GORHAM, Maine – Senior
Cody Hawes (Carmel, Maine/Hermon) and freshman
Mark Asare Jr (Roswell, Ga./Centennial) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's basketball team have each earned post season honors from the Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association. Hawes was named second team all-state, while Asare was named to the all-rookie team.
Recently named to the 2022-2023 All- Little East Conference First Team, Hawes finished the season as the Huskies second leading scorer and top rebounder, averaing 11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Scoring in double-figures in 13 games, and establishing a new career-high of 28 points in an 89-76 win over Rhode Island College (January 25, 2023), Hawes shot an outstanding 55.3 percent from the field (109-for-197), 34.1 percent (14-for-41) from three-point range, and 71.8 percent (51-for-71) from the free throw line. He finishes his 80-game career with 687 points, 456 rebounds, 240 assists, 92 steals and 26 blocked shots.
Named MMWBCA Rookie of the Week four times during the season, Asare averaged 7.6 points per game while appearing in 25 games in his first season. Averaging just under 20 minutes per game, Asare shot 41.6 percent (32-for-77) from three-point range, and averaged 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. Scoring in double-figures in seven contests during the season, Asare scored a career-best 16 points in an 86-77 win over UMaine Farmington, shooting 5-for-8 from the field and 4-for-6 from the three-point line.
Southern Maine finished the 2022-2023 season with an overall record of 16-10 and 10-6 in the Little East. Ending the regular season in third in the LEC, Southern Maine's 10 conference wins were the most in a season since the 1989 season.
| 2022-2023 Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association All-State |
| Player of the Year: Terion Moss, UMaine Farmington |
| Defensive Player of the Year: Jake Kane, UMaine Farmington |
| Rookie of the Year: Max Poulton, Colby |
| Coach of the Year: Damien Strahorn, Colby |
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| First Team All-State |
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| Stephon Baxter, Jr. |
Bates |
| Griffin Guerrette, Sr. |
UMaine Presque Isle |
| Will King, Sr. |
Colby |
| James McGowan, So. |
Bowdoin |
| Terion Moss, Sr. |
UMaine Farmington |
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| Second Team All-State |
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| Griffin Foley, Sr. |
Saint Joseph's |
| Cody Hawes, Sr. |
Southern Maine |
| Curt Heinz, So. |
Maine Maritime |
| Jake Kane, Sr. |
UMaine Farmington |
| Noah Tyson, Sr. |
Colby |
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| All-Defensive Team |
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| Afandi Achufusi, So. |
Bowdoin |
| Curt Heinz, So. |
Maine Maritme |
| Jack Kane, Sr. |
UMaine Farmington |
| Adrian Torres, Fr. |
University of New England |
| Noah Tyson, Jr. |
Colby |
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| All-Rookie Team |
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| Mark Asare Jr. |
Southern Maine |
| JP Fraizer |
Saint Joseph's |
| Max Poulton |
Colby |
| Adrian Torres |
University of New England |
| Connor Tuerff |
Maine Maritime |
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