NAPERVILLE – The All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Basketball Teams were announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.

2023-24 All-CCIW Men's Basketball Teams
 
The Fred Young Most Outstanding Student-Athlete was Jonathan Zapinski of Elmhurst, the Bluejays’ first winner since Ryan Knuppel in 2001. Carthage freshman Ryan Johnson collected the league’s First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year honor, and Illinois Wesleyan’s Ron Rose was recognized as the CCIW Coach of the Year for the fifth time.
 
Zapinski, a 6-foot-6 forward/center from Southlake, Texas, finished the 16-game CCIW slate with averages of 11.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game. He was the conference leader in blocks as well as assist-to-turnover ratio (3.1), compiling 49 assists against just 16 turnovers in nearly 31 minutes per game.
 
Johnson is the second consecutive Firebird to win the league’s First-Year honor after teammate Julian Campbell was the recipient in 2023. The Oswego, Ill. native was the only freshman to earn All-CCIW honors on Monday after finishing his debut season with 12.8 points and 7.4 boards per game across the league schedule. Additionally, he shot 55.8 percent from the floor, third-highest in the league.
 
Rose piloted Illinois Wesleyan to its second outright CCIW regular-season championship in the last three seasons, sailing to a 14-2 league record. IWU was 18-7 overall and cracked the D3hoops.com national rankings on Monday at #22.
 
The 18th-year head coach and 1988 IWU grad previously won or shared CCIW Coach of the Year accolades in 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2022.
 
There were four unanimous All-CCIW First Team selections: Zapinski, EU teammate John Ittounas, Carthage’s Filip Bulatovic, and Illinois Wesleyan’s Nick Roper. Bulatovic is on the league’s postseason honor roll for the fourth time, the only four-time honoree recognized on Monday.
 
Bulatovic, Zapinski and North Park’s Kolden Vanlandingham also repeated as All-CCIW First Team choices on Monday.
 
In all, there were six repeat All-CCIW honorees from last season in Monday’s announcement and a seventh – IWU’s Luke Yoder – was named to the First Team after a Second Team pick in 2022.

CCIW Coach of the Year
Ron Rose, Illinois Wesleyan

Fred Young CCIW Most Outstanding Student-Athlete
Jonathan Zapinski, Elmhurst

CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year
Ryan Johnson, Carthage

All-CCIW First Team
Tyler Knuth, Augustana, Sr., F, Rockford, Ill., Guilford
*Fillip Bulatovic, Carthage, Sr., G/F, Harwood Heights, Ill., Maine South
Antuan Nesbitt, Carthage, Jr., G, Milwaukee, Wis., The Prairie School
*John Ittounas, Elmhurst, Sr., G, Vernon Hills, Ill., Stevenson
*Jonathan Zapinski, Elmhurst, Gr., F/C, Southlake, Texas, Carroll
*Nick Roper, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., G, St. Louis, Mo., MICDS
Luke Yoder, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., G, Normal, Ill., Central Catholic
Kolden Vanlandingham, North Park, Jr., G, Richmond, Ind., Northeastern

* -- Unanimous selection.

All-CCIW Second Team
Kobe Simpson, Carroll, Jr., G, Spokane, Wash., Mt. Spokane
Ryan Johnson, Carthage, Fr., G/F, Oswego, Ill., Oswego East
Ocean Johnson, Elmhurst, Sr., G, Schiller Park, Ill., Leyden
Hakim Williams, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., G, Round Lake, Ill., Round Lake
Harrison Wilmsen, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., F, St. Louis, Mo., St. Louis Priory
JT Welch, Millikin, Jr., G, Bloomington, Ill., Central Catholic
Ethan Helwig, North Central, Sr., G, Aurora, Ill., Metea Valley
Nick Schiavello, Wheaton, Sr., G, Columbus, Ind., Columbus North

CCIW RESPECT Award Recipients
Brett David, Augustana, Sr., G, Sugar Grove, Ill., Kaneland
Josh Hudgens, Carroll, Sr., F, Elgin, Ill., Burlington Central
Anthony Bernero, Carthage, Sr., F, Kenosha, Wis., Indian Trail
Kole Hornbuckle, Elmhurst, Sr., G, Fishers, Ind., Hamilton Southeastern
Grant Hardy, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., F, Grayslake, Ill., Grayslake Central
Demarcus Bond, Millikin, Sr., G/F, St. Louis, Mo., University
Sean Molloy, North Central, So., G, Chicago, Ill., Lane Tech
Kenton Lei, North Park, Sr., F, Lake Stevens, Wash., Highland
Daniel Garza, Wheaton, Sr., G, San Antonio, Texas, Legacy Christian Academy