Five HFC basketball players earn post-season awards

First row (L-R): Amari Allen, Shemarion Hardy, Calvin Marshall. Second row (L-R): Jannah Shahat, Coach Chris Shepard, Omar Ziegler

The Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) awarded post-season honors to five HFC basketball players.

From the Hawks women’s basketball team:

  • Jannah Shahat (G), of Houston, TX, was named MCCAA Third Team All-Eastern Conference and MCCAA Eastern Conference All-Defensive Team.

From the HFC men’s basketball team:

  • Calvin Marshall (W), of Detroit, was named All Region, All-MCCAA, MCCAA First Team, MCCAA Eastern Conference All-Freshman Team, and MCCAA Eastern Conference Freshman of the Year.
  • Shemarion Hardy (G), of Cleveland, OH, was named MCCAA Second Team and MCCAA Eastern Conference All-Freshman Team.
  • Omar Zeigler (G), of Detroit, was named MCCAA Third Team.
  • Amari Allen (G), of Detroit, was named MCCAA Third Team.

The MCCAA also named Men's Coach Chris Shepard the Great Lakes District B Coach of the Year. This is Shepard’s fourth time winning this honor in his eight years as coach.

"It is great to see our players rewarded for their hard work. We are proud of their accomplishments,” said Shepard. "The honor of winning the Great Lakes District B Coach of the Year goes to the players. They played really hard during that tournament, and their reward is a chance to compete for a national title."

HFC Athletic Director Rochelle Taylor shares the pride of helping support and inspire the program and Coach Shepard.

“They worked hard all season long and proved themselves against some pretty tough competition,” said Taylor. “They deserve these honors.”