EC Men’s Basketball Holds Awards Banquet
WASHINGTON, Ill. – The Eureka College men's basketball team gathered at Kep's Sports Bar and Grill for a banquet on Sunday to relive and celebrate a historic season.
EC coach Chip Wilde handed out a variety of awards for the players who participated in capturing the Red Devils' first St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament Division berth in school history.
Among them were E Tribe Letters for each class, SLIAC awards and Team Awards.
Team Awards
Co-MVP: Hank Thomas & Dakota Bennington
Most Improved Player: Austin Juergens
Best Newcomer: Jalen Hosea
Co-Defensive Player award: Alex Wiegand & Donald Hardaway, Jr.
Best Teammate: Kyle Robison
Coaches Award: Jordan Dehm
Craig Gerdes Rebounding Award: Jordan Dehm
SLIAC Award Winners:
Tournament MVP: Hank Thomas
All-Tournament: Hank Thomas & Dakota Bennington
All-SLIAC First Team: Dakota Bennington
All-SLIAC Second Team: Hank Thomas
SLIAC All-Defensive: Alex Wiegand
All-Academic: Alex Wiegand
All-Sportsmanship: Kyle Robison
E Tribe Letter winners:
Freshman
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
