Eitan Chemerinski Receives National Honor

Incoming Cornell freshman, Eitan Chemerinski has been selected as the National Player of the Year by Jewish Hoops America. Below is an excerpt from the press release:

Jewish Hoops America has selected Eitan Chemerinski, a 6-foot-9 senior forward for Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD, as the 2009 National Player of the Year.

Chemerinski, who is expected to play for Cornell in the fall, led the Lions to a 22-1 record and the #2 ranking in the final Jewish Hoops America poll.

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This was the third year that Jewish Hoops America has honored outstanding players and coaches. End-of-year honors were voted upon by 14 coaches from around the country and a representative of Jewish Hoops America. Fifty-two players were nominated by their coaches and received five points for every 1st Team vote; four points for each 2nd-Team vote; three points for each 3rd-Team vote and one point for Honorable Mention.

Chemerinski, named to the 3rd Team All-Jewish Hoops America last year as a junior, was the top vote-getter with 70 points. He averaged 17.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game and was Player of the Year in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference. He was also named an All-Met Honorable Mention by The Washington Post.

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Outstanding Student Athlete awards go to: Jeremy Banon (Ramaz), Zack Bruss (Tarbut v'Torah), Eitan Chemerinski (Jewish Day School-MD), Ariel Cooper (Cooper Yeshiva/Memphis,TN), Louis Coplon (Rambam-Baltimore), Ari Esterson (Rambam-Baltimore), Cory Gutovitz (Hyman Brand HA-Kansas), Aaron Jagoda (Yeshiva Atlanta/Atlanta,GA), Avi Katz (Cooper Memphis), Brad Neutel (Tarbut v'Torah), Avi Packer (Maimonides/Brookline,MA), Eli Pottash (Rambam-Baltimore), Andrew Retzer (San Diego Jewish Academy), Benny Silver (Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA), Jeremy Sykes (Rambam-Baltimore), Jonah Weisel (Jewish Day School-MD), Tani Weissman (Rambam-Baltimore) and Josh Wohlfarth (Valley Torah).

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First Team

Eitan Chemerinski, Sr., Jewish Day School-MD (70 points)
Benjy Ritholtz, Jr., Hebrew Academy Nassau County (HANC) - (68)
Max Feldstein, Jr., Ramaz - (64)
Yoni Eckmann, Sr., Stern Hebrew HS-Philadelphia - (58)
Max Wein, Sr., Solomon Schechter-Westchester - (49)

See the related story at JTA.org.