EBL Senior Players and Coaches of the Year: 2007/08 Season
We are pleased to announce the 2007/08 Players and Coaches
of the Year for all senior England Basketball Leagues.
 Leading
the way in the top divisions are Duncan Ogilvie and Ellen
'Loui' Hall, who have been voted as Players of the Year for
Division One men and women.
Ogilvie was a key component to the most successful men's team
of the 2007/08 season, helping Manchester to three major EBL
trophies in his first season with the club. His 26 point,
17 rebound effort in the Men's National Cup final earned him
the Most Valuable Player award in January and during the Sportscover
Final Fours, he recorded two more 'double-doubles' with 27
and 10 in the semi and 11 and 14 in the final.
 American
forward Loui Hall was simply a dominant inside force in 07/08
averaging nearly 30 points per game helping her team to a
third place finish with a 12 win, 6 loss record - Team Northumbria's
best finish since promotion. Together with compatriot Jaye
Colbert and former British player Zoe Vickers, Hall helped
put Team Northumbria amongst the league's most dangerous teams
with their most notable victory of the season coming at home
against eventual playoff winners, Rhondda Rebels.
On the coaching side, the Division One winners for 07/08 come
from Greater Manchester Community Basketball Club with Jeff
Jones repeating as Coach of the Year for Division 1 Men and
Sergio Lara-Bercial earning his first award for Division 1
Women.
The full list of 2007/08 Players of the Year and Coaches of
the Year for the England Basketball League's senior divisions
can be found below with the runners-up from each league:
Division 1 Men
Player of the Year - Duncan Ogilvie, Manchester Magic
Coach of the Year - Jeff Jones, Manchester Magic
Division 1 Women
Player of the Year - Ellen 'Loui' Hall, Team Northumbria
Coach of the Year - Sergio Lara-Bercial, Manchester Mystics
Division 2 Men
Player of the Year - Mike Gregory, Cardiff Celts
Coach of the Year - Chris Horrocks, Cardiff Celts
Division 2 Women - North
Player of the Year - Milly Watkins, City of Sheffield Hatters
II
Coach of the Year - Aldo Cervi, Stockport Lapwings
Division 2 Women - South
Player of the Year - Cristal Turner, Sevenoaks Suns
Coach of the Year - Len Busch, Sevenoaks Suns
Division 2 Women - Midlands/South West
Player of the Year - Crystal Sterling, Black Country Bears
Ladies
Coach of the Year - Carys Caulwell, Black Country Bears Ladies
Division 3 Men - North
Player of the Year - Daniel McSweeney, Leeds Carnegie
Coach of the Year - Matthew Newby, Leeds Carnegie
Division 3 Men - South
Player of the Year - Joe Matthews, Colchester Hornets
Coach of the Year - Solomon Ayinla, London Met University
Division 4 Men - North
Player of the Year - Jan-Michael Nation, Sefton Stars
Coach of the Year - David Atkinson, Stockport Falcons
Division 4 Men - Midlands/South
Player of the Year - Bode Adeluola, Richmond College London
United
Coach of the Year - Junior Williams, Westminster Warriors
Division 4 Men - South West
Player of the Year - Ryan Payne, Portsmouth City Smugglers
Coach of the Year - Mick Byrne, Portsmouth City Smugglers
Selections were based on votes made by EBL senior clubs in
each respective league. Clubs were given the opportunity to
give their top three choices for Player of the Year and top
two choices for Coach of the Year in their league with the
winner being declared that person with the most 'number 1'
votes.
Player of the Year Runners-Up
Div 1 Men - David Watts, Reading Rockets; Ryan Williams, Bristol
Academy Flyers
Div 1 Women - Stephanie Gandy, City of Sheffield Hatters;
Jill Glessner, Nottingham Wildcats
Div 2 Men - Joe Reynoso, Northampton Neptunes; David Hanson,
Tees Valley Mohawks
Div 2 Women (North) - Eszter Velkey, Leeds Carnegie; Sophie
Madeley, Mansfield Giants
Div 2 Women (South) - Michelle Brown, Enfield Phoenix; Anne
Delextrat, London Met University
Div 2 Women (Mids/SW) - Sarah Winter, BC Bears Ladies; Gemma
Salmon, BC Bears Ladies
Div 3 Men (North) - Richard Windle, Sheffield Sabres; Kingsley
Ellmer, City of Sheffield Saints
Div 3 Men (South) - Josh Fowler, Glamorgan Gladiators; Karolis
Stepanavicius, London Towers
Div 4 Men (North) - Samuel O'Shea, WNC Mansfield; James Royle,
Stockport Falcons
Div 4 Men (Mids/South) - Junior Williams, Westminster Warriors;
Chris Hanson, Lambeth Lakers
Div 4 Men (SW) - Jonathon May, Guildford Heat II; Chris Hill,
UWIC Archers
Coach of the Year Runners-Up
Div 1 Men - Dave Titmuss, Reading Rockets; Clarence Wiggins,
Derby Trailblazers
Div 1 Women - Damian Jennings, UWIC Archers; Deirdre Hayes,
Team Northumbria
Div 2 Men - Creon Raftopoulos, Tees Valley Mohawks; Peter
Mintoft, University of Birmingham
Div 2 Women (North) - Paul 'Nick' Ibberson, Bury Blue Devils;
Vanessa Ellis, City of Sheffield Hatters II
Div 2 Women (South) - Kas Stuart, Enfield Phoenix; Nicholas
Kamilieris, London Met University
Div 2 Women (Mids/SW) - Mandy Pollard, Leic. Beauchamp Cannons;
Stephen Green, Taunton Tigers
Div 3 Men (North) - Pete Olusoga, City of Sheffield Saints,
Chris Mellor, Bradford Dragons
Div 3 Men (South) - Gary Lyttle, London Towers; Julian Keeling,
Colchester Hornets
Div 4 Men (North) - John Allerston, Sefton Stars; Lee English,
Ilkeston Outlaws
Div 4 Men (Mids/South) - Danny Alexis, Wellingborough Phoenix,
Jack Majewski, Rich Coll London Utd
Div 4 Men (SW) - Steven Turner, Reading Rockets; Graham Hughes,
Cornwall Cougars
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