And The Winners Are . . .

. . . precisely who I said they would be.

But, for clarification, here are the OUA West major award winners, including the all-star teams first published here a few weeks ago.

2008-09 OUA MEN'S BASKETBALL WEST DIVISION MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Greg Surmacz (Windsor)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alex Brzozowicz (Western)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Didi Mukendi (Brock)

KEN SHIELDS AWARD
Alex Brzozowicz (Western)

COACH OF THE YEAR
Brad Campbell (Western)

FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
Kale Harrison (Laurier)
Keenan Jeppesen (Western)
Kiraan Posey (Lakehead)
Brad Smith (Western)
Greg Surmacz (Windsor)

SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
Mouctar Diaby (McMaster)
Isaac Kuon (Windsor)
Jesse MacDonald (Laurier)
Nick Pankerichan (Guelph)
Owen White (Brock)

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Travis Berry (Laurier)
Greg Carter (Lakehead)
Scott Laws (McMaster)
Didi Mukendi (Brock)
Yoosrie Salhia (Lakehead)
Joel Whitty (Brock)

Comments

[darryl macDonald]

Whats with having 5 big man on the 1st team , I thought an all star team comprised of 2 guards and 3 forwards or a combination of both.
Sue

[Greg Layson]

Sue
I think you can make a case for Kael being a power guard, of sorts.

However, the top-five vote getters make the first team. The next five in order of voting make the second team. When I surveyed the coaches for my pre-season all-stars, I forced them to break it down by position.

Greg