Pages

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Basketball 2011-12 Year-End Awards

Head Coach Larry Hunter and his staff held their annual season wrap-up with a men's baskerball team dinner on Wednesday evening on-campus.

 At the dinner, Hunter and staff handed out its team superlatives and awards.



Western Carolina Men's Basketball - 2011-12 Team Awards:
Captain's Award: Keaton Cole and Harouna Mutombo
Scholar-Athlete Award: (highest GPA beyond 24 hrs of undergraduate study) Sam Smithson
Best Assist/ Turnover Ratio: Trey Sumler
Top Rebounder: Harouna Mutombo
Best 3-Point Shooter: Keaton Cole
Best Free Throw Shooter: Trey Sumler
Top Defensive Player: Trey Sumler
Best Field Goal Pct. Shooter: Tawaski King
Most Improved: Kenneth Hall
Mr. Hustle Spirit Award: James Sinclair
MVPs: Keaton Cole, Harouna Mutombo, Trey Sumler
Catamount Attitude Award: Tawaski King

"Our staff really enjoyed coaching this team," said Hunter. "This group of young men was talented, receptive to coaching, consistently worked hard and were competitive. We were a very good team at the end of the season - our `never say die' attitude, heart, competitiveness, toughness and will to compete and win in the face of severe adversity touched a lot of people - not just Catamount fans, but people all across the country."

No comments:

Post a Comment

Leave a comment