The Irish basketball end of season awards have been announced with Lehmon Colbert of UCC Demons and Jazmen Boone of WIT Wildcats taking the top honours
Fresh off claiming a second straight league title as well as the Champions Trophy with C&S UCC Demons, Lehmon Colbert has been named the MVP of the Irish men’s Premier League. The former Jacksonville Dolphins player took the honour after another stellar season where he averaged 22.55 PPG, 12.1 RPG, and 2.75 APG. Sean Flood, of cup winners Templeogue, was named young player of the year while Brian O’Malley of Pyrobel Killester was named coach of the year.
The women’s MVP award went to Jazmen Boone of WIT Wildcats. Boone, a graduate of the College of William & Mary, averaged 22.28 PPG and 16 RPG over the course of an impressive campaign. Amy Ward of Singleton’s Super Value Brunell was named young player of the year while Mark Scannell of treble champions Team Montenotte Hotel Glanmire was named coach of the year. Scannell is also the head coach of the Irish women’s side at the FIBA Small Countries Championship which begins later this month.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Men’s Premier League Player of the Year:
Lehmon Colbert (C&S UCC Demons)
Men’s Premier League Young Player of the Year:
Sean Flood (Templeogue BC)
Men’s Premier League Coach of the Year:
Brian O’Malley (Pyrobel Killester)
Women’s Premier League Player of the Year:
Jazmen Boone (Maxol WIT Wildcats)
Women’s Premier League Young Player of the Year:
Amy Waters (Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell)
Women’s Premier League Coach of the Year:
Mark Scannell (Team Montenotte Hotel)
Men’s Division One Player of the Year: Kenneth Hansberry (Maree BC)
Men’s Division One Young Player of the Year: Eoin Rockall (Maree BC)
Men’s Division One Coach of the Year: John Finn (Maree)
Women’s Division One Player of the Year: Siobhan Kilkenny (NUIG Mystics)
Women’s Division One Young Player of the Year: Ailish O’Reilly (NUIG Mystics)
Women’s Division One Coach of the Year: Mike Murray (NUIG Mystics)
Men’s Underage Coach of the Year: Daniel O’Sullivan (Ballincollig BC)
Women’s Underage Coach of the Year: Andy Gill (Irish U15W National Team)
Underage Club of the Year: Ongar Chasers
Appreciation Award: Noel Keating
Primary School of the Year: Ballyroan Boys National School
Post Primary Schools Committee Tom Collins Award: Tom O’Malley
Boys ‘A’ School of the Year: Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig
Girls ‘A’ School of the Year: Holy Faith Clontarf
Girls ‘B’ School of the Year: Coláiste Choilmcille Ballyshannon
Boys ‘B’ School of the Year: De La Salle Waterford
Girls ‘C’ School of the Year: Abbey Vocational School, Donegal
Boys ‘C’ School of the Year: Colaiste Oiriall Monaghan
Girls ‘D’ School of the Year: St. Michaels Finglas
Boys ‘D’ School of the Year: Scoil Ui Mhuire Dunleer
Girls Schools Coach of the Year: Jerome Westbrooks (Holy Faith Clontarf)
Boys School Coach of the Year: Francis O’ Sullivan (Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig)
U19 Boys Schools Player of the Year: Dylan Corkery (Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig)
U19 Girls Schools Player of the Year: Claire Melia (Ard Scoil Rathangan)
U16 Boys Schools Player of the Year: Kris Arcilla (Colaiste Padraig Lucan)
U16 Girls Schools Player of the Year: Elizabeth Black (Holy Faith Clontarf)
Men’s Division One Collegiate Player of the Year: Corey Starkey (NUI Galway)
Men’s Division Two Collegiate Player of the Year: Graham Brannelly (IT Tallaght)
Men’s Division Three Collegiate Player of the Year: Dillon Muldoon (IT Sligo)
Women’s Division One Collegiate Player of the Year: Jazmen Boone (Waterford IT)
Women’s Division Two Collegiate Player of the Year: Lillian McCabe (IT Carlow)
Women’s Division Three Collegiate Player of the Year: Aisling McCann (RCSI)
Men’s Division One Collegiate Player of the Year: Corey Starkey (NUI Galway)
Men’s Division Two Collegiate Player of the Year: Graham Brannelly (IT Tallaght)
Men’s Division Three Collegiate Player of the Year: Dillon Muldoon (IT Sligo)
Women’s Division One Collegiate Player of the Year: Jazmen Boone (Waterford IT)
Women’s Division Two Collegiate Player of the Year: Lillian McCabe (IT Carlow)
Women’s Division Three Collegiate Player of the Year: Aisling McCann (RCSI)
Irish Wheelchair Basketball Men’s Player of the Year: Jason Kennedy (Northern Ireland Knights WBC)
Irish Wheelchair Basketball Women’s Player of the Year: Christine Doyle (Killester WBC)
Young Referee of the Year: Leanne Ahern
Referee of the Year Award: Maciej Nazimek
Table Official of the Year: Mark Traynor
Young Table Official of the Year: Shauna Kavanagh
Commissioner of the Year: Thomas Rawley (RIP)
President’s Award: Blue Demons BC & Meteors BC
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