By Murphy Foss and Ryan Vespi<\/p>\n
Staff Writers<\/p>\n
This season the Jamesville-DeWitt boys basketball team made a phenomenal run, making it all the way to the New York State High School Boys Basketball Semifinals. Along the way, they<\/p>\n
won both their sectional and regional championships, led by coach Jeff Ike.<\/p>\n
After the season, Coach Ike was proud to be named CNY Boys Basketball Coach of the Year for Section III, and to hear that junior player Buddy Boeheim was named CNY Player of the Year<\/p>\n
Behind every winning team is often a great coach; that was the case this year for the J-D boys basketball team and coach Ike. \u201cIt was definitely well deserved, he put in a lot of work day in and day out to help the team be successful,\u201d said Junior Captain Buddy Boeheim.<\/p>\n
Just last year, Ike became the head coach of the team after former head coach Bob McKenney left and took a job at Bishop Grimes. Over the past two seasons under Ike, the team has found a great deal of success. \u201cHis leadership and great coaching ability has lead them to their great record and nearly a state championship,\u201d said sophomore Tyson Echols. \u201cTwo years in and he\u2019s already got [Coach of the Year,] I think he\u2019s doing a great job with the program,\u201d said sophomore player Pat Murad.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it was a great honor, and I was very happy when I got the phone call,\u201d said Ike. He was also thankful for his his team. \u201cThe players and the success we had this year, that\u2019s the biggest thing, and it definitely made an impact.\u201d Many students also agreed with coach Ike, \u201cOne of the main reasons they did so well was Buddy [Boeheim], Terrence [Echols], and Matt Carlin,\u201d said sophomore Carter Kowalczyk. \u201cBuddy Boeheim played a big part,\u201d said Murad.<\/p>\n
Among his players coach Ike is known as a guy whose goal is always to win, \u201cIt\u2019s high school basketball, but he treats every game like it\u2019s the NBA, he just wants to win,\u201d said Boeheim, \u201cI think that\u2019s the best quality a coach can have.\u201d He is also known for being very loud on and off the court, \u201chis halftime speeches get you hype for sure,\u201d said Murad.<\/p>\n
After this season, one thing is for sure: J-D basketball is back on the rise with a strong leader at the helm. \u201cIke is an animal,\u201d said sophomore Shane Wright. It is also safe to say that students and players are excited to see what the team will be capable of next year.<\/p>\n
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