It was the second straight year in which Warrick earned second-team all-league honors. It was also his fourth Horizon League award overall as he was also named the conference's Newcomer of the Year and to the league's all-freshman squad in 2020-21.
Vinson, a Highlands graduate, picked up double the awards as the sophomore was named to the Horizon League's All-Defensive Team to go with third-team all-league honors. For the season, Vinson averaged 11.4 points (18th in the Horizon League), 4.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists (tied for 15th in the league) and 2.4 steals per game. His steal per contest average is ranked 12th in all of NCAA Division I basketball while Vinson's 66 steals on the year also slots in at No. 12 in the country. Vinson is the first NKU athlete to earn all-defensive team honors since Jalen Tate picked up the award in 2019-20. The standout sophomore was also named the Newcomer of the Year and to the all-league freshman team last year.
Horizon League all-league awards
Player of the Year: Antoine Davis, Detroit MercyCoach of the Year: Jerrod Calhoun, Youngstown StateFreshman of the Year: Brandon Noel, Wright StateDefensive Player of the Year: Ahmad Rand, MilwaukeeSixth Player of the Year: Trevon Faulkner, Northern Kentucky All-league first team (alphabetical by school) : Tristan Enaruna, Cleveland State; Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy; Jalen Moore, Oakland; Trey Calvin, Wright State; Dwayne Cohill, Youngstown State. All-league second team (alphabetical by school) : BJ Freeman, Milwaukee; Marques Warrick, NKU ; Trey Townsend, Oakland; Jarred Godfrey, Purdue Fort Wayne; Kahliel Spear, RMU. All-league third team (alphabetical by school) : Jlynn Counter, IUPUI; Sam Vinson, NKU ; Enoch Cheeks, RMU; Adrian Nelson, Youngstown State; Brandon Rush, Youngstown State. All-freshman team (alphabetical by school) : Vincent Brady II, IUPUI; DJ Jackson, IUPUI; Elijah Jamison, Milwaukee; Brandon Noel, Wright State; John Lovelace Jr., Youngstown State. All-defensive team (alphabetical by school) : Deante Johnson, Cleveland State; Deshon Parker, Cleveland State; Ahmad Rand, Milwaukee; Vinson; Kahliel Spear, RMU.
Women's basketball
NKU women's basketball standouts Lindsey Duvall Kailee Davis
Duvall was named to the conference all-league first ream and Davis earned a spot on the all-league Third Team. "I'm very proud of Lindsey and Kailee for achieving such great honors," head coach Camryn Whitaker said. "We pride ourselves in the process of continuing to improve each year and both Kailee and Lindsey have done that, as have all of our players who may not have been selected for an award!"Duvall, a graduate senior and former Kentucky Miss Basketball from Bullitt East High School, anchored NKU in scoring this season, finishing third overall in the conference in points per game at 16.9. She ranks seventh in the league in rebounding at 7.4 boards per contest.
Duvall in just her second year cracked the all-time NKU top 50 in total points and ranks second overall in all-time scoring average.Davis, a sophomore from Detroit, provided a stellar year in her second stint with the Norse, averaging 13.4 points per game as the second-leading scorer to Duvall. She shot 35 percent from the three-point range. She ranked fifth overall in the Horizon League this year in assist/turnover ratio at 1.43 and was sixth in the conference in assists with 87 total.
The women’s team also earned a bye to the quarterfinals of the conference tourney after earning the No. 5 seed. NKU will travel to Youngstown State to take on the No. 4 seeded Penguins of YSU. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
All-league women's basketball awards
Player of the Year: Destiny Leo, Cleveland StateCoach of the Year: Kevin Borseth, Green BayFreshman of the Year: Brooke Quarles-Daniels, OaklandDefensive Player of the Year: Lilly Ritz, Youngstown StateSixth Player of the Year: Deja Williams, Cleveland State
First team : Lindsey Duvall , Northern Kentucky
Second team : Brittni Moore, Cleveland State; Bailey Butler, Green Bay; Destiny Perkins, IUPUI; Jazmyn Turner, IUPUI; Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland.
Third team : Amele Ngwafang, Cleveland State; Amellia Bromenschenkel, Purdue Fort Wayne; Phoenix Gedeon, RMU; Megan Callahan, Youngstown State.All-freshman team : Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State; Amaya Burch, Detroit Mercy; Kamy Peppler, Milwaukee; Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland; Makiya Miller, Wright State.All-defensive team : Amele Ngawafang, Cleveland State; Bailey Butler, Green Bay; Megan Walstad, Milwaukee; Shayla Sellers, Purdue Fort Wayne; Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State.
