GLH Mid-Michigan All-Conference Teams
Big Nine All-Conference Team
Coach of the year: Chris Belcher, Grand Blanc
First-year coach has a mind for the game and proved it this season. Grand Blanc met and exceeded every expectation.
Starters:
Demondre Chapman 65 Sophomore Flint Carman Ainsworth
The young man has hit another athletic gear, which coupled with his size and strength should secure his future as a division one player. Now he just needs polish.
Tyler Moreland 63 Senior Flint Powers Catholic Central
One of the finest ball-handlers and finishers statewide. Extremely cerebral guard thats a terror on the other end of the ball too, particularly in the passing lanes.
Shane Moreland 62 Junior Flint Powers Catholic Central
Slick guard with no real flaws. Hes a lock-down defender, good ball-handler and deadeye shooter.
Kieon Arkwright 60 Senior Flint Carman Ainsworth
The conferences most improved player. Kieon outshined his higher-ranked teammates all year long.
Adrian Hunter 511 Senior Grand Blanc
The Big Nines player of the year. Adrian played out of position most of the year, but excelled regardless. He had big games when the Bobcats needed them, like against C-A and Powers.
Bench:
Aaron Badour 65 Senior Davison
Tony Jones 510 Sophomore Grand Blanc
Jeff Kline 64 Junior Flushing
Jon Lee 61 Senior Flint Carman Ainsworth
Patrick OBrien 63 Sophomore Flint Powers Catholic
Reggie Stallings 63 Senior Flint Carman Ainsworth
Travis Treib 65 Junior Flushing
CAAC-Blue all-Conference Team
Coach of the year: Doug Fleming, East Lansing
Fleming is as good a coach as there is in Michigan. The Trojans aren't loaded with talent, but you wouldn't know it by watching them.
Starters:
Darryll Stinson 66 Senior Jackson
Started out slow, but turned in a fantastic season. A Brahma bull that could play division one basketball, but opted for football instead.
Charlie Woods 66 Senior East Lansing
Probably the most improved player in the state. Mr. Triple-double dominated the boards and scored at a pretty good clip. The conferences player of the year.
LaDontae Henton 65 Freshman Lansing Eastern
Cant wait for this young man to develop. Put up huge numbers in his first year and should lead a young and talented Eastern to a conference title before he's through.
Joe Powers 62 Senior Holt
Doesnt wow anyone, but is tough, solid and consistent.
Ryan Erickson 60 Senior Okemos
Gritty guard that was always good, but played like a stud this season.
Bench:
Travis Bader 61 Junior Okemos
Adarius Beard 59 Junior Lansing Everett
Demarcus Boysaw 67 Senior Jackson
Joe Estrada 61 Junior Grand Ledge
Virgil McGuire 57 Junior Jackson
Rashawn Molden 63 Senior Holt
Jordan Schafer 64 Senior Grand Ledge
CAAC-Red All Conference Team:
Coach of the year: Dan Crowley, Jackson Lumen Christi
Beat East Lansing and played everyone in conference down to the wire despite losing nearly everyone to graduation.
Starters:
Zach Saylor 68 Senior Lansing Waverly
Quite possibly the best big man in the state. Big guy that can dominate on the block, but can also step outside and shoot or put the ball on the floor.
Drew Valentine 65 Junior Lansing Sexton
Lansings best player out of the 2009 class. Drew can do it all, and at a high level, but plays post for an undersized, guard-heavy Sexton.
Nate Duhon 62 Junior Lansing Sexton
Duhon made a huge splash amongst an already talented Sexton perimeter. That tells you just how good this kid can be.
Andrew Lerg 60 Sophomore St. Johns
This sophomore power guard puts up good numbers regardless of the competition.
Javaughn Manuel 60 Senior Lansing Sexton
This conference player of the year is one of the most athletic guards in the state. Hes a scoring machine and most of those points are highlight reels.
Bench:
Eric Bannan 60 Senior Owosso
Justin Carsten 62 Sophomore Owosso
Deleon Dearing 60 Senior Lansing Sexton
Casey Kloeckner 510 Junior Mason
Matt Slater 63 Senior Lansing Waverly
Drew Willcut 510 Senior Jackson Northwest
Matt Zantop 63 Senior Jackson Lumen Christi
CAAC-Gold All Conference Team:
Coach of the year: Ron Marlan, DeWitt
Marlan's team spent much of the season in the top ten in the state in class B and won the Gold going away.
Starters:
Alex Gauna 68 Sophomore Eaton Rapids
Tough, big guy that is on his way to being a high division one college player.
Garrett Webb 62 Junior Eaton Rapids
Webb is the biggest beneficiary of Gaunas play. This pair should dominate the CAAC next season.
Sean Romsek 62 Senior Fowlerville
Future division two player is a solid with the ball and has a nose for the hoop.
Brandon Binkley 511 Senior DeWitt
Conference player of the year. Binkley showed promise last year and lived up to it as a senior. Tough and athletic guard.
Ryan Jones 510 Senior Haslett
It seems like he and Romsek have been around for a decade. Jones has always been one of the finest guards in the area. This year was no different.
Bench:
Sam Celentino 65 Senior DeWitt
Jason Fleet 511 Senior DeWitt
Nic Frayer 510 Senior Haslett
Joe Lane 64 Senior Fowlerville
Brendan Rankin 64 Senior Charlotte
Ryan Reister 511 Senior Ionia
Ryan Ross 58 Senior Fowlerville
CAAC-White All Conference Team:
Coach of the year: Darren Zwick, Lansing Catholic Central
Zwick coaches one of the most balanced teams in the state. LCC won the White and look to make a run at a state title.
Starters:
Kevin Donovan 6'6" Senior Williamston
Big man that is always solid. Double-double type.
Nikola Mihajlovic 67 Senior Portland
Made a big splash in his first year. Not the most consistent of players, but when hes on hes tough to stop.
Nick Hilley 6'3" Senior Lakewood
Hes been around for a long time and is always good. Conference player of the year, but it was close.
Austin Nichols 6'0" Junior Lansing Catholic Central
On his way to being better than his older brother Aaron.
Kyle McIntyre 5'9" Senior Williamston
There was talk of him transferring, but staying at Williamston allowed him to show just how good he is.
Bench:
Michael Barbour 6'4" Senior Lakewood
Pete Baumgartner 61 Senior Perry
Pat Duda 61 Senior Lansing Catholic Central
Max Gover 6'4" Senior Lansing Catholic Central
Logan Hebekeuser 6'3" Senior Corunna
Michael Murray 64 Senior Lansing Catholic Central
Eddie Salazar 511 Senior Lakewood
CMAC All Conference Team:
Coach of the year: Paul Hungerford, Fowler
Class D school in class C conference; little size and athleticism, but well-coached. Beat Pewamo-Westphalia.
Starters:
Sean Jones 611 Senior Carson City -- Crystal
Big man that improved as the season progressed. His play allowed CCC to rain on the CMACs parade in the first year in this mega class C conference.
Eli Redman 67 Senior Bath
Conference player of the year was a no brainer. Big man with wing skills.
Collin Ward 63 Junior Potterville
The only bright spot on this below average team. Big-time scorer that should get some more looks from scouts.
Matt Simon 61 Senior Fowler
Doesnt blow you away, but can knock down the three and plays smart.
Nick Wigfield 59 Senior Saranac
Emerged as the conferences top point guard. Led a young team to a respectable record.
Bench:
Mike Hawkins 62 Senior Bath
Taylor Hill 62 Senior Portland St. Patrick
Klinton Koonter 62 Junior Laingsburg
Kaleb Thelen 60 Junior Pewamo Westphalia
Cory Schneider 60 Senior Carson City Crystal
Austin Uphaus 510 Senior Dansville
Carson Zamerron 64 Senior Fulton Middleton
SMAA North All Conference Team:
Coach of the year: Adam Trumpour, Webberville
Injury-plagued team still managed to win the conference. Beat Lansing Christian twice.
Starters:
Jacob Coltson 62 Senior Bellevue
Bruiser controlled the boards.
Dillon Teague 64 Senior Webberville
Tough scrapper thats been good every year.
Jordan Farris 62 Junior Webberville
May have outshined the seniors on this very good Webberville team.
Mike Garza 62 Senior Lansing Christian
Quality guard/forward that made huge strides as a senior.
DeOndre Callahan 511 Senior Lansing Christian
Tough, aggressive guard that dominated in his final year. Arguably the best guard in class D.
Bench:
Adam Curtis 64 Senior Morrice
Tyler Feeney 65 Senior Webberville
Adam Hart 60 Senior Morrice
Jake Hart 63 Senior Bellevue
Joe McCarty 61 Senior Webberville
Mike Monroe 63 Senior Webberville
Nick Place 60 Senior Bellevue
SMAA South All Conference Team:
Coach of the year: Durant Crum, Sr., Albion
Beat Detroit Northwestern, smashed Bath in the playoffs. One of the top teams in class C in Michigan.
Starters:
Andrew Vanvalen 66 Senior Parma Western
Solid big man that always seems to produce.
Charlie Snow 64 Senior Leslie
Different from his brother, but still dang good.
Mitchell Gabriele 60 Junior Hillsdale
Tyler Lasers heir apparent, kind of.
Thomas Lovachis 60 Sophomore Stockbridge
Might be the real heir apparent to Tyler Laser, at least in the SMAA. The kid can go all day.
Durant Crum 510 Senior Albion
Conference player of the year. Led Albion to a great season. Tough, athletic guard.
Bench:
Scott Lantis 60 Junior Hillsdale
Charles Lawler 63 Senior Albion
Trent Page 64 Junior Leslie
Sam Tervo 66 Senior Stockbridge
Nate Scholten 510 Junior Parma Western
Josh White 61 Senior Brooklyn Columbia Central
Zach Karnaz 510 Sophomore Brooklyn Columbia Central
Flint Metro League All Conference Team:
Coach of the year: Mark Newell, Lapeer East
Returned this season to beat rival Lapeer West twice. Dominated the Metro League.
Starters:
Frank Rogers 64 Senior Holly
Good banger that can get things down outside, too.
Steve Wilmers 65 Senior Lapeer East
The conferences best athlete and an automatic double-double.
Chris Hutton 61 Senior Lapeer West
Conference player of the year. Fantastic shooter and vastly improved with the ball.
Mike Kalmar 60 Senior Clio
Tough guard that puts up huge numbers.
Jordan Fowler 510 Junior Holly
Good at everything a point guard should be good at.
Bench:
Christian Cannon 62 Senior Clio
Nick Cash 511 Senior Fenton
Dustin Deshais 510 Senior Ortonville Brandon
Daniel Elliott 64 Senior Lapeer East
Russell Hope 59 Junior Swartz Creek
Chris Studer 65 Senior Swartz Creek
Zach Tilley 510 Senior Oxford
GAC Red All Conference Team
Coach of the year: Gary Barns, Goodrich
Peerless in the GAC Red. Barns is a veteran coach who sees all the angles.
Starters:
Justin Streichert 63 Senior Lakeville
Didnt quite have the season that was expected, but still probably the best man in the conference.
Joe Boisture 66 Sophomore Goodrich
Might be the toughest match-up in the GAC between his size and skill.
Andrew Patrick 61 Sophomore Goodrich
Put up big numbers every game.
Preston Taylor 60 Junior Montrose
Another guy that has a nose for the hoop.
Colin Angle 61 Senior Goodrich
Not a big numbers guy, but Goodrich was at its best with the ball in his hands.
Bench:
Corey Burrow 59 Senior Durand
Cody Groulx 62 Senior Montrose
Giles Hart 511 Senior Mt. Morris
Dequan Horn 61 Junior Lake Fenton
Steve Horton 66 Junior Durand
Todd Reimund 511 Senior Mt. Morris
Kyle Showers 65 Senior Lake Fenton
GAC Blue All Conference Team
Coach of the year: Archy Griffin, Flint Hamady
Won the 300th game of his career and is one of the top coaches in Flint-area history.
Starters:
Cory Mouser 62 Senior Burton Bentley
Was Patrick Ellisons understudy, but developed into a major factor on the frontline for the 'Dogs.
Darius Brady 61 Senior Flint Hamady
Conference player of the year was the most important player to Hamady.
Nick Anibal 63 Junior Byron
Triple-double threat. The lone bright spot in Byron.
Ryan Praski 60 Senior New Lothrop
Fantastic guard that struggled in his last two regular season games, both losses. NL will miss him greatly.
Demarkus Jackson 511 Senior Flint Hamady
Streaky, but when he was on, Hamady was tough to beat.
Bench:
Brandon Baryo 64 Senior New Lothrop
Garrett Cook 60 Sophomore Genesee
Brian Echols 510 Senior Flint Hamady
Lauren Jones 60 Senior Burton Bentley
Jordan Moore 510 Senior Burton Atherton
Brian Sheridan 65 Junior New Lothrop
Jermaine Wyatt 61 Junior Burton Bentley
GTC West All Conference Team
Coach of the year: Jeff Casler, Reese
Should be elected mayor of Rockettown. Casler took Reese to new heights in 2007-2008.
Starters:
Brad Iskow 66 Senior Bad Axe
Big athletic guy, but never really dominated the way I expected in an undersized conference.
Tim Holland 62 Senior Unionville Sebewaing
USAs bruiser inside was a safe bet for production.
Ty Graham 63 Senior Reese
A rare talent in the GTC. Has a college players mind. Conference player of the year.
Isaac Zimmer 60 Senior Reese
Athletic guard that can lock up and run the team well.
Brandon Bitzer 510 Junior Unionville Sebewaing Area
USA struggled without Bitzer. May be their most valuable player.
Bench:
Austin Babich 60 Junior Cass City
DAndre Cook 60 Senior Elkton -- Pigeon -- Bay Port
Trent Gascho 62 Senior Elkton -- Pigeon -- Bay Port
Ollie Hull 64 Senior Bay City All Saints
Preston Oakes 60 Senior Bay City All Saints
Josh Pickell 59 Sophomore Reese
Chris Summersett 64 Junior Cass City
GTC East All Conference Team
Coach of the year: Tony Burton, Brown City
Pillaged by graduation and still dominated conference.
Starters:
Jordan Kaufman 63 Junior Ubly
Very good forward that stepped up for Ubly when others were down with injuries.
Donovan Ogboh 62 Senior Brown City
Conference player of the year. Undersized forward that makes up for it with athleticism.
Tom Sorenson 63 Senior Harbor Beach
Big, athletic kid that churned out another good year for Harbor Beach.
Derek Neumayer 63 Senior Sandusky
Long, athletic guard that was a match-up nightmare.
AJ Burton 61 Junior Brown City
Smart, tough point guard that guided the conferences best.
Bench:
Brett Beckett 510 Senior Mayville
Austin Comment 60 Senior Marlette
Matt Grabitz 65 Senior Sandusky
Sean Hornby 64 Senior Deckerville
Jack McPhail 62 Junior Brown City
Grant Pichla 58 Senior Ubly
Alex Talaski 510 Senior Harbor Beach
Saginaw Valley All Conference Team
Coach of the year: Lou Dawkins, Saginaw
Dawkins coaches effort better than anyone in the state. Give everything on defense or don't play.
Starters:
Draymond Green 67 Senior Saginaw
The most talented player in the state. Had a great season, but not Mr. Basketball great.
Latreze Mushatt 65 Senior Saginaw Arthur Hill
Just a fantastic all-around player. Should land at a nice division one school--but probably for football.
Tyrone Ward 64 Senior Flint Southwestern
Vastly improved player. I cant imagine how SWA would have been with he and Crater.
Daniel West 60 Senior Saginaw
Conference player of the year that carried Saginaw through a stellar season.
Tyrie Wooten 510 Senior Saginaw Arthur Hill
Quick and strong guard that played up to his potential in his senior year.
Bench:
William Arnold 63 Senior Mount Pleasant
Joemar Black 62 Sophomore Flint Northern
Chad Jasman 64 Senior Bay City Western
Spencer Jennings 511 Junior Midland Dow
Brad Norman 510 Senior Bay City Central
Demetrius Miller 511 Junior Flint Central
Kyle Wakeman 510 Senior Midland
TVC Central All Conference Team
Coach of the year: Matt Bauer, Hemlock
Boasts wins over Nouvel and Freeland. Conference champions.
Starters:
Jake Blake 65 Senior Alma
Solid big man that got better as the year progressed.
Joseph Devota 61 Junior Chesaning
Emerged as Chesanings go-to-guy.
Will Griffin 60 Senior Freeland
Very good all around player that helped Freeland to a second place finish.
Justin Vondette 510 Senior Hemlock
Conference player of the year. Vondette was a scoring machine in Hemlocks surprise season. Get a hand in this kid's face.
Garrett Yatch 58 Senior Midland Bullock Creek
Little guy has a nose for the hoop.
Bench:
Joe Bitterman 63 Senior Alma
Blake Brigguglio 64 Senior Saginaw Swan Valley
Adam Follett 66 Senior Alma
CJ Lott 60 Senior Ovid Elsie
Ryan Root 62 Senior Hemlock
Joe Ruhlman 511 Sophomore Freeland
Greg Silverthorn 62 Junior Shepherd
TVC East All Conference Team
Coach of the year: Tim Crawford, Frankenmuth
No one expected Frankenmuth to win more than half of their games this season. No size, no problem.
Starters:
Dakotah Ellis 65 Junior Birch Run
Highly skilled big man. Dangerous in a short conference.
Derrick Davis 62 Sophomore Bridgeport
Athletic and tough. Plays way bigger than 62.
Jordan Duby 62 Senior Birch Run
The other guard in the TVC. Duby was dominant when he wanted to be. Legitimate point guard prospect.
Brad Redford 60 Senior Frankenmuth
The best senior year in the state. Conference player of the year, among other things.
Dustin Griesing 62 Senior Millington
Yet another very good TVC guard. A tough cover.
Bench:
Luc Bonner 60 Senior North Branch
EJ Brooks 62 Senior Bridgeport
Brett Eichhorn 510 Junior Essexville Garber
Ryan Keith 60 Senior Frankenmuth
Jordan Knudsen 61 Senior Vassar
Colton Oedy 60 Senior Caro
Garrett Stier 60 Senior Millington
TVC West All Conference Team
Coach of the year: David Lecker, Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Beat Hemlock, St. Louis and swept rival Valley Lutheran. Only class D school in the conference.
Starters:
Jason Pratt 67 Junior Merrill
Football stud that put up ridiculous numbers.
Josh Byers 65 Senior Michigan Lutheran Seminary
One of the top class D big men in the state. Was tough every game.
Dugan Roosa 60 Sophomore St. Charles
Athletic youngster that has a nose for the hoop.
Kyle Oosterhoff 61 Senior Ithaca
Slick guard with college skill.
Rufus Wehgar 510 Senior St. Louis
Fantastic athlete and a match-up nightmare in the TVC. Conference player of the year.
Bench:
Garrett Bolt 61 Senior Breckenridge
Nick Davaloz 60 Junior St. Louis
Justin Elliott 65 Junior Carrollton
Ryan Humpert 60 Senior St. Charles
Joe Lindloff 60 Senior Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Aaron Meckes 65 Junior Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Cory Radak 65 Senior Ithaca