Awardees

Awardees

University of Westminster Students’ Union (UWSU) hold an annual Sports Ball every year announcing prestigious awards to athletes from across the Dragons.

The University of Westminster Men’s Basketball athletes has been awarded individual and team awards over the years for exceptional performances and contributions to the Dragons.

UWSU Awards

UWSU Men’s Basketball Awards

• Most Valuable Player (MVP)
  2022-23 – Rinor Dragusha (1st Team)
  2021-22 – Aundre Reid (1st Team)
  2019-20 – Afrasyab Khalil & Mylo Mitchell (1st Team), Thomas Nahum (2nd Team)
  2018-19 – Afrasyab Khalil (1st Team), Thomas Nahum (2nd Team)
  2017-18 – Teo Psychidis (1st Team), Jerico Lagasca (2nd Team)
  2016-17 – Teo Psychidis & Atilla Öztuncay (1st Team), Wu Rongjun (2nd Team)
  2015-16 – Lemar Darien-Campbell
  2012-13 – Michael Abiodun
• Dragon of the Year
  2022-23 – Julius Vaitkus
  2021-22 – Ben Butawan
  2016-17 – Brandon Wade
  2015-16 – Giorgio Sleiter & Panos Papachristos
  2012-13 – Clive Castillo
• Achievement Recognition Award
  2022-23 – Kamari Hunter
  2020-21 – Josh Ragua, Guillermo Crespo, Fernando Roman, James Beveney
  2019-20 – Joshua Klein, Arian Ahmetaj, Gerald Aguilar, Hamse Adan, Ismael Temimi, Sebastian Amadeo, Tyree Blake-Bailey
  2018-19 – Khyle Andres-Diaz, Giorgio Sleiter, Jhaic Villanueva & Ulhas KS
  2017-18 – Atilla Öztuncay & Brandon Wade
  2016-17 – Jason Ying, Lemar Darien-Campbell & Raban Aso
  2015-16 – Carl Elayba & Otis Kirby-Dunkley
  2012-13 – Bektur Savitahunov
• Coaches’ Player of the Year
  2022-23 Aundre Reid
  2021-22 Michael Otoo
• Players’ Player of the Year
  2022-23 – Jotham King
  2021-22 – Fernando Roman
  2019-20 – Guillermo Crespo
  2017-18 – Yao Xiyuan
  2016-17 – Gerald Aguilar
  2012-13 – Clive Castillo
• Fresher of the Year
  2022-23 – Rinor Dragusha
  2021-22 – Julius Vaitkus
  2019-20 – Orestas Vasilauskas
  2018-19 – Carlos Javier
  2017-18 – Hamse Adan
  2016-17 – Vlad Petrea
  2015-16 – Atilla Öztuncay
  2012-13 – Ben Norton
• Defensive Player of the Year
  2022-23 – Marka Sy
  2021-22 – Lilian Nahum
  2019-20 – Orestas Vasilauskas
  2018-19 – Arian Ahmetaj
  2017-18 – Thomas Nahum
  2016-17 – Lemar Darien-Campbell
  2015-16 – Petr Soukup
  2012-13 – Phillip Manu
• Magical Moment of the Year
  2016-17 – Vlad Petrea (Game Winning jump-shot vs LSE)
  2012-13 – Chris Stanton (Game Winning 3 vs Canterbury CC)
• Young Player of the Year
  2012-13 – John Lucas
• International Player of the Year
  2022-23 – Michael Otoo (Canada)
  2020-21 – Kamari Hunter (USA)
  2019-20 – Fernando Roman (Spain)
  2018-19 – Justin Senou (USA/France)
  2017-18 – Khyle Andres-Diaz (USA)
  2016-17 – Ulhas KS (India)
  2015-16 – Sittikarn Valee-Ittikul (Thailand)
  2012-13 – Alexander Schroder (Denmark)
• Most Improved Player of the Year
  2022-23 – Lilian Nahum
  2019-20 – James Beveney
  2018-19 – Tyree Blake-Bailey
  2017-18 – Ulhas KS
  2016-17 – Josh Ragua & Xiyuan Yao
  2015-16 – Kasper Ludvigsen
  2012-13 – Wumni Agunbiade
• Fans of the Year
  2022-23 – Wilman Family
  2021-22 – Brent Girls (Kenisha Whyte & Marie Lou-Ries) & Peter Bonfield (VC)
  2019-20 – Jordan Blanchard
  2018-19 – Darshan Bhudia
  2017-18 – Wade Bailey