Team Banquet Highlights

Coach Eslinger addresses the team at the annual banquet.

The Beavers wrapped up the 2011-12 season at their annual end-of-year basketball banquet. The team enjoyed a delicious steak dinner and all members were honored and presented with various awards. The captains also thanked each coach and granted him a gift.

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Team awards:
Howard Vesper Trophy -- Michael Edwards
Carl Shy Freshmen of the Year -- Andrew Hogue & Bryan Joel
Leader of the Year -- Collin Murphy
Mr. Hustle -- Collin Murphy
Mr. Glue -- Ethan Boroson
Lockdown Award -- Pan Wang
Most Improved -- Alex Runkel & Pan Wang
Citizen of the Year -- Arjun Chandar
Best Dressed - Alex Runkel

Letter winners:
One year -- Andrew Hogue & Bryan Joel
Two year -- Brian Okoro & Mike Paluchniak
Three year -- Ethan Boroson, Arjun Chandar, Michael Edwards, Christophe Kunesh, Collin Murphy, Alex Runkel, & Pan Wang

2011 Team Awards Banquet

In March, The Beavers wrapped up their season with a formal and festive basketball banquet hosted by Caltech President Chameau and his wife Dr. Carmichael. Sixty supporters were in attendance to celebrate the many accomplishments of the team this past season including various faculty, staff, and alumni. Director of Executive Communications Matt Lockwood served as the evening's emcee. Coach Eslinger spoke about the development of the program, read a touching e-mail from a recent alum, and thanked all the attendees for their ongoing support. After a delicious meal prepared by Tom Mannion and poignant speech by Dr. Chameau, the coaches presented the annual team awards. All awards are voted on by members of the team.

Dr. Chameau

Longstanding awards displayed in the Braun Gym lobby:

For the third year in row, Ryan Elmquist '11 received the H.G. Vesper Trophy for ability, improvement, performance, and sportsmanship.

Todd Cramer '14 earned the Carl Shy Freshman of the Year.

Murphy organizes his horde of awards

Other award winners:

Collin Murphy '13: Leader of the Year, Mr. Glue, Mr. Hustle, and the Construction Award

Mike Paluchniak '14: Lockdown Award and Coaches' Award

Potts presents Paluchniak with one of his awards

Arjun Chandar '13: Citizen of the Year

Marcus Lucas '13: Most Improved

Mike Edwards '13: Slam Bam Jam Award

Alex Runkel '13: Best Dressed

Coach Potts: Best Quote

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Elmquist Named Athlete of Week

The SCIAC announced Caltech senior captain Ryan Elmquist earned Athlete of the Week honors for the week ending December 10.

Read the Caltech release here.

See the official news on the SCIAC site here.

Beavers Show Skills in the Classroom

The SCIAC announced the 2010 Men's Basketball All-Academic Team today. Five Caltech players were recognized for their academic achievements (3.5+ G.P.A. in second year varsity status). A number of the players on the team were not eligible for the honor because so many of them are still freshmen.

Check out the release on the Caltech site here and the news on the SCIAC site here.

Congratulations to the student-athletes who excel on the court and in the classroom.

Caltech Celebrates Season

At the end of each season, various team members are recognized who shined on and off the court at the program's annual awards dinner. All awards are voted on by the players. The Vesper Trophy and Freshman of the Year honors are longstanding departmental awards -- recipients' names are imprinted in the Braun lobby trophy cases.

2010 Men's Basketball Team Awards

Vesper Trophy - Ryan Elmquist '11

Freshman of the Year - Mike Edwards '13

Leader of the Year - Collin Murphy '13

Mr. Glue - Ethan Boroson '13

Most Improved - Marcus Lucas '12

Lockdown Award - Collin Murphy '13

Citizen(s) of the Year - Ethan Boroson '13 and Arjun Chandar '13

Mr. Hustle - Collin Murphy '13

Construction Point Club - Alex Runkel '13, Collin Murphy '13, Ryan Elmquist '11, and Marcus Lucas '12 (pictured left to right with Coach Eslinger)

2010-11 Captains - Ryan Elmquist '11, Collin Murphy '13, and Ethan Boroson '13