Men's Basketball Recognized @ BU Awards Night

Last  evening was the annual BU Athletic Awards  night  which was held  at the Delta Hotel in Sherbrooke. It was  a nice  way to recognize our guys who had a  very  good  season along with all the other BU athletes.

The 4  awards  for  Men's Basketball are the Bradley Jones Rookie  of  the Year  Award, the Garth Smith Team Award, the Michel Fontaine Memorial Most  Improved Player Award and the Most Valuable  Player Award. 

                                                       Bradley Jones Rookie  of  the Year:  Jona Bermillo

The 6' guard from Vanier College had an 'un-rookie' like  year. Jona played with poise throughout and carried  us  in our semi-final playoff win vs. Concordia when starting PG Scott Ring  went out with a knee injury  early in the game. Jona provided scoring from both guard positions and was able to create for others while steadily improving his  defense throughout  the year.  He was named to the
 RSEQ  All-Freshman  team & was runner-up for  Rookie of the Year in our league.

                                        Garth Smith Team Award: Tim Hunter

After  leading our team in every statistical  category for the past  few years  Tim unselfishly took a step  back  this  year in some ways, but continued to lead by example. Tim enabled other players to step while sacrificing personal glory for the betterment of the team. Tim has been a great guy to coach for 5 years and we all appreciate that he has been an integral  part of  our team for the past 5 seasons. He will be missed!!





                                       Michel Fontaine Memorial Most  Improved Player: Mike Andrews

Entering his  3rd  season Mike was regarded as  a decent player in our  league, but was  seen as a guy with the 'P' word...potential! Mike made good strides  over the last year and has started to fulfill  some of that potential. His work led to him becoming the RSEQ Player of the Year and a 2nd Team All Canadian. In addition to that, he was named RSEQ Defensive Player of the Year as he led our league in blocked shots. Despite the accolades, Mike  has still on scratched the surface of his potential...if he was able  to win this award again next year he would then be some kind of player!!



                                                       Most Valuable Player: Scott Ring

Our 3rd year point guard is the unsung hero of this team. Not  the biggest the guy, maybe not the most skilled guy on the team, but definitely one of the toughest and most competitive. His strong will and determination helped our team rally all season. These traits were evident in the league final as he played 20+ minutes  before fouling out...but he had been on crutches for the 2 previous days after being injured in the league semi-final.

Both Jona & Mike were recognized with major BU awards as Jona was selected as the Most Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete @ BU while Mike was named BU's Male Athlete of the Year.