Inderbir Gill has been named national player of the year in men's college basketball.
Gill, a fifth-year guard for the UNBC Northern Timberwolves, won the award Wednesday night in Oshawa, Ont., site of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship tournament.
Gill, who had previously been named player of the year in B.C., beat out four other players for the national honour. Also in the running were Dominyc Coward of Lethbridge College, Eric Smith of Oshawa's Durham College, Guillaume Payen-Bouchard of Montreal's Collge Ahuntsic and Donathan Moss of Charlottetown's Holland College.
Gill, a 24-year-old from Spokane, Wash., was also presented with his third consecutive CCAA All-Canadian award.
The Timberwolves, defending national champions, open this year's tournament with a Thursday game against Lethbridge.
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