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VOTE FOR THE 2019 BANNERET AWARDS!

The nominees are in. Now it’s your turn to vote!

Basketball Seniors Photo: Derek Warden

The nominees are in, and now it’s your turn to vote for the 2019 Black & Gold Banneret Awards!

If you want to hear more about the nominees for each award, listen to our latest podcast:

THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 9 P.M. ET.

Alright - Let’s vote!


Women’s Team Coach of the Year

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2018-19 Women’s Team Coach of the Year

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  • 25%
    Todd Dagenais (Volleyball) - 27-4, 18-0 AAC, Conference Champions, NCAA Bid
    (14 votes)
  • 3%
    Emily Marron (Golf) - Two tournament wins, 22nd in NCAA Championships
    (2 votes)
  • 9%
    Becky Cramer (Rowing) - 5th straight AAC Championship, 18th in NCAAs
    (5 votes)
  • 40%
    Bryan Koniecko (Tennis) - 24-4, AAC Champions, NCAA Sweet Sixteen
    (22 votes)
  • 20%
    Coach Abe (Basketball) - 26-7, first-ever NCAA at-large bid
    (11 votes)
54 votes total Vote Now

Men’s Team Coach of the Year

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2018-19 Men’s Team Coach of the Year

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  • 1%
    Scott Calabrese (Soccer) - 13-3-3, NCAA Second Round
    (1 vote)
  • 57%
    Johnny Dawkins (Basketball) - 24-9, Program’s first NCAA at-large bid and NCAA Tournament win reached Second Round
    (31 votes)
  • 40%
    Josh Heupel (Football) - 12-1, 8-0 AAC, conference champions in first season
    (22 votes)
  • 0%
    John Roddick (Tennis) - 15-11, AAC runners-up, NCAA bid
    (0 votes)
54 votes total Vote Now

Comeback Athlete of the Year

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2018-19 Comeback Athlete of the Year

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  • 66%
    Aubrey Dawkins (MBB) - Returned from missing all of 2017-18 with shoulder injury, 15.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2nd team all-AAC
    (35 votes)
  • 22%
    Tacko Fall (MBB) - Returned from shoulder injury, 11.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.6 bpg, 3rd team All-AAC
    (12 votes)
  • 11%
    Tolu Omokore (WBB) - Returned from torn ACL, played all 33 games
    (6 votes)
53 votes total Vote Now

Breakout Athlete of the Year

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2018-19 Breakout Athlete of the Year

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  • 56%
    Greg McCrae, Football - 1,182 yards, 10 TDs, 8.9 ypc
    (30 votes)
  • 32%
    Cal Jennings, Men’s Soccer - 2nd in NCAA with 20 goals in 18 games
    (17 votes)
  • 1%
    Ray Alejo, Baseball - 1.000 OPS, 8 HR, 29 RBI, 2nd Team all-AAC
    (1 vote)
  • 9%
    Richie Grant, Football - 6 INTs, 1st Team All-AAC
    (5 votes)
53 votes total Vote Now

Senior Leader of the Year

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2018-19 Senior Leader of the Year

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  • 59%
    B.J. Taylor (Men’s Basketball) - 15.9 ppg, First Team All-AAC
    (31 votes)
  • 0%
    Matthew Mika (Baseball) - .319, 7 HR, 34 RBI
    (0 votes)
  • 26%
    Jordan Pingel (Volleyball) - Finished as UCF’s all-time digs leader, set single-season digs record
    (14 votes)
  • 1%
    Tolu Omokore (Women’s Basketball) - Returned from ACL injury to play all 33 games, 2.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
    (1 vote)
  • 11%
    Titus Davis (Football) - 65 tackles, 6.5 sacks in 13 games
    (6 votes)
52 votes total Vote Now

Newcomer Athlete of the Year

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2018-19 Newcomer Athlete of the Year

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  • 17%
    Tre Nixon, Football - 40 rec, 562 yds, 4 TDs in first season as transfer
    (9 votes)
  • 36%
    Elizabeth Moon, Women’s Golf - School record 72.2 strokes/round, two tournament wins, 6 top-ten finishes as freshman
    (19 votes)
  • 40%
    McKenna Melville, Volleyball - 504 kills, AVCA All-American, AAC Freshman of the Year
    (21 votes)
  • 1%
    Andres Hernandez-Betancur, Men’s Soccer - Started all 16 games, one goal, one assist, AAC all-Rookie team
    (1 vote)
  • 3%
    Nandini Sharma, Women’s Tennis - 18-3 singles record
    (2 votes)
52 votes total Vote Now

Alumni of the Year

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2018-19 Alumni of the Year

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  • 5%
    Jermaine Taylor, Basketball - 7th in Big3 with 11.6 ppg, 3rd in 3FG
    (3 votes)
  • 34%
    Aline Reis, Soccer - Named to Brazil Women’s National Team for 2019 World Cup as GK, Inducted into UCF Athletics Hall of Fame
    (18 votes)
  • 0%
    Sophie Howard, Soccer - Named to Scotland Women’s National Team for World Cup
    (0 votes)
  • 3%
    Kathellen Sousa, Soccer - Named to Brazil Women’s National Team for 2019 World Cup
    (2 votes)
  • 55%
    Tre’quan Smith, Football - Drafted by Saints in 3rd round, 28 rec for 427 yards and 5 TDs as rookie
    (29 votes)
52 votes total Vote Now

Game of the Year

Men’s Basketball falls just shy of defeating #1 Duke in NCAA Second Round

Women’s Tennis defeats Florida State 4-1 in Round of 32 in Tallahassee

Football comes back to defeat Memphis in the rain, 31-30

Men’s Soccer comes back from down 2-0 to beat UConn 3-2 in OT in AAC semis

Men’s Basketball spoils #8 Houston’s College GameDay, 69-64

Baseball knocks off Houston in 5-hour Senior Day marathon, 11-10 in 11 innings

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2018-19 Game of the Year

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  • 63%
    Men’s Basketball vs. Duke in NCAA Tournament
    (33 votes)
  • 0%
    Women’s Tennis beats FSU in NCAAs
    (0 votes)
  • 17%
    Football’s comeback win at Memphis, 31-30
    (9 votes)
  • 0%
    Men’s Soccer beats UConn in AAC semis, 3-2 in OT
    (0 votes)
  • 13%
    Men’s Basketball upsets #8 Houston
    (7 votes)
  • 5%
    Baseball beats Houston 11-10 in 11 innings on Senior Day
    (3 votes)
52 votes total Vote Now

Play of the Year

Taj McGowan’s 79-yard TD run (thanks to Trysten Hill’s block) on 4th and 1 at Memphis

Dallas Beaver’s Walk-off hit vs. Memphis in the AAC Tournament

Darriel Mack’s 54-yard TD strike to Otis Anderson in the AAC Championship

Max Stiegwart OT Golden Goal for MSOC vs. UConn in AAC Tournament

Kay Kay Wright’s game-winning layup and steal vs. Cincinnati

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2018-19 Play of the Year

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  • 83%
    Taj McGowan’s 79-yard TD run (thanks to Trysten Hill’s block) on 4th and 1 at Memphis
    (44 votes)
  • 5%
    Dallas Beaver’s Walk-off hit vs. Memphis in the AAC Tournament
    (3 votes)
  • 7%
    Darriel Mack’s 54-yard TD strike to Otis Anderson in the AAC Championship
    (4 votes)
  • 1%
    Max Stiegwart’s Golden Goal vs. UConn in AAC Tournament
    (1 vote)
  • 1%
    Kay Kay Wright’s game-winning layup and steal vs. Cincinnati
    (1 vote)
53 votes total Vote Now

Moment of the Year

#10hana: UCF rallies around McKenzie Milton in the aftermath of his injury

UCF Men’s Basketball beats #19 Cincinnati on Senior Knight with Tacko Fall’s family in attendance

UCF Men’s Basketball finally gets first-ever NCAA Tournament win over VCU

UCF Women’s Tennis beats Florida on College Match Day live on the Tennis Channel

ESPN’s College Gameday comes to UCF

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2018-19 Moment of the Year

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  • 33%
    #10hana: UCF rallies around McKenzie Milton in the aftermath of his injury
    (17 votes)
  • 1%
    UCF Men’s Basketball beats #19 Cincinnati on Senior Knight with Tacko Fall’s family in attendance
    (1 vote)
  • 3%
    UCF Men’s Basketball finally gets first-ever NCAA Tournament win over VCU
    (2 votes)
  • 0%
    UCF Women’s Tennis beats Florida on College Match Day live on the Tennis Channel
    (0 votes)
  • 60%
    ESPN’s College Gameday comes to UCF
    (31 votes)
51 votes total Vote Now

Performance of the Year

Jordan Spicer tosses a complete game gem in elimination game vs. Tulane in the AAC Tournament

Alea White tosses a No-hitter vs. Coastal Carolina

Aubrey Dawkins’s 32-point performance against #1 Duke in the NCAA Tournament

Darriel Mack’s second half for the ages vs. Memphis in AAC Championship

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2018-19 Performance of the Year

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  • 11%
    Jordan Spicer tosses a complete game gem in elimination game vs. Tulane in the AAC Tournament
    (6 votes)
  • 1%
    Alea White’s no-hitter vs. Coastal Carolina
    (1 vote)
  • 58%
    Aubrey Dawkins’s 32-point performance against #1 Duke in the NCAA Tournament
    (31 votes)
  • 28%
    Darriel Mack’s second half for the ages vs. Memphis in AAC Championship
    (15 votes)
53 votes total Vote Now

Male Athlete of the Year

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2018-19 Male Athlete of the Year

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  • 21%
    Cal Jennings, Soccer
    (11 votes)
  • 7%
    B.J. Taylor, Basketball
    (4 votes)
  • 5%
    Tacko Fall, Basketball
    (3 votes)
  • 15%
    Greg McCrae, Football
    (8 votes)
  • 3%
    Dallas Beaver, Baseball
    (2 votes)
  • 46%
    McKenzie Milton, Football
    (24 votes)
52 votes total Vote Now

Female Athlete of the Year

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2018-19 Female Athlete of the Year

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  • 56%
    Kay Kay Wright, Basketball
    (29 votes)
  • 13%
    McKenna Melville, Volleyball
    (7 votes)
  • 17%
    Elizabeth Moon, Women’s Golf
    (9 votes)
  • 1%
    Valeria Zeleva, Women’s Tennis
    (1 vote)
  • 9%
    4x100m Relay Team (Shaniya Williams, Ciara Holback, Beyonce Defreitas and Loren Gallmon), Track & Field
    (5 votes)
51 votes total Vote Now

Team of the Year

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2018-19 Team of the Year

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  • 0%
    Women’s Golf
    (0 votes)
  • 3%
    Rowing
    (2 votes)
  • 57%
    Men’s Basketball
    (30 votes)
  • 30%
    Women’s Tennis
    (16 votes)
  • 7%
    Volleyball
    (4 votes)
  • 0%
    Men’s Soccer
    (0 votes)
52 votes total Vote Now