Earlier this month, Hunter was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year after Georgia State went 17-1 in conference play and earned the league's regular season championship. This week, Hunter was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award and Hugh Durham Award, a pair of awards given annually to some of the best coaches in college basketball.

Hunter, now in his third season at the helm of the Panthers, guided Georgia State to the second-most in program history, and the school's second Postseason NIT appearance. Georgia State won a school record 14 straight games at one point during the season and was ranked as high at No. 7 in CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Poll.

Hunter has won 62 games in his first three years at GSU which are the most for any coach in their first three seasons. He has led Georgia State to 20 or more games in two of his three seasons – which has only happened three other times in GSU history.

2014 NABC UPS DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT COACHES

District 1: Tim Cluess, Iona
District 2: Tony Bennett, Virginia
District 3: Scott Cherry, High Point
District 4: Jim Crews, St. Louis
District 5: Jay Wright, Villanova
District 6: Dick Hunsaker, Utah Valley
District 7: John Beilein, Michigan
District 8: Rick Barnes, Texas
District 9: Russell Turner, UC Irvine
District 10: Monte Ross, Delaware
District 11: Tim Floyd, UTEP
District 12: Brian Wardle, Green Bay
District 13: Mike Brennan, America
District 14: Steve Hawkins, Western Michigan
District 15: Moton LeVelle, North Carolina Central
District 16: Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
District 17: Steve Fisher, San Diego State
District 18: Andy Toole, Robert Morris
District 19: Rick Byrd, Belmont
District 20: Sean Miller, Arizona
District 21: Billy Donovan, Florida
District 22: Mike Young, Wofford
District 23: Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin
District 24: Ron Hunter, Georgia State
District 25: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati

--GeorgiaStateSports.com--