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2023 NWBA Men’s Intercollegiate Division Award Winners and All-Americans Announced

By NWBA Intercollegiate Committee, 03/20/23, 9:00AM CDT

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – The Intercollegiate Division of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) has announced its end-of-year awards and All-America Teams for the 2022-23 men's season. 

These individuals were recognized during the 2023 NWBA Men’s Intercollegiate Division Men's National Championship, hosted at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. 

The NWBA honors its student-athletes for their excellence both on and off the court, including handing out Academic All-America citations to those with a minimum 3.5 grade-point average.

The University of Arizona claimed two major awards, as Justyn Newman was named the 2023 Player of the Year while teammate Michael Seo was awarded the Frank M. Basile Sportsmanship Award. 

2022-23 Academic All-America 
Bob Hunt, Eastern Washington University 
Evan Heller, Auburn University 
Justyn Newman, University of Arizona 
Sean Demshar, Auburn University 
Blaise Mutware, University of Arizona 
Sam Armas, Auburn University 
Phil Evans, University of Arizona 
Gabe Puthoff, Auburn University 
Kerwin Haake, University of Arizona 
Jack Pierre, Auburn University 
Ben Thornton, University of Arizona 
Joe Rafter, Auburn University 
Jeremy Evans, Edinboro University 
Luke Robinson, Auburn University 
Evan Williams, University of Alabama 
Eric Francis, University of Alabama 
Austin Smith, University of Alabama 
Josh Hipps, University of Alabama 
Luke McDowall, University of Alabama 
Partha Venkatram, University of Alabama 
Shaun Doss, University of Alabama 
Peter Berry, University of Alabama 
Aaron Berry, University of Alabama 
Ignacio Ortega, University of Alabama 
Kyle Jankowski, University of Illinois 
Jon McNamara, University of Illinois 
Thomas Duffy, University of Illinois 
Koda Inman-Ahlstrom, University of Missouri 
Lee Melymick, University of Missouri 

2022-23 Player of the Year 
Justyn Newman, University of Arizona 
 
2023-23 Frank M. Basile Sportsmanship Award 
Michael Seo, University of Arizona 

2022-23 First Team All-America 
Talen Jourdan, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater 
Vincent Dallaire, University of Texas - Arlington 
Jeromie Meyer, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater 
Carrington Marendes, University of Texas - Arlington 
Justyn Newman, University of Arizona 
 
2022-23 Second Team All-America 
Michael Seo, University of Arizona 
Peter Berry, University of Alabama 
Jeremy Evans, Edinboro University 
Ignacio Ortega, University of Alabama 
 
2022-23 All-Rookie Team  
Liam Frobisher, Eastern Washington University 
William Oberg, Edinboro University 
Jaya Mattes, Eastern Washington University 
Travis Beckler, Auburn University 
Dylan Zander, University of Arizona 
Tim Houston, University of Alabama 
Emmanuel Fuentes, Southwest Minnesota State University 
Reed De’Aeth, University of Texas – Arlington 
Josh Brown, Southwest Minnesota State University
AJ Fitzpatrick, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater 
Mackenley Laguerre, Southwest Minnesota State University
Elijah Yoder, Edinboro University 
Daniel Clements, University of Missouri 
Michael Guiney, University of Illinois 
Mohammed Moalim, University of Illinois