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The IBS Illinois Men's Juco Player of the Year honor was given to
Lincoln College sophomore Bobby Hill. The 6-foot-6 Hill led Lincoln
to a 22-6 record overall as the program finished the season ranked
No. 6 in NJCAA-DII. Hill averaged 16.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per
game. In 2008-09 he plans to return to Illinois State, where he
played his freshman season.
The Men's Newcomer of the Year was 6-foot Southeastern Illinois
Community College freshman Monie Hudson, who averaged 13.4 points
per game for the program, which finished the season 28-7 with an
appearance in the NJCAA-DI national tournament.
For the women, it was 6-foot sophomore Abby Williams of Kankakee
Community College taking IBS Player of the Year honors. Williams,
who recently committed to Southern Indiana, led Kankakee to two
consecutive runner-up finishes in NJCAA-DII. In 2007-08, she
averaged a team-best 15.7 points to go along with 6.8 rebounds per
game. Her honors in 2007-08 also included NJCAA All-American,
Regional Tournament MVP, All-Region and All-National Tournament
Team.
The Women's Newcomer of the Year honor was given to Illinois
Central Community College's 6-foot-2 freshman Latasha Hollingshed,
who averaged 14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in 2007-08,
helping lead her team to the NJCAA-DII national tournament, where
the host ICC took third place.
Illinois Basketball Services also named its Illinois Juco Coaches
of the Year: Danville Area Community College men's head coach Mike
Carpenter and Kankakee Community College women's head coach Donnie
Denson. Danville was 24-12 with a fourth-place national tourney
finish. Kankakee, ranked No. 3 in NJCAA-DII, was 30-3, finishing in
second place at nationals.
Illinois Basketball Services is a comprehensive package of
services provided to college basketball programs of all levels (NJCAA
DI-DIII and NAIA DI-DII to NCAA DI-DIII) throughout the country and
has also drawn interest from Mexico, Africa, Spain, Switzerland and
Jamaica, West Indies.
[Text from file received from
Jason Speaks, director,
Illinois Basketball Services] |
