Wednesday, May 2, 2012: NYSSWA all-state basketball team announced

   Omar Calhoun of Christ The King won Gatorade's award last month after Jamesville-DeWitt's Dajuan Coleman snared top honors in March by earning Mr. Basketball from the Basketball Coaches Association of New York.

   And it was a draw this afternoon as the New York State Sportswriters Association crowned Calhoun as its player of the year in Class AA and Coleman took the Class A edition of the award.

   Players of the year and all-state teams in all five classes were announced. The full NYSSWA all-state lists have been posted to the RoadToGlensFalls.com website.

   Rounding out the list of players of the year are Collegiate seniors Connor Huff and Ryan Frankel, who shared the Class B award; Tuckahoe senior Sky Williams in Class C; and Sackets Harbor senior Zach D’Alessandro in Class D.

   A total of 266 players from 214 schools made the all-state list, whittled down by the NYSSWA's Steve Grandin from more than 600 nominations. Mount Vernon, Holy Cross, Harborfields, Rochester Bishop Kearney, Watervliet, Burke Catholic, Pine Plains and Batavia Notre Dame landed three players apiece on the squad.

   Shen's selection: Freshman coach Joe Murphy was approved by the Shenendehowa school board on Tuesday to replace Hall of Famer Ken Strube, who retired as girls varsity coach this spring.

   Murphy's freshman teams have gone 68-3 since 2008, including three perfect seasons.    "We are thrilled to have a coach the caliber of Joe Murphy to replace Ken Strube," AD Christopher Culnan said. "Ken Strube set such a high standard during his tenure as a Section 2 coach here at Shenendehowa. We are confident that Joe will continue to uphold those standards that everyone in the Clifton Park community is accustomed to."

   Feagin's decision: Destini Feagin enjoyed her visit to the University of Cincinnati last weekend and committed to continue her basketball career with the Bearcats, The New York Post reported.

   Nazareth teammates Darius Faulk (West Virginia) and Brianna Butler (Syracuse) had previously committed to Big East schools.

   Feagin transferred to the Brooklyn school from Indianapolis Ben Davis last summer.

   Harris on the move: Former Half Hollow Hills West standout Tyler Harris is transferring out after one year at North Carolina, blogger Adam Zagoria reported.

   The 6-foot-8 Harris, the younger brother of Milwaukee Bucks rookie Tobias Harris, averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds as a freshman.

Get all the N.Y. boys lacrosse info

Many reporters use Twitter to deliver remote updates. We track those tweets from a variety of venues 24/7. Visit the page to see what's going on.

   Quite a day: Albion senior Jenn Knaak had a memorable Saturday, throwing two no-hitters in the Webster Athletic Association Tournament.

   She struck out 13 batters in the opener, a 3-0 shutout of Spencerport, allowing one runner via a hit batsman. In the final game, she struck out 10 in a 2-1 victory over Aquinas, which scored in the third inning on a walk, passed ball, groundout and a fielder’s choice.

   Albion is 11-1 this season.

   Golf star picks UCLA: State champion Gavin Hall of Pittsford Mendon will continue his college career by enrolling at UCLA in 2012, the Democrat and Chronicle reported. The left-handed junior gave Bruins coach Derek Freeman a non-binding commitment Monday night.

   “I felt really comfortable when I made my visit over winter break in February and built a great relationship with Derek Freeman," Hall told the paper. "It’s a great program and I can challenge myself every day. I feel very fortunate.”    Hall played in a PGA Tour event at Turning Stone on a sponsor’s exemption last season and eagled the par-5, 532-yard final hole to capture the NYSPHSAA championship at Cornell University.

   Hall hasn’t played since October and had surgery Jan. 24 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to repair a ligament injury in his right wrist. There's no timetable yet for his return, though it's unlikely to be in time to compete during the current high school season.