[Ottawa, ON]: Johnny Berhanemeskel earned Canadian University basketball’s top honour Wednesday, winning the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy as player of the year. The fifth-year guard led the Ottawa Gee-Gees to a CIS-best 18-1 record this season, and topped the OUA conference in scoring with 23.2 points per game. He’s the first player in school history to capture a national individual award in the sport.
Berhanemeskel was a walk-on in his rookie season before flourishing at Ottawa, quickly developing into an elite three-point shooter. The six-foot-two economics student led the CIS in points per 40 minutes (30.9), and averaged 4.5 assists a game.The Ottawa native played every game over his five seasons, and closes his career with 2000 regular-season points — the third-highest in OUA history and the most among guards.
Over the last five years Johnny has been an incredible leader for the uOttawa program, leading the program from a middle of the pack team as a rookie to an OUA Championship & CIS Silver last season and CIS #1 rank during the regular season- which is a first in program history.
Over the last five years Johnny has been an incredible leader for the uOttawa program, leading the program from a middle of the pack team as a rookie to an OUA Championship & CIS Silver last season and CIS #1 rank during the regular season- which is a first in program history.
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