BALTIMORE, MD (February 20, 2023) -The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the 2022-23 Women's and Men's Basketball All-CIAA Team, All-Rookie team, and superlatives as selected by the Basketball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors Association. The Women's and Men's CIAA Players of the Year were Amaya Tucker (Winston-Salem State) and Robert Osborne (Virginia Union), respectively. Elizabeth City State's Amadou Faye was named the Men's CIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Anyssa Fields from Lincoln (PA) earned the women's honor. The top rookies in the CIAA were India Howard on the women's side and Ezekiel Cannedy on the men's. Both freshmen play for Johnson C. Smith. Coach of the year honors were awarded to Virginia Union's Head Men's Basketball Coach Jay Butler and Lincoln (PA)'s Head Women's Basketball Coach Janice Washington. These standout individuals are being formally recognized today during the annual CIAA Tip-Off Awards banquet.
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