1999-2000 OCAA MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - SHANE BASCOE

Over the past four years Shane Bascoe has developed into the premier collegiate men's basketball player in the nation. During his time he has led the Sheridan Bruins to two provincial titles, one provincial silver, four regional titles and a national bronze medal.

Individually, he has been named as a CCAA all-Canadian three times, has earned OCAA all-star honours three times, and was named a CCAA championship all-star, OCAA championship all-star and OCAA championship MVP.

Shane exemplifies what being a student-athlete is all about, as he has twice earned CCAA academic all-Canadian and OCAA all-academic awards. This past season (1999-2000), Shane picked up the highest honours available to a college basketball player, as he was named the CCAA men's basketball player of the year. He was also named to the OCAA all-millennium team, becoming the only active player to earn such honours. Shane's outstanding career with the Bruins is capped off with a career scoring average of 17.4 points per game and three Sheridan College athlete of the year awards.

Fred Wannamaker of Sheridan College Athletics had this to say, "Shane is a nice, honest, sincere young man. He handles the attention he receives very well and genuinely has a love for the game of basketball. the college was proud to recently unveil the Shane Bascoe Award for Academic Excellence. I congratulate Shane on his terrific academic-athletic career here at Sheridan College and wish him all the best in his future endeavours."