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Basketball Awards 2019

Albion’s basketball teams enjoyed a night to remember at The Hawthorns as they celebrated a successful season at their awards evening.

The basketball programme's junior and senior setups are thriving, with four teams in the programme plying their trade at a national level.

The award winners are listed below.

Under 12 Boys

Players’ Player: Rawat Bhorjee

Coach’s Player: Kane Richard-Wills

Most Valuable Player: Jaiden Moesson

Most Improved Player: Dion Nemhard-Brown

Defensive Player of the Year: Victor Emerem

Rookie of the Year: Jaeden Comrie

Under 15 Boys

Players’ Player: Busayo Adetuberu

Coach’s Player: Tavonga Matemezano

Most Valuable Player: Romero Williams

Most Improved Player: Elliot Jukes

Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Artwell

Rookie of the Year: Oluwafemi Ajileye

Sixth Man: Leo Ramatio

Under 16 Boys

Players’ Player: Brody West

Coach’s Player: Tiernan Clarke

Most Valuable Player: Kiitan Adeyani

Most Improved Player: Noah Gilbert

Defensive Player of the Year: Shakeem Dunkley

Rookie of the Year: Shakeem Dunkley

Sixth Man: Reuben Rose

Under 17 Boys

Players’ Player: Tiernan Clarke

Coach’s Player: Khusy Kona

Most Valuable Player: Jason Simms & Tiernan Clarke

Most Improved Player: David Eboye

Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan Kondo & Jehondi Ndofula

Rookie of the Year: Reece Warmington

Under 18 Men

Players’ Player: Lucas McGregor

Coach’s Player: Lucas McGregor

Most Valuable Player: Lucas McGregor

Most Improved Player: James Graham

Defensive Player of the Year: Lucas McGregor

Rookie of the Year: Victor Kabunda

Sixth Man: Tiernan Clarke

Under 18 Women

Players’ Player: Pracious Frank-Nkume

Coach’s Player: Arzoo Bashir

Most Valuable Player: Georgia Darby

Defensive Player of the Year: Manuela Tientcheu

Rookie of the Year: Manuela Tientcheu

Under 19 Men

Players’ Player: Deric Aguebor

Coach’s Player: Shamsher Singh

Most Valuable Player: Harrison Budd

Most Improved Player: Mark Antonio

Defensive Player of the Year: Deric Aguebor

Rookie of the Year: Davion Smith

Sixth Man: Ruben Rose

Division Three Men

Players’ Player: Nathan Gittens & Sulayaman Suwareh

Coach’s Player: Nathan Gittens

Most Valuable Player: Michael Ballou

Most Improved Player: Sulayaman Suwareh

Defensive Player of the Year: Ramone Josephs

Rookie of the Year: Stanley Nwenwu

Sixth Man: Lucas McGregor

Dudley College

Coach’s Player: Arzoo Bashir

Most Valuable Player: Sulayaman Suwareh & Joephet Emerem

Congratulations to all the award winners and participants who have made it another memorable campaign for WBA Basketball.

Photo Credit: Martin Lansley