The rise of Davanté Hackett this past season has been noticed on the provincial stage.
Hackett, a second-year guard of the Brock men's basketball team, has earned an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Third Team All-Star Selection.
The announcement of the OUA men's basketball award winners and all-stars was made on Thursday, March 6.
"We are extremely proud of Davanté. This is simply an award to recognize all of his hard work and sacrifice during this past offseason," said head coach Willy Manigat. "Davanté made a big jump from his first to second year and we hope to continue to see his growth over the years".
The Brampton product was one of the most effective long-range shooters in Ontario this past season, ranking third in three-point percentage at 44.3 per cent, which was also 12th best in the country. Hackett was not only effective from beyond the arc, ranking 14th in the OUA in field-goal percentage at 48.2 per cent.
Speaking statistically to his ascension as a top performer for Brock, Hackett's points per game more than doubled from year one to year two, averaging exactly 14.0 this past campaign.
Hackett set multiple career-highs during the 2024-25 season as well, registering a career-high in points on Nov. 30, 2024 with 29 points in a 91-81 win over the Windsor Lancers. On Feb. 1, 2025, the Sport Management major drained five three-pointers on just eight attempts against the Lakehead Thunderwolves, which was also a career high.
The complete list of 2024-25 OUA men's basketball award winners and all-stars is as follows:
Player of the Year - Aaron Rhooms, TMU Bold
Rookie of the Year - Ollie Engen, Queen's Gaels
Defensive Player of the Year - Jacques-Mélaine Guemeta, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Ken Shields Award Winner - Ismail Hassan, Guelph Gryphons
Champion of EDI Award - Aaron Tennant, Queen's Gaels
Coach of the Year - Ryan Thomson, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Officials Award of Merit - Tony Turnbull
FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
Aaron Rhooms, TMU Bold
Nathan Bilamu, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Dragan Stajic, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Ollie Engen, Queen's Gaels
Noah Otshudi, Western Mustangs
SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
Xavier Spencer, Carleton Ravens
Harold Santacruz, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Taye Donald, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Ankit Choudhary, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Luka Syllas, Queen's Gaels
THIRD TEAM ALL-STARS
Davanté Hackett, Brock Badgers
Zubair Seyed, Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
Yohann Sam, Windsor Lancers
Nginyu Ngala, Laurentian Voyageurs
Jacques-Mélaine Guemeta, Ottawa Gee-Gees
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Ollie Engen, Queen's Gaels
Owen Kenney, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Kevin Toth, TMU Bold
Amare Hamilton, Guelph Gryphons
Philippe Fandio, Laurentian Voyageurs
