Bermudian BBaller: Defensive Player of Year

Bermudian professional basketball player Sullivan Phillips has been named the ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ by Eurobasket.com.

In addition, Mr. Phillips has been named to the ‘All-Defensive Team’, and received an Honorable Mention for the overall team. The awards are for the Cyprus League 2009/10 season.

The basketballer, who stands 6ft 5″, has the distinction of being Bermuda’s only professional basketball player. He plays professionally for APOEL, a premier team in Cyprus, and formerly played professionally with teams in the Czech Republic, Hungary and England.

Last week, Mr. Sullivan and his team APOEL won Cyprus National Basketball League Championships for the second straight year.

Making this even more impressive, is the fact that 48 hours prior, the Bermudian had been on the team bus when out of control fans from the opposing team deluged the bus, breaking windows and injuring Mr Sullivan. Despite this, he took to the court and played what was reported to be a strong defensive game.

Mr Sullivan isn’t the only Bermudian to play great defense at an international level. Top college player Jenaya Wade-Fray was awarded the ‘Best Defense Award’ from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [UTC] recently.

Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League Awards 2009-10:

• Player of the Year: Brandon Heath (193-G-84, college: San Diego St.) of Madisons Apoel Nicosia
• Guard of the Year: Brandon Heath (193-G-84) of Madisons Apoel Nicosia
• Co-Forward of the Year: Anthony King/InterCollege Etha Engomis and Lewis Sims/Madisons Apoel Nicosia
• Center of the Year: Giannis Giannoulis (207-C-76) of Proteas EKA AEL Limassol
• Newcomer of the Year: Christopher Razis (193-F-89) of Keravnos Strovolou
• Most Improved Player of the Year: Alexis Liatsos (200-F-80) of Proteas EKA AEL Limassol
• Bosman Player of the Year: Giannis Giannoulis (207-C-76) of Proteas EKA AEL Limassol
• Import Player of the Year: Brandon Heath (193-G-84) of Madisons Apoel Nicosia
• Domestic Player of the Year: Joseph Garcia (206-C-75) of Keravnos Strovolou
• Defensive Player of the Year: Sullivan Phillips (196-F-79) of Madisons Apoel Nicosia
• Coach of the Year: Antonis Constantinides of Etha

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