Logan Moncks receives her All-Canadian award.
From being the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Coach of the Year with an undefeated season,
Brad Karren has achieved a lot in this basketball season.
Another title that Karren can add to his list is Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Coach (CCAA) of the Year.
At the CCAA banquet hosted yesterday, Karren was up against four other coaches from different colleges across Canada.
Teams waited on to hear of their coach won the prestigious award. Finally, the word’s left the emcee’s mouth.
“And the 2017 Coach of the Year is… Brad Karren.”
The Kodiaks roared with excitement as they watched their coach walk to the stage to accept his award
The emotion spread across Karren’s face, as the team is like his family.
“To become a good coach, it’s how we recruit,” said Karren.
The recruiting process pays off for Karren, as you can see the team chemistry both on, and off the court.
“Our girls are light, they’re happy, they sing, they dance, they seem to take it not so serious, but once they start playing they get very serious in a hurry,” said Karren.
The Coach of the Year wasn’t the only award to be given out last night. There was also the Player of the Year, and awards for the All-Canadians.
Ten women were named for All-Canadians, one of those women was Logan Moncks. Moncks was also up for another award, Player of the Year, where she was against four other women from across the nation.
Ultimately, Moncks didn’t win the award, Ceejay Nofuente of Humber College did.
“I want to thank the CCAA for the opportunity for giving me this award,” said Nofuente, who won it for the second year in a row.
Not only were awards given out, but words of wisdom from the assistant coach for the Canadian women’s national basketball team.
“I ask you to play and pursue this passion as well as you can, for as long as you can,” said Smith.
Smith is a member of the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of fame.
As for the Coach and Player of the Year, they’ll receive custom made rings, with their last names and team name on it.
For more banquet photos, check out the gallery here.
For Kodiak action, you can check out the women on the court tomorrow at 1 p.m., against Douglas College.