GW Hoops / 2025 Conference Awards

**Posted by GW0509** 3/11/2025 2:10 pm

Player of the Year: Max Shulga, VCU
Defensive Player of the Year: Jared Billups, George Mason
Rookie of the Year: Deuce Jones, La Salle
Chris Daniels Most Improved Player: Reed Bailey, Davidson
Sixth Man of the Year: Zeb Jackson, VCU
Coach of the Year: Tony Skinn, George Mason

All-Conference First Team
Reed Bailey, Davidson
Jalen Haynes, George Mason
Xzayvier Brown, Saint Joseph's
Rasheer Fleming, Saint Joseph's
Gibson Jimerson, Saint Louis
Max Shulga, VCU

All-Conference Second Team
Nate Santos, Dayton
Rafael Castro, George Washington
Jayden Dawson, Loyola Chicago
Erik Reynolds II, Saint Joseph’s
Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
Joe Bamisile, VCU

All-Conference Third Team
Enoch Cheeks, Dayton
Darius Maddox, George Mason
Rahsool Diggins, Massachusetts
Sebastian Thomas, Rhode Island
Melvin Council Jr., St. Bonaventure
Isaiah Swope, Saint Louis

All-Academic Team
Nate Santos, Dayton
Dusan Neskovic, Richmond
Chance Moore, St. Bonaventure
Gibson Jimerson, Saint Louis
Joe Bamisile, VCU

All-Defensive Team
Enoch Cheeks, Dayton
Jared Billups, George Mason
Rafael Castro, George Washington
Miles Rubin, Loyola Chicago
Justice Ajogbor, Saint Joseph's
Luke Bamgboye, VCU

All-Rookie Team
Amaël L’Etang, Dayton
Christian Jones, George Washington
Deuce Jones, La Salle
Dasear Haskins, SJU
Luke Bamgboye, VCU

**Posted by GWRising** 3/11/2025 2:29 pm

Congrats to Rafael and congrats to Christian.

Not surprising to all but one poster here (aka the hype man). Castro was right outside the first team but was never a lock. Next year, hopefully, we will be talking about that..

**Posted by gwstudent2024** 3/11/2025 2:54 pm

There was certainly a compelling argument for Castro on First Team, Jones on All Defense Team, and potentially even Castro for Most Improved Player (apparently you don't need to have been in the league last year to be MIP)

But if you'd said before the season that Castro would get Second Team and All Defense while Jones got All Rookie, you'd surely be happy with that. Hopefully this lights a fire under the guys who feel they were snubbed for the tournament

**Posted by Gwmayhem** 3/11/2025 3:03 pm

A few shockers:

Brown ahead of his teammate Reynolds on the first team?

Sebastian Thomas on the 3rd team? Great, now he's angry.

Jimerson on the first team is your Lifetime Achievement. And he certainly played like a first-teamer on Saturday. But, not all season.

I was glad to see Santos on the 2nd team. Did not think he deserved first team and thought he could have ended up there due to what his uniform says.

**Posted by creeksandzeeks** 3/11/2025 3:04 pm

Will confess that I didn't watch a ton of SLU outside of GW, but I found Robbie Avila to be not nearly as good as advertised. For those who are better informed... was he deserving of the second team nomination?

**Posted by jf** 3/11/2025 4:12 pm

Congrats to Rafael and Christian!
Excellent achievements with more to shoot for next year for everyone.