UPEI’s Smith named CIS rookie of the year
OTTAWA (CIS) – UPEI’s Deontay Smith, a first-year guard from North Preston, N.S., was named the CIS rookie of the year, Wednesday.
CBU's Dorsey and Acadia Klassen named first team all-Canadians
OTTAWA (CIS) – UPEI's Deontay Smith, a first-year guard from North Preston, N.S., was named the CIS rookie of the year, Wednesday.
Philip Scrubb, a third-year guard from Carleton University, was named most outstanding player in CIS men's basketball for the second straight season.
Remarkably, Scrubb, who kicked off his university career in 2010-11 with rookie-of-the-year honours, was one of four repeat winners announced Wednesday.
Lakehead point guard Greg Carter was once again named the nation's top defensive player. Guelph forward Daniel McCarthy merited a second Ken Shields Award in recognition of his excellence in basketball, academics and community involvement. Carleton's Dave Smart became the first head coach to receive three straight Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophies.
The 51st CIS men's basketball championship gets underway Friday at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa and culminates Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time with the national final, live on The Score Television Network and www.CIS-SIC.tv.
NOTE: The CIS award winners and all-Canadians will be honoured at centre court Saturday evening between the national semifinals, at Scotiabank Place.
Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/index
DR. PETER MULLINS TROPHY (rookie of the year): Deontay Smith, UPEI
Smith, who hails from North Preston, N.S., is the first UPEI winner of the Mullins Trophy and only the second from the AUS conference. Dalhousie's Shawn Plancke was honoured back in 1993.
The 6-foot guard started in every league game for the Panthers in his university debut and went on to lead the team in scoring with 17.3 points per contest, good for fifth in the Maritimes. The 19-year-old arts student scored in double figured in 18 of 20 matches, including eight 20-plus-point efforts. He also finished second in the conference in assists (4.4) and seventh in rebounding (7.0) en route to a selection as a first-team AUS all-star.
"We are very proud of D.J. here at UPEI," said head coach Tim Kendrick. "We knew we were getting a very good basketball player and an even better young man. He has done everything that has been asked of him, and more."
Laval's Karl Demers-Bélanger, McMaster's Rohan Boney and Alberta's Youssef Ouahrig, all of them guards, were the other nominees.
ALL-CANADIAN TEAMS
The all-Canadian teams were also announced on Wednesday.
Joining Scrubb on the first squad were fellow conference MVPs Dorsey and Lamar, as well as forwards Tyson Hinz from Carleton and Owen Klassen of Acadia.
Hinz, the 2010-11 CIS player of the year, was voted to the top unit for the third straight season, while Dorsey merited the honour for the second consecutive campaign. Klassen was a second-team member a year ago.
The second dream team is comprised of a quintet of first-time all-Canadians, including RSEQ MVP Andrews, Windsor forward Lien Phillip, and guards Doug Plumb of UBC, Maxwell Allin of Wilfrid Laurier and Warren Ward of Ottawa.
In addition to Smith, the all-rookie squad is made up of Demers-Bélanger, Boney and Ouahrig, already honoured in their league, as well as Cape Breton guard Shaquille Keith.
2012-2013 CIS MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (player of the year): Philip Scrubb, Carleton
Defensive player of the year: Greg Carter, Lakehead
Dr. Peter Mullins Trophy (rookie of the year): Deontay Smith, UPEI
Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy (coach of the year): Dave Smart, Carleton
Ken Shields Award (basketball, academics & community service): Daniel McCarthy, Guelph
Pos. Athlete University Year Hometown Faculty
G-Philip Scrubb Carleton 3 Richmond, B.C. Commerce
G-James Dorsey Cape Breton 5 Baltimore, Md. Community Studies
G-Stephon Lamar Saskatchewan 3 San Diego, Calif. Arts & Science
F-Tyson Hinz Carleton 4 Ottawa, Ont. Commerce
F-Owen Klassen Acadia 4 Kingston, Ont. Kinesiology
Second Team
F-Lien Phillip Windsor 4 St. Marks, Grenada Business
G-Doug Plumb UBC 5 Pitt Meadows, B.C. Arts
G-Maxwell Allin Laurier 4 Chatham, Ont. Arts
G-Warren Ward Ottawa 5 London, Ont. Arts
C-Mike Andrews Bishop's 3 Oakville, Ont. Education
All-Rookie Team
G-Deontay Smith UPEI 1 North Preston, N.S. Arts
G-Rohan Boney McMaster 1 Oakville, Ont. Social Science
G-Shaquille Keith Cape Breton 1 Brampton, Ont. Community Studies
G-Youssef Ouahrig Alberta 1 Montreal, Que. Native Studies
G-Karl Demers-Bélanger Laval 1 Quebec City, Que. Actuarial Studies