Guard Adam Flinn took top honors as the Central College men’s basketball team award winners were announced. Flinn, a 6-foot guard, averaged 21.0 points a game, the sixth-best average in school history. A two-time American Rivers player of the week, he was a second-team all-conference pick. He recorded a team-high 3.8 assists with 1.1 steals, shooting 50.7% from the field and 42.3% from 3-point range.
Guard Jaden Moody received the Mentink Award for inspiration and leadership. Moody, a 2018-19 all-conference pick, missed much of his senior season due to injury but still averaged 16.0 points in 12 games. He shot 43.0% from the field and a team-best 72.7% from the free throw line while averaging 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals.
Forward Caden Mauck received the Gary Dirksen Achievement Award for leadership on the floor, on campus and in the classroom. He averaged 16.0 points and 9.0 rebounds, posting nine double-doubles. Mauck, a 6-6 three-year starter, averaged 15.2 points and 9.0 rebounds for the Dutch. He ranked 52nd in the NCAA Division III in field goal percentage (57.9%) and 57th in defensive rebounds (6.84). His 9.0 rebounds per game ranked 67th and he posted nine statistical double-doubles. He also recorded a team-high eight blocks, was second in assists with 47 and had 12 steals.
Guard Joe Weber received the Wassenaar Coaches Award for positive contributions through attitude and example. He appeared in 20 games off the bench. Guard Kade Terrell was cited as the Thom Steward Hustle Award winner and the Defensive Player of the Year Award recipient. Terrell appeared in 23 games, averaging 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds. Guard Jake Anderson was given the Most Improved Player Award. Anderson saw action in 11 games, averaging 2.4 points. Freshman guard Drake Johnson claimed the Newcomer of the Year Award. He started 19 games as a rookie, averaging 9.2 points and 4.0 rebounds. Head Coach Craig Douma also awarded 14 varsity letters. A young Dutch squad opened the year with an August trip to the Netherlands before enduring an injury-ravaged 5-20 season that forced two freshmen into the starting lineup. But Central loses only Moody to graduation.