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
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