London, ON – The Mustangs took home a pair of major awards on Thursday afternoon as the OUA announced their Men's Basketball award winners and all-stars.

Tyson Dunn was named OUA West Rookie of the Year, the 4th time in program history a Mustang has received the honour. Dunn contributed in a multitude of ways this season averaging just under nine points per contest (8.8 PPG) on 45.5% shooting from the field. He was also sharp from distance, as he connected on over 30% of his three-point attempts. The Kinesiology major also chipped in with 4.0 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists per outing, and finished just outside the conference's top-10 with 26 steals on the year. The dynamic guard got out of the gates quickly during his university career with a personal-best 17-point performance in just his third game, marking one of five double-digit scoring efforts on the season.

Meanwhile, 4th year Forward Aaron Tennant was named the West Division recipient of the Ken Shields Award, given to a student-athlete for their outstanding contribution both on and off the court.

On the court, the veteran forward has been an active contributor to his hometown team, Tennant averaged 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds, with much of his damage in the latter coming on the offensive glass. He ranked sixth in the conference therein with 38 offensive rebounds on the year. The two-time academic all-Canadian, who is on track for his third such season in 2021-22, has also shone in the classroom and has been accepted to several law schools in Canada for the fall of 2022. Within the community, meanwhile, Tennant has been involved with initiatives such as Gender-Based Violence Prevention on Campus, where he was the men's basketball representative addressing the topic on campus through proactive prevention education and discussion; the Student-Athlete Mentorship Program, providing both academic and social support to incoming first-year student-athletes; and Adopt-a-Mustang, a program whose goal is to free student athletes from financial pressures and barriers so they can excel in their sport and in the classroom. In the broader community, finally, Tennant provides support to adults with developmental disabilities and special needs as part of the Victorian Order of Nurses Host Respite Care Program.
 
On top of the major awards, 5th-year guard Omar Shiddo was named an OUA First-Team All-Star & Tyson Dunn is a West Division All-Rookie.

The complete list of 2021-22 OUA men's basketball award winners and all-stars is as follows:
 
Award Winners
 
West Division
Most Valuable Player – Tajinder Lall, Brock
Rookie of the Year – Tyson Dunn, Western
Coach of the Year – Willy Manigat, Brock
Defensive Player of the Year – Dylan Morrison, Lakehead
Ken Shields Award – Aaron Tennant, Western

East Division
Most Valuable Player – Lloyd Pandi, Carleton
Rookie of the Year – Aaron Rhooms, Rams
Coach of the Year – Taffe Charles, Carleton
Defensive Player of the Year – Maxime Boursiquot, Ottawa
Ken Shields Award – Taijon Eccleston-Graham, Nipissing
 
Officials Award of Merit – Christine Vuong
 
All-Stars
East Division

First Team
Lloyd Pandi, Carleton
Guillaume Pépin, Ottawa
Biniam Ghebrekidan, Carleton
Cole Syllas, Queen's
Aaron Rhooms, Rams
 
Second Team
Maxime Boursiquot, Ottawa
Alain Louis, Carleton
Haroun Mohamed, Laurentian
Prince Kamunga, York
Quinton Gray, Queen's
 
All-Rookies
Aaron Rhooms, Rams
Quincy Louis-Jeune, Ottawa
Kalyem Liburd-Mullings, Toronto
Wazir Latiff, Carleton
Cole Newton, Ottawa
 
West Division
 
First Team
Tajinder Lall, Brock
Ali Sow, Wilfrid Laurier
Omar Shiddo, Western
Jordan Henry, McMaster
Thomas Kennedy, Windsor
 
Second Team
Michael Okafor, Lakehead
Malcolm Glanville, Guelph
Romello Taylor, Wilfrid Laurier
Mike Demagus, McMaster
Kascius Small-Martin, Brock
 
All-Rookies
Tyson Dunn, Western
Chris Sagl, Lakehead
Ares Culley-Bremner, McMaster
Raf Llorin, Waterloo
Lorenzo Barbieri, Windsor