin (Texas Tech), Rashaun Agee (Texas A& M), Cameron Carr (Baylor), Kingston Flemings (Houston), Boopie Miller (SMU), David Punch (TCU), Emanuel Sharp (Houston), Keon Thompson (SFA), and Swain (Texas). The Second Team includes, among others, Rowan Brumbaugh (Tulane), Chris Cenac (Houston), DJ Hall (Texas State), Larry Johnson (McNeese), Po’Boigh King (Sam Houston), Lateef Patrick (SFA), Jaron Pierre (SMU), Joseph Tugler (Houston), Tounde Yessoufou (Baylor), and Vokietaitis (Texas).
Immediate reactions and performance snapshots
The NABC, which issued the district-team announcement Tuesday morning, described the All-District honors as a coach-voted recognition across Division I. At the University of Texas, the program framed the morning’s news as a two-player haul: Swain on the First Team and Vokietaitis on the Second Team.
Swain’s season resume, as outlined by the University of Texas Athletics, includes being named one of five finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award and collecting SEC Newcomer of the Year and All-SEC Second Team honors. Texas Athletics also noted that Swain became the first player in program history to earn SEC Newcomer of the Year and the fourth individual in school history to claim conference Newcomer of the Year accolades.
On the court, Texas Athletics said Swain led Texas across multiple categories through the team’s first 32 games, including scoring (17. 8 points per game), rebounding (7. 6 rebounds per game), assists, steals, and minutes (32. 2 minutes per game), while shooting 55. 1% from the floor and 81. 6% at the free-throw line. Research was cited by Texas Athletics for noting Swain as the only player in a Major Conference to lead his team in at least five major statistical categories through games of March 15.
For Vokietaitis, Texas Athletics said he played and started all 32 contests, led the team in blocks, and ranked second in scoring (15. 5 points per game) and rebounding (6. 8 rebounds per game), while shooting 63. 1% from the floor. Texas Athletics also cited KenPom metrics through games of March 15 that had Vokietaitis ranking third nationally in Free Throw Rate (99. 6) and third nationally in Fouls Drawn per 40 minutes (8. 3).
Quick context: the district model and the tournament backdrop
The NABC introduced its current Division I district-alignment model last year, shifting the structure so schools are arranged by state rather than by conference. In this setup, the Gulf District encompasses Division I programs in Texas and Louisiana.
Texas Athletics also noted Texas is an 18-14 team (9-9 SEC) and the No. 11 seed in the West Region, set to open in the NCAA First Four against No. 11 seed NC State later Tuesday.
What’s next after matas vokietaitis receives the district nod
The next scheduled milestone on the NABC calendar is Wednesday’s announcement of the NABC All-America teams. For Texas, the immediate focus is game action later Tuesday, with the program set to begin its NCAA Tournament run in the First Four.
For matas vokietaitis, the district recognition lands as a clear marker of his season-long production—alongside Swain’s First Team selection—at the exact moment Texas turns from award season to postseason urgency.
