Yearly Awards

Freshman of the Year: Winner - Kyle Plausse: I didn't know many of the freshman this year, but man I wish I knew this kid on draft night. He made noise in the MVP race, and made noise in the defensive player of the year race. He shot beautifully and got a crazy amount of steals. The kid didn't play like freshman in the slightest and his most notable performance was leading Team Manzi to a 12 point comeback going 8/8 in the second half from behind the arc. The kid played incredible this season and hats of to him for an amazing season.

Runner up: Riley Curran: For all of the star power on team Majkut it was surprisingly Riley Curran who emerged as the leader of this team. The freshman proved he had game with some extremely high scoring games and masterful shooting. Great season Riley.

Honorable Mentions: Matt Lammare
Jack Barry (3rd and a fraction away from runner up)
Ryan Bernard
Andrew Watkins
Matt Hienser
Anyone not named Bono or Cole on Strauss.

Most Improved Player: Winner - Jake Scharn: This was an easy choice. Jake was always a goo player but the improvement from beginning to end of this was actually insane. Jake was a key player in leading 12th seed Hecht to the final 4 this year and played amazing on both sides of the ball. He went from a good player to a star player and looked better and better every game he played. Major props to him for an amazing season.

Runner up: Charlie Willis - This may seem like kind of a surprise because Charlie is a heck of a player and even in consideration for MVP, but he just got better and better as the season went on and all of the sudden, he plays a mammoth role in knocking off the number one team in the league. He turned into a superstar, and coaches I'd take notice as he should be on your first round radar for next year.

Honorable Mentions: Simon Chandler
Patrick Sullivan
Luke Llodra
Justin Mayer
Will Torgerson
James Wilson (3rd)

Coach of the Year: This one is really hard because you guys all know your coaches were great. This is based very very heavily on record.
Winner: Maureen Booth - Led her team to the best regular season, and played amazing team basketball.
Runner up: Will Mazni - Debut, Junior in highschool, no big deal as he led his team to a masterful regular season and a title.

Honorable Mentions: Strauss (3rd) - Sorry I don't know your first name, but he led a team of freshman to a top three finish there's something to be said for that.

I'm stopping here because if I go any further I'll end up doing all of the coaches, but y'all were great this year, this award should go to the league as a whole.

Defensive Player of the Year: Colin and Bradley TeDuits - Last year both of these guys were given sixth man of the year, now they've moved up to defensive players. I think picking two people for an award is a cop out, but that being said, they were both masterful on the defensive end I don't think it's fair to give one the edge over the other. They both are defensive masterminds and honestly they could very well three peat over the next seasons. Congratulations Bradley and Colin.

Runner Up: Justin Mayer and Tristan Naboicheck - Yes not only am I copping out of giving the award to one player, but I'm also copping out of runner up also. Justin got off to a crazy strong start and was locking up some top tier players in the and Nabo the defensive specialist looked amazing all season, with some freakily athletic blocks and steals.

Honorable Mentions: Peter "Meat Guy" Eldredge (3rd but like kind of cause there are 4 winners and runners up)
Drew Bernard
Andrew Door
Kyle Plausse
Eddie Hastings
Nate Townsend

Game of the Year: Meyers vs. TeDuits/Estes - There were two buzzer beaters, a 20 point comeback, and the most back and forth game I have ever seen with no leads above 5, but i went with none of them, how could I possibly go against the Team Meyers first win of the season coming in the playoffs. It was an overtime game and was close all throughout. Such a great story in such a great game.

Play of the Year: Not many people are going to remember this because it happened all the way back in week 2 in the High School, but Matt Lamarre saved a ball out of nowhere, behind the back perfectly to a teammate who drained a three. Easy choice and a heck of play by a heck of a team.

Sixth Man of the Year: Eddie Hastings - There's no specific criteria for this award because rec ball does even play time, so I'm going with a role player who's contributions may be overlooked to an unkeen eye. Eddie absolutely dominated this criteria. He plays lock down defense, hustles harder than almost everybody in the league, and actually added high scoring volume to his arsenal. He had a heck of a year and he absolutely deserves this award congratulations Eddie.

Runner Up: Jack Blount - This freshman was a tenacious rebounder, he shot the ball well, and was a huge as a true big man in this league. He has the Tim Duncan aspect to him, as he doesn't play "flashy" but he more than gets the job done. He'll be a force in this league for years to come and my advice to coaches is remember this kids name, because despite not being flashy he's one heck of a player.

Honerable Mentions: Jacob Brewster
Kyle Luchford
Jacob Booth (3rd)
Josh Booth
Will Joyner
Avi Jivsanfakwenf.wakej (One last time I think I got it right this time)
Will Torgerson

MVP: Will Zimmon... Nah I'm just kidding
Actual MVP: Drew Stone - The three horse race for this award was crazy tight, I gave Stoney the edge for two reasons, one being the clear impact he had on his team. He missed the playoff game, and his offensive impact was so obvious. This team looked lost without him. The second was his ability to out mind his opponents. The other two candidates also rose up to occasion against some strong opponents as well, however Stoney fouled guys out left and right and just broke down some elite defending. He was masterful as a passer and a scorer and played really solid defense. He was lethal all season congrats to our league MVP.

Runner Up: Kasey Griffiths - I was planning on giving him the award after the finals, but a few other persuaded me towards Stoney, that being said the margin was razor thin between these two and the 3rd place recipient. Kasey was an absolute paint dominance on offense and defense, and he was a huge part of leading his team to the crown. Kasey shot well, rebounded well, and scored at will and he really didn't disappoint in this past season.

3rd: Elias Jiser - Elias played incredible this season. He dropped 25+ points on gamely basis, and he killed it behind the arc. He was the driving force behind the success of team Southwick and showed his leadership ability when playing. He was as clutch as they come and helped spark an amazing run for Team Southwick, and he was solid on the defensive end. He had amazing season and deserves high props.

Honorable Mentions: The other honorable mentions were no particular order, these ones are in order.
Sam Budreau - The only reason he didn't win was due his small amount of game appearances.
Max Phonard - He got better week by week, and he played great on both sides of the ball.
Alex Sellers - This big man keeps getting better and better, his game isn't flashy but he's capable of going crazy.
David Meyers - Heck of a season for David, he proved he was a superstar.