In a basketball season that saw multiple teams ranked among the nation’s best on both the men’s and women’s sides, competition to earn 2021-22 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference season accolades was stiff. Deval Harrell (Bryant & Stratton) and Kailah Johnson (Edison State) rose above the rest to snag OCCAC Player of the Year laurels.
Three honorees picked up Coach of the Year recognition with Tim McMahon guiding Edison State women’s basketball to an undefeated regular season while Ryan Miley (Hocking) and Kyle Vanover (Edison State) share the men’s basketball honor.
Player of the Year - Deval Harrell (Bryant & Stratton)
Player of the Year – Kailah Johnson (Edison State)
Co-Coach of the Year – Ryan Miley (Hocking), Kyle Vanover (Edison State)
Coach of the Year – Tim McMahon (Edison State)
Defensive Player of the Year – Noah Berry (Lakeland)
Defensive Player of the Year – Jada Austin (Bryant & Stratton)
Freshman of the Year – Deval Harrell (Bryant & Stratton)
Freshman of the Year – Jada Austin (Bryant & Stratton)
ALL-OCCAC TEAMS
First Team – Women
Jada Austin (Bryant & Stratton) – Player of the Year runner-up
Cierra Harris (Owens)
Kailah Johnson (Edison State) – Player of the Year
Elisha Quinn (Lakeland)
Abby Spalding (Bryant & Stratton)
Whitney Staggs (Edison State)
First Team – Men
Trevell Adams (Hocking)
Ibrahima Athie (Edison State) – co-Player of the Year runner-up
Deval Harrell (Bryant & Stratton) – Player of the Year
Chaze Harris (Lakeland)
Rod Harris (Lorain County) – co-Player of the Year runner-up
Mike Wallace (Clark State)
Second Team – Women
Vanecia Billings (Lorain County)
Dasia Hardison (Owens)
Olivia Howard (Terra State)
My’Kharii McGhee (Hocking)
Shar’Da Williamson (Lakeland)
Second Team – Men
Trey Dunn (Clark State)
Kyle Jackson (Lakeland)
Jaison Lipscomb (Lakeland)
James Moore (Hocking)
Larry Reynolds (Bryant & Stratton)
Jaylen Robinson (Edison State)
Honorable Mention – Women
Maddy Bakosh (Edison State)
Madison Fueger (Lakeland)
Hayley Gunter (Clark State)
Allison Siefring (Edison State)
Chy’Rah Smith-Isom (Bryant & Stratton)
Taylor Starks (Owens)
Hayley St. John (Owens)
Destinee White (Terra State)
Ja’Da White-McConnel (Hocking)
Keara Wilson (Bryant & Stratton)
Honorable Mention – Men
Noah Berry (Lakeland)
David Brown (Hocking)
Jaylen Davis (Terra State)
Jordan Howard (Edison State)
Charles Knuckles (Terra State)
Sekou Maiga (Edison State)
Chris Peoples (Hocking)
Brenda Reynolds (Terra State)
Tareeq Roper (Bryant & Stratton)
Zavian Ricks (Clark State)
All-Defensive Team – Women
Jada Austin (Bryant & Stratton) – Defensive Player of the Year
Madison Fueger (Lakeland)
Dasia Hardison (Owens)
My’Kharri McGhee (Hocking)
Audra Schaub (Edison State)
Chy’Rah Smith-Isom (Bryant & Stratton)
All-Defensive Team – Men
Trevell Adams (Hocking)
Ibrahima Athie (Edison State)
Noah Berry (Lakeland) – Defensive Player of the Year
David Brown (Hocking)
Trey Dunn (Clark State)
Sekou Maiga (Edison State)
Larry Reynolds (Bryant & Stratton)
All-Freshman Team – Women
Jada Austin (Bryant & Stratton) – Freshman of the Year
Dasia Hardison (Owens)
Olivia Howard (Terra State)
My’Kharii McGhee (Hocking)
Hayley St. John (Owens)
Shar’Da Williamson (Lakeland)
All-Freshman Team – Men
Trevell Adams (Hocking)
Ibrahima Athie (Bryant & Stratton)
Deval Harrell (Bryant & Stratton) – Freshman of the Year
Chaze Harris (Lakeland)
Rod Harris (Lorain County)
James Moore (Hocking)