All-Area boys basketball team

Player of the Year — Mark Maloney, Madison

Coach of the Year

Jeff Smith, Madison — Smith, 50, is the All-Area, District 15 Division III and Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division Coach of the Year. He has a career record of 274-209 (119-82 in nine years at Middletown Christian and 155-127 in 13 seasons at Madison) and led the Mohawks to a 24-1 mark and the Division III regional semifinals in 2009-10. Smith was an assistant coach for one season (1989-90) with the University of Dayton women’s program. He is a 1977 Centerville (Ind.) High School graduate, earning a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Tennessee Temple University and a master’s degree in education/athletic administration from Dayton. Smith teaches physical education at Madison.

FIRST TEAM

Ricky Denny, Valley View, 6-2, senior, guard: Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division first team; Division II District 15 first team; Division II Southwest District third team

Matt Houser, Madison, 6-3, junior, guard: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team; Division III District 15 Underclassmen of the year; Division III Southwest District second team; Division III All-Ohio honorable mention

Brent Langhorne, Fenwick, 5-7, junior, guard: Greater Catholic League North Division first team; Division II District 15 underclassmen team; Division II Southwest District second team; Division II All-Ohio honorable mention

Mark Maloney, Madison, 6-4, senior, guard: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division Player of the year; Division III District 15 first team; Division III Southwest District first team; Division III All-Ohio special mention

Will Pope, Preble Shawnee, 6-4, senior, center: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team; Division III District 15 first team; Division III Southwest District first team; Division III All-Ohio special mention

SECOND TEAM

Scott Blake, Franklin, 6-0, senior, guard: Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division first team; Division II Southwest District special mention

Dylan Brown, Preble Shawnee, 6-2, senior, forward: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team; Division III District 15 first team; Division III Southwest District third team

Justin Brunswick, Madison, 6-9, senior, center: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team; Division III Southwest District special mention

Josh Johnson, Middletown, 5-8, junior, guard: Greater Miami Conference second team; Division I District 15 underclassmen team; Division I Southwest District special mention

Evan Ludwig, Fenwick, 6-1, junior, forward: Greater Catholic League North Division first team; Division II District 15 underclassmen team; Division II Southwest District special mention

THIRD TEAM

Daniel Balsbaugh, Middletown Christian, senior: Metro Buckeye Conference second team; Division IV Southwest District third team

Blake Davenport, Lebanon, 6-1, senior, guard: Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division first team; Division I District 15 first team; Division I Southwest District special mention

Tyler Dietz, Madison, 6-4, senior, forward: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division honorable mention; Division III Southwest District special mention

Cory Hemmelgarn, Springboro, 6-2, senior, forward: Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division first team; Division I Southwest District special mention

Brian Weber, Edgewood, 6-5, senior, center: Fort Ancient Valley Conference Scarlet Division first team; Division I Southwest District special mention

HONORABLE MENTION

Carlisle — Adam Emrick, Jordan Jacobs; Edgewood — Kody McCall, Josh Mueller; Fenwick — Tyler Murphy, Sam Keegan; Franklin — Jacob Rossi, Justin Rossi; Lebanon — Dusty Isaacs, Jordan Russell; Madison — Josh Foster; Middletown — Geovonie McKnight; Middletown Christian — Nate Cox; Monroe — Zach Pate, Cody Ridinger; Preble Shawnee — Dakota Bennett, Mark Moore; Springboro — Adam Patton, Max Webb; Valley View — Kyle Pohl, Brandon Fox