Inderbir Gill from the University
of Northern British Columbia is chosen player of the year. “It feels great,”
said Gill. “It is quite an honour, but it really is a team award. Winning
something like this reflects on our team’s success. I cannot thank my coaches
and teammates enough.” Gill was ranked second in the BCCAA in scoring averaging
21.3 points per game and third in assists. He is a three-time CCAA
All-Canadian, a former CCAA men’s championship MVP and was named 2010’s CCAA
Athlete of the Year across all sports. “Inderbir is certainly one of the top
players in the country,” says Jeff Harris, CCAA men’s basketball convenor.
“He’s a frontrunner in the sport with the record to prove it.” The
Thunderwolves qualified for nationals and were the BCCAA’s top scoring team. Other
nominees for men’s basketball player of the year were Dominyck Coward of Lethbridge
College, Guillaume Payen-Boucard of Collège Ahuntsic and Donathan Moss of
Holland College, who were all named CCAA All-Canadians.
Trevor Costello of
Algonquin College was named the CCAA coach of the year. Costello and the
Thunder were the OCAA east region champions with a 19-1 record and were the No.
3 ranked team in Canada at the end of the regular season. Algonquin has an
excellent record in a tough league,” said Jeff Harris, CCAA men’s basketball
convenor. “Trevor Costello has given the team depth and longevity.” Members of
the Costello’s squad include 2011 CCAA All-Canadian Niuguna Waiganjo and
players who earlier this month were named the OCAA East Division’s Rookie of
the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and members of the All-Star and All-Rookie
teams. The other nominees for the coach of the year were Tony Bryce of
Vancouver Island University, Mike Hansen of Lethbridge College, Rick Plato of
Mount Saint Vincent University and Wayne Yearwood of Dawson College.
Joining Gill on the All-Canadian
team were: Dominyck Coward (Lethbridge College). Coward was
the ACAC’s 2011 Player of the Year. …………………………………………………… Boris
Hadzimuratovic (Cégep de Sainte Foy). Hadzimuratovic is a third-year centre, two-time
Quebec all-star and a former member of the Bosnian Junior National Team. ……………………………………………………………….
JD Howlett (University of King’s College). Howlett led the CCAA in scoring with
25.78 points per game and recorded an average of 14.11 rebounds per game. …………………………………………………… Bol
Kong (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology). An 85% free throw shooter. …………………………………………………… Donathan
Moss (Holland College). Moss was the ACAA Player of the Year. He was the
league’s second leading scorer, with a single-game high of 33 points. …………………………………………………… Eric
Smith (Durham College). Smith
was chosen OCAA player of the year and first team all-star. The OCAA East
scoring champion led all players in the conference averaging 21.6 points per game.
The third-year forward was the only OCAA player to eclipse 200 rebounds, grabbing
206 boards. He is also the only student-athlete to average a double-double for
the regular season. …………………………………………………… Jacob Thom (Vancouver
Island University). A former VIU Athlete of the Year, Thom led the BCCAA league
in assists. ……………………………………………………
Guillaume Payen-Boucard (Ahuntsic). Payen-Boucard was
the RSEQ’s MVP, a member of the All-Star team, and ranked first in scoring with
an average of 21.1 ppg. ……………………………………………………
Njuguna Waiganjo (Algonquin). The Kenyan-born Waiganjo,
a third-year point guard, was
one of five OCAA players to average 18.0 points per game and was a co-leader in
assists with 83. Waiganjo contributed 42 steals and is an OCAA East first-team
all-star.