For the first time in their six year history, Thompson Rivers University WolfPack have had a player win a major CIS basketball honour. Greg Stewart (5
th year, post, Kamloops, BC) has been awarded with the CIS Defensive Player of the Year for 2010-11.
Stewart is the two time Canada West Defensive Player of the Year.
“I have to thank my teammates for helping me win this award,” said the 7’2” Stewart . “ Having them there all season supporting and pushing me was instrumental . I wasn’t getting any better if they didn’t push me.”
Stewart said the honour was a fitting way to end a five year university career. “ I am proud of my achievement. I am glad I stuck through the season and finished it. “
Greg with his family and coach Scott Clark
He said the big difference this season was the fact new head coach Scott Clark put him on a conditioning program. “ I got into better shape and was able to move around a bit easier and was able to play more physical.” He also credited Clark for helping the entire team both off the court and in the classroom.
Stewart led the country in offensive rebounds (98), defensive rebounds (222), total rebounds (320), rebounds per game (13.3) and blocks (5.6).
Coach Scott Clark said “ I am happy for Greg. Every team we played against took into account his defensive abilities. This honor is a great way for him to end his CIS career.”
Greg with teammate Matt Pierce at the New Life Mission
Other Award Winners announced today (Mar 10) in Halifax: Tyson Hinz, a sophomore forward from Carleton University, was named the CIS player of the year in men's basketball, Thursday.
The Ottawa native became the fourth Raven - all in the past six years - to claim the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy, joining Aaron Doornekamp (2008) and back-to-back MVP Osvaldo Jeanty (2006, 2007). At only 19 years of age, Hinz is one of the youngest recipients in history.
Carleton dominated the awards selection as guard Philip Scrubb of Richmond, B.C., received the Dr. Peter Mullins Trophy as rookie of the year, while bench-boss Dave Smart, originally from Kingston, Ont., captured a record-tying fourth Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy as CIS coach of the year.
Other individual winners for the 2010-11 campaign include Laval's Jérôme Turcotte-Routhier of Quebec City, who received a second Ken Shields Award recognizing excellence in basketball, academics and community involvement.
The 2011 CIS championship, which returns to Halifax this week after a three-year stint in Ottawa, gets underway Friday at the Metro Centre and culminates Sunday at 5 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time with the gold medal final.
MIKE MOSER MEMORIAL TROPHY (player of the year): Tyson Hinz, Carleton
After a solid freshman campaign that earned him a spot on the OUA East all-rookie team in 2009-10, Hinz was given more responsibilities in his sophomore season with the Ravens following the graduation of all-Canadian forward and leading scorer Kevin McCleery. He delivered in a big way.
Playing just over 26 minutes per game on a well-balanced Carleton team, the 6-foot-6 commerce student finished eighth in the Ontario conference with 17.0 points per outing thanks to his OUA-leading 57.2 field-goal percentage, ninth best in the nation. The Ravens' top scorer and rebounder (6.0 rpg), he also ranked 13th among conference free-throw shooters (78.2%) and was second on the team in assists (2.6 apg), statistics than earned him all-Canadian status for the first time in his young career.
Thanks in large parts to Hinz's stellar play, the Ravens were the only undefeated squad in the CIS regular season (22-0) and were the top defensive team in the nation, allowing just 61.0 points per game, while leading the OUA offensively and ranking fifth in the nation, with a 91.6 average.
DR. PETER MULLINS TROPHY (rookie of the year): Philip Scrubb, Carleton
Scrubb became the first-ever Carleton freshman to receive the Dr. Peter Mullins Trophy since the inception of the award in 1988.
The 6-foot-3 guard launched his university career with a bang in October when he was named MVP of the Laval tournament in Quebec City following a 35-point explosion in the tourney finale. Two weeks later, he scored a team-high 22 points to lead the Ravens to a 90-51 win over Guelph in their regular season opener.
His success continued throughout conference play as he finished second on the team with 13.1 points per game in just over 24 minutes of court time. The 18-year-old also led the Ravens in assists (2.8 apg), was second among OUA rookies in three-point shooting (40.5%) and had the fifth-best success rate overall (86.4%) from the free-throw line, en route to his selection as an OUA second-team all-star.
Scrubb, who was heavily recruited out of Vancouver College, joined the Ravens one year after older brother Thomas, who red-shirted for Carleton last season and is now in the lineup. Philip was a member of the Canadian junior national team in 2010.
STUART W. ABERDEEN MEMORIAL TROPHY, presented by Coaches of Canada: Dave Smart, Carleton
In his 12th campaign at the helm at Carleton, Smart is now tied with Bruce Enns (UBC, Winnipeg) and Ken Shields (Victoria, Laurentian) for most Aberdeen Trophies, with four. The Kingston native was previously honoured with the same award by his peers in 2003, 2005 and 2009.
The Ravens, with only one fifth-year senior on their roster, led all 14 weekly national rankings this season and were the only team in the country to remain undefeated in conference play thanks to a 22-0 mark. Their average of only 61.0 allowed per contest was the best in the nation, while their 91.6 points scored per game topped the OUA and ranked fifth in CIS. Carleton suffered its lone loss of the campaign to a Canadian university opponent - in 32 confrontations - against Lakehead in the OUA final but still advanced to the CIS tournament as the No. 2 seed, marking its ninth consecutive Final 8 appearance and its 10th in 12 years under Smart.
A six-time OUA East coach of the year, Smart has guided the Ravens to the first six national titles in program history and enters the CIS championship with a mind-boggling career conference and post-season record of 312-30 (.912).
KEN SHIELDS AWARD (student-athlete - community service): Jérôme Turcotte-Routhier, Laval
Turcotte-Routhier, who was previously honoured in 2009, became the first multiple winner of the Ken Shields Award since its inception in 1994.
The 6-foot-4 guard capped off his impressive four-year CIS career in style this season as he was voted co-MVP of the Quebec league after finishing third in scoring with 16.8 points per game, while leading the conference in steals (2.6) and defensive rebounds (4.7) per contest. He helped Laval to a second-place finish in both the regular season and playoffs.
In the classroom, the law student earned a grade-point average of 3.75 out of 4.33 in the fall semester and has maintained an average of 3.68 since arriving at Laval in 2007. Following his graduation this spring, he is expected to write his Quebec Bar exam in the coming year.
In 2010, Turcotte-Routhier started his involvement with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon - an international court for the prosecution of those responsible for the assassination of former president Rafik Hariri in 2005 - doing research for the Tribunal's president, Italian judge Antonio Cassese. Also in the fall of 2010, he completed an internship with the Quebec Superior Court, and undertook a mentoring program with the Order of Canada.
Last summer, he was named vice-president of the Quebec Basketball Federation, after sitting on the board of directors for two years. In January, he judged a pleading contest during the Law Games held at Laval University. Very involved with youth sports in the Quebec City area, he has served as the men's basketball team's representative on the Rouge et Or student-athletes council since 2008.
ALL-CANADIAN TEAMS
The all-Canadian teams were also announced on Thursday.
Joining Hinz on the first squad were conference most valuable players Haywood (AUS) and Barrett (Canada West), as well as Trinity Western forward Jacob Doerksen of Abbotsford, B.C., and UBC guard Josh Whyte of Calgary.
Whyte is the lone returnee from last year's top unit, while Doerksen was a first-team member two years ago. Both are former CIS player-of-the-year winners, with Whyte winning last season and Doerksen in 2008-09. Haywood moves up from last year's second squad.
The CIS second team is comprised of a quintet of first-time all-Canadians including Quebec league MVP Desmarais from Concordia, Windsor forward Isaac Kuon of Mississauga, Ont., Dalhousie guard Simon Farine of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier wing Kale Harrison of Stratford, Ont., and Alberta guard Daniel Ferguson of Malton, Ont.
Joining Scrubb as CIS all-rookies were conference top freshmen McFee, Bernard and Letkeman, as well as Ryerson point guard Jahmal Jones of Mississauga.
2010-2011 CIS MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (player of the year): Tyson Hinz, Carleton
Defensive player of the year: Greg Stewart, Thompson Rivers
Dr. Peter Mullins Trophy (rookie of the year): Philip Scrubb, Carleton
Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy (coach of the year), presented by Coaches of Canada: Dave Smart, Carleton
Ken Shields Award (student-athlete / community service): Jérôme Turcotte-Routhier, Laval
First Team
Position Athlete University Year Hometown Faculty
Forward Tyson Hinz Carleton 2 Ottawa, Ont. Commerce
Guard Jamelle Barrett Saskatchewan 3 Rancho Cordova, Cal. Arts & Science
Forward Jacob Doerksen Trinity Western 5 Abbotsford, B.C. Business Administration
Guard Joel Haywood Saint Mary's 4 Vancouver, B.C. Arts
Guard Joshua Whyte UBC 5 Calgary, Alta. Arts
Second Team
Forward Isaac Kuon Windsor 5 Mississauga, Ont. General Arts
Guard Simon Farine Dalhousie 5 Toronto, Ont. Management
Guard Kyle Desmarais Concordia 2 Montreal, Que. Economics
Wing Kale Harrison Laurier 4 Stratford, Ont. Business
Guard Daniel Ferguson Alberta 4 Malton, Ont. Graduate Studies
All-Rookie Team
Guard Philip Scrubb Carleton 1 Richmond, B.C. Commerce
Guard Matt Letkeman Calgary 1 Chilliwack, B.C. Kinesiology
Guard William McFee UNB 1 Northbridge, Aust. BRSS
Forward Alexandre Bernard UQAM 1 Gatineau, Que. Biology
Point Guard Jahmal Jones Ryerson 1 Mississauga, Ont. BT Management
(With help from CIS Sports Information)
