Crisostomo Honoured as 2016-17 ACAC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year with the Phil Allen Memorial Award
MEDICINE HAT, AB (March 1, 2017) – The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is pleased to announce Terrence Crisostomo of the Keyano College Huskies has been selected as the 2016-17 ACAC Men's Basketball Phil Allen Memorial Award recipient.
The Phil Allen Memorial Award is presented annually to the ACAC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, in memoriam to the legendary ACAC basketball coach Phil Allen who passed away early in 2016.
"Terrence has great basketball intelligence and bringing that extra scoring power as a freshman was good for us," said Huskies head coach Lunzaya Nlandu. "His poise helped us this year and he has the ability and potential of being one of the better players in the league."
"After seeing the hard work that Terrence put in throughout the year in practice and in games, it is great to see him acknowledged as the best first-year player in the conference," said Jonathan Lambert, Athletic Director for the Keyano College Huskies.
Enrolled in College Prep, Crisostomo led the Huskies in assists with 3.2 per game.
This prestigious award was presented to Crisostomo at the 2017 ACAC Men's Basketball Championship Banquet held on March 1st at Medicine Hat College.
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For additional information, contact:
Jonathan Lambert, Keyano College
Athletic Director
780-791-4852
Jonathan.lambert@keyano.ca
Mark Kosak, ACAC
Chief Executive Officer
403-875-7329
markk@acac.ab.ca
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