Blendos 2024 Spring Basketball League Award Winners

2024 Blendos Spring A League Champions

Pictured Left to right: Steve Dangelo, Jared Beach, Abby Smith, Scott Richards, Jazz Burks, Sean Hardenkamp, Ted Hardenkamp, Colin Adam, Jacob Beach

By Dylan Jaklitsch

Blendos 24 Spring A League 

Blendos MVP: Dan Njoku - 32.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 6.7 apg, 1.9 spg, 51.4 FG%, 40.6 3PT%

• 2 50-point games

• 4 games with 37+ points

• Led the league in makes, made 3’s, points, points per game, assists per game

Finals MVP: Ted Hardenkamp 

• Dominant production without dominating the ball

• Multiple blocks and steals, controlled the paint allowing for more aggressive perimeter defense 

Offensive PoY: Xavier Hill 30.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.2 apg, 66.7 FG%, 42.9 3PT%, 87.5 FT%

• 2 40-point games

• Above 50% shooting in all 5 games

Defensive PoY: Ted Hardenkamp 

• Led league in blocks, rebounds

• 3rd in league in steals

Sharpshooter: Colin Adam - 37/71 3-PT shooting (52.1%)

• 2nd most 3-PT made 

• 2nd in 3-PT% (min. 20 makes)

• Shot 50% or better from beyond the arc in 6 out of 9 games

• Over 75% of made field goals this season came from beyond the arc (37 of 48)

Rookie of the Year: Ted Hardenkamp - 17.1 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.9 bpg, 1.6 spg, 55.6 FG%

First Team: 

Ted Hardenkamp - 17.1 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.9 bpg, 1.6 spg, 55.6 FG%

Xavier Hill - 30.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.2 apg, 66.7 FG%, 42.9 3PT%, 87.5 FT%

Zan Stewart - 22.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 3.7 apg, 2.0 spg, 0.8 bpg, 46.2 FG%

Elijah Castillo - 24.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 4.7 apg, 2.0 spg, 53.7 FG%

Dan Njoku - 32.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 6.7 apg, 1.9 spg, 51.4 FG%, 40.6 3PT%

Second Team: 

Jon Foulds - 22.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 46.4 FG%

Jake Beach - 22.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.7 spg, 47.4 FG%

Stevie Melendez - 24.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.8 spg, 54.5 FG%, 44.4 3PT%

Daniel Oyediran - 21.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.6 apg, 48.0 FG%

Jon Annan - 18.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 3.7 apg, 0.8 stl, 0.8 blk, 52.7 FG%, 38.7 3PT%

Third Team: 

Travis Woods - 16.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 bpg, 0.8 spg, 65.6 FG%

Jon Codrington - 14.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.2 spg, 0.8 bpg, 60.6 FG%

Jazz Burks - 16.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, 2.0 spg, 53.5 FG%

Tyler Harts - 18.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.5 spg, 63.0 FG%, 66.7 3PT% (10-15)

Aaron Smith - 18.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 59.6 FG%, 54.0 3PT%

All Defense First Team: 

Ted Hardenkamp

Jon Codrington

Zan Stewart

Jake Beach

Dan Njoku

All Defense Second Team: 

Travis Woods

Jazz Burks

Jared Beach

Tyler Harts

Shemar Duncan

All Rookie Team:

Ted Hardenkamp

Tarrell Cumberbatch

Tyler Harts

Daniel Oyediran 

Elijah Castillo

2024 Blendos Spring B League Champions

Pictured left to right: Jared Beach, Caleb Stanton , Chad Swartwout Jr, Scott Richards, Jacob Beach, Colin Adam, Abbey Smith, Steve Dangelo

Blendos Spring 24 B League

Blendos MVP: Jacob Beach - 21.4 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.4 spg, 36.6 FG%

• Leading scorer on top 2 team

• Team remained top two despite injuries to 2 of team’s top 4 players

• Led league in steals per game 

• Extremely high motor 

Finals MVP: Jacob Beach 

• Hit game-winning jumper with 2 sec left 

Offensive PoY: Dan Njoku 

• led league in scoring

• 27+ points all 9 games, 5 games with 35+ points 

Defensive PoY: Jazz Burks 

• 7 blocks in season debut 

• team allowed 50.6 ppg with him (64.4 ppg allowed without him)

Sharpshooter: Dan Njoku 

• 7.8 3’s per game on 42.7%

• Made 15 and 13 3’s in single game efforts

• 6 games in a row with 6+ made 3’s

Rookie of the Year: Landon Stanton 

First Team: 

Dan Njoku - 37.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.9 apg, 2.3 spg, 49.8 FG%, 42.7 3PT%, 82.1 FT%

Jacob Beach - 21.4 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.4 spg, 36.6 FG%

Kevin Kurkowski - 27.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 bpg, 0.8 spg, 42.7 FG%

Aaron Smith - 22.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.2 spg, 47.5 FG%, 47.5 3PT%, 85.7 FT%

Cam Hayes - 20.0 ppg, 15.1 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.2 spg, 42.7 FG%

Second Team: 

Damian Zimmer - 20.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.5 spg, 34.9 FG%

Jon Annan - 19.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.5 spg, 45.7 FG%

Jazz Burks - 20.2 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.5 bpg, 0.8 spg, 60.3 FG%

Zan Stewart - 19.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.0 spg, 45.5 FG%

Jon Codrington - 17.5 ppg, 13.7 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.8 spg, 0.8 bpg, 62.5 FG%

Third Team: 

Colin Adam - 19.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.8 spg, 40.3 FG%, 38.8 3PT%

Sid Doukoure - 16.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 45.3 FG%

Jared Conklin - 17.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 4.2 apg, 45.9 FG%, 37.5 3PT%

Matt Zynda - 16.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.3 spg, 38.0 FG%

Marc Rivera - 15.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.8 spg, 34.1 FG% 

All Defense First Team: 

Jazz Burks 

Jon Codrington 

Dan Njoku 

Jacob Beach 

Patrick Thomas  

All Defense Second Team: 

JO Annan

Alex Woeppel 

Bisskit Robinson 

Derek Burns 

Colin Adam 

All Rookie Team: 

Landon Stanton 

Tommy Nagy 

Isaiah Stadler 

Max Horvath 

Jalen Reardon