Maryland JUCO Announces All Conference Basketball Teams and Awards

Posted: Mar 17, 2020

Maryland JUCO Sports Information contact:
Rocco Geppi | sportsinfo@mdjuco.org

BALTIMORE (March 17, 2020) – The Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (Maryland JUCO) today announced its 2019-20 All-Maryland JUCO Men's and Women's Basketball teams and other award recipients. A total of 43 student athletes and coaches representing 14 member institutions earned honors.

Women's Basketball

CCBC Essex leads with thee selections after finishing a perfect 12-0 in conference play this season. Seven schools – Howard Community College, Montgomery College, Chesapeake College, Harford Community College, College of Southern Maryland, Cecil College, and CCBC Catonsville – have two selections each. Frederick Community College, Prince George's Community College, and Anne Arundel Community College each have one.

Mya Moye (CCBC Essex) is the Maryland JUCO Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year after garnering the highest point total, as voted on by conference head coaches. Moye led the conference with a 22.8 points per game average and was third with a 6.7 assists per game average. On January 29, 2020, Moye set NJCAA Women's Basketball records with 81 points on 32 made field goals against Northern Virginia Community College.

The conference coach of the year (head coach of the conference regular season champion) goes to Mike Seney (CCBC Essex). Seney led his team through the regular season and posted a 12-0 record in conference play, and extended his personal undefeated streak against conference opponents to 99 games. Seney guided the Knights in the first season of its reboot – after a 15-year hiatus – to its first conference title in 38 years and its first regional championship since 1978. The Knights finished the season ranked No. 12 in NJCAA Division II and received the No. 9 seed in the NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship.

Men's Basketball

Howard and CCBC Dundalk lead the men's selections with three each. The Dragons finished the season 11-2 in Maryland Juco to finish one-game back of a conference title. Dundalk was 9-4 in conference, with an average margin of less than five points in their four losses. Four schools – Montgomery, Cecil, Allegany College of Maryland, and Southern Maryland – had two recipients each. Prince George's, Chesapeake, Frederick, Hagerstown Community College, Anne Arundel, and CCBC Catonsville have one apiece.

Jacob Falko (Cecil) was selected Maryland JUCO Conference Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Year, and Mohamed Bundu (CCBC Dundalk) was selected Maryland JUCO Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year, awards voted on by conference head coaches.

The Maryland JUCO Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is Ed Durham (Cecil) and the Bob Kirk Men's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year is Mike Smelkinson (Howard). Durham led the Seahawks to 23-7 overall record and went 12-1 in conference to capture the Maryland Juco regular season title. Smelkinson returned this year to the Dragons and led them to a 25-6 overall record and Region XX Division II Championship. Howard also made the NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship as a No. 8 seed, one season removed from a 4-22 record. The Bob Kirk award is named after the legendary basketball coach and athletic director, whom passed away on April 29, 2018. Kirk spent 40 years at Allegany (33 as head basketball coach) where he guided the Trojans to 927-158 record. He is also an NJCAA Hall of Fame member.

Please see the sport specific teams under the Awards tab or click All-MD Juco Awards.

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About the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (www.mdjuco.org and 443-840-1751)

The Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (Maryland JUCO) exists to govern and conduct championships for the conference's 16 varsity sports. Chartered in the late 1960s, the conference is composed of 16 Maryland community colleges that compete in a variety of varsity intercollegiate athletics. Maryland JUCO oversees and promotes programs dedicated to academic and athletic goals of its diverse institutions, while enhancing opportunities for balanced intercollegiate athletic programming. The conference provides organizational structure for its membership while strengthening commitments to their students and communities. In accordance with the philosophy of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the conference operates under the highest standards of integrity, equity and sportsmanship.

Each season, Maryland JUCO verifies the eligibility of all its student athletes, schedules, and statistics for statewide competition. To help foster the best academic and athletic experience for student athletes, the Maryland JUCO relies heavily on the work of its sports liaisons, coaches associations and the Maryland JUCO Advisory Council.

The Maryland JUCO does not coordinate NJCAA national or regional standings, statistics or schedules. Visit www.njcaa.org for national standings, statistics and/or schedules.