2022-23 OCCAC Men's Basketball News
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Owens Reclaims OCCAC All-Sports Award
June 20, 2023Owens Community College Athletics has earned the 2022-23 OCCAC All-Sports Award, its eighth such accolade all-time, on the strength of three league championships this past season. The Express finished as runner-up in 2021-22 after claiming the top spot in seven of the previous 10 seasons. -
OCCAC All-Academic Honorees for Spring ‘23
June 12, 2023All nine league institutions are represented in the OCCAC All-Academic accolades for Spring 2023. Honored student-athletes achieved a 3.30 GPA with 12 completed credit hours during the spring semester.
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Basketball Awards for the 2022-23 Campaign
March 09, 2023With postseason basketball in full swing, the Ohio Community College Athletics Conference announced its 2022-23 annual basketball awards on March 9.
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Final Weekly Basketball Awards Presented
February 27, 2023Repeat honorees Devin Haid (Cuyahoga) and Hayley St. John (Owens) closed out the 2022-23 regular season by snagging another OCCAC Player of the Week accolade. Haid now owns three such awards this season while St. John earned her second.
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Three Recognized by the OCCAC This Week
February 20, 2023Three student-athletes were selected as the OCCAC Basketball Players of the Week for February 13-19, 2023. Edison State’s Ella Hoene and Devonte Curry each earned their first career honor while Olivia Howard of Terra State brought home her third weekly accolade this season.
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Players of the Week Announced for Feb. 6-12
February 13, 2023Brooklyn Green (Owens) and Brandon Lane (Lakeland) each pushed their respective squads to a pair of victories en route to earning OCCAC Player of the Week accolades. Green is back in the spotlight after receiving the same honor earlier this season while Lane picks up his first and Lakeland Men’s Basketball’s third award of the season.
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Fultz, Haid Rise as Latest Players of the Week
February 06, 2023Two freshmen rose above the rest during the week of January 30-February 5, resulting in selection as the OCCAC Players of the Week. Camille Fultz (Clark State) earns her first career honor while Devin Haid (Cuyahoga) is now a back-to-back winner.
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Unanimously Tabbed Players of the Week
January 30, 2023Devin Haid (Cuyahoga) and Lauren Perry (Lakeland) both gathered all the votes for this week’s OCCAC Player of the Week recognition (Jan. 23-29). Haid is a first-time honoree while Perry defends her standing with her second straight award.
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Classroom Success Revealed in OCCAC Academic All-Conference Honors
January 25, 2023Grades are finalized and it is time to announce the OCCAC Academic All-Conference honorees for the fall semester. A 3.30 GPA or higher while completing at least 12 credit hours during the semester is required to earn the laurel.
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Lakeland Duo Lands Player of the Week Accolades
January 23, 2023Lauren Perry and Jaidon Lipscomb, both representatives of Lakeland Community College, are this week’s OCCAC Players of the Week on the hardwood. The tandem and their squads corralled four wins in as many games played. The two programs are a combined 14-0 in OCCAC play and both sit atop the conference standings.
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Hill, Howard Both Unanimous Selections for Weekly Honor
January 16, 2023Manny Hill (Cuyahoga) and Olivia Howard (Terra State) are the latest OCCAC Players of the Week, each sweeping first-place vote. Hill is a first-time honoree while Howard defended her standing and is now a back-to-back winner.
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Triple- and Double-doubles Lead to Player of the Week Love
January 09, 2023Double digits were splashed across the stat sheets for this week’s OCCAC Basketball Players of the Week, Olivia Howard (Terra State) and Jayden Roberts (Lorain County), combining for two double-doubles, a triple-double and another close call falling a lone rebound shy.
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May Named Player of the Week for Second Time
January 02, 2023Sophomore guard Quante May brought in his second OCCAC Player of the Week award on January after aiding Lorain County in a 74-61 win over Schoolcraft College.
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Stat Sheet Stuffers Unwrap Weekly Awards
December 26, 2022Jesse Dixon (Edison State) and Brooklyn Green (Owens) delivered the gift of victory last week, both leading their teams to non-conference wins en route to earning OCCAC Player of the Week honors.
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Adams, Bunkley Earn OCCAC Weekly Accolades
December 19, 2022Trevell Adams (Hocking) and Briana Bunkley (Cuyahoga) were unanimous selections as OCCAC Players of the Week for December 12-18. Adams corralled the seventh such honor of his career while Bunkley, a freshman, hauled in her first.
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Week 6 Basketball Honorees
December 12, 2022Quante May (Lorain County) and Hayley St. John (Owens) put forth extraordinary efforts during the week of Dec. 5-11, each earning OCCAC Player of the Week status.
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Wins, OCCAC Awards for Barnes and Schroeder
December 05, 2022Jalen Barnes (Bryant & Stratton, OH) and Malorie Schroeder (Owens) were both unanimous selections for the latest OCCAC Player of the Week honors (Nov. 28-Dec. 4) after pushing their teams to a combined five wins in five outings.
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Fueger, Moore Gobble Up Weekly Awards
November 28, 2022The week surrounding Thanksgiving was low on games, but not on award-worthy performances. Madison Fueger (Lakeland) and James Moore (Hocking) cooked up some impressive numbers to earn OCCAC Player of the Week recognition.
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Cuyahoga Sweeps Weekly Basketball Awards
November 21, 2022The Triceratops duo of Quimari Shelton and Nekhi Smith were both unanimous selections as OCCAC Player of the Week for November 14-21. The pair of freshmen lifted Cuyahoga to a total of three wins in three outings.
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Week 2 Basketball Awards
November 14, 2022Ayendia Kimble (Clark State) and Trevell Adams (Hocking) were both unanimous selections as the OCCAC Players of the Week for November 7-13. Kimble, a freshman, earns her first career honor from the conference while Adams is now up to a half dozen after corralling five weekly awards a season ago.
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OCCAC Announces Basketball's First Weekly Honors of 2022-23
November 07, 2022Malorie Schroeder (Owens) and Jaidon Lipscomb (Lakeland) both lifted their teams to a pair of victories to start the season, each earning the conference’s Player of the Week laurels. Both award winners are no stranger to this OCCAC recognition as freshman honorees a year ago as well.
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Preseason Prognostication – OCCAC Basketball
November 03, 2022Hocking Men’s Basketball and Owens Women’s Basketball are preseason favorites according to the OCCAC head basketball coaches voting. The Hawks corralled four first-place votes while five other men’s programs split the remaining top selections. The Express had a stronger hold atop the women’s preseason rankings, bringing in 60 percent of the first-place tallies.
