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2019-20 Men's Basketball Awards: Bajrami MVP, Smyth, Jr Coaches Award

Men's Basketball Awards: Adnan Bajrami Named MVP, George Smyth, Jr. Earns Coaches Award

6/1/2020 3:55:00 PM

Men's Basketball Head Coach John Alesi has announced the team's individual awards.

Junior Adnan Bajrami was named the MVP, while senior George Smyth, Jr. earned the Coaches Award.

Bajrami averaged 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists in 30 games, while shooting nearly 40 percent from 3-point range for the Bearcats who played in their sixth straight post-season. He was honored at almost every level with CUNYAC (1st Team), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (2nd Team), the Met Basketball Writers Association (2nd Team), and D3Hoops.com Atlantic Region (3rd Team) all-star honors. The Finance major also won CUNYAC Player of the Week honors on January 13.

Team captain George Smyth, Jr. was a four-year player who averaged 6.7 points and 6.0 rebounds in 30 games. He earned CUNYAC All-Tournament honors after grabbing 20 rebounds in the championship against Brooklyn College. The Finance major finished his productive career having played in the post-season in each of his four seasons (3 ECAC, 1 NCAA) in a Bearcat uniform.

2019
Joseph Zecchino, Rookie of the Year
Andre Harris, MVP

2018
Dwayne Brydie, Coach's Award
Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, MVP

2017
Bryler Paige, Coach's Award
Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, MVP

2016
Doyin Isaac, Top Rookie
Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, MVP

2015
Chimaechi Ekekeugbor, Top Rookie
Granville Gittens MVP

2014
Ryan Markoe, Coaches Award
Granville Gittens, MVP

2013
Raymond De La Cruz, Co-Top Rookie
Edward Roscigno, Co-Top Rookie

2012
Rob Goldstein, Top Rookie
Chris Beauchamp, MVP

2011
Sean Loftus, Coaches Award
Chris Beauchamp, MVP

2010
George Kunkel, Coaches Award
Lionel Hilaire, MVP

2009
George Kunkel, Coaches Award
Steven Bader, MVP

2008
Tammer Farid, Top Rookie
Adrian Serrano, Coaches Award
George Kunkel, MVP





 
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