Contact: Chassidy Holloway, Associate Executive Director, holloway@midwestconference.org
 
GRINNELL, Iowa – After a standout freshman season, Zay Brown has been named the 2024-25 Midwest Conference (MWC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. The Monmouth College forward headlines the All-Conference awards with a First Team selection.
 
Brown averaged 18.6 points per game in league play, leading the conference in field goal percentage (.539), rebounding (9.6 avg/g), and blocked shots, with 25 total on the season (1.6 avg/g).
 
Joining Brown on the All-MWC First Team are Grinnell sophomore guard Gabe Garcia, Lake Forest senior guard Alex Knight, Cornell senior guard Jayden Meeker, Ripon senior guard Luke Meinholz, Illinois College senior guard Buzz Ritzel, and Grinnell sophomore forward Kai Te Huki.
 
Lake Forest junior guard Alex Forowycz, Knox senior guard Sean Gallery, Beloit senior forward Azeez Ganiyu, Illinois College senior guard Josh Harris, and Cornell fifth year forward Dylan Hurley earned All-MWC Second Team honors.
 
In his fourteenth season as Monmouth College’s head coach, Todd Skrivseth was named MWC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year by his peers. Skrivseth led his team to the MWC regular-season championship with a 14-2 league record and tied the school record with 20 overall wins (20-5) on the season.
 
Lawrence University received the MWC Men’s Basketball Team Sportsmanship Award, presented to the team that best exemplifies the highest sportsmanship ideals in the league. Head coach Casey Korn leads the Vikings.
 

The full list of All-Conference and major award honorees can be found below.

Newcomer of the Year – Zay Brown, Monmouth College
Player of the Year – Zay Brown, Monmouth College
Coach of the Year – Todd Skrivseth, Monmouth College
Team Sportsmanship Award – Lawrence University
 
First Team All-Conference
Zay Brown, Monmouth College, Freshman - Forward
Gabe Garcia, Grinnell College, Sophomore - Guard
Alex Knight, Lake Forest College, Senior - Guard
Jayden Meeker, Cornell College, Senior - Guard
Luke Meinholz, Ripon College, Senior - Guard
Buzz Ritzel, Illinois College, Senior - Guard
Kai Te Huki, Grinnell College, Sophomore - Forward
 
Second Team All-Conference
Alex Forowycz, Lake Forest College, Junior - Guard
Sean Gallery, Knox College, Senior - Guard
Azeez Ganiyu, Beloit College, Senior - Forward
Josh Harris, Illinois College, Senior - Guard
Dylan Hurley, Cornell College, Fifth Year - Forward