Men's Basketball Conference Honors Released
LIVONIA, Mich. - (Complete Honors) - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its conference honors for men's basketball for the 2021-22 season.
Christian Rodriguez of Cornerstone was named the Player of the Year after leading the league with 21.6 points per game. Cory McKinney of Indiana Tech repeated as Defensive Player of the Year with 82 rebounds, 48 steals, and 11 blocks. Joey Holifield of Lourdes received Newcomer of the Year with 15.7 points per game.
Indiana Tech head coach Ted Albert was voted as Coach of the Year after leading the Warriors to their second conference title and an 18-2 WHAC record. UNOH's Caleb Williams earned Champions of Character Coach for his commitment to the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.
In addition to All-Conference, the WHAC also named its All-Academic Team for juniors or above in academic standing with a cumulative 3.25 GPA. Nominees also must have been in attendance at the nominating school for one full year. The Champions of Character Team consists of one bowler from each school who best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.
First Team All-Conference
Name | Institution | Yr. | Pos. |
Mark Mettie | Madonna | SR | F |
Christian Rodriguez | Cornerstone | SR | G |
Grant Smith | Indiana Tech | SR | F |
Brandon Beavers | Lawrence Tech | SO | G |
Joey Holifield | Lourdes | SO | G |
Nick Welch | Lourdes | SR | F/C |
AJ Johnson | Rochester | SR | G |
Rog Stein | Indiana Tech | SR | F |
Diego Robinson | Rochester | JR | F |
Josh Kline | Indiana Tech | SR | F |
Player of the Year – Christian Rodriguez, Cornerstone
Defensive Player of the Year – Cory McKinney, Indiana Tech
Newcomer of the Year – Joey Holifield, Lourdes
Coach of the Year – Ted Albert, Indiana Tech
Champions of Character Coach – Caleb Williams, UNOH
Second Team All-Conference
Name | Institution | Yr. | Pos. |
Cory Ainsworth | Cornerstone | JR | C |
Gabe Overway | Aquinas | SO | F |
Sammie Ryans | Aquinas | SR | G |
Biggz Johnson | UNOH | FR | G |
Cory McKinney | Indiana Tech | SR | G |
Kevin Rice | Siena Heights | SR | F |
Gunnar Gustafson | Lawrence Tech | JR | F |
McRay White | Lourdes | SR | F/C |
Carter Nyp | Cornerstone | SR | F |
Little Anderson | Lourdes | JR | G |
All-Defensive Team
Name | Institution | Yr. | Pos. |
Cory McKinney | Indiana Tech | SR | G |
Andrew Kline | Rochester | SR | G |
Nick Welch | Lourdes | SR | F/C |
Cedric Delancy, Jr. | UNOH | SO | G |
Cannon Campbell | Rochester | SR | G |
All-Freshman Team
Name | Institution | Yr. | Pos. |
Biggz Johnson | UNOH | FR | G |
Andrew Rinn | Lawrence Tech | FR | G |
Brendan Young | Madonna | FR | F |
Ethan Emerzian | Madonna | FR | G |
Jayden Sims | Siena Heights | FR | G |