As county championship week gets underway, the 33 boys’ basketball coaches in the Greater Middlesex Conference met to pick their All-Division teams, with ten student-athletes ultimately earning All-GMC Honors from eight different schools, an example of how wide open this season has been in the league.
With the boys’ GMC Tournament semifinals set for Wednesday, three of those teams are represented on the All-Conference list, including Andrew Kretkowski and Aidan Carter of top-seed St. Joseph, Donald Nwaigwe of second-seed Piscataway, and Jayce Rodriguez of third-seed Colonia.
For All-Division, slots for honorees by team typically – but not always – depend on the order of finish; where division champs generally are afforded the most representation.
Jose Rodriguez of Colonia was named Coach of the Year in the GMC. Having lost two-time GMCT MVP Aiden Derkack to a transfer, leaving for Spire Academy in Ohio over the summer, as well as R.J. Wortman, an early enrolee to play football at Rutgers, along with a host of others, the Patriots started the season 2-6, but are 14-2 since, and a win away from their third straight trip to the county finals.
Here’s the full list of GMC boys’ basketball honorees.
ALL-CONFERENCE
- Aidan Carter, St. Joseph-Metuchen
- Matt Mikulka, East Brunswick
- Jayce Rodriguez, Colonia
- Chidi Chukwurah, Sayreville
- Donald Nwaigwe, Piscataway
- Andrew Kretkowski, St. Joseph-Metuchen
- Andrew Bena, South Plainfield
- Yandel Susana, Perth Amboy
- Cam Vick, East Brunswick
- Sam Jones, Sayreville
Coach of the Year: Jose Rodriguez, Colonia
ALL-RED AMERICAN DIVISION
- St. Joseph-Metuchen: Aidan Carter, Andrew Kretkowski, Imaad Johnson
- Colonia: Jayce Rodriguez, Dylan Chiera
- Piscataway: Donald Nwaigwe, Josh Lima
- St. Thomas Aquinas: Albion Ahmetaj, Dan Jennings
- Old Bridge: Victor Przepiora
Coach of the Year: Jose Rodriguez, Colonia
Sportsmanship Award: Old Bridge
ALL-RED NATIONAL DIVISION
- East Brunswick: Matt Mikulka, Cam Vick, Dylan McLean
- Sayreville: Chidi Chukwura, Sam Jones
- South Plainfield: Andrew Bena, Boresa Jawula, Justin Vaca
- Woodbridge: Jayden Cummings
- Monroe: Josh Ellis
Coach of the Year: Mark Motusesky, East Brunswick
Sportsmanship Award: Sayreville
ALL-WHITE AMERICAN DIVISION
- Perth Amboy: Yandel Susana, Ricky Reyes
- South Brunswick: Arjun Jadhav, Kevin Burgman
- JP Stevens: Nameer Burch
- Edison: Vibert Reynolds, Dheeraj Samparaboyina
- North Plainfield: Cayden Prince
- Timothy Christian: Nathanael Sleman
- North Brunswick: Angel Rodriguez
Coach of the Year: Donnie Reid, Perth Amboy
Sportsmanship Award: North Brunswick
ALL-WHITE NATIONAL DIVISION
- Metuchen: Cameron Hayes-Durina, Julian Samuels, Colin Gawronski, Chris Kozak, Matt Smith
- JFK: Grant Lorentzen
- Spotswood: Se’mir Tolbert-Brimage, Tyler Van Leeuwen
- Carteret: Jeremiah Arrington
Coach of the Year: James Cardillo, Metuchen
Sportsmanship Award: Carteret
ALL-BLUE AMERICAN DIVISION
- South Amboy: Darion Joubert, Jaydius Jiminez, Jaidel Vasquez
- Piscataway Magnet: A.J. Skara, Kenny McKendra
- Dunellen: Jamael Davis, J.J. Goodridge
- South River: Cole Teresky
- Highland Park: Cooper Ballentine
- New Brunswick: Jose Encarnecion
Coach of the Year: Matt Waiter, South Amboy
Sportsmanship Award: South River
ALL-BLUE NATIONAL DIVISION
- East Brunswick Magnet: Chris Mora, Sebastian Ortiz, Dylan Taylor, Adrian Brito
- Perth Amboy Magnet: Donovan Escobar, Mateo Newkirk
- Wardlaw-Hartridge: Jace Greene
- Calvary Christian: Justus French, Luke Proodian
- Somerset Tech: Nathaniel White
Coach of the Year: Kyle Fagan, East Brunswick Magnet
Sportsmanship Award: Calvary Christian
