Doty named IBCA Coach of the Year; Awards keep accruing for Golden Eagle men

Doty named IBCA Coach of the Year; Awards keep accruing for Golden Eagle men

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The most historic two seasons in the 49 year history of the Rock Valley College men's basketball program continue to equal awards for the men's basketball program.
 
After leading his defending 2014 National Champions back to the NJCAA DIII national title game, Head Coach Craig Doty has been named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year.  Doty, who just completed his third season at Rock Valley College, has won this award in all three of his seasons.  In each season, the Golden Eagles made the National Tournament in New York by winning the Region IV/District 2 Championships.  Prior to Doty's arrival, RVC made only one national tournament placing 7th in 2001.
 
The Golden Eagles, who won the 2014 National Championship, went 31-4 this season breaking the school record for wins which they set the prior season by going 30-5 in 2013-2014.  Doty was also awarded the 2015 Don Klaas Region IV Coach of the Year and the 2015 NJCAA District 2 Coach of the Year awards, each for third consecutive seasons.  In 2014 Doty was awarded the Spalding NJCAA DIII National Coach of the Year, the NJCAA Coaches Association Coach of the Year and the Gary S. Cole Coach of the National Tournament.
 
RVC sophomore wing Jared Mayes added more awards to his personal trophy case. After winning the 2014 NJCAA National Player of the Year award and earning 2014 1st team All-American, Mayes repeated as a 1st team All-American in 2015.  Additionally, in both 2014 and 2015, Mayes earned 1st team All-Region, 1st team All-N4C Conference, and All-Region IV tournament team.  In 2014 Mayes was also made the All-National Tournament team.
 
RVC sophomore forward Ben Grygiel earned many awards this season including 1st team All-Region, All-Region IV tournament team, and All-National tournament team.  Dalton Payton was named the 2015 Region IV Tournament MVP.
 
The Golden Eagles, who were ranked #1 nationally from the pre-season poll through the final poll, graduate six sophomores.
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