2024-25 OCCAC Basketball Awards

Eight of nine OCCAC institutions are represented in the All-OCCAC Basketball postseason honors with seven schools placing a student-athlete on both the men’s and women’s All-OCCAC Teams.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNUAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Ally Winnen (Lorain County); Runner-up — Allison Hughes (Edison State)
Coach of the Year: Andrew Brown (Hocking)
Defensive Player of the Year: Emily Blevins (Hocking)
Playmaker of the Year: Abby Yukon (Edison State)

MEN’S BASKETBALL ANNUAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Treshawn Cody (Hocking); Runner-up — Owen Bronston (Edison State)
Coach of the Year: Aaron Nixon (Cuyahoga)
Defensive Player of the Year: Devonte Greene (Cuyahoga)
Playmaker of the Year: David Mensah (Clark State) 

NOTES

• Abigail Schmitz and Ally Winnen are the first two Commodores to earn All-OCCAC First Team recognition in women’s basketball
• Emily Blevins (Hocking) took sole possession of the league’s Defensive Player of the Year distinction after sharing co-honors a season ago
• Treshawn Cody (Hocking) upgraded from Defensive Player of the Year in 2023-24 to Player of the Year as a sophomore
• Aaron Nixon became the first Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year for Cuyahoga since Michael Duncan in 2018-19

ALL-OCCAC FIRST TEAM | Women’s Basketball
Rylie Homan (Edison State)
Allison Hughes (Edison State)
Trinity Jackson (Lakeland)
Abigail Schmitz (Lorain County)
Ally Winnen (Lorain County)

ALL-OCCAC FIRST TEAM | Men’s Basketball
Devin Belle (Lakeland)
Owen Bronston (Edison State)
Treshawn Cody (Hocking)
Devonte Greene (Cuyahoga)
Brian Sullivan (Terra State)

ALL-OCCAC SECOND TEAM | Women’s Basketball
Trinity Bellard (Hocking)
Tyairah Flower (Cuyahoga)
Kenyatta Jackson (Terra State)
Laila Marshall (Clark State)
Abby Yukon (Edison State)

ALL-OCCAC SECOND TEAM | Men’s Basketball
Deonte Benejan (Lorain County)
David Mensah (Clark State)
De’Mar Moore (Owens)
Xavier Vann (Cuyahoga)
Aaron Ward (Lakeland)